Some of my previous cars

[derby doc]

I enjoy seeing everyone post pics of their cars, and paint jobs. I thought that I would show a few of mine.

[GravityRacer]

Woah! I thought my cars were smooth, but when I can see the fluorescent fixture bulbs at a total distance of about 10 feet (up and back to the fixture to the camera- pic 3), that is SLICK!

[woodworx]

Incredible work Doc I especially like the Harley car.

[millettbbc]

Very nice. A true PWD master. Someday people like me will be like people like you but for today we only wish we were.

[DerbyDoDo]

Great cars!!! How did you do the two colors on the harley car? Paint it one color and then tape it off for the second color?

[derby doc]

Great cars!!! How did you do the two colors on the harley car? Paint it one color and then tape it off for the second color?

Yes, I always spray the light color first, then I use some 1/8" wide tape that I get from a body supply store to tape the car. Its very easy to tape up curves, and stuff. You could even create circles with the tape since its so flexible.

[smartyman]

WOW, incredible looking.

What is your paint equipment? Rattle cans or something more advanced?

My wife is looking for Christmas gift ideas and I've been thinking I should go for some paint stuff but I don't even know what to ask for.

[derby doc]

WOW, incredible looking.

What is your paint equipment? Rattle cans or something more advanced?

My wife is looking for Christmas gift ideas and I've been thinking I should go for some paint stuff but I don't even know what to ask for.

I use a small 3 gallon compressor, and a harbor freight gravity feed spray gun. I use an airbrush (gravity feed) for the graphics, and then I clear coat the cars with Kustom Shop auto urethane. Its a little pricey, but I could probably clear coat over 50 cars with a quart.
I like the gravity feed guns because a little paint goes a long way with that type of gun, and the auto urethane can make a decent paint job look like a pro did it. On the Harley car, Tapout car, and the brick car, I used a vinyl plotter to cut stencils for the graphics.
The blue car with the true fire flames, I bought a set of the true fire mini stencils by kustom shop. Its a fun way to airbrush. Youtube has a lot of excellent airbrush videos. Thats where I learned from.

[sporty]

They look good and even better, is that they are fast.


Sporty

[smartyman]

I use a small 3 gallon compressor, and a harbor freight gravity feed spray gun...

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely be looking into it!

[ohiofitter]

Your cars look great......do you use auto paint for the base paint or is a airbrush paint used

[derby doc]

Your cars look great......do you use auto paint for the base paint or is a airbrush paint used

I get my paint from this place.........
http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/
The 2 oz and 4 oz bottles last forever when your painting cars this small. I use it for my base coat, and my graphics. I buy the Kustom Shop auto clear on this site also. A word of warning , I dont like the kandy's. Theyre a lot of trouble for me for some reason. I stick to the pearls.

[DerbyDoDo]

Is the wood for the axles the same as the body block? Or did you glue those on seperate? And I assume most of the weight is above the rear axle? Just wondering how everything is placed in that car. Looks great but seems like a challenge for the weight placement.

[derby doc]

I was lucky enough to find this picture of the car before it was shaped up, and painted. It was a challenge to get the car to 5 oz. I actually used lead to weight the car also. I melt it myself, and pour it directly into the pocket so there are no voids like tungsten would have. Its a little hard to see, but theyre are 3 pockets milled underneath the car. The long narrow groove was to reduce weight on the front of the car. The car was made from a piece of pine shelving board that I milled to be square, and true before cutting the design.



Here is the other car in the above photo after it was finished. I was copying WarpSpeeds designs a little when I built these cars.

[millettbbc]

again... very nice. After cars like this we are all started to expect a lot out of you. Keep 'em coming!