Realistic flames on Legends Body
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Hi Guys,
First time posting one of my bodies, a fellow at work has a son who races Legends at the local dirt oval. As a Christmas present I painted this body for him to replace what remained of his old one. He is in love with the "realistic flames" so it had to have them, and I figured the color contrast would make it easier to drive on the track. The paints are all faskolor/createx with the candies being made with Future, with a touch of adhesion promoter added. Simple masking and a painting time of about 2 and a half hours if you include masking and trimming out the body. The Grille was outlined with a pearl silver and backed up with a dark grey. Enjoy!
First time posting one of my bodies, a fellow at work has a son who races Legends at the local dirt oval. As a Christmas present I painted this body for him to replace what remained of his old one. He is in love with the "realistic flames" so it had to have them, and I figured the color contrast would make it easier to drive on the track. The paints are all faskolor/createx with the candies being made with Future, with a touch of adhesion promoter added. Simple masking and a painting time of about 2 and a half hours if you include masking and trimming out the body. The Grille was outlined with a pearl silver and backed up with a dark grey. Enjoy!
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Createx opaques and pearls, the candy colors were made with Future as the base adding createx colors as the pigment. Auto-Air adhesion promoter was also used. This was my first attempt at the "real fire" look. This is a racing car so I wanted the fire to be very bright and contrast so he could tell the direction of the car quickly without having to focus on it.
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Here's a link from theairbrushforum.com that explains some techniques on how to do Tru-Flame.... it's harder than it looks [:@] [link=http://theairbrushforum.com/tips-tricks-how-tos-paint-airbrush/557-true-flame-colors-how-what-colors-use.html]True Flame Colors - How To (What Colors to Use)[/link]