Anyone into R/C?

Do you do custom air brushing or is this all rattle can? I've had a design scheme in my head for a while. I have all the stuff, just never attempted to do it. I'm thinking something wild like what you would see on custom cigarette boat's with a few colors and a waving checkered flag on the back sides. Rather complex and a bit more pricey than your list above.

Something like this on the front and front sides and then checkered flag on the back like the old AE nitro MT trucks. It's for a Tekno MT410. 1/8 scale Pro Line body, likely an F150 Raptor or Chevy C10.

 

I've dabbled in airbrush but I don't enjoy it, plus the overhead, and labor make me a rattle can guy. I really like doing fade paint jobs, marbeling, and I've done 1 dipped job. I do have some openings as I'm short two bodies that are now back ordered. One of the 2 bodies I'm waiting on is mine and it will be dipped. I'll post it when it's done.

Most of my clients are doing crawling. I've found most like a quick, and inexpensive paint job as they roll them on the rocks, get bored, or they're like me and like to change bodies and colors. I had 5 bodies for 2 rigs at one point. I have cab only, and full body mounts on my VRD so I can switch back and forth.

 

SOOOOOO HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING..... CUS IM ABSOLUTELY NOT SPENDING MORE MONEY ON A MINI CRALWER......

Are there any reasonably priced chassis kits for the ascent 18 platform that would allow one to utilize the stock transmission/shocks etc that would offer more adjustability and maybe an angled skid?

Also any of you micro crawler guys have any insight on getting more side stability. Any decent smaller 2s/3s lipos?

And finally does anyone have a good line on mini plastic rod ends?