From Truxton II (to) Pleiads

[Superully]

Not easy as you can see...

i know that it' not easy, and i also know that i ask A LOT of you. if you wouldn't live that far away, i'd come by and take the pictures myself (i have a VERY GOOD camera with nice lenses), but that's not an option right now. perhaps you'll find the time to take another set of pictures, it doesn't have to be 9, 4 to 6 would suffice i guess. what is important is the fact that the picture is not distorted and that there is no flash reflection, so pictures without flash would be perfect. they can be lightened up afterwards (although they shouldn't be too dark). thank you very much, bruno!!!

[DarthNuno]

Regarding the bezel, I've done the first step...before shipping   

Because it's a glass bezel, it has to be very well protected :



A first piece of heavy cardboard under...





...and an other one :



Now, let's roll the 'thing' inside bubble wrap ... few layers of course 



Ok, now I've to find a big cardboard box for putting the 'package' inside 

[Superully]

you're a genius. packing the marble madness marquee in return will be a piece of cake 

[Superully]

some minor progress:

just got the control panel back from the "incredible shrinking service" - SIZE DOES MATTER!!!



now it's finally time to clean this thing down to its bone, here's what i'm going to use:



after the cleaning process two layers of anti-rust primer ...



... then some more layers of matte black. finished! looks great compared to the way it looked before, doesn't it?

[DarthNuno]

It looks *brand* new, congratulation   



You're doing this restoration very fast  Impressive   

 

[Superully]

You're doing this restoration very fast  Impressive   

don't worry, there will come a time when things will be progressing at a much slower pace. 

today i started with the wood renovations. i've never done something like this before - and let me tell you this: it's not easy to get this woodfiller stuff into the desired shape! i'm sure you know what i'm talking about, right?

[Superully]

WOODWORK TIME

first step: glueing the broken off piece of wood back on 



second step: preparing the items needed for the wood reconstruction 



third step: applying the woodfiller 



fourth step: waiting for the woodfiller to dry 



fifth step: sanding 



sixth step: being happy with the before and after results   







next step: REPAINTING THE BLUE PART OF THE CABINET 

[Superully]

PREPARATIONS FOR THE PAINTING JOB

in order to find the right kind of BLUE, i need to have that colour scanned professionally. however, i'm not planning on carrying the whole cabinet to the "colour shop" (i'm still impressed by your ms. pac-man action, bruno  ), so i'm looking for a sample from the cabinet to take along for the ride ...

removing the coin box might do the trick. look what i found ...



some hits with a soft hammer and i've got the sample i need!



THIS i can carry to the paint shop easily - no sack barrow required for that

scanning, mixing, shaking 



here we go, the right kind of BLUE is ready. now the cabinet will get a new coat!

[DarthNuno]

Not easy as you can see...

i know that it' not easy, and i also know that i ask A LOT of you. if you wouldn't live that far away, i'd come by and take the pictures myself (i have a VERY GOOD camera with nice lenses), but that's not an option right now. perhaps you'll find the time to take another set of pictures, it doesn't have to be 9, 4 to 6 would suffice i guess. what is important is the fact that the picture is not distorted and that there is no flash reflection, so pictures without flash would be perfect. they can be lightened up afterwards (although they shouldn't be too dark). thank you very much, bruno!!!

I've done the JOB my friend 

I've created  a dedicated topic for that artwork reproduction, because it's an entire job. So please continue right here   



 

[DarthNuno]

sixth step: being happy with the before and after results   







next step: REPAINTING THE BLUE PART OF THE CABINET 

Very good job on this, congratulation  Before/after pictures are still the best one 

At the paint shop 



Did you explain to the seller what is your goal? Still funny to see how people reacts about all our crazy stories... of course, It's more fun when you bring the entire cabinet 

After your paint session, I would be up for a very small amount of this *Pleiads Custom*blue paint   



 

[DarthNuno]

Regarding the bezel, I've done the first step...before shipping   

Because it's a glass bezel, it has to be very well protected :



A first piece of heavy cardboard under...





...and an other one :



Now, let's roll the 'thing' inside bubble wrap ... few layers of course 



Ok, now I've to find a big cardboard box for putting the 'package' inside 

Part II : Let's find the right box...

I'll sacrifice my A3 Scanner box     



Newspapers, more bubbles wrap...





Ready to go   



Send me via private message you full address, and I'll call tomorrow DHL to estimate the shipping price to germany for this 69 x 62 x 18cm / 7 kg box 

[vib_ribbon]

DHL upped their rates in the last few months with regards to their volume weight conversion. it used to be length x width x height / 6000. now it's / 5000 if it's international. but shouldn't be too bad cos it's only going to germany.

[Superully]

thx so much, bruno! i wonder how much THAT is going to cost ...   perhaps it will be cheaper to drive 800 km to pick it up  

i will send you part of the blue colour along with the marble madness marquee. more details in the PM / email you're going to receive in a couple of minutes!

[Dazza]

That's packed a little bit better than my PCB was 

Good job! Should arrive safely.

[Superully]

if it wouldn't cost 50 euros to send