MoparWoman Jamie

LOL Chuck, what the..? :lol:

Well it's strange that you have a hard time and struggle to understand my post's when in fact everyone else understands them clear as day. You just said it yourself, a phone book has part of peoples address in it along with names. Now take the forum here plus a phone book. Almost everything falls into place if you know where to look. That's all I'm saying man. What good is having a screen name if you have to also use your name as well.. it makes no sense at all.

I just wanted to bump this up for Rom is all.

Well one way to clear it up maybe, if you post your whole name, and then someone gets your identity as in stealing it. And if you only posted it here and no where else, I would go at mcm then because of the issue that someone else just made you. Because like you said and mention almost no other forum will ask you to post your name. Even SAM forum doesn't do that! What good is screen name if you have to post your name as well? they conflict with each other when you set back and think and look at it. I'm on afew other forums myself and NONE of them ask you like this forum does, wait I take that back.. they don't ask you they tell you. Heck a week ago, I have no idea what the heck had happen, But you can ask Harry P, I had my name in my area like I was asked to, and then some time last week half of it vanish and I thought one of the mods done it so I didn't think anything of it and then he sent me a PM telling it was his 2nd time telling me to post my stuff! After he pm me I then realize the mods didn't do it.. so I went in and fix the issue myself so I wouldn't be breaking the rules on the forum here. But if it wasn't for Harry pming me I wouldn't have thought anything about it. So now I keep a close eye on that area. Harry, thanks for bring that issue to my attention last week.

Okay Rom, I have to ask, judging by your lap top in one pohoto and now judging by this photo. How long is the rig? I say around 20inchs at least.

Hey, you think that's tricky? try taking a 1978 Fury and back dating it into a 1974 Dodge Monaco! I did that to a old shell I had of Rosco's 1978 Fury. The body styles are different on both cars. So what he's asking really isn't that hard at for me isn't really hard at all to do. LOL The thing is knowing how to reshape the sides and roof and rebuilding/retooling the original shell into another shell style.

Here's the link http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31970 to save you the time man of looking for it. Your also welcome.

Is it doable? yes, it's a trick that I call "Decal Reincertion" look in the "On The Work Bench" area for a Custom General Lee Model that was posted by me, look back around the last page in that thread. You'll see what I did to a faded rebel flag decal that I had and how I turn the color issue around on that build.

Well you see it is like this in my view, they build models and post them and people to comment on them.. which people does. Now alot of members will look for people to comment on builds like you and I do.. well it's the ones that likes to read the comments about their's THAT doesn't like to leave comments for others like the others do for them . Yet they look for us to comment on there stuff when they don't comment at all mostly on our stuff. We take time out to leave a comment on there stuff the least they can do is the same for our stuff BTW, your model looks good, but alittle advice here, look at your door decals and if it was me, I run a #11 down the door seam area real easy over the decal

Well, put it this way, to me and to what all I have use the trick on, the stuff was hard getting back off. If you work in a close time range after you spray the foil and apply it. Once the glue bonds it's tuff mostly to get back off . If you rub the foil on I can almost say it's not coming back off without a fight. LOL The longer it sets the better it holds it seems to me. I have a cab over I build for Mark a friend of mine (the same Mark I'm doing the australian build for) and I covered a custom grill in the foil back around 4 years ago and still today yet that foil has yet to lift by itself

Thanks Romell! I'm kinda surprise how ever that you hadn't ever thought of that trick. As you are a very good builder as well. I'll try to keep up the good work and you do the same bro!

That is a very good question, and I will note that I did not address that issue yet, so I will now. It depends how when you spray the foil with the spray glue, if you spray the foil and wait like 10 seconds yes the glue will stick to the paint and when you remove the foil it will leave a chunk of glue on the finish more likely. Now I also notice if I wait alittle while for the glue to set up before using but doesn't loose that nice tacky grib that 50/50 chance it will leave a chunk of glue on the car an then it again it might not. But if I wait alittle while like 5 minutes for the glue on the foil to set up after I spray it I mostly have good results and no glue remaining on the shell. It's mostly when you first spray the foil and jump right to using it is when you have the glue stick so well that it comes off the foil and onto the shell. A damp cloth will not remove it, you have to use something for removing glue that won't hurt the paint though. I use mostly Prep-All but very very lightly though on a wet paper towel as if I'm not careful or watching and rubbing to hard I can rub through the paint. For the stuff to really grab you have to start working with the foil about 1 to 3 minutes after you spray the glue on it. And when I say grab I mean grab as it will grab dang well as the glue hasn't set up yet. This is when you have chunks come off onto the shell. Now if you wait 12 minutes to start using the stuff the tackyness by this time is some what starting to fade and you will have to respray the foil again over. Also I even use this trick on the engine of the Project JB666 for the hemi head detailing and the lower fins are made from BMF and then added to the lower part as there was no fins in that area at all until I added them. The name I was cutting out also at the time when it came how nice (you'll see in later on either on the work beanch or the under glass area).

Your welcome man, you can even use your finger nail lightly to trace the trim line and what not on the model with using alumium foil, just start at the high spot area and work out wards like you would on a decal. The thing about this kind of BMF is you can conrol the tackness and add more if you need to. The longer the foil sets out with the glue on it the less tacky it will become though. But each of us has our own tacky like ness that we like to work with so it's up to you the builder to chose the tackyness level you like to work with. All I can say is time your sprays and see what time frame works best for you is all. Good luck man.

Okay, here I am trying to show how to trim and hold the camera at the same time LOL. had to move the shell to get the camera to focus more right on it and was still yet having some focus issues. Here is is with the excess all removed. Now here is where I went back and redid the foiling stuff indoors due to the camera having focus issues out door. This is the shinny side of the foil. I think the reason I was having focus issues with the camera was due to the how the alumium foil hits the lense during the photo taken as it's like a mirror with the flash.. because when I pull way way back from the model the photos comes out good. But I wanted to share my own way of making my own kind of BMF that I use all the time on my projects. Oh knows maybe this tut will help some of you out that can't find the model bare metal foil or can't get the stuff to stick good enough. I know ran into the kind that didn't want to stick at all and that was when I started to make my own. LOL

Hi you all, I thought I would add a trick of mine today here to show you where I get my BMF at. In case some of you all couldn't find real model car bare metal foil(BMF) or didn't like how it looks.. with this tip of mine you can make your own and in two styles. The shiny stuff or the dull looking stuff very easy. All you need is a flat area to work in, some new papers. The tools: sisors, alumium foil, emlers spray glue, a q-tip, a axcto knife with a #11 blade, and your model shell or what ever your foiling. (I'm using an old shell of mine that I'm working on weathering) Now I cut two (2) pieces of alumium foil. One is the dull side and the other is the shiny side. Before I sprayed them After I sprayed them. Now here is the thing, if your building a junker model and want the chrome to look dull spray the glue on the shiny of the foil. Now if your doing a street model or daily driver model and you want the foil to have that chrome look, spray the dull side with glue. Now the down side is that after so long after you spray the foil and if you don't use it in like say 6 minutes, the tackness kinda some what fades but all you do is just it another spray of the glue and wam your back in business again. But it all depends on you and the waiting time for the spray and it tackyness to set up. I mean if you just spray it and jump to using it you could end up having some glue reisdue on your finish from the excess foil that you cut away. I mostly wait around 1 to 3 minutes before using as for me it gives the foil and glue a good bite grip to the foil area and it sticks well for me. Anways, back to foiling here. Now after I sprayed the foil down and waited alittle time here I am with the first cut piece getting ready to fix it to the junk shell that I am only using to show you all how to make your own BMF. The shell is rough but to show the trick it is good enough for the job to show you how to do it. Now after I applied the foil to the area with my finger and got it rub in place enough to start working it on. Just remember this shell is rough, show I'm just using it as show how to tool. Now after you get the foil in place and all worked out in the areas, you can then start to trim away the excess with the xacto knife and #11 blade. But I want to add here the work isn't over yet with the q-tip. Because after you trim the excess away you can go back and varnish the foil down with the q-tip or your finger.. You decide. But there is more to this tut that will be posted in afew minutes here.

Dang Rom, your doing some good work on this build man, keep it up man. I love watching this stuff take shape! I can't wait to see it finish, if it's anything like your truck model you did before, man this will be a killer for sure.

Jeff, don't feel bad man, the kit (american superliner) I'm working with also is from the same company and so far I have found out the frame rails was two (2) different leights. Not to mention I notice where the dang mold lines are at on the cab floor is also off. The floor pose to set level with the bottom of the door edges and in the kit they do not. I had to lower the floor down and still are working on it yet. I'm not sure if my friend just by chance got one of there off kits by mistake or what.

ordered my stuff Thursday night, had it bright Saturday morning. Got 3 pieces. For you all that are holding out and worrying about weather or not you should get some. Have guts and just get some as you will not be let down. I took the dive the first time I heard seen this thread and didn't even give it 2nd thought at all. This had many uses to it

Either email me at jrfair2003@yahoo.com or send me a PM off the board please.

LOL, that's what I thought to about the build! the build would be in this neck of the woods. But Romell did point out a good point though to me on how it can fit both places though. And for the first time, me and Rom "kinda" landed on the same build paths. LOL

Okay, sense a friend of mine bought it to my attention on how my build and his build could really be in two areas. My build is a big build. One it being a big truck which it can be in the Model truck area and also it is also on my work bench as well meaning it fits the Work Bench area here as well. So what I'm going to do is make this post with only a link in it to my build http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33547 . This way my friend has his going on in this area and I have mine going on in the other area.

Well your off to a good start man! keep the good work up, and I'll be staying tuned to this channel for the duration of the build. Oh yea, I was laughing at the photos you said we could laugh at as I know just what you was thinking mostly when you was working on it and what we would be doing also. Us model builders sure does some down right strange things when it comes to building a model. Like Fred Dryer would always say "It works for me" and that is what I mostly say to. If it works, go with it.

Well in that case, and seeing on how you have a point there about it being on the work bench area also. It can fall into both places of the forum I guess. I will make a thread link in the Work Bench area also for my build. LOL Remember, I said "link" my thread there as I'll just route it to the thread in the Truck area thread of where my build originally is taking place at. Hey Romell, thanks for the idea man. I always thought the Work area was for the cars, and the Truck area was for well the trucks LOL.

I have a mold of one I made for a project that I did go on 2 years ago now that needed a JD bottle on the front floor board.

Ah, shouldn't this be down in the Truck area? That is where mine is located at. Romell, bro, I'll be watching this one for sure man. Man, this will be fun, two guys kinda doing the same kinda of build LOL, I just hope you don't run into half the issues on yours that I did on mine though. I also found out from Mark and to what he told me was that his stuff didn't come from the KFS place.. he did look at them though. So now I'm puzzled to where or which place his stuff came from. I do know there is another company he IS waiting for parts from that they are taking there sweet loving time at just getting back to him about.. soon as I find out from him what place this is I will post it. I been getting on his butt the last few weeks about it.. as he been talking with them for over afew months now about ordering stuff, at first the person at the company told him they was out of the stuff he wanted then when he got ahold of them again to check up they said they had the stuff come in but didn't take inventory though yet and then the next email they told him they was moving across the street to the bigger building. That was the last he heard from them until like a week ago when they emailed him and told him the parts was in but when he emailed them back he hasn't heard anything yet. He doesn't want to order anymore stuff from anyone until he gets this order.