Show off your canopy - Page 11

woodbugs · 01-13-2011, 03:24 PM

Pictures of my Gaui EP550 with the canopies I have painted for her. Also my handiwork on the TRex 600 Electric canopy ..

fastone93 · 01-13-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by woodbugs

Pictures of my Gaui EP550 with the canopies I have painted for her. Also my handiwork on the TRex 600 Electric canopy ..

like the skulls, are they from a template?

backburner1955 · 01-13-2011, 08:49 PM

Maybe a stencil like this...

http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/...o=KUS+ANH-SS-4

woodbugs · 01-16-2011, 01:46 PM

Almost. The skulls are a mixture of a bought stencil, some home made stencils from some sketches and a bit of freehand. On closer inspection youwill also notice a few animal skulls and an odd dinosaur one. The idea was to make them at first appear like carbon fibre like my TRex 450 canopy (which is real carbon weave).

First, dayglow green is sprayed over a white primer. The top half is masked off and silver is sprayed on the bottom half. The skulls are laid out lightly using the above stencils with matte black. Over the top then is a candy "smoke". If you ever see this heli in person, as you look directly at the surface you can easily make out the detail, but towards the side of your view, the design gradually fogs out as the candy refracts the light.

The pilot's name was applied with a 2 part laser cut stencil I had cut by Belair. This was sprayed in black before a few white highlights/hotspots were added.

Glad you like it

GootyS · 01-27-2011, 03:31 AM

Here is mine

papabas · 01-27-2011, 08:53 AM

Great job Gootys.

GootyS · 01-27-2011, 11:53 PM

Thanks papabas!!

yoi.nick · 02-03-2011, 04:41 PM

hi mate ! nice paint job! gonna paint a t rex 450 pro soon! work in the motor trade so will have access to some paint

heliphlier · 02-05-2011, 06:21 AM

Thats FREAKIN SWEET 123mvd321 probably the best I have seen. I don't know how all of you guys do it but your seriously talented beyond my understanding. Everyone keep it up, and some of you need to be paid for this for real. Dauste that x-cell canopy really kicks a** the two of yours have a different look and stands out in my eyes. Much Respect. One thing I have not seen is that technique where you spritz water from a pray bottle lightly over the canopy, paint over the water droplets then dry with a hair dryer or something like that. In the end it makes the canopy look as if there are colored water drops in the paint job. I have seen this on television being done to hockey goalie masks.

kl0rg · 02-05-2011, 12:47 PM

Nice job!!

123mvd321 · 02-06-2011, 04:26 AM

Thanks heliphlier,

I have some new colors painted with the same design, just cleared them

geoffhayes · 02-06-2011, 05:06 PM

they look sweet

michaelrc51 · 02-12-2011, 02:29 PM

Here is my first try at painting a canopy!

Just kidding, I had them done by Insane Canopies. I like the way they came out even if they weren't exactly what I thought they would be.

After buying them I have done a lot of reading and would like to try my own, that few hundred could've bought me some nice supplies!

Here they are.....

mkoutnik · 02-12-2011, 03:34 PM

Wow, I'd be happy with those...they looking freaking sweet.

michaelrc51 · 02-12-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mkoutnik

Wow, I'd be happy with those...they looking freaking sweet.

Thanks, I am happy with them. It just wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I would like to learn how to paint them....

AnthonyJr · 02-13-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by michaelrc51

Thanks, I am happy with them. It just wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I would like to learn how to paint them....

Go for it man! There's tons of great info in this forum to help you get going. Also Ace helis(on the other site) has a series a videos going through the process from start to finish.

kevinl7778 · 02-24-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by michaelrc51

Thanks, I am happy with them. It just wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I would like to learn how to paint them....

wow, we have the same couch, pm me i think we live very close to each other. mabey we can get together and fly some time.

ExtensionChord · 02-27-2011, 12:26 AM

really cool

bhush101 · 03-20-2011, 10:06 AM

Here is my avros.

jerkku · 04-03-2011, 01:19 PM

Here´s my latest. A slightly simplified fusuno design.

01-13-2011, 03:24 PM	#201
woodbugs Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK	Gaui EP550 Canopy Pictures of my Gaui EP550 with the canopies I have painted for her. Also my handiwork on the TRex 600 Electric canopy .. Attached Thumbnails

01-13-2011, 08:49 PM	#203
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01-27-2011, 03:31 AM	#205
GootyS Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Africa	Here is mine Attached Thumbnails __________________ Blitz-Avro Hirobo SDX-Vbar Polo TDI

01-27-2011, 11:53 PM	#207
GootyS Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Africa	Thanks papabas!! __________________ Blitz-Avro Hirobo SDX-Vbar Polo TDI

02-05-2011, 06:21 AM	#209
heliphlier Registered Users Join Date: May 2010 Location: ohio	123mvd321 and Dauste Thats FREAKIN SWEET 123mvd321 probably the best I have seen. I don't know how all of you guys do it but your seriously talented beyond my understanding. Everyone keep it up, and some of you need to be paid for this for real. Dauste that x-cell canopy really kicks a** the two of yours have a different look and stands out in my eyes. Much Respect. One thing I have not seen is that technique where you spritz water from a pray bottle lightly over the canopy, paint over the water droplets then dry with a hair dryer or something like that. In the end it makes the canopy look as if there are colored water drops in the paint job. I have seen this on television being done to hockey goalie masks. Last edited by heliphlier; 02-05-2011 at 06:48 AM.. Reason: Thought of something

01-16-2011, 01:46 PM	#204
woodbugs Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK	Almost. The skulls are a mixture of a bought stencil, some home made stencils from some sketches and a bit of freehand. On closer inspection youwill also notice a few animal skulls and an odd dinosaur one. The idea was to make them at first appear like carbon fibre like my TRex 450 canopy (which is real carbon weave). First, dayglow green is sprayed over a white primer. The top half is masked off and silver is sprayed on the bottom half. The skulls are laid out lightly using the above stencils with matte black. Over the top then is a candy "smoke". If you ever see this heli in person, as you look directly at the surface you can easily make out the detail, but towards the side of your view, the design gradually fogs out as the candy refracts the light. The pilot's name was applied with a 2 part laser cut stencil I had cut by Belair. This was sprayed in black before a few white highlights/hotspots were added. Glad you like it

01-27-2011, 08:53 AM	#206
papabas Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greece	Great job Gootys.

02-03-2011, 04:41 PM	#208
yoi.nick Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: bedfordshire UNITED KINGDOM	hi mate ! nice paint job! gonna paint a t rex 450 pro soon! work in the motor trade so will have access to some paint

02-05-2011, 12:47 PM	#210
kl0rg Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ketchikan,AK	Nice job!!

02-06-2011, 04:26 AM	#211
123mvd321 Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Netherlands	Thanks heliphlier, I have some new colors painted with the same design, just cleared them Attached Thumbnails __________________ Trex600E 12S V-Bar Trex700E 12S V-Bar Avant Aurora Nitro V-Bar Avant Aurora Electric V-Bar Raptor 90 SE

02-06-2011, 05:06 PM	#212
geoffhayes Registered Users Join Date: May 2006 Location: united kingdom	they look sweet __________________ T-REX 600 LE FBL BEASTX OS 55HZ OS BOOST PIPE SAB GOBLIN 630 HC3SX VARIO UH1D 23CC

02-12-2011, 02:29 PM	#213
michaelrc51 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hamilton, NJ	Here is my first try at painting a canopy! Just kidding, I had them done by Insane Canopies. I like the way they came out even if they weren't exactly what I thought they would be. After buying them I have done a lot of reading and would like to try my own, that few hundred could've bought me some nice supplies! Here they are.....

02-12-2011, 03:34 PM	#214
mkoutnik Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Waukesha, WI	Wow, I'd be happy with those...they looking freaking sweet. __________________ Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad. ~ Anonymous Blade mCPx2, T-Rex 250SE, T-Rex 500ESP

02-27-2011, 12:26 AM	#218
ExtensionChord Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Colorado	really cool

03-20-2011, 10:06 AM	#219
bhush101 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA	Avro Here is my avros. Attached Thumbnails

04-03-2011, 01:19 PM	#220
jerkku Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Finland	Here´s my latest. A slightly simplified fusuno design. Attached Thumbnails

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