Color change

[wekilled]

Check these out just for S&Gs:

This is the Swedish M90 (I think it would look better in "grayscale:"
www.kamouflage.net/.../swatches/00024.gif

and this is the kriegsmarine "dazzle" pattern on old-style battleships:Colors commonly used in these multicolored "dazzle" patterns were: dark blue, medium blue, white, black, dark gray, light gray and olive green.

www.smmlonline.com/.../kriegsmarine05.jpg

Then again there is the tumbler (prior to repainting) which also is worth a look:
www.entertainmentearth.com/images/%5CAUTOIMAG...


That German raindrop pattern would be a hassle to do as well!

My personal thoughts (for my own VX) are if I ever get a serious enough dent I will likely go with the "dazzle" kriegsmarine pattern (might as well go "all the way" if it isnt the stock silver I have. The only caveat is I would likely do it in a satin color versus a true flat and leave the skirts black-ie "Hollywood camo."

Obviously I have way too much free time sitting here in Baqubah Iraq!

[dmfk]

if you went go with some crazy camo, you should mount a dummy .50 cal machine gun or a fake turret of some kind up top. imagine driving that down main street! as if it doesnt get enough turned heads already.

[CrnCnn]

I do like this one tho too. Cladding shiny and painted like the rest.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

During a few moments of weakness (shame 'o' shame!) I've had some evil thoughts about change of color:

'member the ole mopars of the late 60's & early 70's...Lime Twist Green with dark cladding with the flat black hood insert...kind of barracudish. Maybe even a black strobe stripe swishing along the side below the side windows.

Then there is the negative, anti-matter opposite of the above....Black with Lime Twist Green cladding & hood insert either color. I got one of those VX Toys (Stomper) kind of painted like this with rally-inspired graphics.

I like desert camo too but specifically this (I have an RC buggy painted up like this!):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKULL...ayphotohosting

Toyota Tacoma's have a color called "Speedway Blue" that I like alot.

I keep thinking about that darn sick lowered VX that Wormgod created with Bimanti's Batman red pinstriping on the snout and.......make it stop...please!

[CrnCnn]

So how much does a paint job cost usually? I figure around 3g's for a good one but that is an ignorant guess since all I’ve ever heard of is Macco for like 200. I REALY want an ebony. My next concern would be finding a really good shop that would screw up the cladding.

Keep in mind I'm basically talking out my butt because I can’t afford to pay bills little lone get a paint job. All hypothetical.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

So how much does a paint job cost usually? I figure around 3g's for a good one but that is an ignorant guess since all I’ve ever heard of is Macco for like 200. I REALY want an ebony. My next concern would be finding a really good shop that would screw up the cladding.

Keep in mind I'm basically talking out my butt because I can’t afford to pay bills little lone get a paint job. All hypothetical.

I've always wondered that if you do a complete color change....wouldn't you want to change the color of the engine bay (ie firewall, fender wells, under hood, etc..), inner door & rockers, and what about inner fenders and behind cladding????? Now that's gotta be 'spensive! Plus, to do a really good job wouldn't you want to remove the engine and some other key underhood components too? Looking at my engine compartment I see alot of things in the way of repainting the firewall in particular.

My guess is that some orignal colors would be better to repaint than others...like an ebony would be okay to leave the engine compartment & stuff black as it is probably less clashing than say my white ironman would be.

[CrnCnn]

So here is another thought.