Painted my Taranis

[DarrenG]

I bought a spare Taranis shell with the aim of having it water transfer printed. Contacted loads of companies offering this service, some wouldn';t touch it because they only did bigger orders, others had £100 minimum charge and a depressing number couldn';t be arsed to bother replying 

So I went with plan B and gave it a new paint job. Was worried it would look too much like a DJI transmitter but don';t think it does. Left the rear half of the case black and quite pleased with how it has turned out.

[flybywire]

That actually looks really nice!  Well done, nice job 

[robshaw]

Yeah I wouldn';t of thought I would but yeah that';s looks pretty cool. Bummer on the water transfer thing. Guess it';s still kinda in its infancy so maybe a bit pricy still. Its come down in price eventually.

[Hands0n]

I';m liking that a lot also. Very chic. 

[DarrenG]

Indeed, was more annoyed at the number of companies who couldn';t be arsed to bother replying either way. Aloft Hobbies in the US carry pre-dipped shells, I did hear that T9 Hobby Sport might do the same here but they haven';t as yet.

Still, I like that we can buy spare parts for Taranis so easily, I was able to buy a complete shell and the case stickers from T9 for less than £15. So experiments like this can be done without wrecking the original shell.

[tectic]

Nice job looks great

[philtrum]

Nice

plastidip, enamel or cellulose ?

Cheers
Phil

[DarrenG]

Cellulose white appliance paint over a plastic primer and then clear lacquer over the top.

[philtrum]

Thanks, its been something ive been talking about doing for ages, just need to pull my finger out.

the plastic primer is a quality notion, no point in doing all that if its not going to stick lol

Cheers
Phil

[nub]

fek aye that turned out rather well nice1

[DarrenG]

Thanks, its been something ive been talking about doing for ages, just need to pull my finger out.

Ooh, your reply prompted me to check if you had any more Naze32';s in. And you do, order placed 

[kilby]

That looks really well.

There are a few finishes that I would like on a tx

[philtrum]

I was going to strip mine and spray it, but I';ve just agreed a deal so I can get these hydrodipped, 180 different choices of pattern etc

Im just sourcing some tx cases then we can rock and roll

mail me at enquiries@makeitbuildit.co.uk if your interested

Cheers
Phil

[DarrenG]

fab, have just emailed to register interest!

[philtrum]

could prob do your canopy for your sky hero to match too lol

[philtrum]

I';ll start a hydrodip thread once i';ve got finer details sorted so not to hijack this one

[teslahed]

I';ve also mailed to register my interest.

I';ll be getting my first taranis radio next week when it arrives so this will make it even more special

[teslahed]

http://youtu.be/tmn_M3IRujA

[Friskle]

that makes it look a whole lot nicer :)

[amxen]

do you need a new display and sticker set to do this. I have hydrodiped in the past

[DarrenG]

do you need a new display and sticker set to do this. I have hydrodiped in the past

You';d need a new sticker set. I couldn';t find the display as a pare part so I reused my existing display cover, it pops out quite easily so wasn';t an issue. 

[criticalmass]

Totally off topic but check these out!

I found them lurking in flight cases from my ill spent youth and stripped and rebuilt with a mean powdercoat.