Wow. That looked so tricky. Even harder when you are making a video to show us at the same time. Good methodical approach, this would have taken me way more than 5 days. Well done Keith 👍🏻 Great video.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Looks stellar! Absolutely the right call to leave the windows clear and add the driver

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I like the look. The original car had the driver.

Nice job Keith. I have been avoiding buying this Kit because of the paint work…I liked your approach and thought process for masking the body. Thanks for sharing your technique. I think it turned out great!!!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you

Wow!! What an amazing looking body! All your hard work was well worth it. No wonder Tamiya didn't bring this out with a pre-painted body...lol..it looks amazing!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Looks great Keith, painting a shell is always the most stressful but rewarding part of any build.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

🤩 that looks stunning, you have more patience than me, great tip on doing the grill last 👍 can see it saving a little heart ache.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol Worked out in the end.

I’d do stripes in a white red orange and yellow scheme but don’t think I’d go box art. You’re brave brother and did an awesome job

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Thad

Tons of work! Great job Keith. It really looks awesome. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Awsome job Keith one of my most satisfying bodies I've painted and all so one of my all time favourite shells

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. It would suck to go though all of that and not be happy in the end.

Great video. Lots of wisdom.. appreciate the sharing brother. liquid mask looks cool.. Amazing finish.. Driver made it..

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I agree on the driver. Appreciate the compliments.

Nice work Keith, well worth the time you’ve spent on it.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Car came out unbelievable what great job just ordered some new bodies it’s another part of the hobby I want to get better at thanks for the great tips

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

40 minutes in before I started to think that, Y'know? this might look ok. lmao.. Its a tough paint job For sure. and I think the hardest part is that last step .. ripping that plastic off and it is finally revealed!! Looks great, Keith. Very Nice Work!! You did an amazing job on it. :)

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Awesome work Keith! Thanks for showing us your tips and tricks.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

No worries. Hopefully it helps.

That's a cool little car. It turned out great. It's funny, been such a little body, but so much work. 👍 Before i watched this video, i was watching a video where the guy painted a whole body and also used liquid mask. So, the first second i saw your body in pink, i noticed it was too thin. Glad you said it yourself and hey, it's with making such 'mishaps' that you learn for the next time. That's also part of the hobby. At the end it's the result and satisfaction that count.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol Yup. I knew it as well. I am glad I Reeled myself in. That was step 2 and I rushed it as I wanted to get started on the design and paint.

Great Vid! 🔥🔥🔥

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

H o l y sh!t Keith you did a stellar job on that my friend! I loves it!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Definitely a tough body, looks great 😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Dude that came out great!! I remember doing mine for about ten days on and off. Its one you need to walk away from and come back...lol. nice job👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Tests your patience for sure.

Well damn that was an insane project I couldn’t accomplish 😂. Nice.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason

Great Vid! Painting is the easy bit,, Masking is the Art! Happy days mate, from this Aussie in China

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

It looks great and that was a heck of a hard paint job to do. I can see why folks get stalled out working on it and avoid painting it. I have never had to one that involved with lining up colors on the clear and hard parts like that. I think you did a great job with it and gave a lot of good tip to those dragging their feet on paint theirs! I have never used the liquid mask myself, I need to get some and give it a try. I know some folkd have gotten the super cheap trim spray gun from harbor freight to spray it with instead of painting it on. Looking forward to the next adventure!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Yes A $15 hvlp works great for spraying liquid mask.

Hey Keith Awesome job on this one. When I did my Renault 5 M05RA I upgraded the rear arms to fit the shell with parts from the TL-01 chassis which look great 👍🏻

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thank you

WOW! It came out awesome!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Amazing result Keith!! Definitely a tricky and complex body to paint. Also that’s definitely my weak point as I find I spend a lot of time even cutting the body’s out.. 😏

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I totally get it. Patience is the key to good results.

Excellent skills Keith turned out amazing I wish I had your patience to do something like that 👏👏👏

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol It took a lot out of me

@chriswatson9519

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I bet 😅

Always thought that car was a horrible sticker job. But apparently its a massive paintjob instead LOL. I think you really nailed it, the liquid mask is perfect for that kind of paintjob. And even slightly wobbly lines will just disappear once you slap on some stickers and other details. Deffo with all those hard plastic parts, thats a shlefer, perhaps some careful driving. :D

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Not one you want to destroy, that’s for sure. Lol

This gives me hope 😂 this one is on my project list too. Great job Keith. I have never used liquid mask, i had the same thoughts, liquid mask is probably the way to go. If mine turns out as good i probably won't drive it with this body, ill get a second one and paint it a solid color. Great video!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

It looks amazing well worth all the effort

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

In other words a set of marks at the front and another set of line at the back then using ur ruler connect the dot by drawing a line from front to back then following that line with ur tape. If any of my 2 comments make sense😂😂 either way. Super cool car and paint job.and I think ur right the back wheels need to be jammed out to fill up the wheel arches

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

All correct. At least that is how I did it. I used a set of mst gold mesh wheels that have 3 different offsets. They worked perfect to fill that arch.

Car came out killer mate, look awesome with some MST wide off set wheels mate! But killer work man 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

That is a great idea. I actually have them. Lol

It turned out great, well done!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hi, you did a great job 👍That said, I have that car/body and I will for sure use the tape. I would never trust my hands to cut these long straight lines with a razor (even if I'm almost not shaking at 50+🤞). Can't wait to see the Renault 🤩

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol Thank you. The liquid mask help hold the blade straight. I do think it is easier then I thought it would be using the tape. I am also looking forward to the Renault.

Really super cool Keith 😊 impressed with the result! I would never dare to use liquid mask for such big areas, I would have gone for tape. But your Golf turned out awesome 😊

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jonas

Lots of work Keith but worth it at the end and looks great top job

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

It looks great! Thanks for showing how you did it. I certainly learned a thing or two. I've been putting painting this body off for quite some time, but I think I just have to bite the bullit and just do it. 👍👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Go for it. Just take your time.

Best video yet my dude. What a bear

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Wow, great job!!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

That looked like a real challenge. Perseverance, patience and persistence paid off in the end, looks excellent. I think I would do with masking, that liquid mask looks like an extra headache along with cutting it etc 😩

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

It actually works better then tape in my opinion. Just a learning curve to using it correctly.

@jason.bochniak

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 you can see you get a really nice clean line and with a thicker even coat I’m sure the results and ease of use would improve. I wouldn’t be able to cut it neat enough first go.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

That looks sweeeeeetttt!

Great work Keith, been putting mine off but need to get stuck in. I’m going for box art scheme but with a twist on the colours. 🙌🏻

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see it.

Great job! You made that look easy!

it looks great, nice work!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Look amazing

You did a great job! I would never have the patience to do that body! I've never seen liquid mask used before so that was interesting. I'm going to get some of those hop ups for my M05 so I'm really interested to see what you do with it.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thanks George

Looks great! My experience painting that body ended up not going perfectly proportional with the colors. It did turn out well. I have seen it in purple ,or dark blue to light blue or aqua and white. I may try that one day. Also found some 1/12 scale wheels in mesh to make it look like the racer it was. Thx

I’m in the mood to build mine now.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. Best of luck.

@douggilreath1984

Жыл бұрын

@@rcicons4915 I posted the finished paint on RC Kicks and Tamiya Legends. I started on mine just hours after watching this video.

Yes it looks great and it took me eleven days to do mine while using masking tape. And I get did get Oil shocks for it. I think the bigest Let down is that you don´t get window masks and the ABS grill. Maybe the whole body in Lexan would have been the better way but the result is awesome.

Yeah might be awhile before I attempt that body set lol 😂

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol I feel bad sending you such a prick of a body to paint. I will say say, if done boxart and even halfway decent, it looks amazing when done.

wow yours came out a lot better than mine, I replace the white with corsa grey, white looks better

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I feel for you. Sucks to go through all of that and not be happy. I second guess myself all the time.

wow that looks mega ! it looks like a pain of a paint job though haha

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol Thanks

Hot little hatch! Great job bro- looks mint!

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

This will be your new thing- “Bodies by Kieth”

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol

I would for sure just use masking tape the lines will be so much sharper and with an airbrush you dont really get bleeding because the paint is so fine but still looks good

@koenallard

Жыл бұрын

It's the application of the liquid mask. Before i watched this video, i saw a video from someone who did a whole body. His liquid mask was applied fairly thick and the you should've seen the result. It's all a matter of learning to use this stuff the right way.

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the tip.

Your approach to establishing body lines suggests that you have experience in setting up markings at a job site prior to and/or during excavation. Just a guess

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Lol Yup

I think this is easy done with Xanax lol great job 😂😂😂

ren ooh

When u made ur lines for the stripes on top of the car at the grill and at the back. I thought u was going to use ur bendable ruler to connect the dots and draw a line from front to back instead of trying to use the tape to make ur straight line and let ur ruler do it

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

I ended up making 4 sets of marks keeping the leftover space on the sides equal. Top front and back. Hood front and back. Then either tape or ruler to connect the dots with a pen. That way the stripes stay the same width all the way through.

I think this should have been a pre painted shell. There's no way unless your a professional painter that it's going to come out right. I sent mine away to be done and even this so called painter completely messed it up. Good effort tho mate. 👍

@rcicons4915

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I totally agree. Easy chassis for a beginner and then the hardest body ever to paint.