Chopper Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Lancer Specs say that the white circle and red stripe have to be painted. But painting a perfect circle is obviously a lesson in frustration. Anyone have any tips on painting this thing? How did all you other Lancers do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 The circle was etched into my greeblie, so I was just able to blob paint on that spot, trace the outline of the etching with my fingernail, and then scrape off the excess before it dried 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 The circle was etched into my greeblie, so I was just able to blob paint on that spot, trace the outline of the etching with my fingernail, and then scrape off the excess before it dried Hah, no such luck for me. DVH's rubber tank toppers are great, but unfortunately don't have that marking. This is the best I can do using a washer as a stencil. I'll be weathering the armor anyhow, so I dusted the edges a bit to throw off my ocd. Also, does the red stripe go along the back edge (the edge at the bottom of the photo) as well as the top? I've seen some people paint it like that, but I can't find a decent reference photo for what is "correct". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Gino painted his red stripe all the way down the sides. Also his had a red bar across the top and not a white circle. He said that when he saw the Scout armors at the archives, each tank had a different design on it. It's possible the white circle is just one such design. But that's the one we are requiring for now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Killer. Thanks Mickey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I had some left over sticker material and cut around a coin and used this as a template for painting, I used black first to fill gaps in case of any bleed through then went over with white paint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon_a Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 The SC tank topper has a hole cut out to show the white through rather than a circle painted on. Does that mean the SC topper is not approvable for Lancer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 On the originals the red areas were decal material. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 So there you have it.... the white circle was probably a decal too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 So there you have it.... the white circle was probably a decal too Does that mean the Lancer standard will be amended/clarified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Does that mean the Lancer standard will be amended/clarified? Right now the white painted circle is a basic standard. Those take a lot of time to change because we have to go through the LMOs. Also, more research would have to be done. In the meantime, I think what you did looks very good. About the same as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Right now the white painted circle is a basic standard. Those take a lot of time to change because we have to go through the LMOs. Also, more research would have to be done. In the meantime, I think what you did looks very good. About the same as mine Fair enough. Makes sense. Thanks again, Mickey. Hopefully this project will be finished soon enough and I can officially submit my application. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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