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hows the z racing being going fellas? im really looking forward to the next oppurtunity to come down and have a thrash at the track with you all…

and whats this about the aussie mini champ, are you talking kyosho mini-z or somethin else… if it kyosho go and give the guy some competition!

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thankyou! i just noticed at the store a minute ago… youve done well and i hope the orders increase with the added variety!

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thanks Aaron, now every time i eat a kebab im going to remeber what PITA stands for:D

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From what I understand most metalic paints are simply a carrying agent and metal particles, so would a mix of two metalic paints cause this effect, EG would a mix of blue and yellow metalic paints give this effect or would it give you green?

pretty sure thats not possible… the reason the shift in colour occurs is that the particles that create the colour are a shape that shows up diferently or not at all depending on the angle they are veiwed… and if mixed as a liquid those two would definatly come out green…

heres a little snippet of one companies explanation on how their product works… found here: http://www.ammagazine.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2606,83215,00.html

“The phenomenon seen in light-interference pigment is caused by the presence of thin, micro-layered structures that reflect different wavelengths of visible light depending on the angle at which they are viewed, and their position relative to the light source (Figure 1). This is possible because light has the property of waves and can interfere both constructively and destructively to form sharp reflectance peaks in visible light, resulting in highly chromatic colors.”

coolies pete!

and talldude… nothing more has happened but the filling of the skylines rear spoiler holes (thats what you wanted right?) and final adjustments to the supras rear end before masking and then spraying comences… you had any other thoughts about how you want the supra done?

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“You remove the stock FETs from the circuit board of your racer, you then solder two stacks of up to 5 (hence a 5×2, 4×2 stack, 3×2, 2×2 stack) in their place.”

what happens if youve got 6×2?:D

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update: just checked with tamiya usa and there colour chart for the ps series of paint ends with ps-47 (pink/gold) and has 5 emty spaces for new releases in the range!

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yeah dave i snuck a photo in with the camera on the phone…:D

indeed the pink to gold was nothing to get excited about… i havent heard anything about any other planned releases from tamiya, and last time i checked the ps-46 (purple/green) wasnt even on their site:question:

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do you like that pete? for the front bonnet?

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the man hey? im A man, but not THE man… otherwise i would have a LOT of women! but thanks pete, ive been waiting to hear what you thought…

now i need you to think about what else (if anything) you want added to it…

and talldude, im still getting petes sprinter out of the way first so i can concentrate on the supra…

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water + electricity = trouble! i still cant understand how immersing the motor is going to work, but ill take your word for it guys (and stick to ph2t’s advice:smiley2:)

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theres no oz race! we got left out!

nice mercedes ken, is it yours?

Edited by – z-beam on 07 March 2005 01:09:50

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good to hear about another r/c fan giving smaller scales a try! you sure will have fun with the diablo…

one question, how do you break a motor in using water:question:

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very nice!

did you see the beginings of a dual motor 02 at the bottom of the page?

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“i pity the fool” who doesnt recycle good old stuff!

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your work is awesome jevries, i loved your pages you got… thats some stylin lowriders right there

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im pretty sure 20 or so pics would fit on your aumicro accounts gallery…

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how did you do it biohazard?

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now wheres that fastest z in the world thread again:smiley2:

congrats on that! awesome effort!

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thats cool, how did you get the body to pop up like that?

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i got plenty of h-plates thanks ph2t, but its the broken plastic ones that are easily used. im not to sure how easy cf is to cut… your pilling my leg, of couse its the trueno!

red makes things look bigger betty, its a little trick that advertisers use… what sort of details do you suggest?

good to hear some positive responses!

i had a go with the supra at the local netball courts today and it goes very well indeed, only problem was the soft compound tyres on the front flew off. dont know if i would ever race it outdoors again with the lowering bits in it, it just cleans up the tiniest of chunks and i wouldnt be bothered sweeping the 12 or so courts to stop the problem…

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there aint nothing stealthier than matt black…

just dont go racing at twilight!

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i did a little lowering to the super supra tonight as well, using an old stock mr-01 h-plate and leaving out one of the spacers in the roll shock set. all i did was trim the two ends of the Hplate after sanding it down so it became a little thinner and then make the hole a little bigger so it fitted over the kingpins… then just put the two bits on the kingpins below where the new cambered knuckles fit…

now all i want to finish this turbo beast is some nice patterned radial tyres and a few more subtle stickers…
you like that? i do!

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what sort of mixing can you do at work?

is there options to add pearl,fleck or fine metalic bits of different colours…

gold fleks in a black base looks pretty sweet, ive also seen some far out jobs in magazines with things like pink fleck added to a metalic blue…

check out the pics of the sprinter i just uploaded… you can contrast colours with a little practice very easily especially using the cars natural details and the angle of spray to create nice highlights between the contrasting colours.

but for simplicity, black,white or my all time favorite for wrx’s dark metalic green…

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aha! some pics to look at!

so what do you all think of that?

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allright… i got the first bits of paint on the sprinter last night but the flouro red looked like some spiffy nail polish or lipstick so i had to go over it again…

i did it again, and got it looking real nice when the creativity got into gear and decided to destroy the even fade by splattering the flouro over the car to give it a “im on fire” effect… looked great untill i did some goofy big splatters and went for the even look again…

i am having fun with it though!

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