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Old 04-19-2009, 01:01 AM
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Default Cobras can come in pearl blue too




http://s452.photobucket.com/albums/q...bra-Z-V1_1.jpg endings 1-16

Basicly its my experiment with pearl blue testors lexan body paint/spray, using an ultra-light body like Cobra on my MA to bring its weight down, and lastly improving my MA's handling due to lack of a top weight like a roof w/ glass.

Hooks were not glued in because I will race this thing and they'll bust in first 10 seconds.

I plan on adding 2 lime green stripes to mimic the original look to my liking. I also plan on spraying enamel clear coat when all is said and done to preserve it as best I can(and hopefully not fk up the paintjob that way).
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Old 04-19-2009, 01:02 AM
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thats soo sick! i want one... nice work on the paint ,so far cant wait to see it done.
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Old 04-19-2009, 01:05 AM
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hellz yea.. awesome job.. thanks for letting me see first over AIM :-D i am honored :-P
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:56 PM
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Comparison to Auto Scales:



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Old 04-19-2009, 01:06 PM
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Looks cool. Your Cobra could be polished to get the glossier look, but the quality is great none the less. Nice job.
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Old 04-19-2009, 02:49 PM
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maybe after you finish up the stripes, give it a nice clearcoat like they use on autoscales. buff and polish, and it'll be as shiny as an autoscale
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Old 04-19-2009, 03:16 PM
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YEa, I'm considering doing that. My only question is whether or not enamel clear coat will work well with acrylic stripes and this lexan blue.
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Old 04-19-2009, 05:40 PM
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i dig your cobra's rims. looks good!
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This is one of the nicest Mini-Z white to color bodies I've ever seen. The blue is fantastic, and it must be kick *** to see on the track.
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After my lime stripe and glosscoat, it probably will be.
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Love the color. Clean job.

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Old 04-19-2009, 09:08 PM
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Stage 2/3, 3 being the clear coat:




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Old 04-19-2009, 09:16 PM
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wow, i didn't think the stripe was gonna look good but it's tight.
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cool project...liked it before the stripe...lovin the lil dude as well...nice work...porsche is sick too BTW
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Stripe adds my color combo and track visibility. Let me ask all of you this- stripe color aside, do you like the position and the fact that its only 1 stripe?
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Stripe adds my color combo and track visibility. Let me ask all of you this- stripe color aside, do you like the position and the fact that its only 1 stripe?

nope.
i do like the one stripe but strobing colors FTL!
as far as weight goes, i fail to see howa resin figure,rollbar and thick sidewinders weigh less then a roof and glass....espescially over COG.
if you want lightweight then ditch the extras....PERIOD!
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Old 04-26-2009, 01:12 PM
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Can't race with an incomplete car, so I can only ditch the figure since it doesn't fit anymore. And thin little windshield and rollbar DO weigh less than a whole roof + glass(that spans under the roof too). Its -3 to 5 grams that other bodies, but where it really counts.
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Old 04-19-2009, 10:30 PM
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I like the one stripe, it makes it look sexy.
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ya i think that it looked better befor the stipe but if it is going to be a race body i will not be on there very long lol
but i do like the blue over all i think it is an ok car
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Old 04-20-2009, 08:35 PM
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I could always add some basic shapes, just a matter of what exactly?

Side note, since I fixed my MR15, this bod on my 15 weighs a mere 165g RTR.
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