RC4WD 4200XL Paint Color

[sparkycuda]

Has anyone found a matching paint for the standard "orange" color for this machine? Want to do some touch up.
Thought I'd ask before going to a paint shop for help.

Thanks!

Ken

[Northern Farmer]

I had my steel counter weight powder coated RAL 2003 and it matches pretty close to the stock color.

[sparkycuda]

Thanks! I'll check into that. Also, are your CAT decals regular decals or vinyl? Local sign shop do those or other source?

Ken

[Northern Farmer]

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Thanks! I'll check into that. Also, are your CAT decals regular decals or vinyl? Local sign shop do those or other source?

Ken

Hey Ken I asked a local print shop to do them up for me. I saved a couple pictures on a usb key of the 1:1 excavator along with close ups of the graphics of the logos. I asked for them to be printed on regular decal print as I didn’t care for the glossy finish that vinyl has.

Brandon

[sparkycuda]

Thanks, Brandon. Mine will be a Komatsu excavator and I have digital files available. So just need to locate a shop and get it done.

I appreciate the help.

Ken

[Northern Farmer]

Not sure which Komatsu excavator you want to model your 4200 after but these might interest you if you haven’t seen them already.

http://www.rcbrmin.com/index.php?mai...oducts_id=1079

[sparkycuda]

Decals look good, but I'm changing scales. Doing a 1/14 PC400LC-7. Dimensions are almost dead-on for model vs 1:1, and I think the model's proportions reflect the beefier look of the PC400. Oh well, we can make it pretty much what we want. Decals and a few specific added details will help the illusion and I have to go with what I've worked on and taught for the last 30 years.

I found a company that sells the powdercoat you mentioned. They also offer aerosol, brush and touch up paint markers for all the RAL color codes. It is http://www.lowvolumepowder.com.

Ken