RobertH Well-Known Member May 10, 2014 #323 Promises, promises Rob Sent from [location encrypted]...somewhere on the Tharkside of Barsoom
RobertH Well-Known Member May 10, 2014 #325 Rob Sent from [location encrypted]...somewhere on the Tharkside of Barsoom
breen2057 Sr Member May 10, 2014 #326 the box is looking good with the books and bits and pieces you added. are the books something you found or made?
the box is looking good with the books and bits and pieces you added. are the books something you found or made?
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 10, 2014 #327 Found. At the amazing Strand bookstore in NYC.
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 25, 2014 #328 Weathering of wood is well underway! More photos and step-by-step to follow... Attachments BB weathered.JPG 2.2 MB · Views: 212
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 25, 2014 #330 Metal is weathered: I used Blacken-It and Patina-It, both from Micro Mark.
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 26, 2014 #331 Ready for wax and shoe polish: I am hopeful that the wax will even out the tones and add a little yellow. The shoe polish will add greasy grime on the areas frequently handled. Last edited: May 26, 2014
Ready for wax and shoe polish: I am hopeful that the wax will even out the tones and add a little yellow. The shoe polish will add greasy grime on the areas frequently handled.
airhead Sr Member May 26, 2014 #332 Really cool! Looks like it's seen a hundred years of hard work. It's probably feeling like you've put about that into it. Great job! David
Really cool! Looks like it's seen a hundred years of hard work. It's probably feeling like you've put about that into it. Great job! David
RobertH Well-Known Member May 26, 2014 #333 Exceptional! Rob Sent from [location encrypted]...somewhere on the Tharkside of Barsoom
Wayne Bakken Well-Known Member May 26, 2014 #335 this looks excellent. It will look even better with your polish and all the little accessories added.
this looks excellent. It will look even better with your polish and all the little accessories added.
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 26, 2014 #336 Weathering is done. Went with amber shellac rubbed down with steel wool substitute. Now the fun part: collecting and weathering and adding all the contents!
Weathering is done. Went with amber shellac rubbed down with steel wool substitute. Now the fun part: collecting and weathering and adding all the contents!
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 26, 2014 #337 If anyone has a lead on this latch for the box inside the middle compartment, let me know! Last edited: May 26, 2014
ahoudini Sr Member RPF PREMIUM MEMBER May 26, 2014 #339 It's actually called "steel wool substitute!" It is a gray nylon abrasive pad that comes in the same grades as steel wool (0,00,000, etc.). I used the coarsest stuff I had.
It's actually called "steel wool substitute!" It is a gray nylon abrasive pad that comes in the same grades as steel wool (0,00,000, etc.). I used the coarsest stuff I had.
