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Old 10-23-2015, 09:50 AM   #1
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I discovered this a couple of weeks ago. I used ketchup and mustard to create a real quick camouflage effect. You can of course also use other sauces.

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Old 10-23-2015, 10:02 AM   #2
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Interesting.........

But that made me think of a HotDog........

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Old 10-23-2015, 12:30 PM   #3
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1 RC body, add BBQ sauce and season well. Cook until nice, crispy, and melted. Serve with a side of chewy Axial plastic.

Bon Appétit

On a side note though, this reminds me of doing knife patinas with mustard...way easier than cutting all the camo strips seperately though, nice find.
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Old 10-23-2015, 12:35 PM   #4
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I discovered this a couple of weeks ago. I used ketchup and mustard to create a real quick camouflage effect. You can of course also use other sauces.

http://youtu.be/vLIXsStthNQ
Watched your channel last night! Been waiting forever for you to paint the third bug shell!!!!
I am digging the silver pinstripe outlining the letters. Very cool
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Old 10-23-2015, 04:24 PM   #5
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Wow, I would never have thought of that but I'm for sure gonna try it! With the right bottle I'm sure you could get a nice almost "Tiger Camo"

ps. your channel is awesome! i binge watch it for hours sometimes
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Old 10-23-2015, 05:49 PM   #6
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Never seen yellow and red camo, not sure what you would hide from. Pattern looks nice though. Now I'm hungry, thanks! Now looks like I will be loosing the next hour of my life in a good way..... youtube rabbit hole.
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Old 10-23-2015, 06:50 PM   #7
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I don't know, but that looks like it's more work than it's worth. I do camo on most of my trucks, and it's just easier painting on the outside.
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Old 10-24-2015, 01:53 AM   #8
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I don't know, but that looks like it's more work than it's worth. I do camo on most of my trucks, and it's just easier painting on the outside.
won't the paint scratch/chip off the lexan?
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Old 10-24-2015, 03:23 AM   #9
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Never seen yellow and red camo, not sure what you would hide from. Pattern looks nice though. Now I'm hungry, thanks! Now looks like I will be loosing the next hour of my life in a good way..... youtube rabbit hole.
In Autumn those colors would actually be pretty easy to find outdoors. ;)

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I don't know, but that looks like it's more work than it's worth. I do camo on most of my trucks, and it's just easier painting on the outside.
I don't see how throwing sauce on lexan and washing it off is a lot of work. For the "hard edged" camouflage, wanting it to be completely random, it doesn't get easier than this I think. Even if you do paint hardbodies from the outside, this trick could pay off.
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Old 10-24-2015, 06:40 AM   #10
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even if it isnt camo its still a cool effect. Thanks for sharing!


any reason to use ketchup AND mustard? Seems like only 1 is needed.
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won't the paint scratch/chip off the lexan?
I think it looks more realistic that way!

I sponge paint the inside of my lexan bodies with orange, gold and brown to look like rust. Then, back it with silver, then black.





Then, I paint the outside with my Camo pattern.
As you run down the trail and scrape it, the outside paint wears through and looks like rusted metal underneath!
Its tough to see it in the pics, but looks really cool in person!

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Old 10-24-2015, 06:15 PM   #12
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won't the paint scratch/chip off the lexan?
That's the idea. On my lexan body, I start with Tamiya PS Copper on the inside, first coat. Then I back it with black. First coat on the outside is Tamiya PS Silver. Second color is a flat OD Green or Chalkboard Green, then stripe it with flat black, flat red or brown, maybe tan if you want or I use a different shade of green. As the colors get scraped off, it gives the effect of bare metal (silver), then rust (copper). On the hardbodies it's even easier, 'cause all paint is on the outside.
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In Autumn those colors would actually be pretty easy to find outdoors. ;)



I don't see how throwing sauce on lexan and washing it off is a lot of work. For the "hard edged" camouflage, wanting it to be completely random, it doesn't get easier than this I think. Even if you do paint hardbodies from the outside, this trick could pay off.
Let's see, by the video, sprinkle with condiment (maybe 2-3min), spray (2-3 min), wash (maybe 5-8 min). Then it has to dry before you apply anything else, or the condiment will run ( 10-15, maybe 20min, even if you use a cloth or hair dryer), then repeat for every color you want to use. We all can see in the video, by the way it was edited that they skipped a bunch of steps and time. It says 2min04, but that's not how long it actually takes to do this.
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I think it looks more realistic that way!

I sponge paint the inside of my lexan bodies with orange, gold and brown to look like rust. Then, back it with silver, then black.


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Then, I paint the outside with my Camo pattern.
As you run down the trail and scrape it, the outside paint wears through and looks like rusted metal underneath!
Its tough to see it in the pics, but looks really cool in person!

That's a real good way to do the rust effect too!

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Old 10-24-2015, 07:01 PM   #13
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Let's see, by the video, sprinkle with condiment (maybe 2-3min), spray (2-3 min), wash (maybe 5-8 min). Then it has to dry before you apply anything else, or the condiment will run ( 10-15, maybe 20min, even if you use a cloth or hair dryer), then repeat for every color you want to use. We all can see in the video, by the way it was edited that they skipped a bunch of steps and time. It says 2min04, but that's not how long it actually takes to do this.
No, took me indeed fifteen minutes total. For all colors. Just trying to share some knowledge here, nothing more. Good catch one the editing by the way, one does not simply teleport from a painting booth to a sink like that.
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i can not believe you did not use clear blue on that body!
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Old 10-30-2015, 08:25 PM   #15
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you always seem to amaze me of what you do.Who would of thought that but you.Great idea.Would it almost be the same concept as water droplets.And yes I'm also a subscriber on your youtube channel.
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