Anyone just leave the bodies clear
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Anyone just leave the bodies clear
I don’t think I want to paint them. I’m going to use these as display and use the beat up painted ones for running.
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Re: Anyone just leave the bodies clear
90% of my bodies are clear.
I was old school - when old school wasn't cool !
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Re: Anyone just leave the bodies clear
I paint all of mine, Im down to my last clear no-stamp RC10, just until I come up with another cool era correct paint scheme. I don't like seeing them clear at all, but that's just me.


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Re: Anyone just leave the bodies clear
I only leave them clear until i come up with a paint scheme. I've put some decals on some clear bodies before i've painted them but found that I end up wasting some sweet decals because decals go better after paint. Either that or i don't plan well.
Plus when i see clear bodies it reminds me of the impatient kid that runs it clear and then it gets too torn up to really ever paint.
Plus the cool lines and details of the body don't come thru when its clear

Plus when i see clear bodies it reminds me of the impatient kid that runs it clear and then it gets too torn up to really ever paint.

Plus the cool lines and details of the body don't come thru when its clear
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Re: Anyone just leave the bodies clear
My opinion goes the opposite direction. A clear body on a car is an incomplete project. I can't even stand leaving a wing clear, it's gotta be painted somehow to suit the body paint scheme. I agree with TRX-1-3 about the body lines, even to the point that I'll avoid stickering up a car in favor of a paint job that brings out the body lines somehow. 

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Re: Anyone just leave the bodies clear
You and me both except me x2
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