Darren B

David, thank you . I am trying to get at least 1 of the 3 now 4 year builds done, I hate having nothing on the finished shelf year after year, I have shaved down the stash of kits to keep me from starting more and concentrating on this one and the Egyptian raider build, also have the freaky tiki as well. those will be the only three that gets any attention going forward.

building a mini stage for the front of the truck as well.......

John, the light gray stuff is just flocking, the velveteen stuff is the maroon material.

I think it was actually called velveteen, not sure thou was 1998 that I found it. This is the car that I built with that material to give it what they call the coffin pleated look...

actually I made a thread for this button tufted upholstery a while back this may help better to visualize the process..

It is cool, i discovered it a few years ago from a low rider modeling site. I used to use this velveteen valor looking material from a craft store it was paper thin and you could do some crazy stuff with it but I have not been able to find that stuff anymore then when I came across that other site I was like that iis the closet thing to button tufted upholstery they used to use in the old school lowriders...

just put the foam in the paper cutter then using the measurements on the left side of it make your lines one way turn it around and go the other way. once you have your squares you take your pencil or any other buttom maker and just lay it in the cross sections twist and your done with button tuffted upholstery.

I use the pink tool above to make the grooves, its a paper cutter from hobby lobby about 15.00 after using the coupon from hobby lobby but i dull the round blade down with a file till it will not cut the foam in half. You can use tubing to make the button after it is grooved, but I found the best tool is an old mechanical pencil that i used an xacto blade to widen the tip a bit. The bottom thingy is brass rod that has the end crunched with a pair of pliers, some people can even use a straight edge and this to make the lines but I have had no luck with it.

John that sounds good hit me up private messaging we can brainstorm. The foam comes from Hobby lobby with the 40 percent off coupon makes it about $3.50. Its a cool foam that holds its shape when you shape it.

Running boards will have this button tufted finish, this is just a sample and is not the finished product, just wanted to get an idea how it will look....

Might not be a bad idea to leave the "Strippers" part out of it there are going to be section of this build that I will not be able to show on this forum so yeah drop the stripper part it will be more family friendly...

John, I need more ideas start yours John!!! I would love to have you start yours, but I know how it is I have about 20 started and a full plate at home, wish I had more time to get this one finished.

I was thinking lace for the seat and seat back but like how this foam looks as well.....

My idea for the sides of the truck I know it would really change the name of the build but the decal from the fruit t wagon looks pretty good here. The high heel will be painted of course and epoxied to the doors...

Insane color and shine loving this one coming together..........

Finished the pull out cabinet that fits under the bed cap....

got a renewed interest in this build, have thought about putting in a sliding cabinet under the dance floor in the bed of the truck, got the opening in the plastic and ribs to support the cabinet more to come....

wow love the scratch building, this is awesome thank you for sharing and will be watching for the finished project.

Not set on this tail for the fender, just looking at all possibilities...

getting the oil tank fitted and closer to being ready for placement.

shaped the oil tank and got it boxed in, just some sanding and a little finishing and it will be ready...

Thank you Carl. I am starting to finally get a feel for this one....

I agree, or find if not that section dedicate some section in his name.....................................................

starting to work on 1/8th scale or close to 1/8th scale barb wire....gonna try to add this to the bike in different places....

while i am on the kick of sissy bars here are a few more that caught my eye....