So, What Have You Done Today?

[RCcoachworks]

I finished assembling the chassis and test-fitted the body. I think I'm going to go with the stock livery, except I'll swap out the blue paint for yellow. The tires are dirty because I took it for a spin around the garage.

[TwistedxSlayer]

Today I started to strip both the Traxxas 4tec I've got and my TGS

[Wez-li]

Bought another old Tamiya that I should have bought new 20 years ago. Probably over-paid for it, and it might be disappointing, but I'm still sat by the front door waiting eagerly for the postman...

What is it?

[Wez-li]

Ordered some ps paint for my LaFerrari.

Why is paint so expensive these days, I remember when it was £2.99 a can

[Percymon]

Ordered some ps paint for my LaFerrari.

Why is paint so expensive these days, I remember when it was £2.99 a can

ah the days of modelzone closing down sales !

[ChrisRx718]

Ordered some ps paint for my LaFerrari.

Why is paint so expensive these days, I remember when it was £2.99 a can

I know, used to be £3.99 for a standard colour 8 years ago and £5.99 for a 'special' - nowadays it's £5.50 a regular can and £10.99 for a special!

I'm ordering some today too - has anyone got any experience with the Abisma polycarb sprays? I'm thinking of black, silver and white as 'backing' colours, you get 150ml vs. the 100ml of the Tamiya tins for the same money...

[Percymon]

I know, used to be £3.99 for a standard colour 8 years ago and £5.99 for a 'special' - nowadays it's £5.50 a regular can and £10.99 for a special!

I'm ordering some today too - has anyone got any experience with the Abisma polycarb sprays? I'm thinking of black, silver and white as 'backing' colours, you get 150ml vs. the 100ml of the Tamiya tins for the same money...

I just used the Absima Orange spray - nice big can (50% ? bigger than Tamiya) and end result was OK - seemed quite wet but perhaps I was just a bit heavy handed, being the first fluoro (ish) colour I've used. Looked good once it was backed with white. I'm sure more opaque colours would be easier to use. Its the orange highlights around the windows and the edge of the fades (bulk of the fade to white is Testors Daytona Yellow..

Fastrax Fast Finish paints are good alternative to Tamiya - bigger cans, they spray finer / drier and good adhesion. Only issue is they are limited retailers (modelsport ?, wheelspin ? Apex ?) and the description isn't great - starburst silver for instance is really a silver flake in clear lacquer, spa silver is their silver paint.

[Wez-li]

Love seeing shells like that, I've got all the painting skills of someone doing community service...

[Vrdetailing]

Big box came today... Cost a fortune in customs and delivery

There will be a build thread soon

[ChrisRx718]

Awesome! Never seen one of these outside the YouTube videos!

I'll come and play yeah?

[Vrdetailing]

Nor have I... Cost a fortune in postage... And yes all come round for a play ..

[Percymon]

Love seeing shells like that, I've got all the painting skills of someone doing community service...

Thanks Wez, but thats just spray cans, masking tape and some patience - no airbrush in sight

[Percymon]

Just spent 5 of the last 6 hours painting and decalling this..

[XV Pilot]

Not a colour I would have chosen, but very neatly executed all the same.

[Percymon]

I 'chickened out' using the mustard yellow on the FJ40 shell for the CR-01, so thought I'd make use of it. There was an original Toyota colour not a million miles from it..

The shell is a lot closer to the 1:1 than the photo suggests - camera colour balance is off due to energy saving lights !

[Grastens]

I heard there was an RC photo contest, so I took my Lancia Rally out for some shots:

Rally cars made up the theme, so I elected to compare Martini stripes to some of the beautiful colours of autumn, as well as the gorgeous view of the nature near my place

The past few days, I have been mulling over this set of decals:

Those FreeFlo decals in particular look like a good size for a rear spoiler...

[matman]

Just spent 5 of the last 6 hours painting and decalling this..

Your painting has evolved some what WOW , Very nice job M8 .. I'm putting you up there with the best . It looks like the mustard yellow it should be ! .. ? .

Extremely very nice job .

[ukfox]

Great job on that fj40 shell percymon,

can you please take a photo of it on your tlt chassis.

I am tempted to get one for my tlt chassis

[i_am_scarecrow]

Nothing rc related yet but after seeing this beauty at a V Dub show this morning, I'm cracking on with another of my bug projects this afternoon!

[i_am_scarecrow]

Early days yet but the start of a Grasshopper/Sandscorcher combination-

[berman]

Went rc drifting last night, had an absolute blast!

[Vrdetailing]

Early morning test flight

[Percymon]

Your painting has evolved some what WOW , Very nice job M8 .. I'm putting you up there with the best . It looks like the mustard yellow it should be ! .. ? .

Extremely very nice job .

Great job on that fj40 shell percymon,

can you please take a photo of it on your tlt chassis.

I am tempted to get one for my tlt chassis

Thanks for the positive comments guys, I'd love to take a lot of credit for the paint but a lot of what you see is decals - I did cut the individual letters for the tailgate rather than apply the full width decal though

So a few pics in more natural light..

On Willy2 chassis..

and placed on the TLT-1 chassis - this is resting on top of the chassis frame ..

[Tamiya1/10]

Help, i am getting a draft at the back of my head. Can someone fill that hole? A bot fly just hatched.

Thks,

Willey.

[z00ter]

got a litle further on the ta01 > ta02 and realised ima need some bearings for the front hubs and some new pins also: