Hotshot Colour Scheme

[Percymon]

I'm not far off completing the rebuild of my part original, mostly new Hotshot.

I've looked through the showroom for some inspiration on colour schemes, with the following conclusions..

Gunmetal - my first non boxart choice - not so sure anymore, maybe would be OK if i silvered/chromed the roll cage to give it some relief (and chromed the wheels)

Black - no, too much black with the chassis, and no detail stands out

White - no, personal view but i don't like the one i've seen in white

Silver - maybe, but not sure whether white or chromed wheels will go well ?

French Blue - possibly

Turquoise - possibly

Dark Blue PS-16 - possibly

Initially at least it will run with the original metal/red monoshocks front and rear which is partly why i'm struggling to be convinced of any colour that will sit happily with the dampers. If later on i switch to hop-up yellow dampers i want something that won't look stupid then too.

I'll be using original decals , so again the colour needs to have sufifcient contrast to allow the decals to be seen - blue decal on silver OK, but blue on blue is useless etc.

I guess others have the same dilema, hence why 90%+ are red !

[WW-nut]

Open your options to colour choice and instead of using original decals what about buying some alternative colour Hotshot decals from http://www.pandagfx.com (TC member = WillyChang)

Go on his website and type "Hotshot" in the search box for what's available.

[Jim the wookie]

I'm massively biased towards metal green on these (and i think it looks pretty good on them). Camel yellow is a second favorite.

Good luck with it.

Cheers

Jim

[Old Falcon Lad]

I've always thought the Hotshot would look good in British Racing Green, perhaps with the addition of a few strategically placed union jacks?

[Percymon]

Have ordered new body and tamiya decals, will wait to see the actual decal colour edges before deciding.

Thanks for the input, food for thought.

[HunterZero]

There's a Miller livery Hot Shot on TC that I always liked, and it's black. Decals make all the difference.

Tamiya's metallic green is one of the nicest colour paints.

For 'original' with a twist, you could do metallic red or red mica.

You could go metallic orange - translucent orange and bright silver.

- James

[Striker01]

Slightly off topic, does tamiya offer a finished hotshot body? Cut, painted, etc.

[HunterZero]

Slightly off topic, does tamiya offer a finished hotshot body? Cut, painted, etc.

Yes, they did do one, but it might be difficult to find now.

- J