2006-07-09 06:15:13 · 6 answers · asked by albert 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Don't you love getting answers from wise a**es and people that have no clue what they're talking about.
Obviously, you've got an airbrush and an air source... so, how to do real flames. Trouble is with RC car bodies, is they're really small, right? Sounds like a challenge, to say the least.
First thing I would do is tool around on the internet looking for and at pictures of fire/flames to get a feel of the flow of them. Perhaps print one or two you like for hands on reference when you start.
Most flame jobs are layed onto the base colour with a translucent white or white pearl first, followed by a transparent yellow, orange and red. If I understand correctly, you paint the underside of a clear RC body, so you almost have to paint in reverse? I don't think the translucent approach is going to work for that. To practice you could paint on a piece of plexi glass, experiment (those in the field call this a 'style test') with paints until you arrive at something you like. You may end up painting with a translucent yellow first, with a red over that...white last to make it more opaque and then lay in your base colour. Dunno...you're going to have to play with it.
Cut yourself some small organic shaped 'guides' for shaping the throat of the flames...for you, they're going to have to be really small...(we use all sorts of things for automotive, from hand made templates to old drafting french curves)
2006-07-10 02:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by colourshift 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airbrush Real Flames
2016-11-07 10:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best site for this type of information is below. The entire site is dedicated to the airbrushing and painting of Lexan RC bodies.
2006-07-11 02:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by rosayb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 100% sure, cos all attempts I've done look like my paint's run! Website that sort of helps you out in some respects and they are very good, had 2 done there myself. http://www.gingapaint.co.uk/ Tell them what you want and they'll quote you for it, saves making a mess of your body
2006-07-09 06:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by WaftyCrank 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are an artist, you need to take it to a real car painting artist, otherwise it will turn out very badly.
2006-07-09 06:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want REAL flames you would have to use a torch!
2006-07-09 06:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by poppet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋