FullerPaint

[jonmiller]

lookin good buddy, nice to see you posting again

[Steveonamission]

Thanks Jon.

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[Steveonamission]

Ignore.

[Steveonamission]

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[Sk3tch]

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Love this one! Awesome line of work.

[Steveonamission]

Aww thanks! Better at the line work than the painting itself I must say.

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[julianb]

Hi Steve,

You're doing some really nice stuff now. Have to get you to paint some of my shells!

[Steveonamission]

Ha, not sure about that! Just trying to keep them clean and not over complicate.

[eyeayen]

clean and not over complicate.

Clean and over complicated always works, I'd much rather see a simple design with some subtle shadows or something that works perfectly from a distance than some overly complicated mess that just turns into a blob from any sort of distance.

Good work as always Steve :thumbsup:

[Steveonamission]

Thankyouuuu

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

Forgot to say, thanks for the hex's Neil of N-design... bit of texture helps everything along now and again.

[n design]

Love the dark section with hex's .

[Steveonamission]

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[~lee~]

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/Steveonamission2/P10303882_zpsce5178b2.jpg

I am now the proud owner of this awsome shell!

As it is going on my first touring car, I`m not sure how long it will last, but when I break it :cry: and need another, I will definately use you again Steve!

Super fast postage too!

Many Thanks

Lee

[Steveonamission]

Oh look a pair of buggy shells... who'd of thought it eh.


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[U1timate PigDog]

Hey,

All your latest stuff is looking pretty top notch mate, great colours and designs, really nice work keep it up :thumbsup:

[Steveonamission]

Cheers pal , getting there... if it wasn't for the likes of you I probably wouldn't of even picked up an airbrush.

[Steveonamission]

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[eyeayen]

That latest TC shell is S-Weeaat mate, real nice, lovely and clean, very sharp. Probably your best to date ? :thumbsup:

[Steveonamission]

That latest TC shell is S-Weeaat mate, real nice, lovely and clean, very sharp. Probably your best to date ? :thumbsup:


That one I did a while ago, I just never posted the mounted picture. Only posted it to bump my thread up :woot:

[Steveonamission]

I have a few slots for this weekend if anyone needs a high quality paint job.

You can check my feedback on ebay under Fullerpaint for all the feedback on custom painted shells.

Cheers

[Steveonamission]

Quick little FIA paint scheme on this Ferrari 45... , sorry F type Supastox .

Sure it'll look great cut out and mounted.

'Scuse the reflective photo's... in a rush.

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[Sk3tch]

...when I said awesome line of work I meant your works as a whole!... Not just the line work.

If you don't mind...I want to use that car design I quoted on my brothers truck with a few modifications.

[Steveonamission]

I knew what you meant, I was just stating I find the cutting out comes easier to me than the painting :) Thanks very much again, always astounds me looking at your work. Hope I get as good as you one day.

Of course you can use it I don't mind, I'm not the painting police, it's just a toy car paint job :) .

Good luck

[Steveonamission]

Rush job photography.

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[eyeayen]

The italian paint job and the latest orange one just ooze quality fella, you can see the time you take on them. Really top work !

[Steveonamission]

Thanks Ian, appreciate it

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[Wynney]

Really clean work, what's the silver / grey colour you use.

[Steveonamission]

Thank you. Had been a while, so thought I'd scratch the airbrushing itch.

I just dunked some black into some pearl white to produce a gun metal grey... (I ran out of silver really)

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[jonmiller]

nice job buddy :)

[Steveonamission]

The airbrushing god has spoken. Thanks pal.

First GX done

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[Steveonamission]

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[Sk3tch]

Brilliant and smooth work!

[Steveonamission]

Brilliant and smooth wins the race. Thanks man.

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[Steveonamission]

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[julianb]

SKILLS THERE BRA!

[Steveonamission]

Skills mean frills . Cheers pro.

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

I forgot to remove a piece of masking at the back.. oops (That's what happens when your painting at 2 AM)

All done now.

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[Steveonamission]

I've also noticed how much nicer Faskolor pearl blue is than the Createx version... weird, as I had thought they where the same thing re-labeled . Also how Faskolor black doesn't bond as well as Createx black when sprayed alone but is much better than Createx black for backing silver pinstripes (as the Faskolor one doesn't seem to want to lift from the silver when unmasking) Weird!

I say use RCS paints , saves the hassle :).

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

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[FrogPrince82]

Just wanted to say that these came in the post this morning and are brilliant!!!

Really nice design and they look awesome stickered up ready to race.

Thanks Steven for an awesome job!

[sfry61]

My shell looks awesome.

Thanks for a great job :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Steveonamission]

Thanks guys :blush: appreciate you taking the time out to give feedback...

Good luck with your racing.

[Steveonamission]

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[julianb]

Haven't checked into the graphics section for a bit. Top stuff Steve!

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

Haven't checked into the graphics section for a bit. Top stuff Steve!

Thanks Julian:thumbsup:

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

Picture courtesy of 53HRA from MSUK.


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[Steveonamission]

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[eyeayen]

Really awesome new work on here fella. The points you get on those spikes are lovely and sharp. And the buggy is a new thing for you, nice design !

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

double post.

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

These are all available.


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[beale]

Great work there mate :thumbsup:

[Stu Dixon]

Loving the paint jobs, great work

[Steveonamission]

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

Bit of a weird one this - Requested for a 50th birthday present.

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[Steveonamission]

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[andys]

Damn - I hate yellow, but this looks cool :)

[Steveonamission]

Damn - Thanks Andy.

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[Steveonamission]

Fluorescent orange is a paint in ass to photo.
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[G-Kenny]

That LTC2.0 is savage! Lovely looking body :)

[Steveonamission]

Cheers buddy - Front end worked out well, but people end up plastering with sponsor decals so all the hard work goes out the window!

All the best with your painting.

[Steveonamission]

Franks body request without the roof, but revamped it a little for my style sake.

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Stunning, was watching this on eBay but missed it.

Would love one like this but perhaps slightly different colours?

[Steveonamission]

Just got home to catch it in the sun - Truggy mode.

Although the grass doesn't seem to be greener on the other side.


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[Steveonamission]

Best looking paint job I've done because it's not my design.
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[Steveonamission]

That's it I think.

Thanks for all the custom, requests or pre-paint buyers, it's been a magical journey from my spray splattering days to now, but it's time to hang up the brush and concentrate on other projects.

Thanks to Oople for allowing me to showcase my progress.

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[Ashlandchris]

😱

Enjoy your spare time

[beale]

NOOOO!!! Don't give up Steve your shells are amazing and I've wanted 1 for years but with 2 boys also racing it would break me (divorce) but if that's it fair do's you are an artist!!

[n design]

Sorry to hear that, wish you lots of luck with new ventures 👍

[Steveonamission]

Just for reference in response to my masking tape thread.

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180253

I wanted to cut my materials cost and tape would help do this instead of liquid mask.

I did try Tamiya tape and it was kinda a pain and kinda not. It cut well enough, but masking around certain areas, even on a TC was annoying as hell to point out the obvious disadvantage of tape. I ended up with a few bleeds that I wouldn't of had with liquid mask that I never really recovered from.

Thanks for the well wishes.

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[Steveonamission]

Just a few last ones

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[Steveonamission]

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[G-Kenny]

Interesting read about the tape, Are you going back to Liquid mask? I dont think the mask is all that expensive per shell, buy in big quantities and i think its cost effective enough.

A cost effective white backer is what im after :)

[Steveonamission]

I think you can mask a whole shell for about 50p with tape, where as liquid mask costs about £3 per TC shell (This is from my experience of getting 5 TC shells masked from a 16oz bottle costing £14/15)

I was working it out that paint costs average about £3.50 to paint a TC shell, and then sealant cost about £1.50/£2 per shell. So the total for materials is about £8 each time to paint a TC shell. That's fine if you charge £40 per TC shell, but people only seem to want to pay about £20-25 and that's a no go for me now after it takes 8-10 hours to do the job.

So to answer your question I would use tape for a cheap basic job and liquid mask when I know they needed a pro job.

[Steveonamission]

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All available.

[beale]

Great work as ever Steve, loving the I8 themed GT

[Steveonamission]

Thanks man, unintentional though :eh?::blush::D

[Steveonamission]

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[daz75]

Love the purple shell a few posts back

Have you tried sourcing your stuff from offshore or in bulk?

[Steveonamission]

Cheers.

I think you could save a few quid bulk buying in the UK, but I never wanted to pay out for it initially. Shipping overseas is too pricey for the weight of bottles of materials.

I just moan too much now with them :woot: was once a cool hobby when I enjoyed my improvement but now i've reached my ability I'm looking for other things to justify doing them as most of the time I lost money on them

[daz75]

With amazing shells above its madness your loosing money

[Steveonamission]

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[Steveonamission]

So much for giving up.:eh?:

What colour combo do you like best?

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[daz75]

Can't see the whole shell but I'm going to say blue :D

[julianb]

I'm on your page Steve. Dialled my painting right back. Free work really doesn't appeal. A solid days work plus materials should pay a commensurate rate. Got tired of being robbed.

Bitter and jaded? Yes a bit.

Its an all too familiar cycle, seeing talented painters explode onto the forum, full of enthusiasm, then eventually all reach the same point.

Rant over!

J

[daz75]

I'm on your page Steve. Dialled my painting right back. Free work really doesn't appeal. A solid days work plus materials should pay a commensurate rate. Got tired of being robbed.

Bitter and jaded? Yes a bit.

Its an all too familiar cycle, seeing talented painters explode onto the forum, full of enthusiasm, then eventually all reach the same point.

Rant over!

J

Is charging more not an option? I was given the price for the shells I had painted I didn't barter the cost

[julianb]

This is the problem, as Steve has already pointed out to be fair. It's hard to charge for a days work, when others are prepared to churn 'em out for 25-30 quid. Or bought off ebay, and including the shell for much the same money!!

Personally, I'm quite satisfied keeping it on the download these days, only painting for my lad, myself and a small handful of close friends. Were I to put my graphic designers head on, I'd be charging the nominal £30 an hour right off the bat. But we all know that's not going to fly!!! I'd go hungry real quick, charging £150 for the average 5-hour paintjob. Lol!!!

[daz75]

This is the problem, as Steve has already pointed out to be fair. It's hard to charge for a days work, when others are prepared to churn 'em out for 25-30 quid. Or bought off ebay, and including the shell for much the same money!!

Personally, I'm quite satisfied keeping it on the download these days, only painting for my lad, myself and a small handful of close friends. Were I to put my graphic designers head on, I'd be charging the nominal £30 an hour right off the bat. But we all know that's not going to fly!!! I'd go hungry real quick, charging £150 for the average 5-hour paintjob. Lol!!!

:D yes that might put a few buyers off :lol:

[Steveonamission]

I'm on your page Steve. Dialled my painting right back. Free work really doesn't appeal. A solid days work plus materials should pay a commensurate rate. Got tired of being robbed.

Bitter and jaded? Yes a bit.

Its an all too familiar cycle, seeing talented painters explode onto the forum, full of enthusiasm, then eventually all reach the same point.

Rant over!

J

Is charging more not an option? I was given the price for the shells I had painted I didn't barter the cost



This is the problem, as Steve has already pointed out to be fair. It's hard to charge for a days work, when others are prepared to churn 'em out for 25-30 quid. Or bought off ebay, and including the shell for much the same money!!

Personally, I'm quite satisfied keeping it on the download these days, only painting for my lad, myself and a small handful of close friends. Were I to put my graphic designers head on, I'd be charging the nominal £30 an hour right off the bat. But we all know that's not going to fly!!! I'd go hungry real quick, charging £150 for the average 5-hour paintjob. Lol!!!

They are what they are, it's the context of them that makes them non- profitable in terms of money - They just get smashed up. I just wanted a hobby to replace racing them (got out because off too many ego's) but have a love hate relationship with this too, hence I've quit once, quitting again now :lol:

Admittedly I was just painting pre-paints and selling them on eBay (because I don't want to meet someones deadline) but unfortunately some times I get stuck with them for months so I do drop the prices and give them away.

Time is money though and all that.

[G-Kenny]

They are what they are, it's the context of them that makes them non- profitable in terms of money - They just get smashed up. I just wanted a hobby to replace racing them (got out because of too many ego's) but have a love hate relationship with this too, hence I've quit once, quitting again now :lol:

Admittedly I was just painting pre-paints and selling them on eBay (because I don't want to meet someones deadline) but unfortunately some times I get stuck with them for months so I do drop the prices and give them away.

Time is money though and all that.

Its funny how pre-paints work, or dont. I've tried doing a few in the past but i just dont find them that popular, as you say, you can sit with them for months, other times you've a que waiting for prepaints. I guess people like what they like and would rather get a custom job done.

[Steveonamission]

Its funny how pre-paints work, or dont. I've tried doing a few in the past but i just dont find them that popular, as you say, you can sit with them for months, other times you've a que waiting for prepaints. I guess people like what they like and would rather get a custom job done.

True story.

I quite enjoyed painting the GT12 size recently, don't take as long and less materials to paint them, and thats what I moan about...

Talking of moaning...

This Hobbynox stuff didn't travel well. Seems the formula split (didn't work stirring it either, comes out translucent grey, sacked it off).



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[G-Kenny]

This Hobbynox stuff didn't travel well. Seems the formula split (didn't work stirring it either, comes out translucent grey, sacked it off).



Is that the Hobbyknox Chrome? I had the same thing happen but i have just binned it.

[Steveonamission]

Correct

[Steveonamission]

British flag on a german whip.

Too much shading for me :cry:

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[Steveonamission]

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[daz75]

LOVE the top purple one :wub:D

[Steveonamission]

Thanks Daz, appreciate it.

Here's another purple machine.

https://image.ibb.co/fFA6RR/P1110418.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/hQZBt6/P1110422.jpg


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[n design]

Lovely stuff 👍