It’s printed on fabric and laminated in the time-honoured fashion. More details in the thread above.
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A quick word on the Pareto principle.
Getting to this…
…from this:
…takes an enormous amount of work 
I’ve learned so much in the process though and I’m satisfied(-ish) with the outcome. I don’t think I’m satisfied enough to be prepared to sell this one though. This one is going to hang in the workshop for a while to remind me of the things I need to do better next time.
I’m probably being more critical of the outcome than most but I reckon if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. I’m interested to see how far I can improve my technique and fine-tune things. That last 20% of the finished outcome is going to get even more attention
So I’m gearing up now for the next batch. While I’m sourcing the decks, we’ve got the design for the Ferrari 312t almost ready as well as a new and controversial Porsche livery. I’ll post some updates on those shortly.
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Beautiful!! 
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Fucking hell man, gorgeous 
Did you end up clearcoating and wetsand/polish?
Been meaning to message you with my clearcoat results…
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Fenominal 
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I can’t even imagine how beautiful this looks in person.
This makes me want to learn how to skin. I applaud all of your work!
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Now hear me out…
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The thought had occurred to us…
We’re hopefully treading the right side of the thin line there. Number one rule: no eyeballs 
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Thanks buddy. Yeah, wetsand & polish, indeed. It was a bit too warm when I applied the clearcoat so again I had a shitty orange-peel I needed to sand back. That’s no big deal on the tips and centre section but it’s a royal pain to level-off in between the studs.
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Incredible result but just thinking about the amount of work that went into this makes me sick. You are a true masochist.
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He is, hes a madman! Btw i dibs the ferrari livery!
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Impressive attention to detail, and I would go totally crazy glueing those studs in a perfectly aligned fashion. Only to realize that one is slightly out of whack.
Anyway, out of laziness, I would personally explore using some patches of metal mesh as grip. They would provide traction, (with the right mesh pattern), still let some of the amazing paint job shine through the holes, and not look out place in the car racing theme, as that’s something you’d commonly find on air intakes.
Something like that:
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Found this Lancia Delta S4 '85 on an Italian rally group’s Facebook and thought you guys would appreciate it.
This Switchblade HT’s graphic would pair perfectly with its livery.
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Ferrari 312t details added above!
Question! What would look best? The Ferrari emblems lined up along the rider’s pov (as shown) or rotated so that the points of the emblems point outwards towards the rails?
- Rider’s POV (longways)
- Facing the rails (sideways)
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Let me know if you have any other feedback on the design!
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I’m curious to see how that turns out. I’ve slipped on that stuff before when I wasn’t pulling high-Gs 
For all of you voting ‘sideways’, here’s what that looks like:
I am not a fan. Looks right on the car and wrong on a deck. Spoils the whole flow imo.
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Looks fine to me, matches the orientation of the other detail on the side line, like the Agip logo and the name, rather than the center line details. When you walk up to the board, it gets presented the right way along with the other details, rather than pointing sideways while everything else is right side up.
But what do I know, I’d probably just make a pink pig and call it a day. Only need two colors for that 
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I feel like the logos should be slightly bigger idk
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I agree, I like them the other way, it flows with the lines better.
I also think the rear AGIP/lion should be swapped around.
Either way, looking good!
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