New Shell day!! :D

[tizdaz]

my ST Shell arrived, have all 3 parts now )body/bumper & wing) all in clear (looks white but thats just the protective film) I had to do a lot of searching as trying to find a new clear ST shell in the UK was difficult, so in the end i ordered it from a retailer in Holland! Also some parts for my diff rebuild

Anyway now to decide on colours, thinking Green/Black or Pink/black! ...not decided yet ^^

 

[RickDizzle]

I have been a fan of bright colors lately..maybe it's because I am getting old and I feel like I can see them better. Lol! I like the idea of the pink if its a neon pink.

 

[tizdaz]

Yup bright pink is the one!

 

[tizdaz]

ok so about to pull the trigger after spending days deciding on colour! ...ive decided to go with either:

Tamiya Fluro Pink PS-29 or Fastrax fluo purple (FAST285) with Tamiya Gunmetal PS-23

With Fastrax you get 150ml (as opposed to the 100ml Tamiya!) Fastrax it is also around £1 cheaper per can. Im guessing im going to need x2 cans of each colour.

Also, for the backing of the fluro/bright colours, im thinking to back it with silver so i can then back that with black so the inside of shell is all dark, is this correct?

I was going to back the fluro with white but this isnt a good idea if going to back later with black?

What you guys think on the colours between these:

this is the fastrax fluro purple:

and this is the Tamiya Fluro Pink:


The Secondry colour i was going to use Jet Black, but then i thought the Gunmetal will be ab better choice?:


Cheers!

 

[Seandonato73]

Purple and the gunmetal. Not really into pink at all. Depending on what you want is how you do your backer, silver should give the brightest look, and possibly show through a bit depending on how opaque the color is. Id do a layer of white on top the silver then a black backer.

 

[RickDizzle]

I like both.. gonna have to make the decision on your own there lol. I have a weird obsession lately with those colors. Hence my Align Trex550x below. I also partially agree with Sean (no disrespect brother) on the backer color. I personally would go bright white. IMO, silver will darken your primary color a tad. In my experience, anything other than white will cause slight darkening of the color. So I would shoot your primary colors and then see if you want them about the same or a tad darker. If you want a tad darker...shoot silver then back whole thing with white. If you want it about the same..back with 2 coats of white.

 

[tizdaz]

great info thanks guys, those hli colours are v.nice! ...will take your advice Sean and do the silver > White > then black for backing

 

[RickDizzle]

Love it! Post pics when done. Excited too see how it comes out!

 

[spents]

cut an old 2 litre coke/pepsi bottle up and do a few test pieces fella, backed with the different option and see how ya like em ,
thats what i do and saves backing the shell then not liking the finish when yer done,

 

[RickDizzle]

cut an old 2 litre coke/pepsi bottle up and do a few test pieces fella, backed with the different option and see how ya like em ,
thats what i do and saves backing the shell then not liking the finish when yer done,

Great advice here!

 

[tizdaz]

Love it! Post pics when done. Excited too see how it comes out!

Will do buddy!

cut an old 2 litre coke/pepsi bottle up and do a few test pieces fella, backed with the different option and see how ya like em ,
thats what i do and saves backing the shell then not liking the finish when yer done,

Excellent tip, will do that cheers

 

[tizdaz]

paint arrived, just deciding on design! cant decide lol, but think i know what im going for now, originally was going to use the paint drips effect, but now ive decided to go for a more clean 2-tone look

1st mission is to trim the shell as im using madmax giant grips rims so i need to make the wheel arches a little bigger & also cut the hole in the rear bed a little larger. Will post some pics when i begin ^^