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                        What fabric ???

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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        What fabric ???
                        Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, August 22, 2004 8:37 AM
                        Hi guys, although I'm mostly a A/C and armor modeler myself, my wife has picked up an interest in Truck and Trailers.
                        She has been a modeler for some years to, so she is not exactly a novice. She would like to add some detail to the interior of the cabin, using real fabric, the only thing is ; neither of us know what fabric we could use for this.

                        Can someone help us out please ???

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:34 AM
                        HEY,
                        I have found through trial and error, that fabric seems to be too thick, unless you may find some super thin stuff. You would be better off using flocking, which is this fabric stuff you should be able to find at your LHS or craft store.

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:03 PM
                        I've heard of flocking, but don't you some kind of special "gun" to apply it ?

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:47 PM
                        heres what i have done in the past. go to the cradt section of Wamalart, and buy some "sticky-backed" felt. it only comes in four colors (white, black, red, and green), and is kind of thick, but i have used it with awesome results. its will come more consistant than flocking. i have seen some flock jobs that look great, but ive also seen some that looked like total crap. with this, you get a more realistic result more consistantly. hope this helps. later.
                        Jon
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 22, 2004 1:52 PM
                        HEY,
                        No, flocking is just glued on using either paint or elmers glue. As far as i know anyway.

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, August 22, 2004 2:24 PM
                        I have only used it a time or two but what I did was run it through some kind of sieve to thin it out then sprinkle it onto a color paint close to the color of the flocking maybe a bit darker to give it some shadow appearence. It takes some practice though. For vinyal look you could try useing masking tape painted. Being inside the cab it should look pretty convinceing.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:01 PM
                        HEY,
                        For niyl, i just paint it a flat color, then rub my fingers over it. The oils from your skin give it a slight sheen. Kinda gross i admit but it works. Then you can really say you put yourself into that model.lol

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:44 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by dubix88

                        The oils from your skin give it a slight sheen. Kinda gross i admit but it works. Then you can really say you put yourself into that model.lol

                        Randy


                        Yeah, and after a few decades they can clone us from the models that we've build Cool [8D]

                        Thanks for the input guys... oh by the way the "gun" I was talking about is some kind of device to load the subject with static electricity so that the flocks are applied in an upward position. I've seen it being used by trainheads for making gras.

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:36 PM
                        HEY,
                        I think i get the idea, but in cars its kinda useless, cuz the things would be too tall if you used it to make it stand up. I think so anyway. Hope the model turns out good. Talk your wife into becoming a member here.lol

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:55 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by dubix88

                        Talk your wife into becoming a member here.lol

                        Randy


                        That would be kind of useless too, since she doesn't any English...Smile [:)]

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:44 PM
                        Not like to many of the rest of us are masters at English Big Smile [:D]
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Sunday, August 22, 2004 9:06 PM
                        HEY,
                        Oooooooooooo, that could be a problem. I was wondering why we dont have more modelers from other countries, but now i see its becaause they have to know english right? Thats stupid, but anyway. lol

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:27 AM
                        Dan,
                        I have not used this myself but I pass it on for what it is worth.

                        Master modeler Gerald Wingrove uses silk with good effect.
                        Cut slightly oversize and run a warm to hot soldering iron along the edge to seal any loose threads and stop it unravelling.
                        It is thin enough to be useable and available in any colour the same as any other fabric.

                        HTH,
                        Cheers, Pete.
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:32 AM
                        HEY,.
                        Thats a pretty good idea. Im just wondering if silk is very expensive.

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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