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crazyjim

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  1. I paint the area to be flocked with bottle paints as close to the flocking color I can get. After the paint dries, I slightly dilute some Elmer's glue and brush onto the area to be covered. I have a cooking sifter that I dump the flocking into. I run the sifter over the area using an index finger to force the flocking through the sifter. When done I use a fingertip to gently mash the flocking into the glue. I use a clean sheet of paper under the particular part I'm flocking. When the glue is dry, I tap all the excess flocking onto the paper and then fold the paper to use as a funnel to put the flocking back in the tube. I use only Ken's Fuzzy Fur for flocking, although I did find this place on the internet - http://www.craftfloc...locking_Fibers. I was just thinking - how do you think a pepper grinder would work on distributing the flocking?
  2. Thanks Danno & Dominik. Like I said - a very nice kit tot work with.
  3. Is the group shot at the October 22 show or this weekend in Tampa? Here's something else to put on your agenda - October 29, 2011, Castro Farm, Ocala will be a 1:1 car show and FAST has been invited to display our scale builds. More details later.
  4. Cool, Don.
  5. Thanks for the info. That sleeper looks better than some places I've stayed. I guess the trucker wouldn't need to pay for a motel room and meals while on the road if he/she has a setup like that.
  6. Same here, Rob. It's been since last February. I'd ask that you look at my painting. I think I've solved the orange peel issues I was having at JaxCon and I hope you'll agree. I plan on being there when the doors open Saturday.
  7. Is there a purpose of stretching the frame on a 1:1 truck? Why do some of them have such large sleepers? I know nothing about big rigs, so please be gentle.
  8. Tampa this weekend will be only my 4th model show in over 40 years. I like attending shows to - 1. See fellow modelers 2. Check out builds for ideas/inspiration 3. Ask how modelers did a certain technique 4. Sell some Crazy Scale Auto Parts resin 5. Look for the bikini contest
  9. I think I have that album here at home. Maybe I should look and post it on ebay for only 1 million.
  10. By those definitions, I think I've been building pro-tour for a long, long time and didn't even know it.
  11. I switched to Corel Draw just recently because I couldn't get support from Arts & Letters Express anymore. I've never done decals, but Corel Draw sure is a powerful program.
  12. I really like it. Purple is my favorite color and looks so good when it's SHINY :)
  13. Tons of details there, but hard to read.
  14. I plan on attending and we might have other FAST members attending.
  15. Does that kit come with a hard top or is it just a convertible with a soft top?
  16. You dogs! I'm going to be in Chicago, Rockford, and Grand Rapids.
  17. Welcome, Dale. Lots of good stuff going here all the time.
  18. Very nice. I dumped my homemade unit that had a bathroom exhaust fan for a Pace unit.
  19. I get ignition wires and looms from Scale Dreams. Nice stuff!
  20. I don't have any issues - right! I'd like to be able to super detail my builds (hose clamps, fuel line clamps, brake lines, etc) but I find it more difficult to see things and then if I can see them, my fingers don't want to work the way I want them to. I'll tell you, though, it sure is fun trying to get it right.
  21. I like it and it's SHINY :)
  22. What a great idea and it looks great too. Now. How in the world did you make those door panels?
  23. Appreciate it, Marty.
  24. Beep. Beep. I like it. What paint/color is that?
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