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Old 31-07-2008, 02:10 PM
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Hello All, For the last 5 months I've been making magic eyes to enhance the wing bud on most flys and buzzers the materials I have used are Florescent paper in red,Plastic sheeting, Holo sheeting, Metallic Tapes, here are some examples. Click the image to open in full size.RClick the image to open in full size.egClick the image to open in full size.094-1.jpg[/IMG]Reguards HOOK
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Hello All, For the last 5 months I've been making magic eyes to enhance the wing bud on most flys and buzzers the materials I have used are Florescent paper in red,Plastic sheeting, Holo sheeting, Metallic Tapes, here are some examples. Click the image to open in full size.RClick the image to open in full size.egClick the image to open in full size.094-1.jpg[/IMG]Reguards HOOK
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Great idea Hook,they look really good and the flies are Brilliant.Thanks for the tip.
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how do you make them ?
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It's nearly patented. so don't ask.


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Jim i reckon looking at them now it could be a pair of the craft scissors they use in card making. Cut one way then the other as the spacing is not perfect
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Pinking shears! i am sure thats what they are called, you will get them in a haberdashery shop or craft shop
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Hello All, If you like this idea may be you could put 10p in the many disabled boxes around the shops of our planet. HOOKClick the image to open in full size.[/IMG]
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Click the image to open in full size. This is paper which I hae made water proof.Click the image to open in full size.
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