latest shell, after the last one fell appart....!!!!

That will be flying into the rostrum that done that or maybe the flying through the air upside down and landing on your roof !!!! Lol or was the bumper to bumper racing!!!

only the Protech and SC104x4 are decals, the rest (monster ones) are masked into the paintwork... your one for RCLazy inspired me a little....

I think it was the argument with the rostrum, the car lost..... :woot:

Decided we need a wind sock at TORCH for SC heats, as to decide if you go low or high.... :thumbsup:

the argument was actually captured on vid by Mr Mango, and posted on U tube... :)

Kewl ! Will have to pop up to TORCH and see it in the flesh, looks nice, you should have put more green on it, great colour !

That made me laugh, especially calling John Mr MANGO, classis :lol:

TYPO honest :lol:, If i am right, I also totalled his front end on his 410 at the weekend, after I lost control on a short straight.... :o

So to clarify on the mask to sticker ratio.....:woot:

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=4576
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If I recall the castrol, HKS, Bridgestone etc.... stickers came with the SC10 4x4 sticker set....., so just filled out some of the blank canvas with them....

Got two more shells to do in the SC section, one more Protech Flowtek shell, and also the bog standard SC104x4 shell, so maybe get a little more adventurous....

Ah I see, that's a bit more realistic, although I think you should try ALL of them in paint next time :thumbsup: Don't do carbon with a mask though... it's a nightmare :lol:

Still good efforts sir !

With some clever photography and it the right light and location that would look like a proper Dakar rally type vehicle, sponsors well placed, nice 'team' feel to the paint job.

Very good !

Thanks all for the encouragment....

Got a little ambitious.... and paid the price for not preparing....

Happy with the effect, but there are too many errors for my liking, such as masks bleeding etc.... thinking i will try this again, but using liquid mask, as i really like the design, just badly implimented....

anyway here are some picks of my take on the 'art car' bringing a little culture to 'big dumb trucks'....:woot:

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=4588

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=4587

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=4586

SUPER COOL mate !!!

Lovin' the design. Very "designer".

With reference to your mistakes and bleed throughs, for this design I reckon the cutter is easier and quicker. I'd probably just tend to not put the masks over those sort of area's. I can see one on the corner of the bonnet and also the rear of the cab. Have the colour ending before it goes over the tricky curve and you might find it works ? Of course I could be completely wrong but this would take you hours to cut out in LM...

So more practise, and this time I have left alone the cutter.....

This is my first time I have used Liquid Mask (never before ) before used masking tape etc... Anyway RCS Graphic Worx Liquid mask, no issues.... surprised how easy it is too work...

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http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=4692

Pretty pleased :) although still getting to grips with the control of the flow of paint of the airbrush...

If you're lights were a bit brighter that fantastic candy red area on the back would show up more :p

Looks cool. Quite complicated design, very different to your normal style, change is good !

The SC shell is sweeeet as!! As far as the errors go with the bleeds mate they are hardly noticable :thumbsup: was it done by vinyl??

Thanks Ian, the design has been somthing I had being thinking about for some time, but not had the confidence to try with masking tape/cutter, but having seen what others can get with liquid mask, i thought id try it... as i like the HB shell on the SX3 which is what I race, so I have ordered a couple more HB shells (wanted to make sure it fits prior to shelling out, excuse the pun :thumbsup:), so Ill get my thinking cap on for seeing what to do next :)

Thanks Mike, it is a real mix of tamiya tape (3 different widths), vinyl, and straight masking tape, I have changed the back with some spraying on the outside which has imporved the look completely in my mind:)... Just needed to take more time to make sure the masks were burnished into the corners :(