Here are a few different renders of paint scheme ideas for the MKII
I will be adding more as I can
These are hi-res pics so be sure to click them to open them in full view
Also added a plain while clay render for you to photo-shop your own colors over to see what paint scheme you like.
Enjoy
Mark







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Wow, Mark! That's SWEEEEEEEET!

I'm diggin on the red one, of course.

Now the question is, what kind of paint and primer should be used? I bet Randy will chime in shortly. I was thinking he used Kilz for the primer and one of the two-part catalytic paints on his.

 

yea baby!!! that MK-2 in red looks hot!! i like....

 

Cool guys glad you like them I thought It may give you some ideas on paint
The texture for the red (and most) is actually car paint so I think it could be done
I am still adding more so keep checking
Mark

 

I'm biased to the Storm trooper . White with the cabon look would be nice looking too.

 

Me to I will render one like that
Mark

 

mike, that's what i used on mine....kilz primer. and the other is called valspar i got at lowes. i remember walkin in ther and askin the gal to mix me up the reddest red she could make me, lols. the valspar product name is "Quite Red #1011-3" man they got like 30 shades of red thou....actually i let her pick out, she was a young lady with good eyes, lmao. randy.

 

mark, ther is a tutorial on youtube hoe to spray paint carbon fiber paint jobs....that would look cool also. man, seein them painted like that really makes me wanna get my hands on one, lols. you plannin on gettin them cut outta colored plastic or something?

 

Thanks guys,
I used a program called kerkythea, its free and it integrates into Sketchup but works as a stand alone render. Its really nice. I just started messing with it a little today and picked it up pretty quick. There is a lot more I could do to make it nicer but the render times are huge when you start picking higher settings.
http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/
Mark

 

Once we ship the MK II's, we are planning on painting ours. We haven't settled on a color yet but Mark seems to be leaning towards Kawasaki green. We also plan on painting ours fully built rather than before.

We can't wait to see yours foamlvr! We are getting very close.

 

Mark's Dad had a real good idea. He suggested taking the parts down to the automotive store and have them paint it. The paint job would be perfect! Only consideration is that they would paint over the part numbers...

 

Ok guys I am finished with the primer stage and had a question maybe you guys can help with.
Should I sand the primer before the paint goes on?
If so, should I then wipe the sanding dust off with something?
Thanks guys this painting stuff is all greek to me
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yea mark....sand very, very lightly. it will help the finish coat stick better, and smooth the surface a lil if there is some "buggers". then wipe down with a tack cloth, or what i do is use some paper towel a lil damp with alcohol. lookin great man. randy.

 

Cool! thank you for this info Randy! I do have some buggers on there and just wanted to be sure that I could sand them off. I also rub my hand across the parts a get an over spray dust that I thought should be taken off.
Thanks again brother, this was a big help for me
Mark