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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Me too... I'd be happy to be wrong though!
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
I live in a part of the world where camo is everywhere including pink and gray camo for ladies' concealed carry automatics and their lingerie. I don't groove on it so much and I like things simple to the point of removing decals if they aren't clearcoated. But, if the OP likes it more power to him. I'm sure it will be done well.
I'm doing it more for the challenge than the finished effect to be honest. I've done solid colour, I've done masked off lugs, so now I'm trying a pattern 
Not that I don't think it will look pretty cool if I can get it right, but we shall see
I've just spent far more time than I'd like to admit carefully cutting out the Brompton text from a pair of new decals I bought... I was then able to carefully re-use the wax paper backing to keep the spacing correct...
With the individual letters now on the backing paper I could fairly easily transfer them on to the frame to use as a mask...
Once the rest of the colours are all on I'll peel it off along with the camo masks to reveal the brompton logo in blue - unless I mess it up before then
I'm going to start cutting out camo blobs now 
Not that I don't think it will look pretty cool if I can get it right, but we shall see
I've just spent far more time than I'd like to admit carefully cutting out the Brompton text from a pair of new decals I bought... I was then able to carefully re-use the wax paper backing to keep the spacing correct...
With the individual letters now on the backing paper I could fairly easily transfer them on to the frame to use as a mask...
Once the rest of the colours are all on I'll peel it off along with the camo masks to reveal the brompton logo in blue - unless I mess it up before then
I'm going to start cutting out camo blobs now 
Randomnerd
Bimbleur
- Location
- North Yorkshire
It’s going to look fantastic. Well done on the project so far.
Cutting the blobs out with a craft knife isn't quite as big a pain as I thought it would be but still takes some time
Anyway, she didnt stay blue for long
I forgot to put the sheet back over the vice, which is now a lovely shade of brown
Fortunately I haven't forgotten to move the other bikes out of the way yet, that would be an upsetting error
That's all for today, I'll hopefully get a chance to cut some more blobs out and put the next colour coat on tomorrow evening after work
I'll be masking more blobs off for the next few coats as I want more of the brown and yellow than the blue in the final colourscheme 
Anyway, she didnt stay blue for long
I forgot to put the sheet back over the vice, which is now a lovely shade of brown
Fortunately I haven't forgotten to move the other bikes out of the way yet, that would be an upsetting error That's all for today, I'll hopefully get a chance to cut some more blobs out and put the next colour coat on tomorrow evening after work
I'll be masking more blobs off for the next few coats as I want more of the brown and yellow than the blue in the final colourscheme 
FrankCrank
Old layabout
With that camouflage paint, isn't there a danger you might put the bike somewhere and not find it again......
Another evening, another colour The rear triangle needed another coat of brown but once that was done I cracked on masking up the main frame with the little blobs I'd painstakingly cut out in advance I thought I'd done enough to finish the paintjob but alas no, I'll need at least another full A4 sheet, if not two 
Here's the main frame masked up ready for the Sand Yellow coat...
I have no idea if I'm putting the right number on, all I know is I want slightly more yellow and white than I do brown so I'll mask it up slightly more next time and hopefully that will get the balance about right Here it is again after some Sand Yellow paint...
And here you can see three of the four colours that probably shouldn't have ever been put together, together (althought the forks are quite far away so you may have to squint)...
I guess I'll crack on with more camo blobs this evening I'll get the forks masked and painted later hopefully but the rear triangle will have to wait until tomorrow now, I don't like the thought of masking over fresh paint and ruining it
The rear triangle needed another coat of brown but once that was done I cracked on masking up the main frame with the little blobs I'd painstakingly cut out in advance I thought I'd done enough to finish the paintjob but alas no, I'll need at least another full A4 sheet, if not two Here's the main frame masked up ready for the Sand Yellow coat...
I have no idea if I'm putting the right number on, all I know is I want slightly more yellow and white than I do brown so I'll mask it up slightly more next time and hopefully that will get the balance about right
Here it is again after some Sand Yellow paint...And here you can see three of the four colours that probably shouldn't have ever been put together, together
(althought the forks are quite far away so you may have to squint)...I guess I'll crack on with more camo blobs this evening
I'll get the forks masked and painted later hopefully but the rear triangle will have to wait until tomorrow now, I don't like the thought of masking over fresh paint and ruining it
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
I kinda like the textured look with the prior masking all covered in paint. Sort of like a carved leather saddle.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I reckon it will work if done well.
"Done well" can be taken as read with the OP, so it's a thumbs up from me.
Reminds me of the work done by Dave Kindig on his Kindig Customs car show on the telly.
He also takes transfers and graphics to another level.
"Done well" can be taken as read with the OP, so it's a thumbs up from me.
Reminds me of the work done by Dave Kindig on his Kindig Customs car show on the telly.
He also takes transfers and graphics to another level.