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Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:00 am

That does look cool Doug! Rudy..I have had your red and black pic on my desktop for a while now...still not sure. It IS quite bold...as you are...which is pretty cool. I also wanted to let everyone know that is helping with Rudy's design that he is colored blind

rlaggren · Post by **rlaggren** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:36 pm

Doug, I think your bottom looks great but the white top needs further enhancement. I bet you're going white for heat issues, and I agree - just needs a little something up there to make is less huge and white elephanty.

Rudy, your sweep design looks good, and some kind of stripe is definitely the way to go. But I think you need to add something above the rear wheel well. Lots of blank space up there. You got a coat of arms or something? Something a about the size of the wheel or maybe a little smaller... Maybe. Not sure how big it should be.

My .02

Thanks for sharing your plans. Looks like great fun. <g>

Rufus

GoodClue · Post by **GoodClue** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:13 pm

Rufus ... thanks. What I'd like for the top is to spray foam and carve feathers as on raptor wings, making the top appear to be Hawk wings folded in a dive. Final colors, etc are dependent on if I go for a Snake Oil/Medicine show theme ... fold down platforms/billboards, etc. I also love the Gypsy wagon detailing, but all things in due time. I need to build the rear deck next ... a 3' covered fixed extension with fold out platforms for performing/display.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:21 am

I have tried green schemes, blue schemes, even orange and yellow schemes.
I think this color scheme is really attractive to me. I look at it from one day to the next and still find it attractive, albeit bold.

I would like the red to be more like fire engine red. I'll work on that some more, but here is the basic concept. I would like to get those fake chrome wheel covers to highlight the chrome exhaust stacks. Another option is to paint the wheels white.

Dennis The Bus Dweller · Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:56 am

Sweet

rlaggren · Post by **rlaggren** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:00 pm

Doug

Wings! Gold Wings! Way to go! <g> But when you have the back deck out it'll change the proportions some so I guess you have to wait and see...

Rudy

I like that last two-tone sweep with the black above. You're on to something about the wheels, too. And how about a light colored stripe along the bottom of the black bumper?

Rufus

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:08 pm

Doug, It will be quite a task to draw wings in photoshop. It will be cool to see.

Rufus, your suggestion of the line on the bumper inspired me to come up with the latest maroon/cream version.

I think we're getting somewhere.

yugogypsy · Post by **yugogypsy** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:50 pm

That looks great Rudy, and brings the edge of the bumper out of the shadow it was in before.

Be prepared, I've begun my story, and you and Bob visit fictionally and eat gallons of soup

Lois
PS: ezrablu has read the first 20 pages of the story and I'm now on page 34.

PPS: I'm never going to publish these stories.

ezrablu · Post by **ezrablu** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:16 am

You're right, Rudy...this version looks really good. That white stripe along the bottom is nice and I like the front a lot

rlaggren · Post by **rlaggren** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:36 pm

Wow! Definitely the right direction. That is BRIGHT! <g>

graydawg · Post by **graydawg** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:32 pm

where are the flames and wheelie bars? come on Rudy you are suppose to lead by example, that looks too old man ey give us some flare, style, carisma, you already have the twin stacks. James in da GRAYDAWG

Headache · Post by **Headache** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:19 am

I really like that latest design for your livery colors Rudy. Very nice work overall.

Post by **stuartcnz** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:24 am

Rudy wrote:

If you can get just the right shade of red, this'll be a winner.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:46 am

A report on glue:

The carpet and bendable insulation in the kitchen and bedroom started letting loose. The front room, however, is still solidly glued.

It has been almost two years since I glued the ceiling carpet.

I was confused as to why front room ceiling was still intact. Shawn reminded me that we used two techniques for gluing.

In the front room, we used a spray gun and a very strong glue used for laminating Formica on to wood. The other two rooms were done with Spray cans of adhesive.

With a sprayer, you can get a LOT of glue on the surfaces. The spray cans don't get as much glue on. I also think the spray adhesive is not as strong.

Here's what I did to alleviate the falling ceiling problem.

I got wood slats that are 1 1/4 wide and 3/8 thick. I drilled and screwed them into the inner metal skin of the bus.

Here are some pics.

This shows the strips installed and just beginning to get stained.

Here, the strips have been stained.

Dennis The Bus Dweller · Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:19 am

Nice save Rudy

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