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papabear244 wrote: February 19th, 2022, 10:06 am How did you make the lume yellow?
I used dutch varnish and regular lume.
Initially it looks beige, it turned a bit yellow when fully dry. In the hands I paint with white painting the back, under the lume. The picture change as well the colors, it is less yellow at the raw eyes. If the lume is active by light then the color change.

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Sevanata wrote:
Nottingham wrote:Saturday Little pleasure ! New shoes for the radial dialed 6152. Have a good one folksImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
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EP.- wrote:
papabear244 wrote: February 19th, 2022, 10:06 am How did you make the lume yellow?
I used dutch varnish and regular lume.
Initially it looks beige, it turned a bit yellow when fully dry. In the hands I paint with white painting the back, under the lume. The picture change as well the colors, it is less yellow at the raw eyes. If the lume is active by light then the color change.

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Thanks man! Yeah I also apply paint to the back of the hand to make it less translucent


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Long time already, I wanted to make compact coffee maker )) finally... another form of procrastination not to finish new project )) I do not know why they sell the heater without any compact stand.... I took few days to to made this small brass tripod ))
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wwwEvgeny wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:14 am Long time already, I wanted to make compact coffee maker )) finally... another form of procrastination not to finish new project )) I do not know why they sell the heater without any compact stand.... I took few days to to made this small brass tripod ))
Great man!
Looks very steampunk! I´m also an espresso-addict... :crazy:
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Mike08 wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:17 am
wwwEvgeny wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:14 am Long time already, I wanted to make compact coffee maker )) finally... another form of procrastination not to finish new project )) I do not know why they sell the heater without any compact stand.... I took few days to to made this small brass tripod ))
Great man!
Looks very steampunk! I´m also an espresso-addict... :crazy:
later I'm planning to put 6152 CG on top of it as a handle :lol:
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wwwEvgeny wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:22 am
Mike08 wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:17 am
wwwEvgeny wrote: February 22nd, 2022, 2:14 am Long time already, I wanted to make compact coffee maker )) finally... another form of procrastination not to finish new project )) I do not know why they sell the heater without any compact stand.... I took few days to to made this small brass tripod ))
Great man!
Looks very steampunk! I´m also an espresso-addict... :crazy:
later I'm planning to put 6152 CG on top of it as a handle :lol:
and matching espresso cups with that handle :lol:
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Dial finished by David. (Odokadolo)
Just two more to go. :thumbup:
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Case ready and waiting.
What are you drinking,velocet or drencrom.
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frenchy wrote: February 23rd, 2022, 6:57 am
Case ready and waiting.
Looks promising!
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