Guest host Charlie Barnes of CFX Paintworks is back for Part #2 of the Fundamentals of RC Airbrushing series! In this episode, Charlie will explain and show everything you need to know in order to paint your RC body with …
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SPONSORED ARTICLE For nearly 40 years, Pro-Line has been deeply immersed in the RC industry producing high-quality products that we the hobbyist have come to love and count on. All the way back in 1982, Pro-Line started out making off-road …
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Sponsored By: Tamiya Painting bodies should be one of the most exciting tasks to building your RC vehicle. Sure you can bolt on some cool upgrades to personalize your RC machine, but with the body, you can take your personalization to …
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I think most of us remember the old chopper building show with the father/son team. Their two different approaches to the creative process really helps make my point here. Senior wanted to draw everything up in advance on a computer to show the customer what they would be getting.
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A workspace can be something as simple as a bench in your garage or basement, or something as extravagant as an all new exterior building for your hobby. We’ve tried to work in the garage (living in Florida that’s rarely an option without having heat stroke), and our home doesn’t have a basement either.
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We love our LEDs nowadays. Younger readers may not realize just how far LED technology has come, but LEDs have never been as small, bright, colorful, and efficient as they are now. They make our world much more vibrant and brightly lit, especially for the RC crowd, where weight and power consumption are always a concern. There are several companies producing lights specifically for RCs...
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To be honest, when I first started this column I felt I had to show off a little. Get people excited about my paint jobs and painting. Over time I came to realize that my goal was to actually teach and I started to mix things up with paint jobs that I felt would be less discouraging to beginners.
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This month I’m going to be painting a body for one of my favorite cars. This car started out as an Losi 8IGHT 2.0 RTR nitro car. After running his first racing season with it, the original owner passed it …
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Without a doubt Tamiya has a huge following in the RC world. Tamiya has helped introduce this hobby to so many people over the years and if you ask any RCer to rattle of a few names of popular Tamiya …
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As we finished up our Project Jallopy build (you did follow it right?) it was time to lay down some paint on the Parma Fifty Five Baja Body we selected for the machine. The question in our minds was how …
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A big part of the cool factor behind driving radio control cars is customizing your vehicle to your specific style. We’re not just talking about how crazy you go with anodized or carbon fiber hop-ups, we’re talking about the look …
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When I started painting RC bodies, I just wanted to do a nice flame job. If it was up to me I would just paint every body blue with flames, but it wasn’t long before friends started wanting paint jobs …
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Since the beginning of my hobby career, I’ve always spent way too much time trying to simplify mounting bodies. Over the years, I’ve come up with a number of tips and techniques that have made the job easier, but it …
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Here’s a problem I know some of you have. You’re out at the track practicing all the time and you’re getting good and winning races on a regular basis but this leaves you no time to do fancy paint jobs, …
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