jlcox7 16 Posted June 1, 2017 I haven't tried yet, but was thinking of trying to paint all the yellow plastic pieces on a Boomerang or Falcon with paint. Anyone have any tips as to what kind of paint, preparations, and is it even worth the time to paint the shocks with the springs going over them? Would it be better just to replace them with allow? thanks for any advice or input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Jumper 3662 Posted June 1, 2017 Not related to Boomerang or Falcon... But who else hates the yellow shocks?!? Of all the colors to pick, why yellow?!? Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hudson 53 Posted June 1, 2017 Not sure what colour you had in mind but I used Rit dye to change all the yellow parts on one of my Falcons to black and it worked brilliantly........ For the shocks you can replace with black or probably just about any colour if you go aftermarket............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlcox7 16 Posted June 1, 2017 Rit - the dye you use on clothes? how long did you let it sit in the dye? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongRat 616 Posted June 1, 2017 Powder coated yellow shocks were common on off road vehicles of the 70s and 80s, and to an extent still now. So I guess it's a scale hangover. Personally I love the yellow shocks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Jumper 3662 Posted June 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, LongRat said: Powder coated yellow shocks were common on off road vehicles of the 70s and 80s, and to an extent still now. So I guess it's a scale hangover. Personally I love the yellow shocks. There are a lot of things about the 80s I'd like to leave in the 80s... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted June 1, 2017 4 hours ago, jlcox7 said: I haven't tried yet, but was thinking of trying to paint all the yellow plastic pieces on a Boomerang or Falcon with paint. Anyone have any tips as to what kind of paint, preparations, and is it even worth the time to paint the shocks with the springs going over them? Would it be better just to replace them with allow? thanks for any advice or input Matt enamel works fantastic over the type of plastic. Here's what I did years ago with the exhausts of the 1986 BIGWIG buggy: Now dying them would be even better. If you do it, I would like to see how the buggy looks afterwards. 4 hours ago, Frog Jumper said: Not related to Boomerang or Falcon... But who else hates the yellow shocks?!? Of all the colors to pick, why yellow?!? Terry As it has been said before in here, those shocks looked awesome back in the 80's. I know I loved that look myself, but nowadays it's a complete different story. And to be honest, it's not just the yellow shocks that look off but most those buggies from the second half of the 80's doesn't look right anymore, you know the "Shot" family and the others. But of course that's just my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlcox7 16 Posted June 1, 2017 Holy crap - I did not even know this was a thing . But I will be giving this a run on one of the kits I am working on. Black Rit dye, hotplate and a pot. Seen some pics and videos on line - will post some photos for sure when I am done. thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taffer 948 Posted June 1, 2017 yellow shocks are great for rere models, instantly signifying the era to some degree, similar to how white has become popular recently with different coloured parts and chassis its odd Tamiya haven't done any cva v2 shocks in blue, red or green?? come on Tamiya, let's see more colours! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
