Jeep CJ8 With Splash Design
This design was based off of a couple of different ideas I had. The splash effect is a pretty obvious aspect of the design, and is similar to a scheme I have painted before. However the water this time around was drawn freehand, instead of using a precut vinyl mask like I had used previously. You can download this design from my Masks and Templates Section.
There are also a couple of other aspects to this scheme that contribute to the overall effectiveness of the final result. The orange/yellow base color was inspired by a couple of other painted bodies I've seen while flipping through the advertisements and articles in several RC magazines. The lighter colors for the background really help make the splash the focal point of the design, while adding some color to the rest of the body as well.
The last few details round out the entire body design and add some nice touches of their own. The most obvious is probably that instead of using the provided "Jeep" sticker for the tailgate, I painted the logo. However in keeping with the splash theme, I added a twist and painted the letters so they appeared to be dripping as well. To round out the entire look, I painted the rollbars silver so they would stand out a little more predominately.
If you aren't familiar with this body, I used the Pro-line Jeep CJ8. Out of all the T-Maxx bodies I've trial fitted on a Stampede as well as a T-Maxx, this is one of the best fits for the Stampede. Naturally it looks right at home on a T-Maxx as well.
I used the following colors.
The first thing I did was to take the clear body and mark, with a permanent marker, the location for the body posts. It's easiest to do this while the body is still clear. Then I applied the windows masks and followed that with several coats of liquid masking throughout the entire inside of the body. I then laid out the design with a permanent marker on the outside of the vehicle. Once that was completed I used a hobby knife to make all my cuts where the masking would be peeled away as I applied the colors.
I first used a paintbrush to add some detail to the rear cover by dabbing some Faspearl Silver paint on the snaps between the rollbars. Then I sprayed the rear cover of the Jeep with Fasblack, and following that I painted the rollbars with Faspearl Silver. Then I focused my attention towards the splash portion of the design. After removing the liquid masking for the front design and the logo on the rear of the Jeep, I used some Faspearl Blue that was darkened with Faspearl Charcoal to add some depth to the design on the front and the logo on the rear of the Jeep. After that I painted the rest of the splash design with Faspearl Blue that was slightly lightened with Faswhite. I should also point out, that when drawing and trimming the design, I also trimmed out a small highlight that would be filled in with white later. This would help add a "gleam" to the drips. The liquid masking for these highlights was left in place while I painted the splash design itself.
After painting the splash design, I removed the remainder of the liquid masking that covered the rest of the body with would end up with orange or yellow. However first I needed to add a shadow around a portion of the splash design. For that I mixed some Fasgrey with Fasblack, and sprayed it around the desired area. I then used the Fasorange and just randomly sprayed the area behind the splash and a few other areas of the Jeep. Following that I sprayed the remainder of the Jeep with Fasyellow. After that was complete, I was ready to back the entire Jeep with white, but before I started that, I removed the small pieces of liquid masking left in the splash design, so that when I did my white backing coats with Faswhite, the highlight would be added as well.
With the design painting out of the way, I then backed the entire job with clear lacquer to protect the paint from water and nitro fuel. Then I removed the window masking and cut my body post holes and cooling holes. I think the final result speaks for itself.
If you are interested in desktop wallpaper for your computer featuring this body, see the Jeep CJ8 Desktop Wallpaper section of my site.
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