a couple of answers:
#1 Yes, it took about a week to paint mine (prep, and waiting to dry between coats). ?The engine cover is only there to make the engine area look nicer. ?No real function to it.
battery cover was also off. ?this actually protects the engine fuse box. ?But, since it hasn't rained here since june, I wasn't worried about driving around without it.
#2 ?I don't do airbrushing, so something as complicated as a dragon is way out of the question. ?Although I have done airbrushing in the past, and I am ok at it, I wouldn't trust my talents enough to charge for them(and no I am not doing any for free ?
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#3 ?I will seriously have to consider what the painting would cost for me to do it, with time and material involved, maybe work out some schemes with set prices to choose from... ?but, I really don't know about this... ?I don't want all my free time bogged down painting engine covers.
Keep in mind, that if I do offer this up, the items I paint have to be typical pinstriping type patterns of some sort. ?Complicated graphics like animals are out of the question. ?Scenery is possible, but I haven't tried any yet. ?