Tamiya

Cutting the shell is the worst

Have fun, it’s bloody hard

So far I have this

The edges are nice and sharp but the black also seems to have gone through the mask and left a ghost

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Oh wait no that was me having a brain fart and spraying the wrong side. Duh.

Looks pretty good tbh, what mask did you use?

Bitty design. Presume it’s liquid latex of some kind. Applied it with the air brush but think I need a spray gun for it.

My airbrushing needs work for sure.

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So the mask works really well - no bleeds

My airbrush technique tho....

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Painted the DT03

In the sun it's gold and in the shade it's pink. Will put more decals on at some point but liking it plain at the moment

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Nice!

This thread takes me back to misspent teenage years mucking around with all sorts of RC cars. None were Tamiya, but I've unearthed a photo of my RC10 B3

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Strong firey paint game

It didn't start that way - but I had plenty of chances to practise.
Going back nearly 20 years I can't remember if I used liquid mask or tape, or both. Sketching out the design on the 'outside' in felt tip definitely helped.

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Giving myself a job to do

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Liquid mask sprayed on....

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First gonna black in the air vents

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Ok that was stressful

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Some burns and purple applied....

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Dude, this is gonna be epic.

From a distance it might look acceptable

Following the lines with a scalpel on the inside is pretty tough and I’m learning on the job

A wild blue appears

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Hmmm wish I had some ps-1 to back it

Isn't there liquid masking that you can paint on?

Yes! This is that kinda stuff. See ^^^

Some blobs

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Nice mate!

Also, tiny car is tiny

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