STRIPTEASE 49 MERC (The Sultana of Old Burlesque)

[surfjunke]

What a great thread, so much fun to follow. Awesome job as usual, Doc! A lot of very creative & cool ideas.

Maybe those pasties should be put on a pair of D cup dagmars!

Edited May 1, 2012 by surfjunke

[Johnny1973]

Here is the 49 Merc that I built last year

[Tony T]

_{Come on, Doc...Where's the Eye Candy??}

[LoneWolf15]

_{Come on, Doc...Where's the Eye Candy??}

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Virgil is out of town at the moment . He is consulting with an interior designer for the burlesque theater's accessories .

[Bugace]

I just can't let go that Virgil does his name right. He is as wild as Exner, and I love his work as well.

[Tony T]

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T ,

Virgil is out of town at the moment . He is consulting with an interior designer for the burlesque theater's accessories .

Recon...okay, 10-4!!

[Dr. Cranky]

I will return shortly chaps, I am working with Momma Cranky on the curtains and other details of the diorama. Thank you for the generous comments and for staying tuned in. Cheers, DC

[Romell R]

Youre a mad man Virgil and every build becomes more proof of that LOL! keep up the outstanding builds my friend!!

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, my friend. More very soon. I also have to catch up on everyone's builds.

[Dr. Cranky]

All right folks, back at the bench, and trying to make some progress I can show you. Stay tuned in for more.

[Dr. Cranky]

I spent the morning working on the theater floor using planking from the dollhouse section of the craft store.

Here's what I got so far, if you want to check out the video go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-wb3rchiZ0:

[Dr. Cranky]

More progress on the photo-op base. the furniture came in and now I have to work on the walls. The floor is done . . . but there's still plenty to do.

Here's a glimpse of what we have so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT9m9GzNPLI:

[John Teresi]

Dr. ........VERY VERY nice!!!!!!

[bryan_m]

very cool cranky!

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, John and Bryan . . . I am working on the walls now . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's a technical question in hopes someone can answer it. What is the standard height for the chair rails for a wall? Is it about 4 ft? I want to create a wood rail (if that's what they call it) all around the room with wall paper below the rail . . .

[Mercman]

I think it was 36 in's.

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, Junior, that's perfect. I can work with that . . . .

[Harry P.]

There's no "official" chair rail height. Ask 10 carpenters and you'll probably get 10 different answers. One "rule" says 1/3 of the way up from the floor to the ceiling, another "rule" says 36" no matter what the ceiling height. Anything between about 28" to 38" or so would be "right."

I say do what looks good and proportional to your eye.

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, Harry, you are probably right . . . I just did a little preliminary research and there's nothing standard . . . probably not even way back in the parlor room days . . . or the days of the red light district houses . . . so yes, I will eyeball it and see how it goes.

[Dr. Cranky]

Getting the walls ready, stay tuned in for some more progress . . . I keep testing the look of everything. Man, thank heavens most of this stuff is movable and portable.

[crazyjim]

Quite the imagination you have Dr. Cranky. This is really cool.

[Dr. Cranky]

Thank you, Jim . . . stay tuned in for a bit more progress . . .

[Trans Am Erik]

I just watched the latest video. Man the stage looks great, love the curtains too. I also just noticed the lace fender skirts on the Merc, nice touch. What's next tassles hanging from the headlights? lol

[crazyjim]

I'll be in & out day. The boss lady says the pool cage needs to pressure washed, so that will be today's project.