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01-10-2013, 03:59 PM
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Billboards - Yellow Paint?
Has anyone gone with Yellow, versus painting the letters White?
Ranger offers Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and, of course White which is also needed as the base color when any of the other colors are used.
Here's an example...
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01-11-2013, 09:21 AM
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Quite the Photoshopped pic, but those tires look like the Cup/Nascar radials variety. For some reason GY makes the letters almost perfect on them right from the molds, and in yellow. If they offered those same tires in white letters, I'm pretty certain that many would flock to them for cobras as tghe sizes are close to the traditional Billboards.
I recall one person (named Bill?) that did the yellow letter thing to his FFR and posted pictures. But I have no references to share.
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01-11-2013, 11:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bliss
Has anyone gone with Yellow, versus painting the letters White?
Ranger offers Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and, of course White which is also needed as the base color when any of the other colors are used.
Here's an example...
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That's funny, leave it to the Italians to do something flashy...  |
01-11-2013, 01:34 PM
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That's funny, leave it to the Italians to do something flashy... |
another look at the same Cobra...
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01-11-2013, 10:52 PM
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Is that a polished aluminum body? It looks so grey but still shinny in those pics. Cool affect.
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01-12-2013, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MaSnaka
Is that a polished aluminum body? It looks so grey but still shinny in those pics. Cool affect.
John
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Actually, I'm now wondering if the pictures are of real cars or are the pictures really drawings of real cars. I'm checking that out now - but, the fact remains that the yellow lettering seems awesome and really unusual on a Cobra.
As for the body - it sure looks like polished aluminum - perhaps the grey is part of 'painting' assuming that it's a painting, not a picture of a real Cobra.
Whatever it is - awesome look. |
01-13-2013, 04:53 AM
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another look at the same Cobra...
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I suspect this is a computer generated image, sort of like they do with computer animation in the movies.
Look through the front wheel slots. If that was real, you would not be able to see the stairs or brick wall. |
01-13-2013, 07:48 AM
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I suspect this is a computer generated image, sort of like they do with computer animation in the movies.
Look through the front wheel slots. If that was real, you would not be able to see the stairs or brick wall.
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Wow..good catch! I think you can see the brick refection in the spoke holes of the rear wheels also. They should be black like the front. |
01-13-2013, 10:16 AM
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I suspect this is a computer generated image, sort of like they do with computer animation in the movies.
Look through the front wheel slots. If that was real, you would not be able to see the stairs or brick wall.
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Here's a link to the entire series of shots - they are for a GT5 game - I still don't understand if it's a real Cobra with a fake (created) background or if the entire 'picture' is drawn by computer or hand - in either case the Cobra part is awesome - the background not so much.
GT5 - Classic Cars Premium on #Gran-Turismo-Life - deviantART
Anyway - my interest is in the yellow lettering - looks cool to me. |
02-15-2013, 01:50 PM
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02-15-2013, 03:11 PM
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Very nicely done. Did you have to clean off the old while paint with something before doing the yellow?
Thanks
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02-15-2013, 04:57 PM
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Thanks.
No, since using yellow (Ranger Paint) requires the white paint - used as a base coat. In my case, since the white was already on the tires, it was fast and easy to apply the yellow given that the borders were already 'traced' and easily re-traced with yellow.
If anyone else tries this - consider purchasing a small quality brush from a hobby store and consider also purchasing a pack of Touch-Up Paint Applicators, 25 Count from
Touch-Up Paint Applicators, 25 Count - Griot's Garage
The Griot applicators are great for tracing letter edges with white or yellow without having to mask off letters. Of course, a steady hand is a real plus - not so steady in my case. |
04-22-2013, 10:34 PM
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Bliss,
How has the paint stood up?
What size are your fronts they seem to have a big bulge?
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05-08-2013, 12:27 PM
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The yellow is holding up surprisingly well. I did put another coat on, but that's easy once the first coat is done.
The fronts are 26.5 X 8.0 - 15.
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05-08-2013, 01:02 PM
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Yellow paint is on slicks, is much better with no touch-up needed.
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05-08-2013, 04:13 PM
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Bliss,
How has the paint stood up?
What size are your fronts they seem to have a big bulge?
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He wants to know how big your bulge is... hahaha   
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05-08-2013, 07:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1ntCobra
I suspect this is a computer generated image, sort of like they do with computer animation in the movies.
Look through the front wheel slots. If that was real, you would not be able to see the stairs or brick wall.
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You miss the really obvious - it is not real - no one is looking in the direction of the car! |
05-09-2013, 12:15 PM
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Yellow paint is on slicks, is much better with no touch-up needed.
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Hmmm....I'll drive through the trailer park to secure even more opinions and constantly available but often irrelevant input. |
05-09-2013, 10:24 PM
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Hmmm....I'll drive through the trailer park to secure even more opinions and constantly available but often irrelevant input.
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I'm so sorry to post something so choppy, what I meant to say was why doesn't GoodYear make the white tires as nice as the yellow on the slicks? I was working in the garage changing wheels and tires around, so I hastily posted.
As you can see in the picture Avon are just black sidewalls, they look kinda plain to me.
While the yellow on the slicks needs no touch up, they look great. I also redid my white on the GoodYears with Ranger paint.
At least my trailer is self propelled, haha.
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05-10-2013, 09:19 AM
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That makes sense, thanks. Some folks here love the "treatment" that is applied by Goodyear on the billboards coming out of the factory - looks like a stencil is used - a little off with paint applied quickly just to end up with a while lettering look a high speed, I suppose. Anyway, it doesn't work for me - so I went with white and now yellow with a cleaner look. I'm also amazed that Goodyear can't replicate the yellow lettering slick 'quality' on billboards. They are both not for street use. Goodyear has been contacted - they don't care.
By the way, those pictures show lots of great stuff.
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