Modified Box Art, Restored JRX2...
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:10 pm
Hey guys, back with an X2 freshly restored, on a budget. That means cleaned, scrubbed, Dremel wire brushed parts, etc. Before you decide to PM me about Masami stickers, thinking that Im slacking, Im waiting for a pressure control inline adapter for my airbrush. Im not painting a Masami without it, and I need to fully paint one, including the rainbow flames, before I finalize the sticker sizes to become available for sale.
Anyway, you might have noticed my recent fire sales, but those are all secondary projects. I have a small fleet of keepers, and this X2 is one of them. I restored the shock bodies on a lathe, turning them down enough to use RC10 shock collars. It just worked out that way due to the heavy amount of pitting in the aluminum. Unfortunately one of the tires was streched out by alot, so I cut out a section and glued it tighter... works for me!
I went with metallic blue because I wanted something different for my persoanl shelfer. The only decals on the body are the logos and Gil Losi sig. Even the number is painted, and its all painted using lexan rattle cans. Now that I have the paint masks pretty much completed, I will be doing more box art and modified box art X2 bodies.
So, I kinda restored the wheels on the lathe, but they are 2 different shades of orange. I'll be painting them tommorow with Tamiya Camel Yellow, which matches the yellow in the paint and decals. Then I'll take better pics in natural sunlight. Its hard to tell but the orange in the body is Pactra flourescent orange, neon baby! I will post updates as they come. Check it out, hope you like it
Anyway, you might have noticed my recent fire sales, but those are all secondary projects. I have a small fleet of keepers, and this X2 is one of them. I restored the shock bodies on a lathe, turning them down enough to use RC10 shock collars. It just worked out that way due to the heavy amount of pitting in the aluminum. Unfortunately one of the tires was streched out by alot, so I cut out a section and glued it tighter... works for me!
I went with metallic blue because I wanted something different for my persoanl shelfer. The only decals on the body are the logos and Gil Losi sig. Even the number is painted, and its all painted using lexan rattle cans. Now that I have the paint masks pretty much completed, I will be doing more box art and modified box art X2 bodies.
So, I kinda restored the wheels on the lathe, but they are 2 different shades of orange. I'll be painting them tommorow with Tamiya Camel Yellow, which matches the yellow in the paint and decals. Then I'll take better pics in natural sunlight. Its hard to tell but the orange in the body is Pactra flourescent orange, neon baby! I will post updates as they come. Check it out, hope you like it
