by slothead » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:07 pm
I got into it about replica and fantasy liveries on HRW before and lost - meaning I was informed more releases are fantasy versions than I thought. Given the constraints and costs mentioned here it makes sense, even if it's disappointing. I only buy RTR cars that are verifiable as actual liveries that started a sanctioned race with the driver(s) names listed on the grid. Yes, that is a bit anal but as a solo racer I need structure to keep me engaged.
We (HRW and folks from similar forums) are a small but vocal community - we want what we want. Like it or not it looks like it will be up to us to make the NASCAR replicas from previous eras. A few of the cars from the 70's are still available ($$), but for the 80's and 90's it's a blessing that bodies are becoming available but that's just the starting point.
As someone with 10 thumbs when it comes to artistic incompetence (you'd rather hear me sing opera than see a car I painted), I'm wondering if technology will be able to help out? Once a body is stripped and prepped, could something like tampo printing be used to do the detailing on our end? What about a form of 3D painting, where tooling like 3D printers recreates a pre-programmed paint scheme on an object? Perhaps easiest of all, what about scale car wrap decals like those used on full size race cars? A decal sheet that fits over the whole body to recreate the desired livery?