BO15 Cyrus the Virus

[OddJob]

When you said, "I'm going to paint it white", I had no idea it would turn out this cool!

WhiTe oN~!

 

[horsefarmer]

Just something I found on pinterest...

 

[handyandy1100]

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Just something I found on pinterest...

Cyrus the TrikeTor?

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[nosferatu1381]

I'd love to see all these bikes in one place. We really have some show stoppers this year in at least a dozen sub categories.

 

[nosferatu1381]

This is going to be one of those years I will be happy if I get fourth place. You guys are kilin me over here

 

[el Diablo Guapo]

Oh yeah, this is some kind-o contest, huh?

I really just was usin' it as an excuse to complete something in a somewhat reasonable amount of time!

 

[Psychographic]

I decided to go old school with the masking. I normally design this stuff on the computer to cut masks, this time I broke out the tape and had at it.

As I want to build a trailer for my paint box and supplies to use at car shows for pinstriping, I decided to simplify the graphics and depend on the pinstriping to fill in for the extra graphic stripe I deleted from my original layout.

 

[OddJob]

Hmmm, so my take-away from these photos is that most of the green is going away. Oh well, it was green while it lasted.

 

[nosferatu1381]

I decided to go old school with the masking. I normally design this stuff on the computer to cut masks, this time I broke out the tape and had at it.

As I want to build a trailer for my paint box and supplies to use at car shows for pinstriping, I decided to simplify the graphics and depend on the pinstriping to fill in for the extra graphic stripe I deleted from my original layout.

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I really love that tank

 

[Psychographic]

Hmmm, so my take-away from these photos is that most of the green is going away. Oh well, it was green while it lasted.

Quite a lot will be covered, but not as much as you would think judging by these pics.

I really love that tank

Thank you, it was my first attempt at making a tank.

 

[Psychographic]

Four hours later, I have this.

About an hour before I painted the basecoat, I fixed two areas that had some high spots from the welds. The filler bled through and stained the paint. While I was doing the tank and fenders, I did my best to blend in the pearl, flake, and candy. Hopefully it won't look too bad when I clear it, it's got to be better than this big stain right in the middle of the frame. I forgot to take an after pic.

I'm looking forward to finishing these parts and clearing everything.

 

[nosferatu1381]

Four hours later, I have this.

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About an hour before I painted the basecoat, I fixed two areas that had some high spots from the welds. They bled through and stained the paint. While I was doing the tank and fenders, I did my best to blend in the pearl, flake, and candy. Hopefully it won't look too bad when I clear it, it's got to be better than this big stain right in the middle of the frame. I forgot to take an after pic.

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I'm looking forward to finishing these parts and clearing everything.

Geez, just had to bust out the airbrush didn't you. Weston taught me how to do tru fire . This is his dad's boat. I still haven't grabbed paint and started practicing. He would float it in a candy color. *shakes fist menacingly at sky* *stuffs crayons in purse, pulls up my skirt and walks out*

 

[OddJob]

I AM NOT WORTHY!

 

[Captain Awesome]

Four hours later, I have this.

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About an hour before I painted the basecoat, I fixed two areas that had some high spots from the welds. The filler bled through and stained the paint. While I was doing the tank and fenders, I did my best to blend in the pearl, flake, and candy. Hopefully it won't look too bad when I clear it, it's got to be better than this big stain right in the middle of the frame. I forgot to take an after pic.

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I'm looking forward to finishing these parts and clearing everything.

 

[Psychographic]

This is what it looks like before the candy colors go on. It is also the first of 3 layers. after th white goes on it's followed by Aztec Gold, a mix of Aztec Gold and Wild Berry (to make orange), then a final pass of just Wild Berry. The next pass is basically the same, but the last pass has no Berry.

 

[kingfish254]

That is some incredible work right there! WOW!

 

[Psychographic]

Decisions, decisions. Do I put a candy green over the leaf, or leave it gold? I think I'll do a test strip to see which looks better. I'm leaning towards the green.

 

[nosferatu1381]

Just gets your hands real dirty. It will give it a nice smokey tint

 

[kingfish254]

Decisions, decisions. Do I put a candy green over the leaf, or leave it gold? I think I'll do a test strip to see which looks better. I'm leaning towards the green.

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You're talking above my paint skill level there. You'll do what's right!

 

[Psychographic]

The leaf work is done. I was going to use a combo of spun gold and the variegated that you see here, but I like the colors in the variegated. It does have a tendency to lose a little of the color when cleared though. I think the gold is starting to win me over, but I did do two test strips on an empty thinner can. I'll paint one with the candy green today and make my decision.