Mine are punched aluminum, .125" thick. Paint is textured black.
(First run 1U modules were .09" thick; this has been remedied.)
FPE paint is horrible, and way too expensive for the quality,
especially when they charge per tick mark. If Doug can figure a way to
do custom panels for people, with Stooge quality... that would be
superb.
Stooges looked exactly like MOTM to me. Mine are a little different.
The textured paint is subtly different, the paint is whiter, and I'm
still debating whether to match the graphics exactly.
Cheers,
Scott Deyo
The Bridechamber
contact@...www.bridechamber.com
On Jan 12, 2007, at 3:03 PM, > angelzero < wrote:
> sorry folks, this was supposed to go directly to doug.
> but im thinking i have the same question for scott
> too, as i just noticed that his (bridechamber) panels
> are "punched aluminum".
>
> --- "> angelzero <" <loopcycle@...> wrote:
>
> > hi doug,
> >
> > question about the new stooge panels...are they
> > aluminum like FPE's? it sounds like you will be
> > texturing them for a motm-style appearance (NOT like
> > FPE). i know how easy it is to scratch the black
> > from
> > FPE panels...but im not sure if thats the fault of
> > the
> > aluminum or the FPE color coat (paint or whatever
> > that
> > it they use). what will be similar or different
> > between FPE and the new stooge panels (or for that
> > matter, between the old and the new). were larry's
> > panels made from the same material as pauls? they
> > both seem to be relatively heavy.
> >
> > thanks,
> > hans
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Doug Wellington <DougWellington@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 1/10/07, Richard Brewster <pugix@...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > I'm waiting to see what Doug Wellington has to
> > say
> > > about the reissue of
> > > > Stooge Panels. Hey Doug! What's happening?
> > >
> > > Happy New Year!
> > >
> > > It's been a busy few weeks, but I think I'm still
> > on
> > > track to have the
> > > first batch of panels by the end of January. I've
> > > already got all the
> > > aluminum (1U, 2U and 3U wide) and textured paint
> > > taken care of. I
> > > still need to deal with the silkscreen side of
> > > things, but since I
> > > don't have an oven (at least not this time of
> > year!)
> > > the panels will
> > > take 7-10 days to properly cure, so I wanted to
> > get
> > > that started
> > > first. I can finish dealing with the screens
> > while
> > > I'm waiting for
> > > the paint to dry...
> > >
> > > I'm also making production arrangements for stooge
> > > brackets and
> > > cabinet mounting rails. I hope to have those
> > ready
> > > in February. At
> > > this point, I'm planning to use Paypal for all
> > > payments. I hope that
> > > doesn't cause anybody any difficulties...
> > >
> > > I still owe a couple people replies to private
> > email
> > > - I should be
> > > able to get to that this Friday.
> > >
> > > Looks like I'm going to go to NAMM next week -
> > > anybody going to be there?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > http://www.stoogepanels.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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