Cato
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The chrome is here...
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Me too. It's been lonely being the only big Rolls here for 2 1/2 years.
Welcome back. You'll be done before I get a wheel on I'm sure...
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Maybe a discretely placed "Hooker Headers" decal?
Dude, you rock! Cuttin' off the mufflers tonight and making a collector under the passenger running board !!
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Yikes PK, I didn't even know I made the first 'fab'!
Harry, if nothing else, I hope it gave you a good laugh in this eventful time for you. I agree about the lighter top but in reality, in regular room light, it reads about the same value as the body dark red. The slightest change to flash or fluorescent / incandescent or open window light takes it from magenta to almost black. Just can't get an accurate color portrayal with camera on screen. It reads closely in person even though a different color.
Mike - no pinstripes - just my usual conservative tribal flames...
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EDIT: All the images got compressed - don't know why. Click each for actual size.
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Coming (soon) attraction:
This long delay has been eventful and here is a teaser of what's to come. The fabric top is well and truly underweigh. It consists of 3 parts; the main center section and both sides of the roof. All have been sized, cut, hemmed and the sides are now attached. The center's edges will overlap the side's top edges slightly. The critical part is cutting a single dart or slit at the compound curve on the roof top corners. Not for the faint of heart.
Here is the fabric (scraps) just draped in place to give you the idea. The color in person is very close to the body's dark red but will photograph almost magenta in some shots due to the camera metering. But you'll get the idea:
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Mike, thanks for the kind words.
I currently don't have any plans as far as what's next, but at some point I would like to resurrect my 1/8 Pocher Rolls Royce woody. It was about half done when I put it aside due to lack of interest... that was many months ago. Maybe time to dig that one out again and "git 'er done." It's too far into the process to just give up on it.
AMEN !!!
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Thanks.
I am taping around window and side chrome and the Scotch Fine Line isn't doing well. I had a small amount of the yellow that worked but ran out. When I went internet shopping I saw the white and wondered if it sealed well. Sounds like what I want.
Thanks Again
Jon
The 2mm white may help you more on smaller scales.
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Yes the yellow will give clean edges but the 3mm white gives beautiful curves. I used it here:
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Next stop... under glass! Sorry, no scratchbuilt balloon, though.
CORNER-CUTTER!
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Any chance of getting a 1/8 scale Faith Domergue in there?
YOU DA MAN Bill...Good ol' Faith. Saw 'This Island Earth' about 37 times...Exactly who and what I'm after for my cabin. Jean Harlow would do in a pinch.
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Won't the starlets need light to fix their makeup?
No stinkin' make-up on MY starlets...see the following...
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There is a whole slew of superb-quality dollhouse detailing items (like real porcelain vases or flowers) available (it is a big hobby in itself). It is not like you have to scratchbuld these. . .
Yes Peter, I found that helpful; I sourced the carpet from such a supplier and was amazed at the extent of the accessories. Virtually all I found were 1/12 scale however. The carpet nap turned out perfect for 1/8 scale.
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Thanks for the kind comments regarding the design of this thing, Bernard. I'm getting close to the point where I usually run out of steam...right after all the mechanical and design elements are worked out and it's essentially grunt-work to finish it up. I'm hoping I'll be able to make myself stay with this one through to completion. I'm very happy with the way the look is coming together, and it's a big project (and a big model) so maybe, just maybe, I'll be inspired enough to go all the way...and hopefully to use that as a stepping stone to getting some other long-stalled models done too.
You gotta press on Bill; precisely because it's big and you get the chance to do one of your fab period-correct paint jobs. Gotta see this in paint. And a little header heat...
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The interior looks very plush! I like the headliner, too.
Maybe you already have this in mind, but what would be cool is a pair of courtesy/reading lamps mounted on each interior side wall above and ahead of the rear seat.
This cabin was designed for starlets, remember Harry? NOT librarians. So no reading lamps...
I truly have thought of those elegant mini vases, one mounted on each side wall near the opening with two small roses within.
But then I came to my (alleged) senses.
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OK now you need to scratch a 1/16 scale balloon. You already built the Sopwith bipe - how hard could it be?
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You took that beautiful leathered seat to the sanding disk??!!
I bet you were sweating bullets.
Glad it turned out for the good. Interior features are superb.... errr I mean supoib for you New Yorkers
Sanding BELT. I have a Blacksmith License you know...
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LOL Cato ... relax and enjoy the final stretch on your masterpiece, but just don't forget, you screw up now and you'll break all our hearts too
OH GREAT ! Thanks Mike - no pressure right????
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A bit of good news today is that Harry had the port installed and it went very smoothly. I think he's largely pain-free.
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He says 1/12 in the title of the thread.
I can't remember what scale even I am...
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What kit is this?
I think it's the Rosso 1/8 scale. Out of production if I'm right.
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Give us better pix Chris. Your work deserves it. This kit looks excellent to work with.
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I hope so. I am cutting corners a bit due to fatigue and general crappy feeling overall... sort of feels like I have the flu.
Geeze, I hope you don't really have the flu too !!
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Harry, your update on treatment is welcomed. The port installation will be a factor that cuts down your discomfort in the long run. I know a dear woman friend survivor who had extensive chemo and praised the port which avoided injections.
Dude, we're all behind you so keep us posted.
C
Using Calligraphy Pen Tips to Apply CA Glue
in Model Building Questions and Answers
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The easiest way to remove any CA from any of those tips is to hold it in the flame of a Bic lighter or candle for 5 seconds. Burns right off cleanly then wipe with a bit of tissue to get the carbon residue off. No fumes, acetone or mess. Ready for more work.