When does lexan become art?

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mrlexan wrote:How do you do/get the thin black line outlines? By hand? Anyone know?
You can get down to 0.2mm thin art markers to do them, and the work is great- I don't see it all being freehand but the method really does not matter to me!

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To think I payed for painted bodies because of those thin lines and all it takes is a paint stick. :roll:

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A paint stick and the right slide of hand... you don't want it to look like your 3 year old drew the Silly Rabbit on the hood.
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that flame job looks like a wrap, cool but ??
as for the thin lines in the old days a sharpie was the tool
however there is a technique to airbrushing then on the inside
it may be a while but I'll post up when I do the next one
actually I need to get enough posts to post pics

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ASC6000 wrote: actually I need to get enough posts to post pics
No you don't, only to access the BST section. Here is a tutorial: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=16337
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ASC6000 wrote:that flame job looks like a wrap, cool but ??
as for the thin lines in the old days a sharpie was the tool
however there is a technique to airbrushing then on the inside
it may be a while but I'll post up when I do the next one
actually I need to get enough posts to post pics
please don't say liquid mask.

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flipwils11 wrote:
Lowgear wrote:According to the website they do anodizing as well. I wonder if they would attempt color matching?
I emailed him last night asking the same thing.
Did you ever get a response?

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Lowgear wrote: Did you ever get a response?
I did, from the painter and his dad who does the annodizing. I need to get back to them both.

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Re: When does lexan become art?

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It would be awesome if they could match for instance the RC10 or Kyosho gold.

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wow, i really like that orange/purple truck. man does that thing catch your eye, makes it real easy to see going down the backstrech from the drivers stand.

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mrlexan wrote:How do you do/get the thin black line outlines? By hand? Anyone know?
I use to tape 2 exacto blades together and cut the liquid mask. I modified my exacto to hold the 2 blades...but I noticed that sometimes, holding it by hand gave me more control.

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