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Unique and bad as heck!

Very cool!

Thank you. For the fuel lines, head over to Michael's, you will see transparent beading wire in the beading section at various gauges. For the chamois, definitely the most expensive you can afford. I paid about $16.00 for mine.

Very cool, I like this!! B)

I want ot build one bad......

Fantastic job on this, I love it man!!

Very cool man, mighty engine you got there!

Thank you guys, believe me, it's not flawless, there's a lot of mistakes on this one, you can see them if you saw it in person....

Thanks Kevin, the paintjob is nothing out of this world, I just try to always follow the basic rules, clean and smooth foundation starting with the plastic as well as the primer, wetsanding my color coats and using my polishing cloths to achieve the smoothest finish possible. I always give credit to my good friend Bill Geary for giving me a cool tip about using a chamois to wax my finishes instead of the old method I used to employ using flannel. The idea is to leave the least amount of scratches in your paint and you can do this when using chamois.

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Thank you for all your replies fellas, I truly appreciate it! Harry, I've never had any issues with the foil oxidizing but if that were the case, you can get away with putting a coat of Future shine over it. You also mentioned and wanted to know how I get my finishes to look like this, I will answer that later, right now I am responding to this thread from my cell phone and it's quite a hassle to try to achieve this.

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Hope you guys like it. I was originally thinking about lowering it more but thought that it was better to do it the way a 1950's car guy would have done his, specially with the hopped up engine in it!!! I still did had to lower it a bit more from the front since it was a tad too high. Hosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on Fotki

A weird one for a lot of folks here.... Hosted on Fotki

Hemi "stromberged"..... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

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Porsche engine..... Hosted on Fotki

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This is what I am currently working with.... Hosted on Fotki

In your future car modeling forum travels, you will encounter many, none like this one.... WELCOME!!

We missed you bro, we all get in our slumps, it happens so now, GET BUILDING!!!! :angry:

I think everyone employs a different method when working around their flocking, I think it's something that has to be played with until you finally decide which method to use. First, I like using Elmer's white glue slightly thinned down with a bit of water, I personally think the Elmer's glue is a little too thick right out of the bottle. I usually like using embossing powders to do this instead but I do employ the same thinning technique as I do for the flocking. Make sure you use a small strainer, you want the flocking sparsed and evenly distributed throughout the area. Once you place the flocking inside the strainer, tap it and let the flocking do it's job. Work one area at a time, don't try to do the whole interior floor at once. I like to start on the transmission hump first and work myself towards the outside. Make sure to dump all the flocking you can, the more you dump, the better, the weight of the floccking should be more than sufficient pressure to get full coverage and an even coat., never try to put any additional pressure with your fingers, you will mess it up. Give it at least ten minutes to partially dry and once you are done just turn your interior upside down while tapping it to get rid of the excess flocking. I like to paint the interior first using a color similar to the flocking I am using, it will give you much better coverage at the end. After I am done, I place the interior inside my food dehydrator for a half hour, it just evens everything up much better and "burnishes" the glue around any corners and also around the transmission hump. Don't be afraid of adding as much glue as possible to the interior floor before adding your flocking, one of the reasons I like to thin the glue is just that, it levels out nice and even. Try to use a medium size brush, it makes it easier to apply the glue more evenly than a small brush. Hope this helps...... Hosted on Fotki

You are right my friend, can't deny the fact that it's certainly something different from the norm, I have seen quite a number of these around my way and I can't say I like them but hey, if that's your thing what can I say?

We should start a campaign here to hang anyone that dares build something like this in the forum!! :D Just kidding folks, just kidding...I think?? :blink: I know Harry will be with me for once!! :lol:

Thanks for the photos Jose, looks like you guys had a great time in the show this past weekend, great to see everything turned out well. I am planning to attend next year God permitting, hope all goes well.