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That white looks good

I bought in to the theory that you shouldn't use actual black paint at scale (as it can make things look very toy like) some time ago - but I've also been experimenting with off- whites too (mostly VW Alpine White, which is also a creamy white) & think they work better than pure whites for the same reason

Really nice work there Manotas!!
Can't wait to see it finished in that pearl white

Cheers, Bram

Had enough time yesterday evening to start painting the details on the body...

Started masking the windschield and painting the windschield frame


Then time to mask for painting my home made gutters




Check the result after taking the masking tape off










I already started to apply the first clear coat....Once the first coat has dried up the decals will be applied and clear coated again.

I'll keep you posted

Thanks for looking

Manotas

You are a killer!!!
It really looks nice. Thanks for the duplicolor spray.
Some times ago I bought a chrome paint and I never refound the same result. especially on lexan.
Very very very good job especially gutters

Not a Blackfoot fan, but that shell is looking fantastic! It deserves a proper chassis!

Hey, so are you going to be appling the Blackfoot decals? If so which colour?

any progress? looking forward to an update

Hi Guys,
Apologise for the late update but i've been away for work the whole last week.
I've been working on the Blackfoot this weekend...have a look at the progress.


Once I finished painting the details, it's time to put the first coat of clear coat before appliying the decals





Now the decals





I just started to apply the second coat of clear coat over the deacals...
In the mean time i started working on the rims, also painted in the same white as the body but with a small chromed part inside..




Masking the outter part of the rims...that took lot's of time ensuring that everything is masked



Applying the chrome paint

Check out the result ( sorry for the bad pictures)







While the body is drying, it's time to start rebuilding the chassis



Coompletely stripped off, cleaned and dried...



Assembling everything back together and replacing all the broken or missing parts including non original screws with new original ones



As you can i polished the aluminium parts..they look just fantastic to me

During the assembly process i found some old Hop-Up parts...So i decided to fit the BF with oil shock absorbers and a breand new Black Motor



But first, let's assembly the gearbox....




Let's replace the broken spur gear with a good one



Then installing ball bearings everywhere and removing the plastic bushings