Dude I wa slike “Oh that’s a sweet idea” then “Oooh nice renders” then I saw one sneak pic and I was like “WTF he’s doing the liveries IRL ? THAT’S FUCKING INSANE!”
Your bro and you have my full support for this project 
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Marlboro McLaren MP4/4
Correction!
F1TechArt has pointed out that the image I originally used here (below) was actually that of the McLaren MP4/5, as evidenced by the enlarged airbox for its naturally aspirated engine. This has now been corrected. The image above is that of the MP4/4 sporting the turbo snorkels that were a feature in the early races of the season but not the grey roll-bar which was only a feature of the Brazilian GP.
Insane detail, eh?
The McLaren MP4/4 is one of the most dominant cars in history of the sport. 15 of its 16 races were started from pole position, 15 of its 16 races were also won and of those, ten times it was 1-2 finish for McLaren. McLaren finished the 1988 season with a massive 134 point lead ahead of the 2nd placed Ferrari team and achieved a record speed for that season of 333 km/h at Hockenheim. The car still retains the highest win-percentage of any F1 car ever with 93.8%.
Marlboro was the title sponsor for McLaren F1 for the 23 consecutive seasons from 1974, but it wasn’t until the MP4/1 of 1981 that the chevron layout of white-red-white-red, stretched across the length of the car. That livery then remained largely unchanged for 16 seasons.
One of the challenges with porting this livery to esk8 is trying not to end up with a deck that looks like a pack of fags. I need your help with this. Lmk what you think of the current prototypes in the poll below…
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Btw, if anyone has better 3D models for the trucks, wheels and drivetrain, I’d love to use them in future instead! 
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Ferrari 312T
The Ferrari 312T was raced in 5 different versions from 1975 until 1980. The 312T series won 27 races, four Constructors’ and three Drivers’ Championships, making it the most successful series car in the history of F1.
The tall airboxed 312T was driven by the legendary Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni. Lauda won 4 out of 5 races mid season before snatching the title at Monza by finishing third. Clay Regazzoni’s win in that race secured Ferrari its first Constructors’ Championship in over ten years. Lauda went on to win the US Grand Prix at the season’s end to cement Ferrari’s F1 superiority in 1975.
Niki Lauda’s notorious crash took place the following year in the Ferrari 312TB during the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. Despite coming close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns, he raced again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix and went on to come second only to his team mate James Hunt by a single championship point.
The 312T was the last car to run large areas of white in the livery until 1993 when it was reintroduced for a single season as part of a Marlboro-dominant sponsorship livery. Interestingly, Ferrari’s signature rosso corsa red was also replaced by the Marlboro red, which has remained ever since. A 312t inspired livery was also adopted in 2016, reintroducing the white airbox and the Italian stripe details.
Please check the poll below and let me know what you think!
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First time i’m seeing all the designs, absolutely stunning cant wait to see the first one finished 
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Option #1 - “True to Form”
This design is true to the actual MP4/4 livery but I don’t know if I like the rearward pointing chevrons and the way it butts up against the Goodyear decals. The Shell logo will also need to come down the tip so it doesn’t get covered by x-plates or whatever.
Option #2 - “Artistic License”
We’ve flipped the forward chevron here and used the point of the TAG logo to provide some continuity with the rear chevron. This is definitely my personal favourite.
So which is it to be?
- Gotta play it True to Form
- Use that Artistic License ffs!
0 voters
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This looks great, good work! I find it quite challenging to keep those lines straight, solid work 
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Whatever you used for grip there is pretty cool, nice layout on them as well. Can tell you’re very meticulous.
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I’m stunned at how clean that looks. Great work so far. Those grip spikes. Can you elaborate on that? That looks so cleaannn
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that gulf porsche 917 is stunning
i watched a brilliant documentary about that race and that care is just an absolute beauty
you have done it justice the way you styled that deck
hopefully that will go for 14million too
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This is super cool!
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Agreed
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I really appreciate it! Keep 'em coming! 
I’ve added a few ‘Sneak peek…’ sections to the feature posts above. The Benetton, JPS & Martini skins were all printed as well and they really look stunning. I mean, they came out way better than I think I expected. I went for a heavier satin fabric this time and I’m glad I did. The quality is fantastic. We maxed out the resolution of the images we provided to the printer and they really delivered. Every curve and detail is smoother than KY on glass. The colour reproduction properly pops as well. Take a look.
So yeah, the studs. I’ll give you guys the complete lowdown on that. I’ve got a few reservations about that’s all gonna work out… but anyway, I’ll be back later to tell you all about it and I’ll share some photos from this weekend’s progress on the coating layers. I’m grinning like a schoolboy at how sexy it’s looking!
@Turt_Turt23 - dude, it’s such rich mine of options, isn’t it? Subaru 555 is definitely on the list but I’m not familiar with the one(s) below that though. US motorsports don’t seem to travel very well outside of the US (…and I expect the reverse is true as well). I’ve been looking at this article though and there’s definitely some familiar stuff in there that I’d love to get to. I think the only one that’s off-limits is the BMW M livery cos Lacroix has already nicked it!
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Does it hold its shape better to help with the sharp lines?
Also is it less transparent/more color saturated so less white basecoats are needed?
I’ve been using spoonflower satin, but am all for finding a better fabric if it helps installation.
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That’s the Falken motor sport livery. They do all kinds of motor sports like off roading and track driving, but they also do drift and that was one of the first images that popped up, and that’s the three falken cars in formula drift
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All of the above, mate. Yes.
I used U-Circular Silk Satin Heavy.
I think the only possible downside of the heavier weight I could mention is that it’ll have more of a tendency to lift where it drapes over edges. I trimmed off as much of the drape as possible before vacuum-bagging it… …oh, and you’ll definitely want to vacuum-bag it!
Its weight definitely helps it maintain its form better. Your design is less likely to get skewed. If you’re laying-up the fabric onto a fresh wet base, as I do, you’ve got plenty of time to get the positioning just right anyway plus the wet resin provides all the lubrication you need. Now that’s not to say I got it spot-on but it passes everything but the more forensic examination.
I think the only case I can see for a lighter fabric is if you want to show the underlying wood grain or whatever or if you can’t be arsed to vacuum-bag it. Otherwise, for my money, it’s heavy every time.
Edit: Just checked that Spoonflower Satin. The Satin Heavy is nearly 2.5 times heavier! (172 gsm vs. 75 gsm)
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Lol, that’s me.
If I change my ways I’ll definitely look into some heavier stuff. As is I need 3 white basecoats for a fabric with white in it, otherwise 2 coats for a colorful fabric.
Shame I sold my vac pump years ago.
Yeah spoonflower is really thin. It was very much a PIA to get straight lines and hit the layout spot on.
I didn’t go wet, I waited for tack. Adjustments were easy, but time is of the essence as to not wait/adjust too long and loose adherence.
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@glyphiks would ride that barefoot 
This is what I have to do to get decent alignment on this spoonflower satin
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Holy shit I didn’t even spot these and had to go back to check, those are so cool
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