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Post by tuffone20 on Apr 27, 2013 23:53:50 GMT -6
I was going to build this one like the box art and just polish the body and leave it unpainted. But then I thought it would look better if I did and two or three tone paint job on it, I was having some trouble trying to come up with what colors to use. So I went to a hobby shop and started looking at the paints hopping to find something that stood out. When I saw that Alclad had some Candy colors and so this is what I came up with.  I have the body almost ready to start painting and stripped the chrome from some parts that I will be using alclad on and my plan for the wheels is to do the outer wheel in chrome and the center of the wheel in the Candy Electric Blue, that is if I can come up with a way of masking them to pull it off?  So what do you all think? |
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Post by bugaboo on Apr 28, 2013 4:29:12 GMT -6
It sounds great, it will be exciting to see it with the colors on  |
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Post by Dennis M on Apr 28, 2013 16:10:57 GMT -6
Those colors look great.
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Post by tuffone20 on Apr 29, 2013 1:11:42 GMT -6
I think I have come up with a way to paint the wheels? I had hoped to give it a try tonight but didn't have time because my dumb sister-law broke down again!!! (that is one person that shouldn't own a car) Anyways this is what i made and have to make three more of them.   If it works it should look pretty nice and it will have a chrome center cap.. |
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Apr 29, 2013 9:49:28 GMT -6
Gonna be a sweet ride.
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Post by tuffone20 on Apr 29, 2013 19:58:06 GMT -6
I got one wheel done and I think it turned out pretty good.  Now I just have to do three more of them!!! |
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Post by showrodjohn on Apr 30, 2013 6:02:28 GMT -6
That wheel looks great. I like the direction of your build.
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Apr 30, 2013 7:55:40 GMT -6
Very Nice color combo
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Post by Dennis M on Apr 30, 2013 10:35:32 GMT -6
That wheel looks fantastic.
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on Apr 30, 2013 20:35:31 GMT -6
Lookin good!!
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Post by tuffone20 on May 6, 2013 16:53:51 GMT -6
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Post by erwin on May 10, 2013 14:27:57 GMT -6
Love what you've done with the wheels! Don't forget to keep us posted!
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Post by TooOld on May 10, 2013 15:25:05 GMT -6
Great idea for painting the wheels ! I agree with you , Alcad looks better than most kit chrome .
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Post by AL on May 10, 2013 18:10:22 GMT -6
Verry KoooL . . . . . .
-AL
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Post by tuffone20 on May 11, 2013 11:18:27 GMT -6
Well boys and girls I learned a valuable lesson last night the hard way!!!! I use one of those Tamiya spray stands that hold the body, I haven't cleaned it in a very long time and it bit me in the rear end!!!! I was spraying the first color coat on the body and some of the loose stuff that had built up on the stand got into the paint!!  And I got it a little heavy on one side, so now the body has been stripped and I have to start all over again!!! I have also cleaned the paint stand so this won't happen again any time soon!!  |
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Post by AL on May 11, 2013 11:25:02 GMT -6
Well boys and girls I learned a valuable lesson last night the hard way!!!! I use one of those Tamiya spray stands that hold the body, I haven't cleaned it in a very long time and it bit me in the rear end!!!! I was spraying the first color coat on the body and some of the loose stuff that had built up on the stand got into the paint!! And I got it a little heavy on one side, so now the body has been stripped and I have to start all over again!!! I have also cleaned the paint stand so this won't happen again any time soon!! |
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Post by tuffone20 on May 11, 2013 13:26:52 GMT -6
---AAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrGGGGGGGG ! ! ! ! ! ! ( sorry )
That's how I feel!! ;D
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Post by tuffone20 on May 18, 2013 17:43:42 GMT -6
I will add some more photos tomorrow, but for now this is where I'm at on the Baja Beast. Still need to do some stuff before I can call it finished.  |
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Post by showrodjohn on May 18, 2013 19:58:53 GMT -6
Looking great. Nice colour combo and the rims look cool.
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Post by Dennis M on May 18, 2013 23:03:32 GMT -6
Fantastic job.
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Post by groundhog on Dec 18, 2013 13:23:09 GMT -6
loved this one. great paint, nice build! groundhog.
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Post by bugaboo on Dec 29, 2013 19:59:25 GMT -6
Looks really great |
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on Dec 30, 2013 22:45:49 GMT -6
Lookin' GOOD!!!!  |
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