My Semi New Spartan

[ECSURFER84]

I do need to sand down some of the expoy'd hole fills you can see bulging a little, as well as where the drill jumped drilling holes for the trim tabs. the inside of the transom has so many protrusions from it it was hard to drill a straight line through without hitting one.

[ECSURFER84]

After much of a fight and mulitple layers of while base (becuase my 1000 grit sandpaper wetsand kept cutting through to base paint) i finally have an almost finished paint job. The RED is finally on, with the exception of a few blemishes which i will touch up with a paint brush, hammered metal stripe will be applied next with some red pin stripes along side.

This is my first paint job ever and i taped all the lines by hand. no stencil. so far, a much better looking spartan than the crappy graphic factory applied (and not centered at all)
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[ECSURFER84]

and one more
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[Tamelesstgr]

I'm digging the paint job! Remember Clear coats are your friend. I put at least 3 coats of clear on my shockwave and it has help up beautifully.

[ECSURFER84]

Absolutely! Thats the last step after i get all the details and stickers applied. 3-5 coats to follow with a nice 2000 grit wetsand to make it like a mirror shine! Getting exciting now!

And thanks for the "thumbs up" on the design! Not quite finished yet!

[Tamelesstgr]

I feel it's truly your "stamp" of personality on the boat. Learned a lot building the Shockwave, now I need to get moving on my other mono build.

[ECSURFER84]

Same here, i was not pleased with the stock "paint job" traxxas put on the boat. Not to mention when i ordered it, i ordered red and they sent me a blue one!! Bastard's red now and better looking than before IMO. Got to giggling when i was pulling the tape off the trim lines, pleased with my first attempt.

[ECSURFER84]

Your's turned out great by the way, have you made it to the water after all the work?

[ECSURFER84]

Well all, shes finished and ready for the first maiden voyage after months and months of painting......im so ready, shes no longer a "spartan!" at least from the crappy body graphics. I had the hardest time with the black windshield. The glossy black is not a fan of a layer of clear gloss on top. Since i used the hammered metal on the deck, i figured it kind of tied together and to be honest, i was NOT going to sand and paint another layer of black. Im happy with it overall, turned out really nice and not bad, i think, for my first model boat paint job, and first model boat.

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[Tamelesstgr]

I think the lines you chose flow very well with the overall hull lines of the Spartan! Nice job making it your personal touch!

[ECSURFER84]

Thanks! Im happy with it. Since its been sitting for 7months, i hope she fires up without a problem. Greasing everything up tonight and going to test engine and components.