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Old 10-30-2007 | 08:12 PM
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I am looking to paint a plastic canopy for my T-REX 600 nitro. Tell me what to use or even what not to use.If you can post pics,I whould love to see them .The canopy is yellow and I would like to mask of some flames and put down a base color [blue] and leave the flames yellow. Any advise would be welcome. Oh Yeah Please and thank you.
Old 10-30-2007 | 09:35 PM
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i just used a can of spray paint for plastic.. this was a total white canopy with a clear window. i taped off the window and painted the canopy first.. then i let it dry good and taped of the canopy and painted the wind shield.. i then bought some new decals and applied them.. it didnt turn out too bad..

i more or less just had an extra canopy and wanted to experiment.. i will probably just buy a prepainted one. but i will use this one until i learn how to hover/fly.. also i didnt really take my time or it could have turned out better.. jake


let me know if the pictures showed up.. i cant tell from here..it says they did..
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Old 10-30-2007 | 09:37 PM
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ps,,,, at my local hobby shop they sell airbrush material but it is expensive.. the canopy in the pics looks a little ****ty.. in person it looks better,,,jake...
Old 10-30-2007 | 09:39 PM
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ps again,, there is a place you can send the canopy and he will paint it for you.. he said he will need to have the canopy about two weeks.. if you want the link let me know and i will find it for you....

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