That's wicked looking :thumbsup:

Cheers Chris, I'll get around reply to your PM now this is done :)

Stunning work as always mate :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Great looking work Ian, really top notch as usual. :thumbsup:

was just about to say wheres this serpent shell.....and there it was!

nice work indeed! cutting is bugger indeed :D

Here are a couple of pics of the shell on the buggy. But pictures just don't really do it justice.

http://www.oople.com/forums/attachme...1&d=1325359307

http://www.oople.com/forums/attachme...1&d=1325359307

Cheers Ian, I bet this took way longer than you will admit and the detail is just outstanding. It's also just as I wanted, nice and clean and simple but oh so very well laid out and the colours just compliment each other.

how many hours go into a shell like this?

you cant knock how sexy serpents are :wub

That shell looks FANTASTIC!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

The shell looks amazing fella , wot mask are u using on your
Cutter ? I'm having to warm the shell to get my mask off the
Shell , it's not low tach enough ( if I'm making sence ) cheers si

wow flipin awesome mate

Guys, thank you, I'm never sure how my designs are going to be received so it's cool that I'm doing different stuff and it's liked !

@Lip - I don't count how many hours really. The planning and working the masks out is the longest part, by comparison the painting is quite quick. Now I have done it once A 2nd one will be easier. That said it was a bit tricky to spray with all the different fades and trying to keep it clean as I did it all with film not liquid mask !

@LRP - I use a transparent grey mask called "Paint Mask" or it might be "Premium Paint Mask", but I buy it in 50M rolls ( about a metre and a half for this one and about four metres the for SCT for RC Lazy, so I get through it ), you should try frisk film from Everything Airbrush CLICKY However my style is quite graphical and I prefer to work this way if I can, having used both I do think the Liquid Mask that Jon sells offers a lot of advantages as it covers all those tricky to mask area's, it gets in everywhere, you don't get blow throughs so I'd still say that's the best way to go if you're doing bigger chunkier stuff, it's just easier and quicker ! I guess if I'd done this in that way I'd have spent as long cutting it out as I did trying to get the film to lay across all the surfaces, swings and roundabouts.

@badger5 - Glad you like it fella, will email you those other pictures I got of it. Bring on the next one :thumbsup:

Looks flawless Ian, Really precise. i'd like to see how you use the cutter and film.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Cheers Chef - It's not as glamourous as it sounds and there's usually a lot of swearing involved :lol: If we meet up at Slough you can ask me all the questions you want and I'll go through it with you.

nice shell dude ;)

DEX 408 shell coming soon!
 

Hi Ian

I've got a DEX408 on pre order and I'm looking to book someone to paint my shell for me when it appears in a few weeks time. Would you be interested in having a go? I've got some idea's I'd like to discuss with you, could we chat by e-mail?

I've just sent you my e-mail in a private message via this wonderful forum.

Thanks and speak soon.

Cheers Jon.

Dave - you've got a PM and an email :)

Damn this section updates fast !

Right, my next one - for I am the slowest painter in the world :lol:

All painted on so no stickers to peel off :thumbsup: I know, I should have learnt by now, I just can't help myself, must-make-too-much-work, can't-stop-myself...

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...Agama1_web.jpg

Thats awesome take it you used cut vynal as the decal masks ?

Yeah I drew them all out and cut them on the cutter. The bulk of the body was with LM though. The cutter is just handy making sure everything is the same.

noice1 bredda

Sweet tight and clean. Nice one Ian.

Thanks guys.

Damn it I always end up posting at the bottom of a page with new work so it's soon out of sight :blush:

Wow.

Awesome stuff. I've not tried my mask film / cutter yet, but I can imagine getting the mask to lay flat on bendy bits of some shells is a nightmare !

Cheers Andy...

Getting masks into the shells is a whole new nightmare all in itself :lol: The UNO RC one I did wrong, 3 times, it's a funny logo and I put it in upside down, 3 times :blush: then I got one of the Nemo ones upside down too... :wtf:

I was just laughing at myself in the end, it was that or cry :cry:

Turned out nice in the end though.

That depends how many posts your profile is set up to view per page, you can change it in your user cp, hit edit options then scroll down & you will see a box called Number of Posts to Show Per Page, i have mine set to 40 posts per page so for me your post is in the middle of the third page, remember to scroll to the bottom & save any changes :D

As always mate your work is amazing :thumbsup: keep up the superb work Ian

very nice ian

there ya go mate ;):thumbsup:

hi ian some really awesome work here, just wanna know how much would you charge to spray a durango 410v3? Thanks

Thanks chaps, Stu, I might change the post number but it'll roll around eventually whatever I set it to. Cheers for the heads up though.

Jon - cheers for reposting my work buddy. Gotta say still hating these water based paints :lol: anything interesting in the RCS camp... Need thinners based stuff in my life again :thumbsup:

Matthew - Thanks - I'll send you a PM

NICE WORK
 

WOW!!! If my shell looked half as good as these, I would b to afraid to use it:D
Lovin ure work.:thumbsup:

That looks fantastic mate, it looks so bright, everything is super crisp and the decals once again look outstanding :thumbsup: but we do want to see much more of your work so get painting :lol:

Great stuff, keep it up!

Thanks - I don't set out to paint shelf queens though, I'd rather see them used and on the track than sat gathering dust :lol:


All in good time :lol:

interesting developments in the rcs camp but not thinner based unfortunately for you buddy. :lol:

nice job Ian, your work is super impressive bud :thumbsup:

Am I really stuck with this water based :rolleyes: oh well... If there's nothing else... keep me posted Jon, interested in what you're doing !

Cheers Mark, much appreciated !

Well what can i say guys, the pictures really do not do it justice, the whole thing is just superb. I cannot recommend Ian highly enough the whole thing was a just a real eye opener, i have never been one for being able too paint and just having someone being able too design a shell with me was a real bonus, and that is just what it was he helped everystep of the way, even so far as being able too take a trip down too him and having him help with the placing of sponsor logos, and the stripe down the middle, perfectly wide enough so when its cut i still had some blue on the outer edges, its touches like this that make a difference. His work is just first class, the shell arrived perfectly packaged and i could go on for hours (in fact i think Ian and myself have talked for hours about all aspects of this shell) i really do know what else i can add too this the colours are perfect. the layout is exactly what i wanted and as soon as i get some time i will post some pics with it on the car. without a doubt the best shell i have had. Recommended without a moments thought.

WOW - thanks Mark :thumbsup:

That's nothing to do with the paint you just like the fumes:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:yawn: ssshhhhhhhhh don't tell everyone :lol:

Actually I notice it now if I go into a paint place but when I was doing it everyday I didn't notice, you can smell the lacquer or solid colours that use hardners to set them off but the base coat and thinners I really didn't notice. Scary when you think about it.