New Front End for the Season

[havinnoj]

Guys - it's a Pro-Trax with Axis PB single adjust. Calipers weren't ready at the time of the show. The ride is very smooth-- almost fatiguing and the whoops are much easier. Next stop a steering stabalizer and 4x1 wheels. I'll put up some more shots after Memorial weekend. Definately won't use all of its potential in the dunes but its hands down the best riding. :devil:

Big thanks to Witz and BVC Racing.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/204/ors005largevi0.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9450/ors013largeri2.jpg

damn thats clean has it ever seen dirt?

an do you have front brakes theres no lever?

[havinnoj]

The calipers were out getting polished and weren't back in time for show or first ride.

It never sees dirt, but it gets real close to the sand once in a while...

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9522/img1458largelz7.jpg

Thought I could get down a trail without front brakes :D

[troybilt]

Is the plastic air-brushed? :macho

[8686]

That front end is so sweet. The piggyback Axis shocks are sick.

[havinnoj]

Originally posted by troybilt
Is the plastic air-brushed? :macho

The eye balls on the hood for example were freehand airbrushed. The main colors are masked off and sprayed with color. Then there is some retouching with a freehand airbrush inside some of those colors. The sort-of cross-hatched pattern that outlines (covers the masking tape lines) is done free hand with a hand brush.

[troybilt]

Originally posted by havinnoj
The eye balls on the hood for example were freehand airbrushed. The main colors are masked off and sprayed with color. Then there is some retouching with a freehand airbrush inside some of those colors. The sort-of cross-hatched pattern that outlines (covers the masking tape lines) is done free hand with a hand brush.

Excellent, you do that yourself? ...looks great, btw. I'd love to learn how to airbrush, been tinkering with it a little.

Nice rides in the background too!

[havinnoj]

Originally posted by troybilt
Excellent, you do that yourself? ...looks great, btw. I'd love to learn how to airbrush, been tinkering with it a little.

Nice rides in the background too!

These were painted by a buddy and local painter in Oregon. I've painted plastics before as a continuous color, but no airbrushing. Airbrushing is an art, but on these plastics it was pretty straightforward and not too detailed. Just being creative and having experience is all it takes. The toughest part is getting the right color pallet to work with and laying out and flowing the colors.

[Rip_Tear]

That paint job is totally SICK! Nice job.

On a side note, piggy backs are the way to go with front shocks imo.