some paintwork ive just done - £2500 RC car !

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:09

hey guys, id liek to share some pics of a radio controled car ive just painted !
this car is really special as its worth over 2.5 K !
the make/ model doesnt spring to ming but its a 1/5th scale unleaded beast of a thing
the owner wanted a custom paint job on the lexan shell ( the plain shell cost a whopping £100 !! ) and gave me a very loose criteria of ' just do what ever you want ricky btu i like that realistic fire stuff"

so thought it would be nice to blend in some racing checks and fire !

here we go:

BTW ! ! ! pics taken moments after the clearcoat was applied... so theres some specs of dust etc which will be polished out when the clearcoat has hardened.

enjoy !

Raikiri · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:11

Looks awesome

I've got a super lanboy here that could do with some custom flames

Kol · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:13

Good effect. How did you get that?

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:16

Raikiri said:
Looks awesome

I've got a super lanboy here that could do with some custom flames

lol im doing my 3d aurora this week, though my compressor has just died a long awaited death,,, so im running off some little 2.5 litre thing i borrowed lol. its not too fun

Mikol:
its all airbrushed, using two pack laquwers and basecoats ( car paints) and acrylics.
theres about 30 layers of paint on there lol

btw... the window masks havnt been taken off yet, its getting fitted on the car ons aturday so ill atke some pics

PardonTheWait · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:17

You're pretty hot with an airbrush dude, nice work!

Is it for a Marder, or one of the HPI sandrails?

Kol · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:17

That's some skill with an airbrush. Kudos

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:22

Mohinder said:
You're pretty hot with an airbrush dude, nice work!

Is it for a Marder, or one of the HPI sandrails?

its a lauterbacher supercross or supersprot or somehting. took ages to remember that name lol
thanks for the kind words gents !
Rick

Raikiri · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:26

How much does this sort of thing cost to get done? (i suppose it depends on paint used, size of the job etc).

HamZilla · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:30

It really does look like its on fire. I wish I had a talent like that.

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 01:32

dont think u can discuss business on the forums mate. sorry

the paints fairly expensive though, can cost upto £40 per litre for house of kolor, but i normaly just buy it in small quantities... exotic finishes cost the earth though ! ( flips and flakes, and pearls etc )

most things cost around 20-30 per litre though.
theres not a lot of one kind of paint on that car but lots of very small amounts of different paints.... LOTS lol

chris_r · 31 Mar 2006 at 02:03

How hard is air brushing? Are you good enough to do custom air brush t-shirts?

I wish i could air brush, its massive in the hip hop fashion industry.

Dude, those flames look awesome man

Mark A · 31 Mar 2006 at 04:50

Wow that is very nice work there, id love to have ago at that sometime, like on a pc case or something. If that was mine i wouldnt even drive that car for fear of crashing it.

Mark

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:43

chris_r said:
How hard is air brushing? Are you good enough to do custom air brush t-shirts?

I wish i could air brush, its massive in the hip hop fashion industry.

Dude, those flames look awesome man

ive looked into airbrushing Ts many a time but its hard to get hold of the right paints over here. i think the paints are a lot thicker, and harder to work with... i may give it a bash when ive got some spare chaange to stock up on thepaints though.

how hard is it ? well thats a pretty impossible question to answer but i can tell you its very frustrating to learn, and VERY easy to make big mistakes on delicate work. and depending on what your painting its more just about thinking and planning than painting. more work goes into preperation and masking, designing etc than what goes into the paintwork on most hobs.

again guys thanks for the response, ill sure share some upcoming jobs... and OF COURSE my PC case !
Rick

SoliD · 31 Mar 2006 at 11:24

that looks absolutely awesome, wish my rc had a paint job like that, i love the chequered flags under the flames, amazing attention to detail! nice work, cant wait to see your aurora!

AndyBorzi · 31 Mar 2006 at 11:59

Great work there, flames look amazing. You must have some patience and a steady hand!

Sheesh £2.5k - thats more than my car is worth!!

Silly question: Do you need some form of licence or insurance to drive RC of this type?

Valo · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:07

That looks great! You've got some skills with the airbrush

R B Customs · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:16

AndyBorzi said:
Great work there, flames look amazing. You must have some patience and a steady hand!

Sheesh £2.5k - thats more than my car is worth!!

Silly question: Do you need some form of licence or insurance to drive RC of this type?

no i dont think so, but ive heard... well you can tell that they can be lethal, theres a lot of momentum behind them doing the speeds they do and it would certainly break legs, but most people race them at designated sites, designed for that scale of car... not just your local duck pond ! lol.

ill get snaps of the acctual car on saturday

lol i dont have much of a steady hand as i would like, but its more about judging where the paint is gonna land on the surface from the tip of the gun about 2 inches away

as the airbrush never touches the surface

Rick

Kreeeee · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:18

AndyBorzi said:
Silly question: Do you need some form of licence or insurance to drive RC of this type?

No, but you can't take them out on the road.

Awesome paint job there. I look forward to seeing your other work.