2008 VRCNT Award bodies

[Lessen]

The first sneak peeks at the hood work...

Most Improved: relatively straight forward on the hood

3rd place:

2nd place:

1st place:

Rookie of the Year: I've always felt this one should be a bit special. I might be biting off a bit more than I can chew here so wish me luck

 

[Mayhem]

looks nice....tried to sign up for vrc today. No mac support.

 

[Candyman]

Looks good Josh. Nice touch to a end a nice first season.

 

[Lessen]

Thanks Jeff. I need to order a big bottle of Bob Dively's and a lot of paint so I can get this train a rollin'.

 

[robmob]

Looking good.

Can't wait to see the finished products.

 

[savagefan04]

wow! i'm digging all the designs.
and this is definitely a nice ending to a good 1st year. can't wait for the new season to ramp up.

 

[Lessen]

Yeah, I'm awaiting to see what's going on with the new version. It's not out yet so I doubt it'll be available by the end of the year.

ok... back to drawing

 

[Mattyfats420]

WOW i wish i had HALF the drawing skills as you do. i could turn out some killer paint jobs.
but once i stray away from decals and try do do my own stuff. it turns out like crap.

Well as always, they look great and can't wait to see the finished projects. i wish i had the extra cash to get into the VRCNT, but maybe next year it will be in the bag of stuff i need to get. i would like to get a nice body out of it for one of my trucks!

Good luck all

 

[Lessen]

Drawing??? pfft! I got two words for you... resize and trace.

 

[NCNitro]

Nice work Josh, but I think that last one should go to the number 1 guy, that's gonna be a sweet lid when its done.

 

[Lessen]

If somebody else was #1, they would have got a similar hood. I'd rather put the extra time in for somebody else

 

[NCNitro]

Ah, ok, I didn't realize you were number 1. Cool gesture man, can't wait to see them finished.

 

[Lessen]

I got a couple more tricks up my sleeve for most of these. Of course they will also have some graphic work, but not overboard. I havn't done to many TC bodies so I'm gonna try a couple other off the wall ideas I got.

 

[WoodiE]

Lessen, I'm excited to see the final results!

 

[savagefan04]

Lessen, I'm excited to see the final results!

+1 on that comment.

i've already started looking for rollers on ebay to display the new lid...i'm stoked!

 

[Lessen]

I'm with ya Gabe. I've added my TC of choice to my 'favorites' list. Maybe the wife will see it I just found out the ROAR carpet nationals are foing to be held 20 minutes from me in March. I've never even raced a touring car but I'd give it a go just for the heck of it.

 

[savagefan04]

what TC did you decide on? the new xray?
i'm bouncing back and forth all over the place. goin from the xray 007 to the cheap HPI sprint 2 drifter and stuff in the middle

 

[Lessen]

I've been looking at the XraY, TC5, Kyosho and Losi and I'm liking the design if the Losi the most. The Losi is designed around the concept of centralized weight which I really like. Another thing I've noticed is that it looks like the Kyosho and TC5 offer single post steering which I'm not a fan of on a 1:10 scale. Not that I have any actual experience wit them, I just don't agree with the concept of it. The Xray and Losi have double post steering and there is a pretty big price difference between the two. Amain has the Losi for 315 and the Xray for 500. However, Stormerhobbies has the Xray for 400 I think. I can't justify buying an entry level TC because I would never bash it. A TC would be strictly a racer for me. I stick to off road for bashing.

 

[savagefan04]

all good points, but i dont see myself racing all that much. just some driveway runs and maybe a make shift track/drifting course at the local school.

i'm heading to the lhs shop tomorrow to see what he has in stock and more importantly touch a few to see what i like.

 

[sweetdiesel]

Looking good Josh, rookie of the year looks like it's going to be sweet.