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I was asked to write up some tips on painting but wanted to include some milestone photos. Unfortunately my camera was stolen and although I have plenty to borrow around me seemed to never be available when I was into a project. But now I have a camera phone so I shouldn't have that problem anymore. Plus for this post I realized that I had a past paint project that I posted on my facebook page that had some milestone photos that I can use to illustrate the process a bit here. However before I begin I want to share my thoughts on why I like and prefer nicely painted boats. To each is own and if you prefer not to due to weight concerns, lack of time, patience or ability I completely understand these are just my thoughts.
I have been around R/C boats since I was born. You can say I was born and raised on R/C boats. With that I remember what excited me about boats as a kid all the way up to what excites me now. Really not much has changed. Nice looking boats that look fast while even still on the boat stand and fast boats on the water usually do the trick for everyone. I can remember as a kid we would always pick the nicest looking boat to win. So even as a kid you notice that when a boat is painted nice it usually captures the attention of those that are looking on. It makes you want to stick around to see what the little boat can do. It creates expectation and anticipation. All of these things work together to increase interest and interest attracts more to the hobby/sport. As a marketing professional I know very well the importance of making something look good to attract interest. R/C Hobbies are the same way. The way I see it each boat is a representative of our hobby. It helps shape the impression of our hobby and those that participate in it. So for those people that choose to go the extra mile in a paint scheme I believe they are doing the entire organization a great service in marketing the world of R/C. I have told this story many times before but I will share it with you. I was the Co-Contest Director of the 2007 Nationals in San Jose, Ca. San Jose is one of the largest if not the largest populated city that the nats has ever been held. At just #10 on the list of largest cities in the country it has a population of approximately 1 million people. A city this size has lots of high profile activities so R/C boating is far down their list of events to consider.
When i met with the city officials I made a nice powerpoint presentation. At the beginning of the meeting the officials sat their with folded arms and it looked like they had no interest whatsoever. But in my presentation, I packed it with as many nicely painted boats on the stand and in action shots. Half way through they started to raise an eye brow, and heard words like neat and cool. Before I was finished the city manager uttered these words that I will never forget. He said... "Wow! I thought you guys were just a small backyard mom and pop organization but I can see you guys compete with really well polished equipment" and so we proceeded with the city to allow us to have the nats.
At that point I saw it was important to at least start out with a nicely painted boat as it may help open doors and improve the publics impression of what we do. So with that said, Let me continue with the paint scheme. It's a Twin 1.00 Eagle SGX-2 for a customer of CMDRacing.
I have been around R/C boats since I was born. You can say I was born and raised on R/C boats. With that I remember what excited me about boats as a kid all the way up to what excites me now. Really not much has changed. Nice looking boats that look fast while even still on the boat stand and fast boats on the water usually do the trick for everyone. I can remember as a kid we would always pick the nicest looking boat to win. So even as a kid you notice that when a boat is painted nice it usually captures the attention of those that are looking on. It makes you want to stick around to see what the little boat can do. It creates expectation and anticipation. All of these things work together to increase interest and interest attracts more to the hobby/sport. As a marketing professional I know very well the importance of making something look good to attract interest. R/C Hobbies are the same way. The way I see it each boat is a representative of our hobby. It helps shape the impression of our hobby and those that participate in it. So for those people that choose to go the extra mile in a paint scheme I believe they are doing the entire organization a great service in marketing the world of R/C. I have told this story many times before but I will share it with you. I was the Co-Contest Director of the 2007 Nationals in San Jose, Ca. San Jose is one of the largest if not the largest populated city that the nats has ever been held. At just #10 on the list of largest cities in the country it has a population of approximately 1 million people. A city this size has lots of high profile activities so R/C boating is far down their list of events to consider.
When i met with the city officials I made a nice powerpoint presentation. At the beginning of the meeting the officials sat their with folded arms and it looked like they had no interest whatsoever. But in my presentation, I packed it with as many nicely painted boats on the stand and in action shots. Half way through they started to raise an eye brow, and heard words like neat and cool. Before I was finished the city manager uttered these words that I will never forget. He said... "Wow! I thought you guys were just a small backyard mom and pop organization but I can see you guys compete with really well polished equipment" and so we proceeded with the city to allow us to have the nats.
At that point I saw it was important to at least start out with a nicely painted boat as it may help open doors and improve the publics impression of what we do. So with that said, Let me continue with the paint scheme. It's a Twin 1.00 Eagle SGX-2 for a customer of CMDRacing.
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