Grastens 2795 Posted September 29, 2013 That paint work clearly shows amazing attention paid to the layering and thought process behind the order of colours on a complicated scheme. It is simple enough for a hard body, but not so for a polycarbonate shell. Your work is phenomenal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Percymon 2184 Posted September 29, 2013 Great work on the shell, and nice recovery on the windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeostar 802 Posted September 30, 2013 absolutely brilliant job, I cant fault it, what country are you in? id pay for a paint job like that !! That paint work clearly shows amazing attention paid to the layering and thought process behind the order of colours on a complicated scheme. It is simple enough for a hard body, but not so for a polycarbonate shell. Your work is phenomenal! Great work on the shell, and nice recovery on the windows.Chaps,Thanks for the kind comments, give me some motivation to the get job finished although I think the pictures hide some of the errors :-) Also I'm in the UK in near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. Tonight I finished the yellow and silver stripes. I then added some tape to the inside where it might get scratched as this shell is such a tight fit. And fitted to the shell. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted October 3, 2013 very nice finish.....what about the wing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klausen 1197 Posted October 3, 2013 Great picture of your buggies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggamehunter 127 Posted October 3, 2013 top job on the astute !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeostar 802 Posted October 4, 2013 Managed to get the wing painted and mounted last night. At the moment its got some of the old decals from the shell that came with the runner so there a bit tatty but they'll have to do until I can find some new that aren't going for megga bucks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted October 4, 2013 Congratulations on such a job.....very nice ending and indeed ( Awesome ) :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggamehunter 127 Posted October 4, 2013 great job on a classic model , i think my astue is my fav of the lot , just love your paint job , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTodd 1306 Posted October 4, 2013 Very nice. Youve motivated me now to re-build my Astute and finaly paint it's new original body and apply its original decals that I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grastens 2795 Posted October 4, 2013 A fantastic finish on an excellent buggy - like the wing says: Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeostar 802 Posted September 24, 2021 Evening all, Sorry to dig up a very old thread but just wondering if anybody on here owns my old Astute that I restored many years ago? I sold it but I forget how or to who now, long shot but thought I'd ask :-) Pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites