Best Paint Contest - June 2006

[Piggy89373]

Best Paint Competition – June 2006

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of February and will close at Midnight (EST) on Friday, June 30, 2006.

Restrictions: None. This is an open paint contest.

The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on an R/C car body. Realism is not required. Let your imagination loose on a piece of plastic to create a work of art.

RULES for Best Paint competitions:

1) Any body may be submitted to the competition (Truck, buggy, touring car, etc).
2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.
3) Photo editing the pictures (other than cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast) is highly looked down upon and may result in disqualification.
4) Anyone may enter a body (professional painters and Modelers are welcome!)
5) Insulting entries or painters in any way will not be tolerated.
6) Restrictions: None.
7) A maximum of 3 entries per person.
8) Recommended 3 photos per entry are submitted.
9) Cars must be painted within the last 6 months.
10) Imagination is key and fun is a requirement.

Each submission must include the following:
Body and chassis manufacturer and size.
Paint used.
Masks used (hand or precut)
Class entered

Failure to follow the rules or failure to submit the required information will result in a disqualification.

Classes of entry
Pro - If you paint or have painted for money, you must enter into the Pro class. If you have won 2 contests in the amateur category, you are automatically moved up to the pro class. If you’ve been painting for years (not for money) and people look at your work and say, “how’d you do that” or "holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you belong in this category. This shouldn't be a guessing game.

Amateur – This class is designed for beginning to intermediate painters. If you have been painting RC bodies for several years and people ask you “how’d you do that” or “holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you don’t belong in this class. 90% of rattle can users qualify for this category. If you are confused, the masses will speak out and place you accordingly. If you enter this class and it’s discovered you have painted for money, your entry will be disqualified. Be honest with yourself and to your fellow painters.

Judging
Each of the following areas will be judged with a maximum of 10 points. After the points are tallied, the highest score wins.

1) Design: How well does the design fit/flow on the body? Is it visually appealing? How are the color choices? Originality does not count, but naturally something that every painter has done will not score as high as something unique and new.

2) Execution: Regardless of how complex or difficult it is, how well is it executed? Are there paint bleeds? Are the lines straight (or correctly curved)? Are their obvious mistakes? Fingerprints in the paint or paint bleeds? How well executed are the fades and other basic painting techniques? etc.

3) Difficulty: How hard was this body to paint? Is it one color? Is the entire thing 5mm checkers with 4 different colors in each square? Are the mask lines through difficult areas of the body (i.e., wing mounts or stadium truck beds)? It may be 2 colors, but is one marbled? Is one color a candy that requires a special backing technique? This is where experience as a painter helps the most.

The photo and background will not be judged but a clean, well-lit photo that clearly shows the body is needed. Too often, muddy or poorly lit pictures limit the car’s chances of winning and lower its score. Keep in mind that a better picture will attract more attention.

Remarks from the judges are highly encouraged. Remarks help the individual painters see their shortcomings and help them overcome them. Judges of the Pro class are highly encouraged to be very critical in their judging. However, tact and an objective viewpoint are paramount when judging. Malicious or spiteful remarks will not be tolerated.

Rules for the Judge - You will have to judge within 5 days of the end of the contest. If you are unable to do so, please contact Piggy89373 via PM within 24 hours of the end of the contest.

If contestants have problems, discrepancies, or disagreements with the judges’ decisions, contact Piggy89373 via PM. The judges are just doing their jobs, so please leave them out of the argument.

Viewers of this competition are encouraged to keep their comments to a minimum. Negative, derogatory, or inflammatory comments will not be tolerated. If a contestant makes the aforementioned comments, their entry will be disqualified. Additionally, they will not be permitted to enter the contests for a period not to exceed three months.

Buggyracer28 and Mes will judge this month’s Amateur and Pro Classes (respectively).

Winners of this contest will judge the next contest. If you have no intention of judging the next contest, do not enter this competition.

Next months Best Paint Competition will be the Patriots Contest.

Let's show off your talents and above all, have fun. Let the competition begin!!

[Buggyracer28]

Buggyracer28 and Mes will judge this month’s Amateur and Pro Classes (respectively).
You got it Pig! :D

[mes]

Me too. I'll be stalking the forum all month!

[RespirologyRC]

Well i would like to be the first to post a pic so here's a sneak peak at my lid. I'll post a couple more pics once i get some nicer shots but i'll leave you guys guessing :rolleyes:

[FESTER2004]

resp-u must have read my mind,lol i had a corona last nite with dinner,lol i love corona's.

[Legend_Car]

thats nice paint, the gold flames are sweet

[GoofyTexan]

All I can say is you better have a lime painted on the hood! lol......looks sweet!

[FESTER2004]

goofytexan- u gonna enter something?

[1stGenCRXer]

What's up people? I've been too busy to paint lately, but I have an airbrush waiting when I get home in 2 weeks, so I'll be trying to sweep this month ;) [I won Feb's amatuer category].

Look for a 200mm Nemesis, CP 2.0 [Revo], and a Lola T530 from me this month :D

[FESTER2004]

1st-good to see ya back!

[designt1]

poof! gone!

[chiyehlin]

Hi! this is my first post in here ever. I'd like to see how my abused RC12L3 body can do :p


Class: Ameteur

Body: Kawada K961

Paint: Tamiya PS spray paint[ PS12(silver), PS5(black), PS2+PS34+PS37(red), PS3(light blue), PS4(blue), PS42(translucent yellow)

Masking: Tamiya masking tape

Decals: self made injet printed labels

enjoy :p

[Legend_Car]

sweet work on that cf nice entry

[GoofyTexan]

goofytexan- u gonna enter something?
I might........

[FESTER2004]

cool-i hope to have something too

[FESTER2004]

2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.

[designt1]

2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.

Edit: got it! Thanks

[Piggy89373]

That rule has been in effect for quite some time. I may change that to read: Any body submitted may not appear in another RCZ competition. Until the mods decide to actually look at this forum, we don't have much choice but to follow the letter of the rules from the past few years.

[designt1]

I always thought it was for not entering a body that was entered before HERE @ RCZ! Example, I enter the same body in May and June if they are both open competitions!

[FESTER2004]

but can the body be entered in another online contest?

[Piggy89373]

The heck with it, that restriction will only pertain to RCZ competitions, not competitions on other sites. Someday, mods may visit the boards and I might convince them to change it, but I won't hold my breath.

[designt1]

so are you saying I can relist my entry, or no? confused...LOL

[Piggy89373]

As long as it didn't appear in any other competition on this website, you can relist it (and meets all the other restrictions such as it was painted within the past 6 months).

[designt1]

First Entry

Class
Pro

Body
Protoform Dodge Stratus 190mm

Paint
Parma Faskolors
Createx AutoAir
Alclad II Chrome

Masking
BD's Liquid Masking
Hand Cut

No Decals

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/pypstratus_leftside1_web.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/pypstratus_rightside1_web.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/pypstratus_front1_web.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/pypstratus_top3_web.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/pypstratus_tear1_web.jpg

[FESTER2004]

ok thanks piggy 4 clearing that!design1- dont get me wrong i wasnt out to step on ya toes but i pointed it out cuz i had a claffication problem with a entry from another rc site.

[FESTER2004]

heres my entry then:
Body: Bolink 1/10th scale gmc syclone pickup
paint : pactra spray cans:white,red,yellow n orange
mask:b/d's liquad mask,i drew the flames on paper n then traced them onto the body!
class:amature

truck is my tamiya blackfoot extreme truck!

[FESTER2004]

1 more: the truck was painted this past april (4/06)- :)

[FESTER2004]

last 1:

[Wrobcio]

Body: X1 CRT
Paints: Faskolor
Mask: papermask and handcut
class: amateur

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3299/a0017it.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1509/a0024xo.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1065/a0051ei.jpg
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6149/a0061qf.jpg

[tkcustoms]

Class - Pro
Body - Proline Crowd Pleaser xxxnt
Paint - Parma and Spaztix lacquers
Mask - 3M masking tape, skull is completely freehand
Inspiration - Just cause'

http://tkcustoms.com/pics/ad2_3.jpg
http://tkcustoms.com/pics/ad2_4.jpg
http://tkcustoms.com/pics/ad2_5.jpg
http://tkcustoms.com/pics/ad2_6.jpg
http://tkcustoms.com/pics/ad2_7.jpg

[hijacker]

Protoform 200mm Stratus on a Nitro TC3.
I used Faskolor fasescent orange, faswhite, fasescent blue, fasburgundy.
The masks are all handcut using blue masking tape.
Class is amateur. Inspired by a hawaiian shirt (duh).

[Racin Rev]

Gee guys, show some restraint. Some of those pics are way too big!

[FESTER2004]

hijacker-thats fasinating.awesome job!

tk- sweet paint job!lthe skull is mint lookn'

[Farwar]

Body: Pro-line Alfa Romeo
paint : Auto Air
mask:3M Masking tape
class:amateur

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1028.jpg

[Buggyracer28]

Guys! Stop painting so well!!! Your making it too hard! lol jk. Spectacular job everyone.

[1stGenCRXer]

Dang, amatuer class is tough this month, doesn't look like I have a chance if I'm not as handy with an airbrush as I am with a can ;)

[GoofyTexan]

Woooo, let's watch the file size guys.......your killing my bandwidth!

[FESTER2004]

goofy-i think the internet is acting up again,we had this problem last week too!

[FESTER2004]

can a mod please sticky this thread please?

[FESTER2004]

its 6/15 ,i thought there would be more entries......everybody on vacation or something?(j/kn)i am gonna tyr to spray this weekend

[clintscreations]

tkcustoms........wow thats awsome! i dont have the patience to do that kind of art two thumbs

[designt1]

Class
Pro

Body
Protoform Dodge Stratus 3.0 190mm

Paint
Parma Faskolors
Createx AutoAir
Alclad II Chrome

Masking
BD's Liquid Masking
Hand Cut

No Decals

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/stratus2web.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/stratus3web.jpg

[Legend_Car]

wow thats nice nice cf and colors

[Legend_Car]

workin on my entry for my TNX hope to have it done tonite or tomorrow

[FESTER2004]

Heres my second entry:

Body: Bolink 1/10th s 10 pick up
paint:all faskolor-fasorange,fasyellow,fasblack,faspearl razberry (trust me i used it),faslucent orange n yellow,i used cut up index cards as a stencil tool.
masks:none exept window masks that came with body
rc car: reissue tamiya grasshopper turned into a monster truggy!(hehe)
class:amature

[FESTER2004]

another pic:

[FESTER2004]

1 more for your veiwing pleaure:

[Piggy89373]

Fes, I'm really curious to see what you'd get if you went with a decent double action airbrush.

One day, maybe....a mod will come along and be inspired by all these great works to sticky this thread....one day...maybe...

[mab_man20]

It has been stuck.

[FESTER2004]

thanks Piggy!yeah while doing that last body i was thinking "if i only had a double action a/b?"u can only take the single action airbrush so far.i have a new paashe VL buts its misisng peices but i will probaly order a new vl so i have extra parts in case.

we will have to see what the paycheck fairy says!lol,hopefully soon!

[Piggy89373]

Mab, thanks for the assistance. I wasn't sure if you were still granted "the mod power."

[mab_man20]

NP, it just took a minute to figure out how to do it. lol

[1stGenCRXer]

Alright, here's my first ever Airbrushed body.

Body: Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Revo
Paints: Pactra Metalic Red, Metalic Black, True Blue Pearl, Daytona Yellow, and Sprint White
Mask: Spaz Stix, mix between Gluttony and Greed
Airbrush: Paasche VL ST Pro
class: Amateur

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/FirstABbody/RevoL.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/FirstABbody/RevoR.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/FirstABbody/RevoF.JPG

I was going for a Marble effect on the main body color, but airbrush paint dries quicker than I was anticipating, so it didn't quite turn out as I wanted, but everything else went pretty well. The extent of my practice before this body was using a piece of scrap Lexan to dial in my pressures, that was it.

[FESTER2004]

1st- thats amazing.awesome for your first a/b'd body!

[1stGenCRXer]

1st- thats amazing.awesome for your first a/b'd body!
Thanks man, you're not doing too bad with that single action either.

You'll like that VL when you get it up and running. I went with a double action because single action would have been too similar to a can for me, and I think I've already reached my creative limits with cans.

I have all this week and next off from work, so this isn't the only body I'll be posting up, hopefully I'll learn this brush a little better, learn my thinning ratios a little better, and the next couple I post up will be even better :D

[Legend_Car]

well so much for the entry this month. painting a sweet body and my airbrush crapped out. i get plenty of air, but no paint. so i gotta buy i new one.

[1stGenCRXer]

Ok, here's my second airbrush attempt :)

Body: Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Revo
Paints: Pactra Metallic Red, Metallic Black, Silver Metal Flake, Indy Silver, , Metallic Blue, Daytona Yellow, and Sprint White
Mask: Tape only
Airbrush: Paasche VL ST Pro
class: Amateur

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/SecondABbody/RevoR.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/SecondABbody/RevoL.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/SecondABbody/RevoF.JPG

[balang_479]

Class:
Amateur

Proline CP Mp777

Rc Car Lexan Paint

My first custom body:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g204/balang_479/3003.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g204/balang_479/3002.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g204/balang_479/3001.jpg

[FESTER2004]

thanks 1rst!

you guys wouldnt believe what happened.i lost half the power going to my house last nite so no compy,tv.etci had the electric company come out in 2am n he was sooo nice n cool,he discovered it was my main breaker to my house n i was only gettn half the power.what sucked is that we have well water so we all had to shower at my sisters house.it sucked.i was sooo bored last nite.thank god none of our applances cooked in the caos with the power shortage.we had the elctricain come back n he replaced the main breaker (which is hard to get cuz my wirn in my house from 1966)we r upgradn the power box next saturday to a 200 amp service!now i will have plenty of power to airbrush,lol

[RespirologyRC]

Body---Proline Crowd Pleazer ST-R
Paint--Faskolor
Masking-Scotch 3m Tape
Class---Professor

[RespirologyRC]

second pic.
I originally was going to show you my corona body but i took it racing and got it dirty :D

[RespirologyRC]

last pic.
I'll have some micro bodies coming up soon; I just know how everyone loves them :cool:

[1stGenCRXer]

Lookin' good Respiro, you did all those flames in tape? :eek:

I picked up some fluoro colors, my last submission this month will be a bright, loud tourer :D

[FESTER2004]

i love the class -professor-funny but true-u the man resp! :cool:

balang 479-aweosme body looks good! 479 is my lucky number,its also my motorcross/atv number

[RespirologyRC]

Fester i thought people didn't really read these things so i put a little humor in to test the waters :)
Thanks bro

[FESTER2004]

no prob professor!
my next entry (when i do 1)i m putting the class as : pre school
then maybe i can work my way up to kindergarten! lol

[RespirologyRC]

Lmao

[SerpentKing101]

I figured I'd enter that Mazda 6 body I painted so everyone can have something to laugh at. :D

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CLASS:
Amateur

BODY / CHASSIS:
Protoform Mazda 6 Lightweight 190mm / XRAY T1

PAINTS:
Parma Fasescent Blue backed with Createx Pearl White
Parma Faspearl Charcoal
Parma Faspearl Silver
Createx Pearl Red
Createx Flame Yellow

MASKING:
Avery 1/2 in Masking Tape
Hand Cut

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/KeltosJonn/P1030888.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/KeltosJonn/P1030889.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/KeltosJonn/P1030890.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/KeltosJonn/P1030891.jpg

[primeevil]

:cool: King i'm not laughin. that is one classy ride man

[FESTER2004]

yeah alot better then my true fire

[handy_andy]

The Hawian shirt on wheels gets my vote!! :D

[Piggy89373]

Just to give everyone a heads up, Buggyracer28 will be a few days late in his posting of the results. Not to worry, he has assured me he will do his best to beat the 5 day deadline.

Bug, I wish you a speedy recovery, brother.

[Buggyracer28]

Thanks man, ill be in the hospital for 2 days, then hopefully when i get back I will be alright to judge.

[FESTER2004]

buggy- hope u feel better man!

[Frshtrax]

Body---Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 LST (Revo 3.3 Chassis)
Paint--Faskolor (Blue, Turq, Fl- Yellow, Green, Orange; silver, black, white)
Masking-Liquid mask
Class---Ameteur

[new-guy]

no offense FRSHTRAX, but that doesnt look like it belongs in the amateur class....
I wish I was that amateurish!!

[Frshtrax]

thanks...no offense taken, it's only my 5th body. The thing I found is to take your time with masking and cutting. I have about 6 hours wrapped up in this one. Painting is easy. Deciding what to paint and cutting it out is tough.

[CarbonMadness]

Body
JConcepts T4 illuzion
Paint
Faskolor-black, shyblue, sliver, pearl white, turquoise, pearl green, blue, fluorescent yellow and orange.
Masking
Hand cut out of Bob D's liquid mask
Class
Ameteur

[CarbonMadness]

Second pic

[CarbonMadness]

final pic

[balang_479]

dude love the painting skill, and the cool contrast between fire and water, nice going there..

[FESTER2004]

yeah those flames r hot!yeah the amature class is tough this month!

[Buggyracer28]

Yeah... thanks guys.. lol

Got back from the hospital early! They said it wasnt nearly as bad as they thought.

[FESTER2004]

buggy-glad u r doin better

[JoshsTL01]

PRO- 200mm Proline Nissan Altima. Fasescent blue, and fasblack. Fasmask, hand cut.
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810580391.jpg
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810571974.jpg
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810574715.jpg

[pumpkinfish]

Class
Amateur

Body
Proline Mugen MST-1 body

Chassis
Mugen MST-1

Paint
Parma Faskolors
custom mixed dark metallic blue, white, bright blue, fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, black and silver


Masking
BD's Liquid Masking
Hand Cut design and window frames
swimsuit mesh grill

MST Decals from Mugen

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/RC/MST.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/RC/MST-F.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/RC/MST-R.JPG

[mab_man20]

Here is my entry for this month, unfortunately I spilled paint on it before I could snap some pics. I hope the judge can still see the paint scheme under there. :cool:

Class - Pro
Body - Proline Accord
Chassis - TC5
Paint - Fascolor and Spaz-stix
Masking - BD's liquid mask
Decal - Partial front headlight

(what is everyone using for picture hosting these days??)

[mab_man20]

hi again

[mab_man20]

last one

[pumpkinfish]

Mab, I use my Comcast account.

[Racin Rev]

Mab, long time no post! It is nice to see that design again. :) are we going to see more of your stuff again?

[FESTER2004]

mab man- that is awesome

[mo4040]

I like my truck so much, I'll use any excuse to post pictures of it. Here is my entry:

Class: Amateur

Body: Team Losi Class 8 Ford Truck Body for the XX4

Chassis: Losi XX4

Paint: Pactra PolyCarb Racing Red, Sprint White, & Bright Yellow

Masking: 3M painters tape (the blue stuff) and Bob Dively Liquid Mask

Decals: OEM decals from Losi and installed component manufacturers


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/mo4040/107_0770.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/mo4040/107_0780.jpg

[mab_man20]

Ill have to check out my DSL provider. If im lucky I can set up my own site despite my lack of web design skills.

Rev - I just graduated from college and now have some extra time, so expect more.

[1stGenCRXer]

Alright, here's my final entry for the month, go back to work Sunday, so it'll be another month-long drought for me.

Class: Amateur
Body: Protoform Nemesis 200mm
Chassis: Ofna CD3 Pro
Paint: Pactra Silver Metal Flake, Metallic Blue, Metallic Black, Sprint White, Flourescent Orange.
Masking: XXX main medium drip

I should have used some liquid mask on this body, but instead of going out to get a brush to apply it, I botched the body instead :p

Sorry for the low light, it's been raining a lot, so this was the closest I could get to sunlight pictures.

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/ThirdABbody/NemesisF.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/ThirdABbody/NemesisLF.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/Airbrush/ThirdABbody/NemesisR.JPG

[1stGenCRXer]

And let me just add, the Amatuer class is lookin' good this month!

I thought I'd at least have a chance, but that thought has faded, way to make it hard on the judges guys, some of the bodies submitted this month make it very hard to distinguish between the classes.

Very nice paint laid down all around, most of these bodies I could look at all day. :)

[Buggyracer28]

Why me?????? lmao

[1stGenCRXer]

Why me?????? lmao
Haha, I don't envy your task this month one bit. :p

[ryanD]

here is my mazda 6 i painted using Andy Moores paint scheme...

Body: : protoform mazda 6

Paint :faskolor

Masks : hand cut

class :amateur
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ryandalnogare/rccars171.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ryandalnogare/rccars172.jpg

[CarbonMadness]

I belive that is pro class painting RyanD.


Take it as a good thing, not a bad thing.

[FESTER2004]

come on gang!lets get those last minute entries in!1 day left!

[ryanD]

im only 16, but if you think i should enter it in pro no prob, wait till you see next months! :D

[CarbonMadness]

im only 16, but if you think i should enter it in pro no prob, wait till you see next months! :D
You can do that next month, but that is some fancy painting you got going on there.



Unless other people think it should be in the pro class. :rolleyes:

[CarbonMadness]

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of February and will close at Midnight (EST) on Friday, June 30, 2006.
This competition has been going on quite some time. :D

[Farwar]

It's taken everyone 5 months to paint their body. :D Good Luck to everyone who entered. There is some really nice looking bodies here.

[Stalker911]

Opps... this week went by uick and I forget to enter dome stuff! LOL Oh well, next month :D

Good looking stuff this month!!

[Piggy89373]

Carbon, run these competitions for a while and everything is just groundhog day. :D Either way, this month's competition is closed, we just need to wait for the judges to post up their responses.

[CarbonMadness]

Piggy it was all in good fun, now the wait is on. :)

[mes]

I will post up the results this afternoon for the pro class. My job is rather easy compared to the amatures........what a ton of great entries!

Good luck Buggy!

[mes]

Well gang, here are the results for the pro class.

5th Place
DesignT1
Protoform Dodge Stratus 190mm(yellow/purple)

Design 8
Difficulty 8
Execution 8
Total 24

This is a nicely executed design. This type of style seems to be all the rage these days. I like the detail in the carbon fiber and rips. Although there was some paint splatter in the shadows on the close ups. The colors don't seem to pop like your other submission. The streaking is nice but a little light and could have used some 'pop'. Your airbrush control is really really good. I was impressed with how consitent your outlines are. Nice job.

4th place
RespirologyRC

Design 8
Difficulty 9
Execution 8
Total 25

Wow what great colors this thing really stands out. The red body with blue flames is a nice combo. This body would look good flying around a track. One of the things that distracts from the design is how heavy and blocky the yellow barbs are. They could have been a little smaller for me. The detail in the flames is really good. The drop shadows could be a little more tapered at the ends of the flames and at the points of the barbs. You always do nice work and this one is no exception. Keep it up!

3Rd Place
Mab Man20
Paint Accident

Design 9
Difficulty 8
Execution 9
Total 26

That really stinks that you spilled paint on your nice new body but I could still make out the design underneath it all........
Actually this is such a 3 dimensional design. The paint really stands out semmingly floating off of the main body as if you were flying through it. Nice touch with the headlight peaking through the paint. The added touch of the white reflective dashes on the blobs really works. The shadows are a little heavy but for this design I think it works to give it the depth. I don't care for the shade of the green but overall the colors work ok. Your pinstriping and outlining is clean. Now wipe some of that paint spill up!

2nd Place
DesignT1
Protoform Dodge Stratus 3.0 190mm(orange)

Design 9
Difficulty 9
Execution 9
Total 27

I just love the colors on this one.....wow. This job is seemingly in another league from your other entry. The color selection is much better and really compliements the streaking. You definitely have a handle on your airbrush skills. This is also one of the popular styles that people are requesting these days but is not quite as detailed as some others. What you lacked in detail you made up in quality. The streaking starts off really good but towards the end gets a little wide and blown out. Tapering the streaks at the ends of the orange would help a little. I'd be proud to run this body at the track!

And finally your winner...........

1st Place
TK Customs
Skull master flash!

Design 9
Difficulty 10
Execution 10
Total 29

Detail....Detail.....Detail. What a work of art! This is a really nice design with an extreme amount of detail. If I could give additional detail points I would. Those skulls are hard to do. I swear you can do skulls in your sleep and probably dream about them too. The detail in the rips is really well done. The logo is also nicely detailed but could have been a little more subtle with the dark lines in the metal. The only points that I took off was for the color selection of the green pinstripe with the purple shadow. They don't seem in place with the rest of the design. The glitter in the blue really stands out in the sunlight. Excellent work and truly deserving of the win.

Well there you have it the pro class results. Nice job everyone!

TK......you're up next month.

[tkcustoms]

Thanks for the prompt judging mes! I look forward to seeing the bodies for next months competition.

[CarbonMadness]

Now all that we have to do is wait for buggy. Great job mes.

[Piggy89373]

Thank you, to all who entered the pro group. We had some great paintwork posted up this month. Congrats to Tk for a well deserved win!!

Chances are, we'll be waiting another couple of days for Buggy to recover enough to judge. Be patient, Buggy will come through.

[CarbonMadness]

Not a problem ;)

[Buggyracer28]

Alright guys, i will have the results in the next day or two...

[designt1]

Congrats TK! As for me, first time in the top three!!! :D

[mab_man20]

Congrats to all those brave enough to enter the pro class. Im proud to lose to designt1 and TK. Thanks for judging mes, I know how much of a pain it can be.

Time to practice with the airbrush some more.

[Buggyracer28]

June 2006 Amateur Paint Results (In order of appearance besides top 4)



Chiyehlin
Kawada K961

Design 7
Difficulty 6
Execution 8
Total 21

This one looks like it felt really good when taking off the protective coating! :D Nice crisp lines, and very well executed. Looks like there is some minor bleeding on some lines, but that could just be scratches. I wish you took some pictures of it when it was new! (This would bring your score up)


Fester2004 (#1)
Bolink 1/10th scale gmc syclone pickup

Design 5
Difficulty 6
Execution 5
Total 16

Every time I see one of your bodies I know you are trying new things and that’s whats great. Also, I notice that it looks like you rush through your masking so that it comes out worse than you expected. Masking is KEY to a good paintjob. Next time, maybe look at some designs on the internet and try to copy almost what they do. Take your time when you are planning out your design. If it doesn’t look right the first time, erase your sharpie lines and start over new with rubbing alcohol. Hopefully this will help :)


hijacker
Protoform 200mm Stratus

Design 7
Difficulty 7
Execution 7
Total 21

Awesome imagination! The shadows really bring out the flowers, and the colors go well. Try adding window outlines.


Fester2004 (#2)
Bolink 1/10th s 10 pick up

Design 7
Difficulty 8
Execution 5
Total 20

You’re improving Fes! Once again, take your time, use the right paints and colors, and PRACTICE!!!


1stGenCRXer (#1)
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Revo

Design 8
Difficulty 7
Execution 8
Total 23

That’s a really cool design and GREAT for your first airbrushed body! Very nice mask job with little to no bleeds. The only thing that I can’t get to click is the color combo… I don’t know why, but that’s my only problem with this body. Good Job!


1stGenCRXer (#2)
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Revo

Design 7
Difficulty 7
Execution 7
Total 21

The colors go better on this one. It is nice and sleek. Only a couple tiny bleeds that I see, not bad. When you are trying to do a fade, or any type of flame of some sort, you don’t want to have white on the start and end of the flame. (or whatever you want to call it). Start with the burst (the red part) but you want a light coat. Then fade out with the yellow, then the white. I think I need some help explaining this one… Piggy?

baling 479
Proline CP Mp777

Design 6
Difficulty 7
Execution 7
Total 20

First off, welcome to the painting world!!! This is your first body? Damn, much better than my first! Did you use Liquid Mask or masking tape? Either way there are barely any bleeds. Good start to your painting career!


SerpentKing101
Protoform Mazda 6 Lightweight 190mm

Design 7
Difficulty 7
Execution 8
Total 22

You have a great scheme going here. The colors go great together. The carbon fiber is ok, but if you really want to make it seem “real” looking, use tool box lining, aka the stuff under your carpet, and lightly spray the silver. It takes some practice, but it will definitely make the scores go up. Also, work on making your pinstripes even all the way through.


Frshtrax
Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 LST

Design 6
Difficulty 7
Execution 8
Total 21

Nice body with a nice choice of colors. Great shadows too. I wish I had a close up of what was on those front designs though. The side designs could use some pin striping to bring them out a bit. Good Job!

Pumpkinfish
Proline Mugen MST-1 body

Design 7
Difficulty 7
Execution 8
Total 22

Nice job, there are only a couple minor flaws with this one, but the rest is great. You need to make your pin striping more precise and smooth, visualize the first line and draw the second exactly like it, with the exact distance away from it. Another thing to consider would be to put some shadowing in the front and arrows to make it look like they are popping out. Also, im not a fan of big empty spaces, try putting some other cool design in that room!

Mo4040
Team Losi Class 8 Ford Truck Body

Design 4
Difficulty 4
Execution 7
Total 15

This paintjob is a good starter, but it definitely needs more. A couple racing stripes might do the trick. No bleeds that I can see though, woohoo!

1stGenCRXer
Protoform Nemesis 200mm

Design 7
Difficulty 7
Execution 7
Total 21

The pics are working again. I like your color choice for this one. For the drip effect, you definitally want to make them more out of control and not exactly the same as the others. Make them look like they were splattered. Also cut down on the shadowing a little bit.


TOP 4!!!!


4. Carbon Madness
JConcepts T4 illuzion

Design 8
Difficulty 8
Execution 7
Total 23

This would be such an awesome racing body. I love how well the orange and the blue matches. Work on cutting out the shapes more smoothly and make your drips less symmetrical and more wild. (like you just hit a paint can or some water). A little heavy on the shadows, but I think that makes the body sweeter and more “Dark” looking. Sweet!

3. Wrobico
X1 CRT

Design 8
Difficulty 8
Execution 8
Total 24

This is an AWESOME replica of Prolines ST-R body! I like how you changed it up a bit too! The flag is INSANE and looks like it is swaying in the breeze. You would’ve made it higher if the triangle coming off of the side was done better, and if the shadows in the front had more “pop”.

2. RyanD
Protoform mazda 6

Design 9
Difficulty 8
Execution 8
Total 25

This would look great on the track! The paintjob gives it that “pro” look. That color purple with the yellow and orange is awesome. I don’t really know what happened under the side, rear window. It looks way too round to be on that “sharp” looking body. Instead of doing that, make is more jagged with the same kind of flames on the front. This would’ve won the comp but……

1. Farwar
Pro-line Alfa Romeo

Design 9
Difficulty 8
Execution 9
Total 26

WOW! I absolutely love the fade, blue shadowing and nice pinstripes. The pictures really made this body catch my eye. All I would recommend is if you are going to do the fade that early, I would fade into a third color like purple or green. Also, I think you should leave out those black stripes on the top, it is OK, but it doesn’t go with the rest of the body, and probably would’ve been better left out. Congrats! You won, and it’s definitely time for the pro class!!! Yayyyy (now you get to judge next month sucka!!! hahaha lol jk)




To all that entered, this was ONE HELL of a competition!!! I could not decide who to pick. Literally, it took me 10 minutes. EVERY SINGLE entry was good, and you should all be proud of your work. Please don’t take anything in a harsh way, I was just giving you some feedback that “I” think would help. Great Comp!!!

[CarbonMadness]

Nice job Buggy. You bet that will be a nice racing body, too bad I have to wait for the winter seson to race it. :( Now that the comp. is over I guess I can tell everyone that that was my first airbrushed body, and second body that I have painted. :) I realy like the feedback on the dips and shadows as it is all new to me. As I learn the brush more then my drop shadows should be alot better.



Thanks

[mes]

Congrats Farwar! You definitely deserved the win. What a great paintjob.
Welcome to the pro class. I know you'll kick some butt.

Nice job Buggy!

[balang_479]

Thank you for the time Buggy and what great competition full of awesome bodies, i wish i had the money to do another right now..

[Piggy89373]

2. RyanD
Protoform mazda 6

Design 9
Difficulty 8
Execution 8
Total 25

This would look great on the track! The paintjob gives it that “pro” look. That color purple with the yellow and orange is awesome. I don’t really know what happened under the side, rear window. It looks way too round to be on that “sharp” looking body. Instead of doing that, make is more jagged with the same kind of flames on the front. This would’ve won the comp but……

1. Farwar
Pro-line Alfa Romeo

Design 8
Difficulty 7
Execution 8
Total 24

WOW! I absolutely love the fade, blue shadowing and nice pinstripes. The pictures really made this body catch my eye. All I would recommend is if you are going to do the fade that early, I would fade into a third color like purple or green. Also, I think you should leave out those black stripes on the top, it is OK, but it doesn’t go with the rest of the body, and probably would’ve been better left out. Congrats! You won, and it’s definitely time for the pro class!!! Yayyyy (now you get to judge next month sucka!!! hahaha lol jk)

Bug, maybe it's your pain meds but I re-added the scores...Farwar scored a 23 overall and Ryan scored 25. That would put Wrobcio in second place and Farwar tied for third. Um...wha' happened? :confused:

[Buggyracer28]

Whoops, messed up on Farwar's and some others' scores. Fixed. The top 4 were pretty much what I thought were the best in order. I didnt really use the score system that well, but you get the idea.

[Jayboy]

meh...i understand it all anyway!

[Farwar]

Looks like I'm in the pro class now. :D

Thanks for the judging. I was curious to see who was going to win since there were some serious competition here. I really liked ryan's body. I will look forward to judging this month's competition. Thanks again....and to think I used an old body that I screwed up on, stripped it and repainted it and won. :p Good luck to everyone this month, there are already some cool bodies there.

[Maxxcrazy]

PRO- 200mm Proline Nissan Altima. Fasescent blue, and fasblack. Fasmask, hand cut.
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810580391.jpg
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810571974.jpg
http://f5.putfile.com/6/17810574715.jpg

Is it just me, or was this never judged?

[CarbonMadness]

Nope, It was never judged.

[Buggyracer28]

whoops...

[mes]

Haha yeah mes... missed one! o well.

Is that supposed to be some kind of a dig.........after you totally screwed up your math? Thats what they make calculators for. I've been nothing but encouraging to you wishing you luck and all for your judging efforts with so many entries..........back off!

Sorry Maxx. I misread your entry when it said PRO-...... I thought it was describing the body. Post it up next month and it will be judged.

[Buggyracer28]

dude, i was kidding man. No offence at all... sorry you took it as a diss. :(

[FESTER2004]

congrats TK & Farwar. i will be back online hopefully sat nite i am hvn electrical work done to my house n he ant done yet so i have no compy!i am am usn my b-i l's across town.

awesome judgn guys n thanks.hope everyone had a safe n happy 4th!tt guys soon!-fester

[mes]

Hey Buggy,
Thanks for clearing that up man. I never know how to take these forums and know if people are kidding or not. Sorry for flipping out man. Nice judging. I think I need to take a chill pill. Sorry.

Mark :)

[Buggyracer28]

Its aight man ;) :D

[Maxxcrazy]

Sorry Maxx. I misread your entry when it said PRO-...... I thought it was describing the body. Post it up next month and it will be judged.

Its not my body, I was pointing it out