Paint Technique - Lightning Bolts

[DarthRacer]

Does anyone have any tips on painting Lightning Bolts? I'd like to try it out on a buggy.

 

[FastEddy]

Radio control Car Action Mag has a book on painting called Painting and Detailing RC body's.

Most LHS sell it. I believe it has some tips on lightning.

 

[NCNitro]

Here is one of the best articles you will read on RC car painting

R/C car painting

Page 3 has the lightning instructions

 

[Team 17]

This month's RC extreme mag has some tips on masking and painting as well.

 

[DarthRacer]

Originally posted by NCNitro
Here is one of the best articles you will read on RC car painting

R/C car painting

Page 3 has the lightning instructions

Nice Linkage dude!!


Thanks all.

 

[NCNitro]

NP man, make sure you post some pics of the finished body.

 

[Candyman]

SHAMELESS PLUG!!!!

My Lightning Bug!!!! Done using an opaque paint pen then misted with a light white haze backed in black...

 

[DarthRacer]

OOOOOOHHH, I like it! Nice Job!! :breakdown

 

[elburro]

Originally posted by FastEddy
Radio control Car Action Mag has a book on painting called Painting and Detailing RC body's.

Most LHS sell it. I believe it has some tips on lightning.

Nah ... as much as I hate to say it, the book has some decent stuff in it but it isnt worth the $21.00 I paid for it. Nothing on lightening, not much on flames. Some good detailing and masking tips and some extremely minor airbrush techniques. Some websites on the subject dwarf this book. If you have a ClodBuster and you need to paint one of those ABS plastic bodies for it, this book actually has a section on painting ABS plastic.

EB

PS: If you can paint a fade, know that you should paint dark colors first when possible, and understand what paitn mask is, then you are already beyond the scope of this book.

 

[Paintbug]

Originally posted by NCNitro
Here is one of the best articles you will read on RC car painting

R/C car painting

Page 3 has the lightning instructions

thats a bookmark site!! thanks man i read just about the entire article. i can't wait to try some of those out!

 

[NCNitro]

Yeah, that is an awesome article. I have that one bookmarked myself.

 

[SuperMaxx97]

u paid $21 for that magazine?????:ha: u got ripped off. i get them for liek $6

bryan

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Well since you get them that cheap can you sell one my way?

 

[SuperMaxx97]

maybe, u gonna send me the $$?

bryan

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Yup - PayPal or whatever floats your boat.

 

[SuperMaxx97]

money order i guess

bryan

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

PM me with the info and Ill send it out tomorrow!

Thanks a bunch!