Jeff Sauber

It just did it to me as well....looks like there really is a limit of some sort, and it must be more than 25 people cause thats how many I've seen in there at once....... The error message basically indicated that some folks need to leave before anymore can enter

looks like you found something new as well......thats not the same stuff I saw....lol. They must be carrying two brands of flocking.......go figure.....the plot now thickens.

For me the answer is simple, and is number 6....The starliner custom. It appears to have the best paint, foil, and overall cleanest craftsmanship....Anybody that can BMF a 60's car that cleanly, is a tough act to follow....There's no comparison if you ask me.

The stuff I saw was not the martha stewart brand....It was called "craft colors flocking" or something similar to that. It was almost like a powder. It was real finely cut.

Its a decent sized store I've been going to for a while, but until this weekend I never saw this stuff before. It looks like something new they are carrying. It comes in a small 3 or 4 pak of rectangular tubes similar to the detail master stuff, but of a smaller cut and grain which appeared to be more in scale and less clumpy looking..Each pak contains 4 different colors, and there was all sorts of color combinations. I'll get some soon and work with to see if it has potential or not....

I'll be heading back up there this week, and I'll pick some up and take a few pics.....seems like its gonna be good stuff since its an extremely thin grain..... more info to come....................

Just though I'd pass along what I stumbled across at Michaels. Some of you may already know this but they are now carrying little plastic tubes of finely cut flocking material. I saw it in the rubber stamp section, and it came in colors like gray, black, dark blue, purple, red, and a medium tan. It think it was a couple bucks per pack of 3 or 4 tubes. It's not a whole lot of per tube but it's enough for maybe 2 cars worth or so.....It also seems to be a finer grain than some of the flocking I've seen offered for models...........Jeff

Heres a quick look at a few of the projects I'll be trying to get done this year. I have several others going as well, but these here will be some of the first ones I will try and address first. All of the handcrafted super detailed parts, except for the wheels which are from detail master, and [no, I don't own a lathe or any other fancy equipment, I have to do it all by hand with a bench grinder and dremel tools] are for an upcomming show car that may or may not be done this year [depending on my bench time]....

Thats a very slick ride.....nice work. The details and paint look great

Erik, the inner panels are actual fabric. My mother-in-law does alot of knitting and she was getting ready to throw out some scrap materials when I saw that tan color and said hey!! I could use that stuff!! I wish I knew what brand it was or where it was purchased from, but she doesn't remember. The pattern on it is pretty cool and seems to be somewhat in scale so it worked out well. I carefully made templates and attached it with spray adhesive.The only thing I've seen similar are the iron-on patches you can find at Michaels crafts, walmart,or any other other store that sells sewing stuff...Hope this helps.

Thanks, The wheelie bar welds were inspired by Clay Kemp's great detailing ideas....He had done the "weld" details on several of his pro stock race cars that I saw at a couple of shows, and I thought that it looked pretty cool, so I figured I'd give it a shot on the plymouth.

Thanks James. one of my many goals for the new year is to finally get that 49 merc done. It's been on and off my bench for about the past 3 years or so without much progress.

Thats a neat looking contraption you have there....I like the weathering and the turbo'd 4 banger.....Cool stuff!

That sure is a pretty car, Dave....Very very nice, and excellent body work. I like the "holloween" color layout as well.

Thanks so much for the compliments everybody, I really, really appreciate it. There was certainly a few times during the building process that I almost kicked this thing across the room. I've built my fair share of difficult kits over the years but this thing really tested my nerves. It just fought me almost every session at the bench. I knew right away upon opening the box, that I was likely going to be in over my head for a while. It's important to remember however, that this kit does have 40 or 50 year old tooling, and all those finely engineered Tamiya kits I built in the past have certainly spoiled me a bit. Looking back though, this was a really good lesson in patience,as well as paint and bodywork. I learned alot from this model, and even picked up a few new approaches to building....Perhaps the next time I'm feeling lucky, I may try one of those Pyro Auburns....ok, maybe not for a while, but at some point....

Yes, this is that terribly crude pyro/lindberg kit. The main challenge is trying to get all the seperate body panels lined up and straight. There are no locator pins to speak of, so it's a real pest to try and get it together properly. The front fenders and hood were also too short and need to be lengthened a bit to look a bit better. There is also very little details in terms of the kit-supplied interior and engine so I was forced to improvise in those areas. The wheels in the kit are nothing more than useless chrome circles, so I robbed a set of hubcaps from a 40 ford kit and used the steelies from a 48 ford.

Actually thats a good question, Bob.....I'm not really sure myself what exactly makes it a true mild custom. I did update the engine as well as smooth out the factory body creases on the sides of the fenders, and I also elected to get rid of the external hinges on the doors and trunk. I guess one could say that the car is sort of stuck between stock and mild custom, so perhaps "mildly modfied" would be a better description?.....Either way, I just wish I could blow this thing up to 1:1 size and head on down the road in it for a while and see what that Lt-5 can do.........

Thanks Harry. Yeah this kit is quite crude. There isn't much of an interior or engine to speak of, so your on your own when it comes to those parts...I just did a little scratchbuilding and parts swapping till it looked ok. It's ashame that nobody has really offered a serious version of this car....I'd love to do a full out rep-stock version.

Thanks Dave, yeah, that would be hilarious trying to stick this thing in the fac-stock class... Leave the hood shut for a while and keep em guessing....although the dual exhaust and custom tailights, and some of the interior alterations might give it away. I was going go with a carburated BBF but that little Lt-5 chevy from the wagon rod kit just looked right sitting there, so thats what I went with. I didn't want to mess with the stock body lines too much since they are quite appealing just the way they are, so I went with a bit of a sleeper setup.

Well guys and gals, here she is.........It was rough going for a while but this beastly kit can be tackled and made presentable.......Here's the proof....Hope you enjoy.

now thats a great looking casting.....Very clean and crisp.