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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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Default Zip Zap, SuperDave style

Ok, I know I didn't do the greatest quality job but I'm still happy with the results.

Zip Zaps are really small remote control cars, about the size of a Hot Wheels.






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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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LOL, too cool, man that looks like one rough road . . .
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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lol nice!
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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thats so funny seeing the r/c next to your Z28, like a little baby SS haha. nice job.

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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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If your Camaro had sperm, they'd look like that little Zip Zap.


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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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Xsta Z 28 - Yeah, like the other roads around here...
chupr0kabra - Lol! Yeah I guess so.

Thanks everybody.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
If your Camaro had sperm, they'd look like that little Zip Zap.


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Good one!

I love the pic of the Zip Zap in front of the headlight.

Josh
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Very cool little car. Now if only our cars had the same scale speed and handling!

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Awesome
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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lol...nice
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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lol. that's great.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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haha, i'm actually in the process of making one for my TA, i'll post up pics when it's done
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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Where can I find one of those...I love that.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 02transhawk
Where can I find one of those...I love that.
www.radioshack.com has them. They are actually made for and sold by RadioShack. The one I've got they don't make anymore (the blue Camaro SS).
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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Looks good.

I have a white one, that I am wanting to paint Hugger Orange to match my car. How did you paint it without mesing up the details, like the headlights, taillights, glass, etc?

I am not much of a painter and I have looked at this thing, over and over, and see no way of even masking off something that small.

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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by General Z
Looks good.

I have a white one, that I am wanting to paint Hugger Orange to match my car. How did you paint it without mesing up the details, like the headlights, taillights, glass, etc?

I am not much of a painter and I have looked at this thing, over and over, and see no way of even masking off something that small.

Thanks,

Chris
Well I used electrical tape to mask it off (it doesn't stick as much as masking tape). I was not extremely succesful painting over the existing paint though so I tried a new method at the suggestion of a guy at the hobby shop. To get the old paint off I soaked it in 100% alcohol for a while so the short answer is I did actually mess up the headlights, etc. and had to repaint them.
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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Sorry to hear that. Those things stock on it look really good, and I hate to mess them up. How did you paint those details so small then?
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by General Z
Sorry to hear that. Those things stock on it look really good, and I hate to mess them up. How did you paint those details so small then?
A nice small brush, a steady hand and a WHOLE lot of patience, let me tell you. I'm sure there is a better way and I probably did it the hard way but I really suck at painting.
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Crap, I REALLY suck at painting. Oh well, its so small, maybe I will just leave the details alone. But, that might look like crap. Need to find someoen with a steady hand.

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