A workmate who's into 1:8 scale nitro RC racing has asked me to paint a body for his car. His racing colours are orange, white and blue. He wants a 4 colour camo pattern, using his three colours and black. He wants it predominately white, so it'll be easier to see when racing in the winter, a lot of the racing is done at night under flood lights, and he finds it easier to see a white car when it's at the other end of the course.
He's supplied me with the body, and some paints that are formulated for spraying polycarbonate, I think they are a laquer, a bit like Alclad, they actually etch the plastic.
He couldn't get orange paint, so I'll have to mix it.
He also gave me some liquid mask. I'm going to do a practice run on a sheet of acetate with Tamiya acrylics, I can bring it into work and see if he approves of the pattern. Right now I've given the acetate a couple of coats of the liquid mask, it needs a few more before I start cutting out the pattern.
This Fasmask stuff dries clear, it's a lot easier to paint on than humrol maskol, he said I can keep the bottle, I'll try it out on the Stuka canopy.
Will post more progress pics.
He's supplied me with the body, and some paints that are formulated for spraying polycarbonate, I think they are a laquer, a bit like Alclad, they actually etch the plastic.
He couldn't get orange paint, so I'll have to mix it.
He also gave me some liquid mask. I'm going to do a practice run on a sheet of acetate with Tamiya acrylics, I can bring it into work and see if he approves of the pattern. Right now I've given the acetate a couple of coats of the liquid mask, it needs a few more before I start cutting out the pattern.
This Fasmask stuff dries clear, it's a lot easier to paint on than humrol maskol, he said I can keep the bottle, I'll try it out on the Stuka canopy.
Will post more progress pics.
