Monster Truck Madness – Freshening Up Rotten Apple
You know, I’ve been working the Rotten Apple identify on my r/c monster vehicles for a very long time now.
Back in 2016 when the Axial SMT10 got here out, I needed to ditch the Grave Digger RTR physique as a result of I a lot most popular developing with my very own identities. Given the truck had a neon inexperienced chassis, I attempted to determine one thing that might work for it. I didn’t wish to use black as a secondary shade, so I went with gunmetal gray. When it was time for a reputation, properly, the colours one way or the other jogged my memory of one in all my favourite Alice in Chains songs – Rotten Apple.
I by no means thought I’d maintain working the identify on my r/c’s and DEFINITELY didn’t anticipate to ever have a fleet of vehicles sporting the identification, however right here we’re. It’s now one thing I actually dig.
I figured it was time to crank it up a notch although, so I had my buddy Mike Arndt of Mike Arndt Designs have a go at making a brand for me. Those of you into full scale monster vehicles have in all probability seen a design or two of his ripping up a stadium, as he’s turn out to be a well-known designer within the trade.
I despatched him the concept I had in my head- I needed a cranium/apple design that utilized vivid inexperienced with some purple, and that additionally had 4 monster truck tires on it- a nod to the basic BIGFOOT cartoon truck. After a fast forwards and backwards, he completely crushed it. Thanks Mike!
This is EXACTLY what I used to be wanting. The new Rotten Apple design goes to be completed up on my TLR Tuned Losi LMT, which might be sporting a JConcepts 1997 Ford F-150 MT physique. I’m unsure of the precise paint model I’ll go along with but, however I’ll try to make it one thing that has a 90’s vibe. I’ll then slowly begin updating the fleet with new lids utilizing the brand new graphics.
When I do the paint, I’ll do a writeup of it to indicate off the makeshift paint sales space that I constructed and to share some airbrushing suggestions that I’ve discovered in current months. Thanks to stated suggestions, I’ve gone from dreading airbrushing to having fun with it!
Until then, maintain it on all 4’s!