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by 12bridge
Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Looking for a Nathan M5
Replies: 0
Views: 399

Looking for a Nathan M5

As it states, If you got one, shoot me a message! Cash in hand!
by 12bridge
Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:16 pm
Forum: Workshop Wizardry: Rebuilds, Repairs, Repaints & Projects
Topic: 1970 Erie Lackawanna SU3L
Replies: 8
Views: 7521

1970 Erie Lackawanna SU3L

I have been wanting a Leslie SU for a long, long time. I finally got some cash together and went on the hunt and got nowhere. I wound up buying a manifold with the thoughts of building one up, and literally the same week the opportunity arose to pick this up. Its an original Erie-Lackawanna 1970 dat...
by 12bridge
Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:55 am
Forum: Workshop Wizardry: Rebuilds, Repairs, Repaints & Projects
Topic: Tag Restoration
Replies: 4
Views: 4350

Re: Tag Restoration

Pretty simple process. I cleaned them up with the dremal, and then lightly polished them with some brasso. I pretty much gave the entire tag a skim coat of Tamiya X1 black paint. When its tacky (not dry..), I go through with an Exacto and lightly scrape the letters off. When it finally dried I gave ...
by 12bridge
Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:46 pm
Forum: Workshop Wizardry: Rebuilds, Repairs, Repaints & Projects
Topic: Tag Restoration
Replies: 4
Views: 4350

Tag Restoration

Gave a go at restoring my first tag. It is far from perfect and still needs a little touchup, but I am pretty happy. It was very corroded and had very little relief left to it.

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