[julianb]

Larger areas were blocked in with a really cheap spraygun that came with an equally cheap compressor from Lidl. Everything else done with my Iwata SBS. Paint is a mixture of Auto Air (Coarse Silver base, Transparent Black (for skulls and shading), and Createx Opaque Black and Iridescent Red. I think I'll probably invest in a better quality gun for next time. The spray pattern was very uneven. I ended up misting the coats on for fear of getting thick wet paint.

I actually painted the red first, so only one lot of masking to create flames and shadows, then blocked in the silver. Richard Markham skull stencils and transparent black to create the detail, blended into a more opaque black.

Carbon areas done in the same way as the RC shells, but in reverse.

The biggest issues were an inadequate amount of room to work - painted in my garage, and keeping shit out of the paint - not entirely successful, so some careful flatting between coats!

Hopefully a good clearcoating and subsequent flatting and polishing will cover up a multitude of sins....