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Sorry Marc, this member came in late and I didn't have a chance to talk to him. Hopefully someone from the club will say something about this kit when they see the images....

Here are some images of our get together today, enjoy!!! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Link below to the rest of the images!!!! http://public.fotki.com/MCRUZ1/mama-meeting-7/

Very cool project. This is always a kit that reminds me of the great resin products that Norm Veber from Replicas and Miniatures sells. It's certainly one that I would recommend if you are interested.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Awesome job brother, great weathering work!!

I am truly enjoying this phenomenal build, thanks for sharing man!!!

I have seen them being sold at Harbor Freight Tools at a reasonable price but then again, I don't trust Harbor Freight products much. I would go a little higher if it means better quality!

Too many words to describe how vicious this thing is, thanks a lot for sharing it with us mortals......

Your weathering techniques are phenomenal brother, I like this thing!!!

Very cool, love the lines on this car!!!

Now, in al fairness, I did build this Corvette about 6 or seven years ago before using embossing powder and thought it came out pretty good, it still doesn't look as close to scale as the powder does but it definitely is a good alternative, at least this is my humble opinion.... Hosted on Fotki

It does look more realistic if you want some sort of a shaggy look like the custom vans of the '70's, if you look at the 1/1 carpets not only now but always, you will see they look a lot more like the first picture than the second. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki If you look at that heel pad, it would pretty much buried under all that shaggy carpet. I do understand that I might be exagerating a bit with the shaggy carpet but, think about it; If you were to convert a flocked interior 24 or 25 times bigger, it would definitely look like that shaggy carpet.

You do exactly the same thing as you would for the flocking, the difference also and one of the other aspects I like about it is that you won't see little hairs all over the place when you shake this thing, it's a lot heavier. I do water down the white glue just a bit, seems to work better for me. Don't be afraid to add a lot of glue, it will only make for a neater, more covered appearance at the end.

That thing looks menacing bro, great job!!! Can you take some better pictures with a nice background? It would definitely bring all the details out a lot better! Great paint work also!!!

Thanks for the pictures but I think that you need to take several more photos in different lighting and angles.

I kinda like the embossing powders a little bit more, they look more to scale because they simulate a real carpet better than the fuzzy or "hairy" kind of flocking. I used this one on my Catalina, didn't have to do anything with the color, it came just like that. On the other hand, you can also paint the embossing powder any color once dry, that's one of the bigger advantages! This one I purchased at Michaels but Martha Stewart also has a line of them! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I also used it on my Vega project.... Hosted on Fotki

Badger will replace it for free, they did it for mine. Took about 2 weeks to get it back!!

Mine is also a mess but I know where everything is in that mess.... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Virgil, you are an incredibly talented individual, thank you always for sharing your knowledge with us man.....

Very cool!!!

I am already a follower!!!

I was using Valspar primer but stopped using it because it's exactly that, enamel, takes way too long to dry. The idea behind primer is so that you dont have to wait so long to start sanding and working around preparing the body for painting, no?

Terrific work, not crazy about the wheel choice but great work nontheless!!!!

You never dissapoint brother, this is truly great! Pictures are very professional too!!!

This thing is looking awesome brother, keep it up!!!!

Love these Tamiya bikes my friend, looks to be a great project!!!