Almond McClain
yes I have a linkedin, and a youtube, and multiple other social media things.
BUT also have a website!
Google had fun selling off my website to squarespace, who killed it when I wasn’t looking.
No worries still have my domain! Will obviously add more later, but for now you get this awesome RC article I did at almondrc.wordpress.com back in 2018.
NOTE- this let me test out some options in Libreoffice as I’m comparing MORE and MORE to the FOR-profit Microsoft 2019 suite. And guess what?! You can SAVE ANY document in Libreoffice in .html! Take THAT MS!
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Well, I was fortunate enough after selling several RC’s to get me and my son new rides for the 2018 season; (2) RC10B6.1’s
Good overall build, BUT I wanted to take the opportunity to try something different with the body paint scheme. Everyone in RC is so keen on making their own “unique” paint scheme. I wanted to try something a little more RACE- something to be proud of, like a cool modern ‘Merican Race car- decided to try my hands at painting up a scheme from the 2016 Ford GT
So, why an on-road car for the RC10B6.1? Ummm, because modern-day 1/10th scale race buggies race on these perfectly laid out race courses with insane grip.
Also, There’s this current “fad” in 1/10th scale buggies where racers LIKE racing with a smaller engine; just like the Ford GT Race Car which had to undergo homologation rules (basically decreasing it’s horsepower to match certain criteria) it had to adapt to racing under certain conditions AND still win. Also, modern-day Race buggies are mid-motor/laydown transmission beasts, just like the Ford GT.
Ok, time to plan out:
Starts with sketching on the body of WHERE I think the lines are going to go. The Ford GT has these cool arches that go from the roof to the rear quarter panels- so my thinking was I’ll just modify the window lines so that the bright red shows the same form. I also trimmed the JC-style high-arched top of the front windshield straight, and started masking and painting.
Painted blue first (I typically paint from the biggest-coverage on the body first, then to the smallest- unless it’s a crazy translucent or light color).
finishes off the back where the engine “hood” would typically be with trying some chrome paint for the first time- and chrome paint is awesome. not happy with my paint lines, but happy with the colors.
initial fit was OK, just working with the super-thin “lightweight” body on the B6.1 I made a few holes larger than I was planning due to how soft the lexan is.
Now it was time for my favorite time- the decals! I think I spend more time thinking about where the decals are going to go than actually painting the body. I took advantage of several mciracing decal sheets I had with classic reprinted decals- figured it would better match the theme I was going for.
found my ol’ B5m wheels rock’n the dirt webs (which still work F%$^king amazing after 3 years). and bolted them up, put a few goodyear stickers on the rims, and NOW it’s starting to look like real-race car…except for the wing…I have some other bodies I’m working on, and most of my rims are bright florescent yellow, so going to leave it blank for now (perhaps a little chrome on the sides of the wing?).
also found some old license plate decals from my ol’ TC3 VTA build. Knew a good spot to drop it on
Now, some cool outdoor pics
Overall I’ll give myself a “7” on painting (little runs everywhere, but shouldn’t be able to spot those at speed). and a 9 on decals :). The only things I wish I could have incorporated are my cool AE F1 brake light (no additional aux on the ESC-ciever from Sanwa I have installed) and maybe some red mirrors would have been cool. Time permitting I’ll go back and add some cool little AE rivets where the hoods should be, window panels.
That’s all for now, thanks for reading.