Best Paint Competition – February 2007 (Concourse)

[mab_man20]

Best Paint Competition – February 2007



Please read this carefully and in its entirety!! There are a few changes for the new year.

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of February and will close at Midnight (EST) on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.

Restrictions: Concourse competition All bodies should be painted (or should I say modeled) to appear as a real life car. The more realism the better. This includes not only paint, but added features like tail pipes, rear view mirrors, seating, dash boards, etc.
(See accompanying thread for this years schedule.)

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 RCZone Paint 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 (Now three classes. Think of it as creating a higher class then Pro. Intermediate is the old Pro.)

Pro – This class is for those of us who are truly the professionals, the guys who are sought out for their exceptional skill. If you make a sizeable yearly income from airbrushing car bodies or anything else, regardless if it is your full time job or not. If you paint a few bodies a month for local guys at the track or sell to a few people through the net you fall into the Intermediate class. If any one person wins 2 Intermediate class competitions they are moved up to the Pro class and people who have previously won 2 Pro classes are required to be in this level. I want this pro class to gather the best talent around to build their reputation (and customer base) and show off their skills.

Intermediate – If you paint or have painted for money, you must enter into the Intermediate 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!”, then you belong in this category. This shouldn't be a guessing game.

Amateur – This class is designed for beginning to slightly below 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 and Intermediate classes 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 mab_man20 via PM within 24 hours of the end of the contest.

If contestants have problems, discrepancies, or disagreements with the judges’ decisions, contact Mab_man20 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.

ADRCRACING will judge this month’s Pro Class. The intermediate class will be judged by Mel*E*Mel. Finally, the amateur class will be judged by JeffEmbracedDC..

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



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

[mab_man20]

I know its already the the 9th of the month, but I like to have all the judging in before the new one starts, and the last few days have been busy. If you really want me to start it on the first of the month please post in the General paint competition thread (http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?p=2185090#post2185090) and if a decent number of people request it ill do it.

[Jayboy]

Wow....concourse....this should be good!

[z-man280]

I am waiting on one more thing to come from Tower , and then i will post my entry. Hoping for tomorrow.

[BIGDADDYV]

I am not missing a moment of this ......... :D

[JeffEmbracedDC]

Aww :( I can't enter my TC4 body in this month. Well, I could.. but it's not all that realistic. I'll save it for another month. Anyway - I'm looking forward to judging this month!

-J

[TheGeneralG]

Ok here goes my entry for this month.

Body: H2 Hummer for the FG 1/5 scale truck
Createx, Faskcolor and Spaz-Stix paints
Bob Dively Liquid Masking all hand cut, no stickers
Intermediate

Body was painted for TGN (TeamGoNads.com). It will be displayed at TGN's booth for this years RCX 2007 show.

http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/TGNHummer6.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/TGNHummer4.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/TGNHummer3.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/TGNHummer2.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/FG3.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/FG4.jpg


http://www.gsairwerx.com/images/FG5.jpg

[JeffEmbracedDC]

haha nice shock socks.

[mustang1965]

Great body !, like the detailed lights and the TGN logo at the side of the car !!
I guess you're the winner till now ?

[Aluma]

Awesome, one crazy suggestion though... paint the outside black trims on the outside and let the paint stipple. Makes it look like the grainy black plastic on real cars.

[z-man280]

Entry # 1

chassis/body: Tamiya TT-01 Z-Tune Skyline
Paint: Createx Silver, Deep Blue, Medium blue, white
masks: Do-It Center brand blue painters tape
Class: Intermediate

modifications: high & low beam headlights, amber side marker lights, 4 tail lights, hand made intercooler, HPI TE-37 wheels, custom cut and "deep dished", ABS tires, Hot Works disk brakes,Yokomo wiper kit, body color painted mirrors, Yokomo muffler kit, custom made liscense plate, custom modified wing, top in true aluminum, hand made and wired under-body neon kit, custom modified 3 channel radio, 3rd servo, neons and lights operated from remote, locked differential, custom cut ant.

special note: video included on radio operation of lights.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/project%20slidewayz/PC190016Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/project%20slidewayz/PC190015Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/project%20slidewayz/PC190012Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2130142Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2130152Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/th_P2130155.jpg (http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/?action=view&current=P2130155.flv)

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050089Large.jpg


and, the car this was inspired after.............


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/Slidewazs--Recap/2f2fskylineMedium.jpg

[z-man280]

Entry #2....

this one is just because it looks real,...but not really modded. Kit supplied except for paint.

chassis/body: Tamiya M02L
Paint: Createx Caribbean blue, medium blue, sky blue, white.
masks: kit supplied
Class: Intermediate

* specail note* painted wheels white/black to match "classic look"

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050085Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050086Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050087Large.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050088Large.jpg

[hijacker]

Zman! I've said it before and I'll say it again, Slidewayz is freaking awesome. You should really be proud of all the hard work and many, many hours you put into that car.

If anything else beats that entry, it had better be just about the coolest thing ever.

[mustang1965]

awesome !.. really concours !.. these pictures could be made of real cars .. only the body posts tell me that it's not real .. i think you're a winner !

[GT Freak]

the TGN ride needs a set of Dirty Danglers on the back.

[FESTER2004]

Zman wins hands down!

[balang_479]

i wonder who wins....

[masterchief06]

I told you to wait until the end of the month to submit, so that you would have competition Ron... Now you've scared them all off! :eek: :D :roll2:

[hgcolors]

a simple flame job on this parma '57 chevy bodyshell.
added a pama hemi engine.
chassis: associated tc-3
paint: parma fastcolors black, red, orange and yellow
alclad chrome
mask: included with the body kit
class: intermediate


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel5.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel3.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel4.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel2.jpg

[mab_man20]

I am in awe of these works of art!!

I dont think there will be any entrants into the pro catagory so adrcracing will judge next month instead. If anyone does enter pro I will take care of it.

[masterchief06]

Hey Ron- I showed my Dad the pics of your rides, and he asked me with a twisted face "Those are RC cars?!" Of course I said yes, and he then went on to say that the 2Fast2Furious Skyline reference picture was the one that looked like a toy. He also said that that the photography work was superb, and the backdrops you have really launch those cars into another realm of awesomeness.

Good luck in the competition!

[PyroGraphix]

Those are awesome!... thought these WERE pro.... LOL

Congrats ADRacing from last months contest...

[z-man280]

Hey Ron- I showed my Dad the pics of your rides, and he asked me with a twisted face "Those are RC cars?!" Of course I said yes, and he then went on to say that the 2Fast2Furious Skyline reference picture was the one that looked like a toy. He also said that that the photography work was superb, and the backdrops you have really launch those cars into another realm of awesomeness.

Good luck in the competition!



:o :o :o :o :o

thank you.

[WheelNut]

Very very nice work Hgcolors! you can really see the amount of work you put into getting the pefect look with that car. Great detail on the front, and its all so clean!

[calvin3]

Body: HPI 190mm Accord
Paint: Pactra metallic green backed with flat black (cans)
Mask: Just what came in the bag
Class: Amateur

http://home.comcast.net/~wmbluejays/rc/accord/inside1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~wmbluejays/rc/accord/inside3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~wmbluejays/rc/accord/inside4.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~wmbluejays/rc/accord/IMG_4367.jpg

[NIdaho Mudder]

Nice work calvin, You would think that driver would be smiling :). Nice 57 HG did you use silver paint for the chrome? It doesn't seem to POP like it does on the Bug.

Ron you forgot TWO major things on slidewayz bud. Bugs on the windshield and a Police car parked behind it.If concourse is judged on authentic looking i would say you have it nailed hands down.

These competitions are very inspiring I have been wanting to try it and i cant even paint a WALL.

[Tamiya84]

Ron you got this Hands Down, Slidewayzs is like the Monalisa, Simple,Elegant, A Perfect work of art, And you can just stair at it for hours and wonder how someone made something so nice, Goodluck man

[masterchief06]

Wow! Tamiya managed to put my feelings into words! :D

Good Luck Ron

[Wrobcio]

a simple flame job on this parma '57 chevy bodyshell.
added a pama hemi engine.
chassis: associated tc-3
paint: parma fastcolors black, red, orange and yellow
alclad chrome
mask: included with the body kit
class: intermediate


Hi. Is that body is selling with that engine on the mask?
btw AWESOME!!! I love it!

[adrcracing]

I am in awe of these works of art!!

I dont think there will be any entrants into the pro catagory so adrcracing will judge next month instead. If anyone does enter pro I will take care of it.



Cool! Mab will judge and I will enter the pro class. :D

Class: Pro
Body: HPI Hemi Cuda
Paint: Spaz Stix Hard Anodized, Candy Apple Red, Yellow, Orange, Black, White, Holographic, window tint and Chrome. Fas Black, White Fasescent Purple and Faskoat.
Mask: Hand cut Bob Dively's Liquid mask & free hand shields.


Sorry, I sold this so no mounted PICS.

For Concourse, I added Pearl Purple Flame tips to the Fire, a Parma Hemi with True Fire block, half way rolled down window, and custom sun roof.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/DCP_0001.jpg

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

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/hemi10in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingrcbodycuda8.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/hemifireblock6infront.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/hemifireblock6inback.jpg

[adrcracing]

Class: Pro
Body: HPI Dodge Charger
Paint: Spaz Stix Hard Anodized Deep Red, Candy Apple Red, Yellow, Orange, Black, White, Holographic, window tint and Chrome. Fas Black, Red, White and Faskoat.
Mask: Hand cut Bob Dively's Liquid mask & free hand shields.

Sorry, I sold this so no mounted PICS.

For Concourse, I added a Parma Hemi with matching block and halfway rolled down window.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingcustomchargerrcbody1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingcustomchargerrcbody3.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingcustomchargerrcbody4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingcustomchargerrcbody5.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/adrcracingcustomchargerrcbody6.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/chargerside10in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/chargerside210in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/chargerrear10in.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/hemired6infront.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/adrcracing/hemired6inback.jpg

[mab_man20]

Cool! Mab will judge and I will enter the pro class. :D


:driving:

[Tamiya84]

Haha thanks Mastercheif ive been thinking of the right words to explaain that bar of gold since he started building it :)

[FESTER2004]

class:amature
Body:tamiya midnight pumpkin metallic special
paint:body came factory painted shiny metallic
mask:none,used kit supplied decals( i wanna give tamiya big thumbs up,they came pre-cut,yippeee)
other info:i am very proud of the way it came out!http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4365.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4368.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4371.jpg http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4375.jpg

[hgcolors]

chassis/body: tamiya custom tlo1/abchobby honda fit bodyshell
paint: bosny spray aerosol paints, white silver black, red
printed all my decals
mask: original mask from kit and tamiya mask tape
class: Pro

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f1-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f2.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f6.jpg


roof antenna

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f7.jpg


intecooler

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f8.jpg


vented hood

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f9.jpg


dual exhaust tips

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f10.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f12.jpg


opening rear hatch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f13.jpg


nitrous bottled

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f15.jpg


ipod speakers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f14.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f16.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f17.jpg


shortened tamiya tl01 chassis and mo3 arms...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/f18.jpg

[civicwil]

All of the entries are great this month but I've just seen the winner. :eek:
HGcolors that fit is INCREDIBLE!

Wil.

[balang_479]

wow.wow. Did you have to modify that chassis for the body?

[Lidz]

AD....true fire block?...you're NUTZ! :D



hg, that thing is awesome man. Well done. Where did you get the NOS bottle?

[Jayboy]

That Honda is absolutely ridiculous!!!
That has to be one of, if not, THE coolest bodyshells i have EVER seen!
How did you shorten the TL01 chassis?

...and adrcracing, the detail on those cars is astonishing!

Well done everyone so far!

[masterchief06]

HG should be moved to pro if anything.

I believe there needs to be a new standard established for the classes. Its getting WAY out of hand (just free reign for anyone to enter ANY class regardless of their skill or not)

[BIGDADDYV]

HG should be moved to pro if anything.

I believe there needs to be a new standard established for the classes. Its getting WAY out of hand (just free reign for anyone to enter ANY class regardless of their skill or not)


I agree TOTALLY

[hgcolors]

balang 479: i customed the tl01 chassis just for the mini
bodyshells and i wanted a 4 wheel drive based kit.

lidz: the nos bottle i used came from the tamiya wild willy
kit.

jayboy: the chassis was measured first to know exactly
how much to trim away from the chassis and the
portion removed was between the battery and motor.
i just epoxied them back together and have used it
several times without failure.

regarding the class category, since i do all my work
just for personal use only, upon reading your guidelines,
i felt i'm in the intermediate class. but its all up to
if you want me moved to pro.thanks

[NIdaho Mudder]

HG I would have to say with your skills pro class is where you belong. I would think you would want your skills judged with the best.

This is Kinda Like Julia Childs saying since i only cook at home im not a chef :)

Do you guys ever run these shells? or just sit on a shelf like Art?

[NIdaho Mudder]

OHHHH Is there a Ipod Nano in there? That would be cool little car zippin around with those speakers Boomin

[FESTER2004]

so far the pumpkin is a a shelf queen,lol

[z-man280]

HG I would have to say with your skills pro class is where you belong. I would think you would want your skills judged with the best.

This is Kinda Like Julia Childs saying since i only cook at home im not a chef :)

Do you guys ever run these shells? or just sit on a shelf like Art?



well, as far as running, i have ran mine several times in its current state, and will be using it often this summer for drifting. I know it will get banged around, but i cant bring myself to build a shelf-queen.

[masterchief06]

HG I would have to say with your skills pro class is where you belong. I would think you would want your skills judged with the best.

This is Kinda Like Julia Childs saying since i only cook at home im not a chef :)

My point exactly.

[HauntedMyst]

this one is just because it looks real

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/z-man280/P2050088Large.jpg

Ya know, there are flashier entries, but I had to look at this one a few times to make sure you weren't entering a real car with body posts photoshopped in it looks so freak real! lol Nice job on a beautiful classic body!

[NIdaho Mudder]

Yup that little bugs is just so cool

[mab_man20]

I believe there needs to be a new standard established for the classes. Its getting WAY out of hand (just free reign for anyone to enter ANY class regardless of their skill or not)

We are in the second month of the new classes. We need to be a little patient until we can filter everyone into the correct classes. I strongly disagree that things are "way out of hand" and I am curious what your specific cases are (please PM me and we can talk about it)

If anyone objects to the class a body is entered in, please contact me PRIVATELY and I will look into it and determine where I feel they should be.

I have changed HGcolors to the Pro class, but am giving him a chance to argue against this change if he feels it is unfair.

I have been drooling over all the entrees this month. Lets not have this get in the way of having a good time and enjoying everyone's display of skill.

:)

[z-man280]

We are in the second month of the new classes. We need to be a little patient until we can filter everyone into the correct classes. I strongly disagree that things are "way out of hand" and I am curious what your specific cases are (please PM me and we can talk about it)

If anyone objects to the class a body is entered in, please contact me PRIVATELY and I will look into it and determine where I feel they should be.

I have changed HGcolors to the Pro class, but am giving him a chance to argue against this change if he feels it is unfair.

I have been drooling over all the entrees this month. Lets not have this get in the way of having a good time and enjoying everyone's display of skill.

:)



well said Mab,.....

everything new usually requires "tweeks" before it runs smooth. Us in the r/c world know that all too true, so we should understand completely where you are coming from Mab.

HG, where or what program are you using for those decals????? :eek:

wow, those really look incredible.

[hgcolors]

well said Mab,.....

everything new usually requires "tweeks" before it runs smooth. Us in the r/c world know that all too true, so we should understand completely where you are coming from Mab.

HG, where or what program are you using for those decals????? :eek:

wow, those really look incredible.


i just copy/paste designs using microsoft powerpoint.
from there, i just resize the image to the correct
dimensions that i need, thanks.

[z-man280]

well, they look incredible man. Very nice work.

[mab_man20]

Tomorrow is the last day to enter!!!! Is this all the entrees we are going to get?

[tommckay]

:cool:

[tommckay]

:roll2:

[z-man280]

hey Tom,

e-mail me the pics, i can post them thru photobucket. PM me for e-mail addy

[FESTER2004]

i cant get them to work at all

[tommckay]

popcorn

[mab_man20]

Let met try this:


Click the pics for a larger image! Jeez, what a mess....

Please read the first post of this thread before posting.

[t9dragon]

Please read the first post of this thread before posting.

Why should he read the first post? If it was because he didn't get his pictures in on time. He was having problems getting his pictures to download.

[tommckay]

:huh:

[masterchief06]

No its because this month is CONCOURSE. So I'm guessing Mab is giving him the chance to withdraw that body from the competition, before he gets graded poorly for not being a realistically-aimed body, and before that body becomes ineligible for future paint competitions[once you enter a body, you cannot enter it again].

So, unfortunately Tommckay, even though that body looks stellar, it just doesn't fit this month's guidelines.

[masterchief06]

That body would definitely be great competition for a future freestyle paint comp, so hang on to it until then!

[BIGDADDYV]

I dont think its a matter of not getting it in on time ..... Or reposting it ...... I think its the whole CONCOURSE Topic for lids this month ..... Its a neat looking shell dont get me wrong but i dont thinkit has the slightest thing to do with Concourse.... Just my oppinion, I am probably wrong :D

[BIGDADDYV]

No its because this month is CONCOURSE. So I'm guessing Mab is giving him the chance to withdraw that body from the competition, before he gets graded poorly for not being a realistically-aimed body, and before that body becomes ineligible for future paint competitions[once you enter a body, you cannot enter it again].

So, unfortunately Tommckay, even though that body looks stellar, it just doesn't fit this month's guidelines.


LOL great minds and readers of the forums think alike .... ;)

[t9dragon]

Then why not send the guy a PM and tell him why it doesn't fit the guidelines for the contest...........and then remove his post...............

[mab_man20]

This month is a concourse month as stated by masterchief06. Also in addition to learning that it is a concourse month, he can learn the proper information to post when he does post it in March. Its not ment to be mean or single him out.

I already typed the rules out once, why should I retype them?

[hijacker]

Judge! Judge! I wanna see ZMan win!

[Quinton]

hgcolors is that 57 chevy body this one?
ebay # 130084206006

[BIGDADDYV]

Judges .. Not to put any undo pressure on you but I would like to bring to your attention thats its not nice to keep BIG DADDY waiting for results ..... MAKE QUICK WIT DA JUDGE JUDGE ..... CHOP CHOP ..... SAVVY ;)

[Mel*E*Mel]

Gen G.. Hummer
Design.7 The Added little graphic in the paint really sets it off!!
Execution.9 Looks really good,Handles and lights painted in gives it that extra touch!!
Difficulty.8 the extra touchs had to be alot of time involved Sweet Job!!
total...24 even tho i think it's a winner . seems no one else does.. so there ya go

Z-man SkyLine
Design.9 Not alot of design here but looks great!! Looks just like the model (real car)
Execution...8 The added lights look great
Difficulty...8 again adding the lights had to be a pain!
total..25

Z-man Bug
Design...6 Love bugs!!
Execution...9 scaled sweet!!
Difficulty...7 still love BUGS!!
total...22

HGcolors 57
Design.8 Looks Ol' School!! Nice!
Execution.7 if the flames were pinned it would have looked killer!!but still Nice
Difficulty.8 The girl on the roof looks great .. really old school
total 23
And you winner is..
Z-Man

[BIGDADDYV]

I thought the idea of concourse was to make the car look like a real car ...... body as well as chassis ...... But hey I dont paint ... I could be wrong ....

[z-man280]

Congratulations Grant!!!!!

well done man, well done.

[NIdaho Mudder]

Ok i looked at the rules here is the main part

Restrictions: Concourse competition All bodies should be painted (or should I say modeled) to appear as a real life car. The more realism the better. This includes not only paint, but added features like tail pipes, rear view mirrors, seating, dash boards, etc.

Now I agree the painting detail in the tears on the hummer look neat they Dont appear to be real. I am not trying to put the hummer down but its NOT in the same category as the Skyline an Bug.

The 57 has some awesome detail and looks sweet but i wouldn't expect to see it in town.

Very disappointed in the judging. Sad to say im sure the paint competitions are on the way out. I really enjoyed them alot.

[BIGDADDYV]

Ahmen Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Preach On !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Preach On !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mel*E*Mel]

well to be honest .. the sky line doesn't look all that great to me ..yeah the lights add to it but to me it's a paint comp not a sticker comp...like the stickers for handles
it looks like the model but it just doesn't do it for me ..
I look for paint .. sorry to say .. the sky line is two colors..and you can see cut lines on top of it all
the hummer has two main colors and ALOT of detail work..maybe it's just me but hey .. I did what i felt was fair to judge a Paint comp...
but don't get me wrong the bug looks good too.. but it's a kit .. one color I still I like it alot but it's just one color no detail to it but add the bumpers
the hummer has everything painted ..handles.. wipers.. hummer logo on the grille..lights with detail in the lights not just painted red..to me that set it off and the small details in the paint like the rips can be done to a real hummer with no problem not too crazy but just enough to make it look like a company truck

[Mel*E*Mel]

I thought the idea of concourse was to make the car look like a real car ...... body as well as chassis ...... But hey I dont paint ... I could be wrong ....
You never seen a monster hummer??
PLus if you really wanted to stick to the rules..HGcolors honda would have been in the intermediate class.. he doesn't paint for others.. so bend the rules because he has one hot looking car??

[Tamiya84]

Well, I Sorta think how it was judged was beat also, I mean both people had a ton of time into both projects, Both were going for seprate looks though, Ron was Going for scale, Just because it looks 2 colors to you and it doesnt do anyhting for you doesnt mean much, Well i guess it does being ur the judge :D , Maybe Next time we Should have a Majority Vote, So the people of the server can decide which one they like best.. Just a thought, Ne ways nice bodys guys

Also i dont know what it is with you Pro guys dropping back, Its kinda sad people sink to that level just to Win Nothing, But hey thats just another opion. I Honestly think people who drop back should be DQ, I mean that 57 was Entered intermiediate What is that, if thats intermiediate i could imganie Pro.

[blktransam]

complete b/s....not taking sides but rons look just like a real car...can even tell the diference if u didnt know any better...WOW looks like a majority vote votes for the SLIDE WAYS...whos with me on this one?

[Mel*E*Mel]

I was only in the pro class because one comp before i was told i had to move up.. and i also said in that last comp .. if they wanted to bump me to pro feel free but they didn't .. i don't paint as much as i use to so it's not like i'm winning anything
if you look at the one i did that won .. it's only a few colors nothing crazy like TK would do .. so how could you put them in the same class?

[Mel*E*Mel]

changed my vote :(

[z-man280]

NAW, its cool man....after all, its your choice on what you feel is the better paintjob.

Again, congrats to all winners!!!!!! :wave:

[z-man280]

Mel,

i dont want a win by influence. i wont take it. Stand your ground, if you felt that Grant had the better body, then keep your scores please.



Ron

[Mel*E*Mel]

Well Z-man .. they wanted it they got it ..
I wasn't putting yours down .. like i said the lights had to be a pain in the a-s-s but to me the hummer had a extra edge with the painted details ..
btw.. Loved the bug ;)

[z-man280]

then keep your original judging Mel...please. Either that, or i would like to withdraw both entries.....i wont take a mercy win, or one influenced by the masses. I have my pride, and thats enough. I can win with that alone in my book.

[Mel*E*Mel]

It's not a mercy win .. the others just pointed out a rule to the comp that slipped my mind,,
Yours does look more scale so the win is yours.. don't take it as a mercy win ..

[FESTER2004]

nothing against the hummer but the skyline spanks it by far.....come on he has aswitch on the transmitter that turns the lights on and off.....for crying out loud.i think the skylline has more realism as so does the bug.like someone said,if it had no body posts u would sware it was real!(re:bug)
Mel ,i cant tell you how to judge.its is your choice
i know his heat and soul went into that car
i think we are better off if the public votes!so there r no discrepinses!

[z-man280]

Stick to your guns Mel.


please with-draw my entries!

NO WAY can i consciously accept a win this way. I will not accept a win by influence, nor by 2nd thought. Regardless to what i did or didnt do to my entry, it was judged accordingly.
This would turn into the most controversial win in the history of BPC and i cant be "that guy".

congrats to Grant, and to HGColors, your 1st and 2nd place winners.

again, please remove my entries.

[FESTER2004]

oh Ron,i love controlversys,lol

[z-man280]

i cant take a win this way tho Fester, its just not right.

[FESTER2004]

oh i know..it isnt rite,i was bustn chops with the whole controverys thing....honestly i would do the same thing you would, i couldnt accept eaither.

but tell ya what it does now change the whole game from now on. :D

[Mel*E*Mel]

z-man .. no reason to pull your rides.. I changed the voting due to the lack of me following the rules to the concourse comp...other pointed out my mistake .. thats all nothing but my mistake.. I was treating it more as a paint comp...again sorry for the mistake

[NIdaho Mudder]

That takes alot to admit mel and thanks. I can understand Zman,s feeling but it was a mistake in the reading of the rules not that you just changed it.

[JeffEmbracedDC]

Amateur Judging!

So far, this months competition has been a bit strange :).. but there were some real nice entries!

So to continue with the Amateur contest:

Fester2004
Body:tamiya midnight pumpkin metallic special
paint:body came factory painted shiny metallic
mask:none,used kit supplied decals( i wanna give tamiya big thumbs up,they came pre-cut,yippeee)

Design: 3, This is a little difficult to judge seeing as how I don't think any design really went in to this aside from placing the decals in the correct places. Seeing as how they seemed to be placed in good places I'll give a few points for that.

Execution: 6, Good job on getting the decals to wrap nicely without creasing. They also seem to be placed quite well and fit against edges well. It may just be the photos, though it looks like a lot of the transparent edges around the flames are either not completely adherant to the truck, or there may be dust/debris stuck between the decal and the body. If it's dust/debris.. gotta make sure that the body is clean and your hands are freshly washed before you apply decals ESPECIALLY if they have any transparency to them. Any imperfections will show through especially in direct sunlight or in this case - flash photography.

Difficulty: 3, Not too much painting, masking, molding, or any such things here. Decal application is pretty straight forward so I had to score this a bit low.

Total: 12
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Calvin3
Body: HPI 190mm Accord
Paint: Pactra metallic green backed with flat black (cans)
Mask: Just what came in the bag

Design: 4, Nice realistic color. Single color scheme is generally pretty realistic although it may have been nice to at least see some pinstriping down the side. It's possible something could have been done with the wing stand-offs if you weren't going to be mounting a wing. You could possibly cut them off and patch it with a piece of lexan from a wheel well. Just an idea.

Execution: 7, The body seems to be cut out pretty nicely. Nice smooth edges. All decals seem to be applied properly with the exception of the window borders which are good - but they're a little wavey. The mirrors are a nice touch although the actual reflective glass part definitely could be better. It might even be cool to try a piece of aluminum foil attached properly if you don't have any reflective/silver paints. I've never done mirror detailing so I'm not even sure what would be normal procedure on that. Anyway, the antenna looks real nice. Just don't roll that car or you'll never see that thing again! :)

Difficulty: 4, Overall looks real nice!

Total: 15

Congratulations, Calvin 3! Nice looking stuff.

Thanks to everyone who entered this month. This was fun! It looks like Calvin3 will be judging next months Amateur competition as long as haven't moved to a polling system. Let's keep judges! Maybe ad polling but don't take away the judges! Anyway congrats, guys. Thanks again.

-J

[Mel*E*Mel]

That takes alot to admit mel and thanks. I can understand Zman,s feeling but it was a mistake in the reading of the rules not that you just changed it.
Yup .. thats how i feel too . I hope he doesn't take it the wrong why ..
It was my fault.. I was never the one to follow rules...or read them i guess I just breezed though them and didn't do the judging how it was suppost to be done..Sorry z-man .. it's your win .. don't withdrawl your rides ...I'll no longer enter comps here just incase this happens again

[mab_man20]

First please read this part of the rules.
If contestants have problems, discrepancies, or disagreements with the judges’ decisions, contact Mab_man20 via PM. The judges are just doing their jobs, so please leave them out of the argument.

I was rather disappointed to wake up this morning and find such a crazy thread. So Im stepping in. I have always tried to stay an impartial moderator and stick my nose in as little as possible, but now I feel it is necessary.

1) Z-man is the winner end of discussion and controversy. Per the rules of the concourse competition he added all the details he needed to mimic the real car and did so better than anyone else. Gen G's hummer is awesome, but in the concourse competition just paint doesnt do it.

2) If anyone has a problem with the class they are put into, please PM me and we can discuss it. I want everyone to feel they can compete on a level playing field and want to enter as often as possible. (Did we push you to Pro last month? Shoot me a PM)

3) In the future, will everyone please read the rules. I usually bold new or different things each month.

4) Next month we are going to start polling for the winning body. I hope this will remove the chance of something like this happening again.

I will now finally get around to judging the pro's. If more negative things continue to get thrown around I will lock the thread.

[mab_man20]

adrcracing cuda:

This body is stunning. The engine is perfect (I love the flames on the block!), the open sunroof, the masking for the crome bumpers and the open window make this a great concourse body.

Design: 8 It looks great, can you push yourself to come up with some more ways to use your awesome flames skills? Everyone does flames, how can you step it up a notch?

Difficulty: 8 Im being really tough on you because I know your so good. More concourse detail would have gotten you more points.

Execution: 9 The window cut out is not absolutely perfect, and in the front your airbrush farted giving you a nice little candy red splat. (Yes I looked at it that long to find a fault).

Total: 25

adrcracing Charger:

This body is cool, but the design on the cuda looks better for a street machine. I think these is a great themed body that would probably win in a best paint competition, but in this case it is the lesser of your two greats.

Design: 7 Its an awesome design, but like I said, not as good for concourse.
Difficulty: 7 Lots of tough masking, but again I want to see more concourse details for the concourse months.
Execution: 9.5 There has to be something that is not totally perfect, I just cant find it. :D

Total: 23.5


hgcolors fit:

Where do I start? The LED euro lights? The Ipod subwoofers built into a custom speaker box with carpet and a nitrous bottle? The roll cage? The wheel choice? The hinges on the opening hatch bacK? What about the paint?
You are truly a gifted craftsman. These are the details that every concourse body builder should think about. It is beyond masking, it is about moving beyond the 2D space that is our canvas of choice to create a real functioning model of our favorate cars. After 15 minutes of staring im still noticing new details.

Design: 10 This design is spot on for a show winning import tuner car. Not only is the detail fantastic, but it flows cleanly over the entire body.
Difficulty: 10 The difficulty level of the paint combined with the fabrication of all the custom details makes this a 10. How many hours did it take you?

Execution: 9.5 There has to be something not perfect in your eyes. I know when I paint things I can always pick out every single little error I made, I know you feel that way about something on this car.


Total: 29.5


For your efforts you are the winner HGcolors.

[mab_man20]

I am saving the picture of Z-man's silvia and HG's fit as an example to show next time we have a concourse competition. I want everyone to understand that these two bodies are exactly what I want to see in the concourse months.

[NIdaho Mudder]

yea they are both awesome examples of what i would expect to see in the category. I am really thinking of buying a paint gun and trying it to!! Wish i could someday reach these levels.

[calvin3]

It's funny how this is a "concourse" competition but everyone is very focused (overly)on the paint. To me it's all about the detail not about the paint.

Thanks for the win but I do not have the time to judge the next competition.

Thanks again.

[hijacker]

Holy Smokes! What a soap opera!

Hopefully everything is settled now.

[cpee]

very nice evertone i say they all should win

[adrcracing]

I am saving the picture of Z-man's silvia and HG's fit as an example to show next time we have a concourse competition. I want everyone to understand that these two bodies are exactly what I want to see in the concourse months.



You might as well save this one from HGcolors too.

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

Congratulations HG, as always a killer body! That's two pro wins for you buddy, so no more crashing the intermediate class. OK? Your a pro class detailer now!

Concourse will mean many different things to many different people. I think good paint and good realistic detail work will make a good concourse body. Especially in the pro class. Take HGcolors bodies and if, (a big if) you could paint it to look like the water slide decals he prints along with all the added detail, you would have a better concourse body. IMO I would have picked Zman's Bug to win the intermediate class. It just looks the most real to me, and that's why HG's Bug won when I judged it, and that's why Zman and HG walk away with wins this time.

Thanks for judging Mab.

[hgcolors]

mab_man 20: i think you forgot to edit my flamed '57
chevy classification from intermediate to pro.
anyway, thanks for choosing my honda fit as
the winner in the pro category.

[NIdaho Mudder]

The honda was SWEET

[mikevillena]

Hi guys,

I'm sorry that I have been away for quite some time. Looks like I missed a good one. Congrats on the winners and on all that entered. Concours'D Elegance can have many meanings but I've always felt it meant the best of the best. Whenever one is held at Pebble Beach, the winner is invariably the "BEST" example of it's class. I agree with adrcracing's point. I was hoping that there would be more entries. Perhaps a suggestion would be a longer time frame since the winners are based viewer's polls. This would attract more entries. Just a thought. Anyway, congrats to all. Best regards...Mike Villena

[TheGeneralG]

Well thanks for the judging and to all the winners. Guess I will have to add some real side mirrors next time to win. Least I tried.

[mab_man20]

adrcracing: I already have that one saved. lo

10 months out of the year we do paint, so I like to switch it up and have a focus on the modeling aspect of our hobby.

Hgcolors: Yeah I did forget. Because it didnt win the intermediate, and was not quite as cool as the fit, it was more trouble than it was worth to move it around. The intermediate people should know that it doesnt really count. What do you have in mind for next time?

Mike: Are you going to be trolling around here more often? Id love to see some of your work in the pro class.

TheGeneralG: That hummer was killer, keep up the good work! If you enter something with that level of detail in a regular paint competition you will score very very well. If you want to go the concourse route, pick a real monster truck or similar idea and work towards it. I cant wait to see your future work.

[tommckay]

and in the front your airbrush farted
Man, I about fell out of my chair when I read that line...... :D

[masterchief06]

Man, I about fell out of my chair when I read that line...... :D
HAHA yea me too- my Dad thought I was insane laughing so much to myself

Mike

[z-man280]

HAHA yea me too- my Dad thought I was insane laughing so much to myself

Mike


we're not her to judge Mike,...its okay. We all know you aint "right"!


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


:wave: S'up Mike?

[mab_man20]

Man, I about fell out of my chair when I read that line...... :D


Its a technical term. :D

[hellbilly]

a simple flame job on this parma '57 chevy bodyshell....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/trdcolors/bel1.jpg.....
man, i dont wanna tell u what or how to do things, but that would look SOOOOO badass with those HPI crager s/s wheels