06-06-2012, 05:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-06-2012, 11:55 PM by Robert Darwent.)
Hi Tony,
Thanks for posting that very informative video. I've a few such sets with broken bakelite spars that require a similar rebuild to you Major Maestro. As always your instructional clips are produced to a very high standard and do you great credit. Excellent work!
The only set I've tackled with a similar problem was an Ekco AD75 that had very much seen better days;
Because the spars were missing entirely, I was able to carefully notch out what remained and use strips of balsa wood as replacements. Once shaped and fitted, the balsa was coated with a mix of dilute PVA and superglue (cyanoacrylate) which considerably strengthens and hardens the wood;
I colour matched the spars with tubes of acrylic paint, using black, red and yellow to achieve an appropriate shade of brown;
The final image shows the completed set. By the way, the dial and tuning pointer are also reproduction replacements;
Regards
Thanks for posting that very informative video. I've a few such sets with broken bakelite spars that require a similar rebuild to you Major Maestro. As always your instructional clips are produced to a very high standard and do you great credit. Excellent work!
The only set I've tackled with a similar problem was an Ekco AD75 that had very much seen better days;
Because the spars were missing entirely, I was able to carefully notch out what remained and use strips of balsa wood as replacements. Once shaped and fitted, the balsa was coated with a mix of dilute PVA and superglue (cyanoacrylate) which considerably strengthens and hardens the wood;
I colour matched the spars with tubes of acrylic paint, using black, red and yellow to achieve an appropriate shade of brown;
The final image shows the completed set. By the way, the dial and tuning pointer are also reproduction replacements;
Regards
