Speaking of Corduroy

[darto55]

I know corduroy is used to simulate tuck-n-roll but what if you want alternate colors.

I tried cutting single 'roll' strips but they shred too easily.

I cut double 'roll' strips and they work pretty well but you need a steady hand.

[Sixties Sam]

Wow! That looks good! It must have been a lot of work, but the results are great! That will really pop in your model!

Sam

[Mike Kucaba]

That DOES look good! I wonder if material for doll clothes would have a finer pattern,and alternatively maybe a fabric store would know of some kind of backing that you apply to the materail that would keep it from shredding & give a cleaner cut?

[SoCalCarCulture]

Nice work - takes me back almost 50 years to stuff we were doing in the 60's!

[Dr. Cranky]

LOVE IT. I haven't seen an interior done up like that, and this good, in a long time. Great material!

[darto55]

Thanks for all the great words of encouragement. I appreciate it.

60's is right...this is the first model I have built in 50 years.

I'll be sure to post pictures as it progresses.

[DRG]

Boy, does that ever bring back memories.

[Erik Smith]

That DOES look good! I wonder if material for doll clothes would have a finer pattern,and alternatively maybe a fabric store would know of some kind of backing that you apply to the materail that would keep it from shredding & give a cleaner cut?

You can get iron on fabric stabilizer at most fabric shops. Peel and iron on to backside of fabric - it is like a thin paper but keeps the threads on the edges from fraying so much. They also sell liquid fray stop (something like that) that you can run along the edge of fabic to stop the unravelling.

I like that look - cozy!

Edited April 23, 2011 by Coyotehybrids

[Danno]

Oh, yeah! Nostalgia Naugahyde!

You even made it look pretty good.

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

I used ta use it many many yrs ago, way back in the early 60s, but I used baby cloths for my supply. It has a finer cord and is thinner.

[62rebel]

what goes around.... comes around! that is a great revival tip. what the '60's method lacked was good adhesive and possibly fine tuning of integrating the cloth into the kit parts. often, after a while, the cloth would pull loose and ruin the effect. the method you're using looks great and also looks plausible in scale. great tip!