NOBLNG Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike999 said: The (bad!) photo below shows that "Recollections" embossing powder on the interior of a Maisto die-cast '55 Buick California Highway Patrol car. I had to work around the accelerator pedal, which is molded in place. Here's a Bonus Tip in that photo: the quarter-panel upholstery was made with HO-scale corrugated metal. (Armrests/ash trays are made from Evergreen rod and the window cranks are from the parts stash.) Wouldn't the rear window cranks be removed in a cop car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, NOBLNG said: Wouldn't the rear window cranks be removed in a cop car? Good question and I don't know for sure. Maybe I could have saved myself some work! I read all the articles I could find on these CHP Buicks and didn't see the rear window cranks mentioned. I even looked at the first season of "Highway Patrol," which used those Buicks, and thought I saw window cranks. Though there aren't many shots inside the Buicks on that show. I decided to leave them in because a couple of articles mentioned what I did above: in 1955 the CHP didn't transport prisoners (except an occasional DUI). Their job was pursuit and interception. And I figured it would be pretty hard for a perp to escape from the back seat of a 2-door sedan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew666 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 does the embossed powder get put on just like the flocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Yes it does the last time I used future to put on with and it worked great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Drew666 said: does the embossed powder get put on just like the flocking? You can use nearly anything for adhesive to glue this stuff down. Some use paint, spray adhesive, white glue......... Personally, I use plain old Elmer's glue, slightly thinned with water. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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