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| erikl |
Bowman M140 full restorationA while ago I started with the restoration of this M140:
It was in quite a sorry state, there was no paint left on the base at all, and the burner didn't have a tube. There also was some nasty solder work: 
The engine did hoverer run. Here's another close-up of the engine part: 
I stripped the whole engine down to paint everything, and to polish all brass parts. While stripping it down I accidentally broke the steam dome, so I had to resolder that, I also resolderd the pipe onto the boiler so I could cleanup the solder blob around it. I made a special painting setup for the green parts of the engine frame, here you see it hovering in mid-air 
Worked quite good, this way there where no pieces of it touching other surfaces. The burner needed some work too, it wend from this: 
to this: 
And the end result, together with the completed engine: 
And some more pictures of the final result: 
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| Roly Williams |
What a transformation 
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| redryder |
Holy moly !!!!!!
That goes a step beyond. I must agree with Roly..... It's a total transformation. Gil |
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| newsteamer123 |
amazing!
i dont get how the steam pipe come out of the halfway point on the boiler though 
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| Sandman |
Really great to see a restoration done properly.
The paint finish is lovely, without a blemish being evident. A lot of time, effort and attention to detail has gone into this, and it shows. Excellent job, and well done. |
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| Steve_S |
Erik, that's fantastic! Well done! They're good runners too... I think I enjoy running mine more than any other engine. 
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| redryder |
I didn't get that either.... look here: http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=380537 |
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| 27ace27 |
simply amazing! 
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| johnreid |
THe pipe ends in the steam dome on top of the boiler. Erik, you really outdid yourself, that is a thing of beauty. You should be so proud. | ||
| igy569 |
Holy Guacamole!!! Amazing transformation!!!
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| mogogear |
A picture worth a 1,000 words |
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| erikl |
Thanks for all your kind words!
Now I'm on to the next one. |
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| Stilldrillin |
WOW Eric, that`s beautiful!
Well done...... 
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| Bugsy |
Fantastic restoration, Erik!
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| Sandman |
Erik, if I can make one suggestion.
I think the application of one of Flywheels Bowman decals would finish it off perfectly. These are the best money can buy, and have been copied from the originals by a real graphics designer. They are printed on water slide material and a doddle to fit. They can be purchased from our own Mamodman123, and I can vouch for their quality. Sandman. |
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| Alf |
Awesome
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| MooseMan |
What an amazing job! | ||
| Kritika |
That's a nice job you did Erik 
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| erikl |
Thanks for the suggestion, I will contact him. I once had these decals, but lost them when I moved into my new home (still didn't find them back) |
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| Burnmafingers |
Wow, that looks like a totally thorough resto you have done. Total respect. |