first time painting 1/10… S15 Sylvia

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    • March 10, 2005 at 5:14 pm #12580
      dgs73
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      thought i d post this up, see what you guys think. Learnt afew things along the way, but i m pretty happy with the result so far… will post another pic once decals are all in place…

    • March 10, 2005 at 10:25 pm #58867
      TallduDe
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      looking good so far man.

      u definitly need drift wheel for that bad boy!

    • March 11, 2005 at 1:47 pm #58875
      dgs73
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      after what was a rather longish amount of time, 90% of the decals have been added… the rest were done late last night, after this pic was taken. TD; that’d be cool… might do that:p

      Edited by – dgs73 on 11 March 2005 08:49:17

    • March 11, 2005 at 8:35 pm #58885
      betty.k
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      looks good man!:smiley2: purple is a tricky colour, one false move and it looks gay! but you managed to stay on the butch side with that one!:D
      next time you do window decals don’t cut out the middle bit until after it’s on the window. it will maintain it’s shape better.:8ball:

    • March 11, 2005 at 10:17 pm #58887
      z-beam
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      looks good dave, may i ask what brand and colour the paint was?

    • March 12, 2005 at 2:47 am #58888
      merc-blue
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      nice… pruple is hard.. i did a all pink/purple car once .. still was almost macho even running tamiya 0 offsets

    • March 12, 2005 at 12:13 pm #58891
      mini-g
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      he used tamiya metalic purple.

    • March 14, 2005 at 2:07 pm #58900
      dgs73
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      the finished product!!! Photos taken before it’s maiden voyage… z-beam; Tamiya PS-18. betty; would’ve maybe done it that way, but the biggest issue was the fact that the headlights/tailights, door handles, etc. were located within the window trims, so unfortunantly it would’ve been difficult to keep the inside stickers in decent shape while removing from the windows. Here’s the front view anyway…

    • March 14, 2005 at 2:10 pm #58901
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      …and the rear… actually handles very well, so will be using this for racing…

    • March 14, 2005 at 4:03 pm #58903
      kevsta
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      Looks very nice !

      Going to have to rub my 350z against it.

      😀

    • March 14, 2005 at 4:14 pm #58905
      TallduDe
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      i have no fear about damaging my Altezza shell :p

      man i missed out yesterday bloody werk would have been to good to run the rcs i got an itchie trigger finger LOL

    • March 14, 2005 at 6:04 pm #58911
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      Looks very nice !

      Going to have to rub my 350z against it.

      😀

      hahahaha… no worries… you gotta catch it first though, lol… yeah, i’m not really worries about this getting dinged up, and cant run it outside of novice due to its being a two door and all.

    • March 14, 2005 at 11:14 pm #58916
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      i like it alot! the red & yellow decals look great with the (manly:clown:) purple.
      and i dunno why but a race number makes a body look fast!:D:8ball:

    • March 15, 2005 at 2:17 pm #58929
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      purple was actually my second choice, but the hobby shop i went to had no metellic royal or navy blue so this was the next choice… thinking of doing a vx Commodore in white and making up some Police vinyl. You know, the blue checkered sides and all that. (Are cop car vinyls the same from state to state? Not sure, but i’d say not). Be funny to see a 1/10 vx cop car chasing others around at the track. Just gotta figure a way to do the lights on top… ah, ideas are ever brewing in my head…:D

    • March 15, 2005 at 4:18 pm #58930
      mini-g
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      man it has been done, will try and find the mag’s they are in.

    • March 15, 2005 at 5:06 pm #58934
      dgs73
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      and here i was thinking i’d had an original idea… at least that answers my question of this idea’s illegality… might have to give it a pass then. oh well

    • March 15, 2005 at 5:48 pm #58937
      mini-g
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      yeah it is hard to find something that has not been done b4….. they even did the wrx cop car that vic has. keep pondering.

    • March 15, 2005 at 9:06 pm #58941
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      yeah, um… ok… maybe that can go on the back burner for a while then…:smiley2:

    • March 15, 2005 at 9:08 pm #58942
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      yeah, um… ok… maybe that can go on the back burner for a while then…:smiley2:

      You could always do a mini cooper s cop car… I’ve seen some going around in Sydney…

    • March 15, 2005 at 10:50 pm #58945
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      You seen the FHM mini now thats a paint job i wouldnt mind! LOL

    • March 16, 2005 at 2:02 pm #58950
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      thats pretty cool… wonder what’s painted on the rear of the thing…:D

    • March 16, 2005 at 4:02 pm #58959
      mini-g
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      MMMMMMMM…..i want one!!!!!!

    • March 16, 2005 at 4:14 pm #58960
      z-beam
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      i love it talldude! thanks for showing us that…

      the mostinteresting cop car colours ive seen where in victoria along the great ocean road… silver with flouro orange and sky blue… intense colour scheme that really stood out!

    • March 17, 2005 at 2:02 pm #58984
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      opting out of the cop car idea now… still going to do a vx though, no doubt… just gotta come up with something different

    • March 17, 2005 at 4:16 pm #58987
      TallduDe
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      are you doing a VX because of the class of racing in castle hill dude?

      wouldnt mind joining you guys next time u go.

    • March 17, 2005 at 4:39 pm #58988
      mini-g
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      tommorow night TD…

    • March 17, 2005 at 4:53 pm #58989
      TallduDe
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      hmmmm cant tomorrow working again 🙁

      if its every 2 weeks then i cant make it then either going on a weekend holiday that weekend im missing out on my sunday racing that weekend aswellblackeye:

      ill have to get back to you on that one then, i hate doing that. i want to go but i havent got the time.

      when i go there wouldnt mind picking up some frewer bodies that 540 clas they got there sounds like fun.

    • March 17, 2005 at 5:00 pm #58990
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      are you doing a VX because of the class of racing in castle hill dude?

      wouldnt mind joining you guys next time u go.

      yeah mate… next step up sees me needing a Commodore or Falcon… might go AU Falcon yet, not sure. No doubt i’ve got a bit of time before i move up… lol It’s every week but i think next Friday might be off due to Easter…

    • March 17, 2005 at 10:39 pm #59006
      TallduDe
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      which shell has better aerodynamics??

      all i know is compared to other shells those arent that great!

      but ill be interested in a shell none the less im all for a commodore shell.

    • March 18, 2005 at 1:50 pm #59013
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      Stratus and 2.0 Stratus are pretty popular… very aerodynamic, plus, i’ve won twice with the 2.0…:smiley2:

    • March 18, 2005 at 9:21 pm #59021
      TallduDe
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      yeah i suppose but ill race ya with the altezza 😀

      got some drift rims coming should be fun at meadowbank if i ever get a chance to go pass that area again. :smiley16:

    • March 30, 2005 at 11:20 pm #59108
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      you have to one day dude, i’ve still got those stickers here for you…:smiley2:

    • March 30, 2005 at 11:47 pm #59109
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      He better,

      Still toooooo much fun to be had down the park
      :smiley2::smiley2::smiley2:

    • March 30, 2005 at 11:52 pm #59110
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      To bad you guys,

      TD, Kev
      That you have your 1:10 racing on sundays, And thanks for letting us know…

      When are we going to race Z’s again GUYS…?:evil::evil::D:smiley2:

    • March 31, 2005 at 12:00 am #59111
      TallduDe
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      im free next sunday……..hopefully i will inform i dont make plans further then a fewdays because life has a tendency to creep up on me. 🙁

    • March 31, 2005 at 4:08 pm #59125
      mini-g
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      is there racing at tempe next sunday TD??????

    • March 31, 2005 at 4:10 pm #59126
      dgs73
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      i’m there. We racing this Friday Dave? Pete; bring a Z. We all tend to have one there, something to do when the 1/10 batteries die…

      Edited by – dgs73 on 31 March 2005 11:29:55

    • March 31, 2005 at 4:17 pm #59127
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      i’m there. We racing this Friday Dave? Pete; bring a Z. We all tend to have one there, something to do when the 1/10 battereis die…

      MAN…..for sure….

    • March 31, 2005 at 4:32 pm #59129
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      no worries… looks like i’m charging batteries all Saturday afternoon now… oh, bring the Giant Dave. I’ll chuck the T in the bag. Hey look! This has become the Sydney racing topic now…:p:smiley2:

    • March 31, 2005 at 5:13 pm #59131
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      I’m keen on running the Zs, next Sunday April 10th at meadowbank sounds good.

      Also want to run the mini cooper:)

    • March 31, 2005 at 7:06 pm #59136
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      at this stage the track will be present… four Z’s is enough in my opinion…

    • March 31, 2005 at 7:27 pm #59138
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      So thats TD, Kev, Dave’s, Me, Mocky

    • March 31, 2005 at 9:58 pm #59139
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      oooh… bold type font… lol Mocky; you MUST be present this Sunday. Kev i think was next Sunday, Pete

    • March 31, 2005 at 10:40 pm #59140
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      hopefully we will all be there on the 10th

    • March 31, 2005 at 10:49 pm #59141
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      and most of us will be there this Sunday the 3rd…:smiley2:

    • April 1, 2005 at 12:59 am #59143
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      well there is racing on this sunday at tempe the (3rd) but i cantm make it due to famioy stuff sister giving birth on sunday i think (well thats when shes booked in for the operation) so that means i havent run any Z’s or 1/10th in a few weeks i would really like to be there on the 10th!!!!

      lets just hope life doesnt shaft me again :smiley16:

    • April 4, 2005 at 4:12 pm #59174
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      well there is racing on this sunday at tempe the (3rd) but i cantm make it due to famioy stuff sister giving birth on sunday i think (well thats when shes booked in for the operation) so that means i havent run any Z’s or 1/10th in a few weeks i would really like to be there on the 10th!!!!

      lets just hope life doesnt shaft me again :smiley16:

      I didn’t turn up for the races either so that I could spend some time with the family and have this coming Sunday free for Meadowbank.

    • April 4, 2005 at 6:59 pm #59175
      TallduDe
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      damn aye kev thats a shame! you could of won novice class!!

      ill be there the next sunday its on hopefully with two runing cars.

    • April 4, 2005 at 7:11 pm #59176
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      and the Zs of course…:smiley2::p how’s the Minis going guys?

    • April 4, 2005 at 8:36 pm #59178
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      And have you guys tried the Zs on the track at tempe…:smiley2:

    • April 5, 2005 at 12:41 am #59181
      TallduDe
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      the mini is good, everytime i run the mini in a carpark people always stop and look. alot walk and smile had a good looking women smile at me the other day wasnt too sure if she was smiling coz of the car or coz of me. LOL.

      have yet to try a mini z at the tempe track afraid it will get eattin by the 1/10ths. i will run a z there one day trust me :smiley16:

    • April 5, 2005 at 1:11 pm #59185
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      i know what you mean… i want to try out a Z at Castle Hill, but i think it would end its life…

      Edited by – dgs73 on 05 April 2005 09:12:12

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