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  1. Since I have been collecting cars, I've had my eyes on the Tamiya TR-15T nitro RC. I think it is one of the coolest looking stadium trucks but was always on the fence on pulling the trigger on one because of A the price and B the fact that there are absolutely no tutorials on these builds. Well, I came across a new in box for a great price to pass up, and I have been sitting on it for a while. I told myself I would build it one day, and I have started on it, but I have to be honest. it's the most challenging build I have come across. I have tried to get as much information on the web, and I constantly read the instructions, but I still come out confused. I tried to ask for help in groups, but I get different mixed information. Some will scare me with all the horror stories of their cars running off and crashing into walls then I get the ones who help but just give me the basic information, then I get the ones who says why the badword do I even want one of those loud and slow cars anyway. If im going to be a collector, especially a Tamiya collector, I must have their first nitro car in my collection. I believe if someone did a tutorial video for dummies, it will get a lot of views as I know there are a lot of people out there who feel the same way. Does anyone else have this problem?
  2. I painted this Nissan Silvia body using Tamiya Translucent paint. There was interest in my previous translucent paint job, so I decided to take pictures of each step to show how to do it. I used these colors: For each "coat" of paint, I hold the can about 6 - 8 inches away from the body and spray in side-to-side or up-to-down strokes. I want the paint to dust onto the body in a mist. I don't want to paint in stripes. I aim for complete coverage by the 3rd application of paint, or when the can runs out. The time between each coat depends on when the paint flashes off. When you first apply the paint, you can see that it is very glossy and wet. If you watch the paint, you'll see it flash off and lose it's gloss. It'll still be wet, but will have a matte look to it. Soon after that, I apply the next coat. The temperature that you're painting in will determine how long this takes. On a cool day of 60F, this could take up to 5mins, but on a hot day this will be a lot faster. Just make sure the paint looks dry before applying the next light coat. Here's the body after the first coat of Translucent. Held up to the light, it's very see-through. Here it is after the 2nd coat of Translucent: A little more orange, but still very see-through. The 3rd coat of Translucent: At this point, there wasn't much left in the can, so I was holding the body up to the light and looking for any area's that looked uneven. In particular the lines and crevices in the bumpers or around the windows. Here's how it looks now: Here's how it looks from the outside when held up to the light. If I stopped here, this is how it would look. If I backed this with black, I would just get a dark orange color that wouldn't be that appealing. The next step is where the magic happens. Here's the first dusting of Bright Silver: You can already see the color starting to change on the outside. It looks like there's some yellow in the orange. Here's the next coat of Bright Silver. I had complete coverage by this step and stopped here with the Bright Silver. When held up to the light, you can see that it is still semitransparent. If you look at the shadow from my hand, you see the silver. First coat of Black. Held up to the light: Next coat of black. I put the black on a bit heavier here. Held up to the light, you can no longer see through the body. I gave it a couple hours to dry, and then removed the masks and overspray film. This is the body in direct sunlight. You can see the metal flake from the Bright Silver showing through, giving depth to the paint. Indoor lighting showing the metal flake.
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