Paint & Graphics by TFG

Paint & Graphics by TFG My r/c paintwork If you're on this page, then chances are you already know me through my artwork, or through my 25+ years of r/c racing. Failures? There sure are.

For those who don't know, I'm Tony Gray, or TFG to most people. And to answer the question that everyone asks - 'TFG' was assigned to me by an old boss. It's the shortened version of what he always used to say - i.e. 'Where's that Tony F # Gray'

By day I'm a Senior Designer/Illustrator at Ford, painting r/c cars is my creative release from the more rigid pure technical stuff I have to do at w

ork. I airbrush because I enjoy it, making money from it just isn't possible. With a lot of my stuff taking 40+ hours to complete, you can do the math yourself. Even at 10 bucks an hour that's $400, and no-one will even pay that for an r/c bodyshell. And for people who've never painted one of these before, you have to do it backwards. You paint on the INSIDE of the body (they're clear as they come) and what you would normally paint last, you paint FIRST. I don't take commissions as such any more, I paint when I feel like it. And If I do a job for someone, they need to accept that it may be months before they get it back. Sometimes inspiration strikes quickly, sometimes it might take a week or two. Often I'll know what I want to do, the hard part is working out exactly how I'm going to actually do it. I like to challenge myself, try and come up with things I've never done before, and then see if I can do it. They usually end up in the fireplace...

Cartoon paint taken in a new direction -monochrome.The pics have an AI background, but the car itself is real.
04/03/2026

Cartoon paint taken in a new direction -monochrome.
The pics have an AI background, but the car itself is real.

Purely out of curiosity, I put this drawing I did (its a tatt design) into AI to see what would come out.And...wow!
03/12/2025

Purely out of curiosity, I put this drawing I did (its a tatt design) into AI to see what would come out.
And...wow!

I painted this sucker.....
02/12/2025

I painted this sucker.....

Forgot to showcase this one that I did a couple of months back. Its for a good friend of mine who is a serious Honda Mon...
28/09/2025

Forgot to showcase this one that I did a couple of months back. Its for a good friend of mine who is a serious Honda Monkey lover.
She wanted a tattoo design with a sexy Monkey biker chick as well as a Honda Monkey Bike.
I think I delivered!

Latest one off the smokin hot workscreen!
23/09/2025

Latest one off the smokin hot workscreen!

For those of you waiting for artwork/bodyshells/etc from me, this is why you’re waiting.1989 World Champs and one of Bri...
16/08/2025

For those of you waiting for artwork/bodyshells/etc from me, this is why you’re waiting.
1989 World Champs and one of Britains finest, Mr Craig Drescher. Stupid me said yes to replicating his bodyshell as originally painted by Dallas Mathisen. And yes, its complex! And taking forever!
Today its finished.
I’ve added some ‘in progress’ pics as well so you get an idea of how l did it.

Banged out this sucker for Gazza Sturdy up in Qld.He wanted the factory Super Astute graphics, but with the magenta repl...
12/06/2025

Banged out this sucker for Gazza Sturdy up in Qld.
He wanted the factory Super Astute graphics, but with the magenta replaced by apple green.
In theory, simple, but in practise....like 6 hours+ mask cutting/weeding.

Two for Brad Portelli, done (somehow) in a single day!
05/03/2025

Two for Brad Portelli, done (somehow) in a single day!

Another paint job finished last week for my buddy in Qld Scotty Guyatt.Its a repro of his original race scheme back in t...
21/02/2025

Another paint job finished last week for my buddy in Qld Scotty Guyatt.
Its a repro of his original race scheme back in the 90’s but l’ve just modernised it a little.

Anyone for ice cream? It was an ice cream sundae on the cruise a few weeks back that inspired this paint job.Even manage...
21/02/2025

Anyone for ice cream? It was an ice cream sundae on the cruise a few weeks back that inspired this paint job.
Even managed a waffle cone effect on the lower part!

That big long queue of rc car bodies that l had to paint a few weeks back? Finally finished the last one. Its an AMG A45...
22/01/2025

That big long queue of rc car bodies that l had to paint a few weeks back? Finally finished the last one. Its an AMG A45 Merc hatchback, and the RS2.0F on the side is the model designation of the chassis that it sits on.
This car is mine so its painted in my race scheme of grey and flouro pink and its done in a ‘cartoon’ style. I quite like this style of paint, its different.

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