Best Paint Competition - July 06

[Piggy89373]

Best Paint Competition – July 2006

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of July and will close at Midnight (EST) on Monday, July 31, 2006.

Restrictions: None. This is an open paint contest. Extra points will be awarded to those with a patriotic theme. Patriotic themes include, but are not limited to, nation's flag, patriotic symbols, national heroes, etc.

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. Bodies with a patriotic theme will be awarded a total of 3 bonus points to be added to their total. 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.

TKCustoms will judge this month’s Pro Class. The amateur judge will be chosen shortly.

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 compeition will be under new management.

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

[CarbonMadness]

Why you leaving Piggy? You run these things so nicely, unless you want to enter some shells later on :rolleyes:

[Mel*E*Mel]

he moved on to bigger and better things...;)
right Piggy!

[Piggy89373]

Carbon, organizing these contests does not prevent me from entering them from time to time. I'll leave these contests in the very capable hands of Mab_Man. He has more power on these boards, ran them before, and is an all around good guy. I've run these contests into the RCCA wall and it's time for me to pass this to someone just as capable with more influence in RCCA.

I'll still frequent the boards here from time to time to help out as I can, just not as often. I'm focusing my efforts on a different site where the outlook seems much more promising.

Mr. Onorato, if you read this, look to Mab_Man for your help, he'll give you the help you need. Instead of looking at only a few paint jobs, take the time know these people and choose from there.

[Vato Loco]

Amataeur Class:
*Shell Used: Proline #3159-00 Silverado HD Off-road Concept.
*Masks used: parma #10786 Flames and #10673 skulls
*Paint Used: Pactra Racing Finishes. Indy Silver, Candy Blue, Candy purple, and Silver Metal flake. also added Parma silver Glitter to paint for added sparkle!
"I'm not a great painter like most if not all, But I try;-)!" Chris
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0969.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0960.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0959.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0966.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0954.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0953.jpg

[Wrobcio]

My third body i've ever painted, I tried paint True fire :D
Body: Hyper 7
Chassis: Hyper 7 tq kit
Paints: Faskolors (black, blue backed with white)
Class: Amateur
Mask: all freehand

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/483/buda10019pe.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1456/buda10025ua.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/791/buda10096vz.jpg
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/1334/buda10104ea.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4382/buda10185zq.jpg

[Piggy89373]

Wrobcio...you're a painting madman!!!! I can't believe that's only your third body. :eek: :eek: Keep it up, bud...you have limitless potential.

[Wrobcio]

Sorry ;) fourth, My first body was painted by spray :D
that's third body which was painted by airbrush

[Jayboy]

im considering painting a body, but can someone tell me (preferably a regular painter) where they buy all there bodies from???

oh yeah, and nice work so far guys!

[Buggyracer28]

Damn Wrobico haha you are amazing lol. Im too afriad to try true fire lol.

[mach-5]

WOw woribico that paint job is so good it made the engine dissapear!! thats great man.

[Wrobcio]

thanks for your warm opinions, I was afraid for the first time (True fire) but it is not as difficult as it seems to be. Thanks for the tips :) :D

[ApexSpeed]

First entry from me—this one was just finished in my own scheme and colors...

Body, chassis manufacturer and size: Protoform Mazda 6, 190mm on a Losi JRXS
Paint used: SpazStix Hard Anodized, Parma FasKolor (7 paint colors used, total)
Masks used (hand or precut): No masks used
Class entered: Pro

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/jrxs/paint_mazda/jrxs_paint_003.jpg

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/jrxs/paint_mazda/jrxs_paint_005.jpg

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/jrxs/paint_mazda/jrxs_paint_009.jpg

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/jrxs/paint_mazda/jrxs_paint_011.jpg



Just for reference, these aren't part of my entry, but these are a couple other versions of this personal paint job...

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/bk2/xxxbk2_004.jpg

http://www.apexspeed.com/doug/rc/xxxt/xxxt_002.jpg

[Jayboy]

those are well nice mate!
keep it up!

[civicwil]

Here Goes;

Body- Ofna Hyper 8
Chassis- Ofna Hyper 8
Paint- Faskolor Faslucent Blue, Faspearl Red, Faspearl White,
Faspearl Silver and Alclad 11 Chrome
Masking- 3M Green Tape and Tamiya fine line tape
Class- Amateur
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_Hyper802.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/Hyper802.jpg) http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_Hyper803.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/Hyper803.jpg) http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_Hyper805.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/Hyper805.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_Hyper801.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/Hyper801.jpg)

Body- Proline Rock Pleazer
Chassis- T-Maxx, E-Maxx
Paint- Faspearl Yellow, Faswhite, Fasred, Fasblue and Silver
Masking- BD Liquid Masking and Airplane star masks
Class- Amateur

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_R-CStuff06-13-06010.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/R-CStuff06-13-06010.jpg) http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_R-CStuff06-13-06006.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/R-CStuff06-13-06006.jpg) http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/th_R-CStuff06-13-06008.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/civicwil/R-CStuff06-13-06008.jpg)

[Lidz]

will...that is some of the COOLEST marbling I've seen on a RC! Awesome :cool:

[GT Freak]

JS BODIES...he made great bodies...heres a example!

[civicwil]

Thanks Lidz, I feel I must give props. to LuxGraphics from
cfxpaintworks.com for the marbling technique.

Wil.

[FESTER2004]

civicwil-flaming chicken nuggets! Dude those are awesome!

awesome entries so far!i will try to whip up something!

[civicwil]

JS BODIES...he made great bodies...heres a example! I'm sorry GT Freak, what do you mean?

[GT Freak]

his paint jobs were AWSOME!!

[Blacktiger]

Isn't he still painting? I thought he was still doing them, but just very limited.

[civicwil]

I agree GT Freak, his work is great but it seemed like
you're saying he isn't painting any more.

[extremetmaxxer]

dude, apex... your making me want to go on a picknick!

[adrcracing]

Body.............HPI 68 Camaro

Paint used.....Spaz Stix Hard Anodized Yellow, Orange, Candy Apply Red, Solid White and Window Tint. Faskolor Fasblack.

Masks used...Free hand shields and hand cut stencils.

Class............Pro :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro9in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro10in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro10in2.jpg

[Jayboy]

woahh!!!!

[Wrobcio]

AMAZING! :D :eek: beautiful
Did you spray first yellow coat?

[Piggy89373]

Show-off. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I've seen that one somewhere before. Awesome work!!

[Trenchdigger]

First entry from me—this one was just finished in my own scheme and colors...

Body, chassis manufacturer and size: Protoform Mazda 6, 190mm on a Losi JRXS
Paint used: SpazStix Hard Anodized, Parma FasKolor (7 paint colors used, total)
Masks used (hand or precut): No masks used
Class entered: Pro


You didn't use ANY masks? :eek: How'd you get the nice clean lines? No tape? No liquid? :bow:

[FESTER2004]

ad-that is awesome.

[Billy W]

WOW.. say it again..... WOW....

Billy

[adrcracing]

Thanks guys, yes I did the Yellow first, then orange and Red.

[Wrobcio]

i'll try it next time :D but how did you paint that skull? :D awesome
Which faskolors should i use to get true fire effect?
Where can i get those spaz stix paints?

[ApexSpeed]

You didn't use ANY masks? :eek: How'd you get the nice clean lines? No tape? No liquid? :bow:


3M 1/16" fine line automotive tape and 3/4" 3M blue masking tape only—but no precut or hand-cut masks were used.

[adrcracing]

i'll try it next time :D but how did you paint that skull? :D awesome
Which faskolors should i use to get true fire effect?
Where can i get those spaz stix paints?






The skull was done with a few hand cut stencils. It's a layering technique, much like the fire.

I don't recommend using Faskolor for fire, Spaz Stix is the way to go. I get mine off there website, and yes, they will take Paypal. http://www.spazstix.com/Spazindex.html

[tkcustoms]

Some very nice work so far, let's see some more entries!

[WhoMe]

Gettin more organic everytime AD. Awsome work.

[new-guy]

Here Goes;

Body- Ofna Hyper 8
Chassis- Ofna Hyper 8
Paint- Faskolor Faslucent Blue, Faspearl Red, Faspearl White,
Faspearl Silver and Alclad 11 Chrome
Masking- 3M Green Tape and Tamiya fine line tape
Class- Amateur


I think you mispelled "Amateur"... should have been spelled "Pro" ;) ;) :D

Very nice stuff... I dont think I will bother submitting anything since the amateur class is looking very nice!!!

BTW- do the rules of the contest prevent one from submitting to the "Reader's Rides" section of RC CarAction mag as well as this contest??

[Piggy89373]

new-guy, currently, there is no involvment from RCCA magazine in this forum. Feel free to send your stuff out to Paul Onorato and I hope to see your stuff in the magazine.

[RespirologyRC]

Class : 1/18 scale PRO
Paints: Faskolor
Experience: Finger painting
Masking: Scotch Tape 3m
Body: Panel truck 1/18th scale

[RespirologyRC]

The headlights were left blank so that lights could be installed

[FESTER2004]

resp-sweet lookn.love the finger painting experiance,lmao!

[designt1]

Class
Pro

Body
Traxxas Revo 3.3 Extended Chassis

Paints
Parma Faskolors

Masking
Liquid Mask
Hand Cut

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/revo_front_web2.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/revo_frontpass2_web2.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/revo_rearpass_web2.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/rear_web2.jpg

[civicwil]

Designt1, OMG, this truck is super clean. just saw it at cfx paintworks. Did you mix the silver yourself it looks darker then most? The shadows are great just enough to ad depth.

Wil.

[designt1]

Wil,

Thanks for the compliments! The silver is 3 mist coats of createx auto air silver backed with Faspearl Charcoal. In the past I have mixed up a mixture of faspearl silver and faspearl charcoal to get this effect too.

I'm a happy camper with the shadowing! I usually overpower the shadows thinking it's not going to show up good, but now I think I found my groove!

[Piggy89373]

Just to give everyone a heads up, I've been emailing Mr. Paul Onorato lately (senior editor for RCCA responsible for the Readers' Rides section).

Winners may appear in RC Car Action Magazine's Readers' Rides!!!!!!!

[FESTER2004]

designt1-do those flames glow in the dark?looks like they could?

[designt1]

nah, I don't think they do, maybe with a blacklight they could! They definitely pop off the silver background though!

[FESTER2004]

they should give us our own couple of pages in the magazine to see what people are painting regardless you win or loose.i think that would be neat!

[Jayboy]

when i went to florida for my vacation i picked up the may edition of the magazine which was brilliant...its a shame they dont publish it here in England too :(

[Piggy89373]

Fes, that'd be nice, but need to start with baby steps.

Also, winners from the past 9 months should keep an eye out, you just might see something you recognize.

[FESTER2004]

true...rome wasnt built in a day

[Vato Loco]

I can never seem to get my pic's published!
obtw: Jayboy how did you like your trip to Florida?

[fantom16]

Jayboy, they do do it over here. I get mine from WHS.

[Aluma]

Class: Pro
Body: Mazda 6 190mm
Masks: Hand cut brown masking tape, drawer liner
Paint: All cans...Flou green, dayt yellow, sprt white, otlw black, gold, tint,
silver

Did this for a friend...wish he'd of asked for something else on the rear...looks so plain just white. :P

[Aluma]

that silver stripe is my feable attempt at peeling effect( only so much you can do with cans I guess)

[Aluma]

you can only see the carbon with direct light...:D

[FESTER2004]

pretty sweet for gettn done by rattle cans

[Aluma]

Class: Pro
Body: Mugen MBX5
Masks: Hand cut brown masking tape, drawer liner
Paint: All cans... bright red, candy red, dayt yellow, sprint white, tint, black, silver, gold, candy blue, metallic blue.

Did this for another racing buddy...he saw it on some website and wanted a similar design...but trying to fade 4 colors with cans is HARD! Overspray everywhere and grainy texture from spritzing cans...blah! I think using flourescents would have blended better, but man it'd been really BRIGHT!

[Aluma]

carbon close up...only in direct light will it show...gotta love tint! ;)

[balang_479]

nice carom fiber look, i like it becuase its clean, but maybe different colours?

[RespirologyRC]

Class: Pro 1/18 Extreme Airbrusher
Body: Losi Baja MLST
Paints: Faskolor everything

[RespirologyRC]

another pic of the driver side

[RespirologyRC]

So i guess i'm going to get judged against you 1/8 scale guys :o Well seeing that this was done in a body that is less than 1/4 the size of your lids. I should be given a bit more consideration in the paints. For instance; at the end of every competition there is are points given for difficulty, well I feel that those of us that paint 1/18 scale should be given a +1 or +2 extra in this category because of the size difference. If i were to paint a 1/8 scale lid I'm sure my lines would look better as well as the overall paint job
This is just my 2 cents, seeing that every competition i receive no extra consideration for the scale i paint in. :cool:

[Jayboy]

I can never seem to get my pic's published!
obtw: Jayboy how did you like your trip to Florida?
it was brilliant mate...bit too hot though!


Jayboy, they do do it over here. I get mine from WHS.
nice one...i will have to have a look for it!
cheers.

[Vato Loco]

Glad you liked it! Try it in the winter next time way cooler Nov.-Feb and no rain!

[hijacker]

Here's my Patriotic July entry...
Losi Truck body. Fascolor paints, fasescent blue, faswhite, fasblack, fasred, fasyellow.
Everything is handcut on blue masking tape, even the lettering.
Amateur class.

[hijacker]

next pic...

[hijacker]

last one...

[RespirologyRC]

I like your national guard lid--->it's pretty sweet do you race?

[hijacker]

Yeah, I try to race as much as I can, usually about every other weekend or so.

[FESTER2004]

resp- that is the best paint job i ever seen on a vw bug body

hijacker-that is awesome.nice job cutting out the letters u must have a real good steady hand as i dont,lol

[hijacker]

Fes - I printed the words out on my printer, then cut that out of the paper, traced it onto the tape and then trimmed out the tape. Took awhile, but well worth the effort I think.

[hijacker]

Ok, I can't resist the Ol' Glory theme. Here is my best flag theme body so far.

Losi truck body.
Fassilver, fasred, faswhite, fasblack, fasescent blue, custome mix of fassilver and fasblack for the darker squares.
Amateur class.

[hijacker]

another...

[hijacker]

last one...

[FESTER2004]

hijacker-awesome man,i like that 1 too!i better get off my butt n try to whip something up soon b4 the end of the month comes.

[Buggyracer28]

Thats a cool body hijacker... How did you do the dots and the lines?

[balang_479]

Amateur?????

Thats too good, good job

[mes]

Hijacker,
I really like your second body. Nice detail and depth in the layers. Nice!

[mes]

Respirology,
I think your work to this point just hasn't caught the judges eye yet. This one may be different though. It is really nice.

Have you tried to start a paint competition on some of the sites dedicated to the 1/18th scale stuff? You might find that there is a good following that would participate.

[hijacker]

Thanks for the compliments guys! BuggyRacer, I did the black lines with the blue painter's masking tape. I stuck a strip of tape to a piece of glass and using a straight edge I cut it into thin strips. Sticking the masking tape to glass allows you to peel it off without damaging the tape or ruining the glue on the back. After I painted the rest of the body I pulled up the strips and hit it with the black for the "seams" between the "panels". The black dots that are supposed to look like rivets are just put inside the body with a Sharpie marker before any paint is laid down.

Wish I'd taken pics of this body in the sunlight. The colors really pop!

[KronicRacer]

Body.............HPI 68 Camaro

Paint used.....Spaz Stix Hard Anodized Yellow, Orange, Candy Apply Red, Solid White and Window Tint. Faskolor Fasblack.

Masks used...Free hand shields and hand cut stencils.

Class............Pro :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro9in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro10in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/camaro10in2.jpg

man i like the look of this on big time :cool: :eek:

[civicwil]

KronicRacer, If you haven't gone to the adrcracing website you should treat yourself. The paint work is incredible.

Resp. That Baja Bug is killer, the colors are great and the design kicks.
Knoing that it's a 1/18 just makes it that much more impressive.

Hijacker. Both lids are great. You've done an awsome job using the Red, White and Blue in your paint jobs.

[Buggyracer28]

Wow, never wouldve thought of using glass.

[adrcracing]

KronicRacer, thanks man, I'm glad you like it. :)

[rs4 rally boi]

that camaro is insane. sick paint man!! :eek: :cool:

[Vato Loco]

Amataeur Class:
*Shell Used: Proline #3159-00 Silverado HD Off-road Concept.
*Masks used: parma #10786 Flames and #10673 skulls
*Paint Used: Pactra Racing Finishes. Indy Silver, Candy Blue, Candy purple, and Silver Metal flake. also added Parma silver Glitter to paint for added sparkle!
"I'm not a great painter like most if not all, But I try;-)!" Chris
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0969.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0960.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0959.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0966.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0954.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0953.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_1002.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_1010.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_1019.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_1015.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0780.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0783.jpg

[rs4 rally boi]

my first paint comp woot!!

body: hpi mitsubishi eclipse
mask: hand cut
paint: pactra metalic black, metalic red, sprint white
class: amature

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/677/picture004pv9.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7396/picture005tm5.jpg

[Legend_Car]

So i guess i'm going to get judged against you 1/8 scale guys :o Well seeing that this was done in a body that is less than 1/4 the size of your lids. I should be given a bit more consideration in the paints. For instance; at the end of every competition there is are points given for difficulty, well I feel that those of us that paint 1/18 scale should be given a +1 or +2 extra in this category because of the size difference. If i were to paint a 1/8 scale lid I'm sure my lines would look better as well as the overall paint job
This is just my 2 cents, seeing that every competition i receive no extra consideration for the scale i paint in. :cool:

bummer dude paint a bigger body

[Piggy89373]

So i guess i'm going to get judged against you 1/8 scale guys Well seeing that this was done in a body that is less than 1/4 the size of your lids. I should be given a bit more consideration in the paints. For instance; at the end of every competition there is are points given for difficulty, well I feel that those of us that paint 1/18 scale should be given a +1 or +2 extra in this category because of the size difference. If i were to paint a 1/8 scale lid I'm sure my lines would look better as well as the overall paint job
This is just my 2 cents, seeing that every competition i receive no extra consideration for the scale i paint in.
The extra consideration us up to the judges. If they think you should get special dispensation for painting in a smaller scale, they can give it to you. I agree that painting the smaller scales is considerably tougher. Has it ever occurred to you that your posting up the time frame it takes for you to paint these bodies has jaded the judges a slight bit in favor of the larger bodies? They also might think your graphics aren't clean enough, the paint job doesn't flow well, or the colors don't jive as well as the larger scales. Just my 2 cents.

[balang_479]

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PATRIOTIC COMPETITION, LOOK AT 2006 SCHEDULE

[designt1]

**will replace with better pics if I get them in time**

Body
Hot Bodies Chevrolet SSR for T-Maxx

Class
Pro

Paints
Parma Faskolors
Createx AutoAir
Alclad II Chrome

Masking
Liquid Mask
Hand Cut

No Decals

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrdriver.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrside.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrside2.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrsideclose.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrrear.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/ssrbed.jpg

[designt1]

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PATRIOTIC COMPETITION, LOOK AT 2006 SCHEDULE

From the first post:

Restrictions: None. This is an open paint contest. Extra points will be awarded to those with a patriotic theme. Patriotic themes include, but are not limited to, nation's flag, patriotic symbols, national heroes, etc.

[Wrobcio]

Body: Proline crowd pleazer 2.0

Class: Amatour

Paints: Faskolor

Mask: Paper mask, handcut

no decals

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/917/buda002ha1.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/390/buda003fw5.jpg

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9278/buda006xu1.jpg

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/244/buda010eb8.jpg

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7625/buda011qp9.jpg

[Piggy89373]

Wrob, great looking design!!

DesignT1, you've come a long way!!! You're making great improvements in a very short time! BTW, thanks for the plug to CFX in your website.

[designt1]

thanks for the compliment Piggy! No prob on the plug, it's the least I can do!

[Wrobcio]

Thanks Piggy! That was pattern from proline stratus body but with some changes :D :p

[CARTRANCE17542]

• Protoform 1486 200mm Mazda 6
• Createx & Faskolor were used: Metallic Pearl Blue, Fuschian, White, and Silver Aluminum
• Flames mask are hand drawn, using 3M masking tape, and hand cut
• The chassis used in this picture – 200mm TC3 using HPI TE37 Chrome Wheel, and 3Racing Blue Rims
• Category - Amateur

We are submitting this body for one of our youngest painter [11 yr old], and this is his 2nd body.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m13/cartrance17542/7WEEK3/CAR511.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m13/cartrance17542/7WEEK3/CAR508.jpg

[CARTRANCE17542]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m13/cartrance17542/7WEEK3/CAR510.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m13/cartrance17542/7WEEK3/CAR509.jpg

[CARTRANCE17542]

Additional pics are at this thread - http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=223107

[FESTER2004]

I just want to give a shout out to Parma.they sent me the instructions for my f1 airbrush for free along with a catalog n a paint pamplet!

i figure i would give them a plug since this is a paint contest!

[designt1]

Class
Pro

Body
Protoform Dodge Charger Oval

Paint
Parma Faskolors

Masking
Liquid Mask
Hand Cut
No Decals

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/chargeroval_topside.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/chargeroval_front.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/chargeroval_rear.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics2/chargeroval_top.jpg

www.xacdesigns.com
www.cfxpaintworks.com

[FESTER2004]

awesome designt1!

all the entries this month are awesome lookn!

[Wrobcio]

The head lights looks like eyes :) I like it :) NICE BODY

[designt1]

Thanks for the compliments:D

I actually wanted the headlights to look like eyes. I think I shaded the white too much though...oh well.

[evaderstman]

Well here goes nothing. This is the very first body i have painted. I painted it for my bud as a race body. I figured even if it turned out horrible it would still stick out fairly well on the track. Anyway there is a ton of stuff i Know i did wrong, but i am still pleased with it. Also this was all airbrushed, and it is also my first time airbrushing anything. And for some reason the double sided tape shows through the wing.

Class- Amateur
Body- Jconcepts Illuzions rc10gt
Paint- Pactra Acrylics- Basic black, pearl white, transparent green, basic dark blue, flourescent yellow, and metallic red
Masks- All hand cut with masking tape

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290001.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290002.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290003.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290005.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290009.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290013.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/DavidD_110/My%20first%20body/P7290011.jpg

[FESTER2004]

looks good for airbrushn yr 1st time!just keep practicing.

[GoofyTexan]

Pro:
Spaz Blue, Red back with chrome
Pectra Pearl white
hand cut flag

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/9987/flag0010tr.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5517/flag0027ri.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2231/flag0037ny.jpg
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9458/flag0040ku.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4356/flag0055bw.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/381/flag0060fb.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/381/flag0060fb.jpg
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/3655/flag0088fx.jpg

[balang_479]

Awesome, reminds me of the OCC bike

[Piggy89373]

designt1, now THAT'S the type of work I expect from a pro!!!! Awesome work and the shadows are spot on!!!

Everyone else, this is the last day!!! You have until midnight tonight!!!

[FESTER2004]

Goofytexan- u the man!that thing is awesome.

sadly-i wont have anything for this compition to enter.i didnt have the time between work n all.i am tryn to get my blazer on the road.hopefully i will have soemthing for septembers contest!

[SpamCake]

Hi all, I thought I'd drop by and sling down an entry, just for grins.

Body: nameless 1/8th scale on-road shell, a Lola I believe. I think it might've been a knock-off rather than a brand-name shell. Whatever the customer brings, really.
Paint used: Createx and Auto Air;
-Fluorescent Hot Pink
-Fluorescent Raspberry
-Fluorescent Red
-Fuschia
-Fire Red
-Red Flake
-Chameleon Lavender
-Pearl Silver
-Metallic White, Coarse
-Opaque White
-Opaque Black
-Medium Blue
Masks used: Liquid Mask, hand-cut.
Class entered: Pro

Image 1 attached.

[SpamCake]

Image 2 of 3 attached.

[SpamCake]

Image 3 of 3 attached.

[tkcustoms]

Just an FYI for the pro class. I will be judging in the next few days, I have some major deadlines right now so be patient with me.

Thanks,
TK

[Piggy89373]

Spam, kinda cut that one awefully close on the time slot. I think we'll let it slide to take into account Canadian time, eh? :D:D:D

Thanks to everyone for making this another great contest. Every month, the entries get better and better and this month is no exception! Best of luck to all the judges, I don't envy you.

Next month's contest will be run (once again) by Mab_man. As soon as the judging is done, he can get the next contest rollin'.

[mab_man20]

Im on top of things. Good luck to everyone, and the new one will be up in a few days.

[Farwar]

I will try to get the results for the amateur class up tonight hopefully.

[Farwar]

Ok here are the results for the Amateur class.


10. Rs4 Rally boi – Welcome to the paint competition! Your body looks nice and clean. It’s a simple paint job with a graphic on the hood. I do see some bleeds though in the paint. To overcome this, use your fingernail and press on the outside edge of the mask to seal it and paint wont get under it. If it does, you can use a toothpick or something to take away the excess paint.

Design: 5
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 5
Total: 15

9. Evaderstman – This is another bright body. The colours in the sun pop and they seem to go together all right. For your first airbrushed body, you did well. There are some flaws though. You need to work on making your masking cleaner. What I mean by this is not have so many jagged edges. Your flames need some work on being smoother as well. If you keep practising, I’m sure your next body will be a lot better.

Design: 6
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 6
Total: 17

8. Wrobico – I first want to say, way to go for trying the true fire effect for your third body. Most would be intimidated by it. I think that you did a good job for your skill level. I think that you need to make the fire look less stencilled and it will not look like Swiss cheese. I think that if you put some bright parts in the fire, it would pop a lot. Overall I like how you had the courage to attempt this and that got you some extra points.

Design: 5
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 8
Total: 19

7. Civicwil #1 - I like what you did with this body. The marbleising looks good and everything looks clean and crisp. There is just something about it that doesn’t grab my attention. I think if you added some drop shadows on the stars and gave it some depth, it would stand out more. You get extra points for a patriotic body too.

Design: 5
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 5
Bonus: 2 points
Total: 20

6. Vato Loco – I like this body, it is simple and clean but has a nice style to it. It really pops in the sun with the metallic paint. I like the skull in the back as well. I think since your just a beginner, this is a very well done body. Most have trouble with bleeding and masking troubles but this body shows you overcame that. Good job on it and keep painting!

Design: 7
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 5
Total: 20

5. Wrobico – I like this better then the first body you posted. The lines are clean and crisp and the back fade looks good too. I’m not a fan of the colours you picked though but it may just be me. I think that if you put a pinstripe around all the graphics it would pop more. Also you were attempting a fade in the graphics, try to bring the paint in more as you get to the middle, add less paint to it to achieve a gradual fade. Keep up the good work!

Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 6
Total: 20

4. Cartrance17542 – I think for an 11-year-old, they did an awesome job. For their second body, I can’t wait to see the third! You can’t go wrong with a flame job. I like that you put in a pinstripe because most would leave that out. There are some parts of the pinstriping that are not as clean as other parts. Some of the flame licks don’t have a good of flow as the others on the body as well. I still like the body and keep up the good work. Please post your next body!

Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 7
Total: 21

3. Civicwil #2 – This one I like a lot better. You execute your paint jobs well because everything looks crisp and clean. This one has more pop to it also. I assume you have an airbrush since the type of paints you use. I would suggest going ripped metal on the parts in the front and the side to give the effect that the paint is being peeled back revealing the flag. I like this body better then the first one.

Design: 6
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 6
Bonus: 2 points
Total: 22

2. Hijacker #2 – This is not as good as your last body. I like the design and the sheet metal. Everything looks like it is cut clean and it is crisp. The only complaint I have is put down the black paint for shading. It kills the depth and it stands out too much. Try to use a transparent black or grey and layer light. It will give a much better result in the realism of the shading. Good job with the body though, keep on painting, you have some potential.

Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 7
Bonus: 2 points
Total: 23

1. Hijacker #1 – Wow, this body is bright! Your design is very well executed and done well. The script is nice and clean and consistent. If you wanted to step it up a notch, you could have made the flag look like it was waving in the wind. Overall I really like this body. Congrats on winning this months competition. I didn't like that both of your bodies came in first and second but they were the two best ones. Have fun judging next months!

Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Bonus: 2 points
Total: 27

Thanks to all who entered. It was tough deciding the scores to give some of them. Congrats to hijacker for winning this months competition. For all the runner ups, I expect you to come back in full force with bigger and better bodies. :D Paint on!

[hijacker]

Wow! Thanks Farwar, I appreciate all the comments, especially the advice to use something other than black for the shadowing. I'm usually disappointed with the shadowing as it usually looks to "heavy". I read at www.cfxpaintworks.com that using window tint paint works well for shadowing.

Looking forward to judging next month's amateur entries.

[FESTER2004]

congrats hijacker!

awesome job judgn farwar

[civicwil]

Congratulations hijacker, great work.

Thank you Farwar for the great work with the judging. I'm already working on the the next entries and will be use your suggestions.

[GoofyTexan]

FARWAR,

Whats you paypal address so I can send you the bribe money$$$$ ssssh, don't tell anyone! :-)

[FESTER2004]

goofy- u will need to bribe TK not farwar,he's judgn this months pro's.,hehe!

[tkcustoms]

I need two more days before I can spend the time that I need to judge the pros. I have a full scale race car that I have to get done. I will post my results by Monday night. Sorry for the delay.

Thanks
TK

[tkcustoms]

I ran into a snag, I'll post the pro results on Tuesday.

Sorry :(

[CarbonMadness]

I ran into a snag, I'll post the pro results on Tuesday.

Sorry :(
Your killing us. :) j/k :cool:

[tkcustoms]

The only reason I'm even able to post right now is because I'm waiting in between coats. This race car has to be ready for the track on Tuesday and I have a full time job too. I've been working 20 hrs a day for the last 3 weeks and I'm still behind schedule.

[CarbonMadness]

The only reason I'm even able to post right now is because I'm waiting in between coats. This race car has to be ready for the track on Tuesday and I have a full time job too. I've been working 20 hrs a day for the last 3 weeks and I'm still behind schedule.
ouch! You know the sad part is the paint will be messed up after the first race weekend. :D
I know you have a full time job (or you could call it a career), i'm just giving you a hard time ;)
Waiting for paint to dry is a drag, if only it would be dray after a min. from when you apply it :rolleyes: ;) :D


All in fun.
MJ

[GoofyTexan]

Just say GoofyTexan wins.......Thats easy enough! LOL.... :-)

[RespirologyRC]

TK i hope your going to post pics of that paint job

[tkcustoms]

I'll post pics, unfortunately I can't post the contest results until tomorrow. I just put the first coat of clear on the race car and I'll be done tonight, he's picking it up tomorrow morning at 7:30 am.

Tomorrow after work I don't have anything that has a rush on it so I can concentrate on the judging. Once again I'm sorry for the delay but business must come first.

[mab_man20]

Its all good. Im sure some people are on pins and needles, but we all understand work comes first, volunteering your time to judge is our privilage.

[tkcustoms]

Just when you thought that I would never fulfill my duties... :D

Here are my results, I tried to be as objective as possible and remember the following is my opinion only. I try to make constructive comments and offer suggestions where I can. In my opinion these contests should help everyone to improve even the winner. You all did a great job and I wish you all the best in your painting adventures.


10th place - RespirologyRC, 1/18 panel truck - Design 4, Execution 5, Difficulty 4, Total 13.
Resp this body is not up to your capabilities, it looks rushed. You can do better, I would be wiling to give extra credit for 1/18 scale but only if the job is equal to what you can do on a tenth scale body. Remember, you can paint any scale you want.

9th place - Aluma, Mazda 6 - Design 5, Execution 5, Difficulty 4, Total 14.
I like the color combination but the design doesn’t flow well and your cuts could be smoother.

8th place - designt1, SSR - Design 5, Execution 5, Difficulty 7, Total 17.
I am not feeling the layout on this one, it doesn’t seem to have a very good flow. You need to include the pinstripes when doing your drop shadows.

7th place - Aluma, Buggy- Design 5, Execution 7, Difficulty 6, Total 18.
This is much better than the Mazda body. The flames are nice and the pinstripe looks good, I also like the carbon effect on the roof.

6th place (tie) - RespirologyRC, 1/18 Baja - Design 6, Execution 6, Difficulty 7, Total 19.
Much better than the panel truck for sure. The design and colors are nice but the pinstripes could be more even in width. I want to see what you can do if you spend a little more time on a 1/18 scale body. I bet you could fool us into thinking it’s a larger scale.

6th place (tie) - designt1, REVO - Design 6, Execution 7, Difficulty 6, Total 19.
Nice simple clean design. The colors are good and the carbon fiber on the bed looks nice. Work on making your rounded cuts a little smoother and a pinstripe around the tribal would make a big difference.

5th place - Spamcake - Design 6, Execution 8, Difficulty 6, Total 20.
Very cleanly done but not enough contrast with the pinstripe. The matching helmet is a nice touch but I’ve seen better designs from you.

4th place - GoofyTexan - Design 7, Execution 7, Difficulty 7, Total 21.
The POW logo is great. I like the flage them but I would change a few things, I would not put a shadow between the stripe and I would make the stars slightly smaller. Good job.

3rd place - designt1, Charger - Design 8, Execution 8, Difficulty 8, Total 24.
This is by far the best of your three entries. The only things I would change are a different color pinstripe for each different main color and try and do your drop shadows in a “V” are in one motion, this will keep it from looking like a shadow over a shadow. Nice work

2nd place - ApexSpeed - Design 7, Execution 9, Difficulty 9, Total 25.
Super clean design with no visible paint bleeds. It may look simple but I know from experience how hard these type of paint jobs are to pull off. Very nice!

1st place - adrcracing - Design 9, Execution 9, Difficulty 9, Total 27.
Beautiful job, you are the Mike Lavalle of the R/C true fire world. I like the skull design but I would like to see a less stenciled look to it. You have set the bar high for those trying to accomplish true fire jobs on lexan. Congratulations you have earned the privilege of judging the August 2006 pro entries!

[designt1]

congrats adrcracing!

[FESTER2004]

congrats ad!

doesnt goofy get extra points for following the guide lines to the paint contest?i mean his truck body was patriotic!

[tkcustoms]

congrats ad!

doesnt goofy get extra points for following the guide lines to the paint contest?i mean his truck body was patriotic!

Good point, I was operating on three hours of sleep when I did this. At this point however, I am leaving the results as they are.

[GoofyTexan]

Well if Id know that I would have entered a True Fire paint scheme......I thought the was a patriotic paint thing........ohh well.

[mab_man20]

Well if Id know that I would have entered a True Fire paint scheme......I thought the was a patriotic paint thing........ohh well.

With 3 more points (10% bonus) you would have tied for third. Consider it a moral victory!

[tkcustoms]

Goofy, I accounted for the patriotism in my scores, I just didn't add it as a separate catagory. You have done better paintwork and I feel the bodies that scored higher than your entry were better executed. Just because there is a flag on something doesn't make it an "instant winner", this was still an open contest with patriotism as a bonus.

Remember, This is only my opinion but I was the judge for this month. I am done justifying my results, hell it takes almost as long to judge this contest as it does to paint a body.

Carry on. :D

[GoofyTexan]

Whooa........TK you did a supurb job in judgeing! Heck I thought I was not even gonna place. I was just questing the patriotic theme for this month. I don't wanna sound like sour grapes.......

Yes, Ad is Da-Man.......!

[samaj]

My custom painted Toyota Altezza, using Tamiya spray cans.

[NotWalkinBlind]

Is this the first time we've had somebody enter a contest after the judging is completed?
:D

[Piggy89373]

Samaj, I think you put that in the wrong contest. You should have put it in this thread: http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=223448&page=1. Nice looking work, btw!

[adrcracing]

Hay thanks guys, I've been out of town for some RNR all week. ahh... I feel good, and ready to paint!!! Thanks for the win TK.