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Very clean and cool work man!!

SWEEEEET!!!!

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Thank you guys, your replies are always appreciated!! You apply it in much the same way you do flocking, or at least as most people do which is with Elmer's Glue. I water it down a little and apply it liberally (the glue) with a brush. What I like the most is that you don't see it flying all over the place like you do flocking once you dump it over the glue, looks more to scale and you can paint it any color you want. In this case, I was lucky to find it in that shade of blue. Just make sure to let the weight of the embossing powder do all the work, the more you dump, the better it will look, no need to push down to get coverage. I leave it on there for at least 6 to 8 minutes, turn it upside down and take the excess off by tapping it from the back of the interior tub or in this case, the chassis.

Like I said before my compatriot! This is gorgeous, the colors do go very well together, terrific job on that paint!!!

Gorgeous, what paint/clear did you use?

Looking good, love the engine already!

Did a bit more work this weekend, installed the key and keychain in the dash, sanded down the stickshift and took some thickness off and also removed the mold line that it had, at the end it was Alcladed, I will be painting the little ball at the top white. Also, used embossing powder to replicate the carpeting. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

This is one a friend of mine is working on!!! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Here is another picture and you are right John, it goes with the interior color. Also, there is no radio or heater buttons on the dash, I think I will leave mine as is... Hosted on Fotki

Rats and it looks so good foiled Well, we have to follow protocol and seeing how much you guys are into my project with all your input, the foil will be gone! Thanks John as well as the rest of you guys!!!

Thanks guys! I don't see an option for the heater/radio controls on the P/E sheet Charlie, I do have spare P/E parts from other builds, might find something in there I might be able to use!

Okay guys, more updates on my Poncho! I will just post some pictures and let them talk but if you have any questions, shoot away, I am just a little tired today....... Worked a little on the inside panels and the dash, did a little BMF here and there and started using some of the P/E sheet also..... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

John, you can do that if you so desire, I just brush it on the entire area to be painted and that's it, one coat of future, even from a brush is very light, doesn't go on heavy at all. I use this method a lot, specially when I do the masking for the windows of today's modern cars which, as you know, are mostly black. Tamiya tape works great even if you skip this process, I just like to be safe and also, I am a little picky....

Thanks Ed. I use Tamiya masking tape exclusively, really works great! Also, what I like to do, once I place my masking tape I will brush one coat of futre floor wax, this keeps the paint from seeping into the tape. Once you brush it, let it dry for about 5 minutes and add your paint!

UUMMM! Would love to see you completing that Olds John. And yes, Bill, finish that Ford already!!!

Thanks Charlie. I used the small bottles of Testor's for the interior. The first thing I did after priming was shoot Testor's Lacquer Nassau Blue Metallic on the entire seats. After this, I used the Model Master paints. I added some white to a bottle of light blue to lighten up the color. For the dark blue, again, I mixed some black to darken it. Of course, like I said, lots of masking!!

Okay!! Finally these seats are done!!! If you hate masking, this interior color scheme is not for you.... Hosted on Fotki

Make sure those tires have the right PSI at all times....

Very cool!!!

What I like to do in situations like this is use Model Master Gloss Black paint, put a generous amount on the lock making sure to keep it from running and ultimately, with a fine point brush, just dab a bit of Alclad Chrome on it, works wonders. I did this on the dash of my '49 Merc as you can see in the pictures below! I also did it on the lug nuts of my current Catalina build!! Hosted on Fotki Not very visible in this picture but in person it is........

Thanks Brett! Your "constructive criticism" has paid off!! I am always willing to listen. The photo you submitted is also very helpful, looking at it, I think I did nail it....

Sorry, the top one is inside, the bottom, outside... Looking at it really good, not much of a difference....

Thanks Janne and the rest of the guys for looking! Here are some pictures I took outside to show more of the true color of the interior scheme...... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Yes, I also thought that the Nassau Blue would be close to the correct color for the interior. What I did with the lightest color, in this case the light blue was actually add more white to it to make it lighter. After masking, I added the darker blue in the middle and corners of the seats, I think these are the closest colors to the real one. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki The lighting conditions in my room are not that great, I will be shooting pictures outside once I am done with the whole interior!