Hello all
my first post on the forum so here goes.... Merry Christmas by the way.
i have purchased what I believe to be 2 sea mines (last winter-just getting round to them) at least that's what they were advertised as and they look the part. Unfortunately I haven't got an image to share as they are at a workshop nearby, reason being, I intend to restore/up cycle them into 2 chairs. Before anyone faints, the mines are in pretty poor condition and have already at some point in the past been cut into (bottom third removed) so there will be minimal cutting needed as its done already.
my plan is to have short legs welded on to achieve correct height, then treat the metal before re spraying and applying correct markings/legends.
I think these are WW2 type H mk2 or if not then very similar visually. (I will post images when I'm next at the workshop)
now on to the point of the thread..... Apart from opinions on what they are, does anybody know what colour they would have been? I'm thinking about Matt battleship grey. Opinions? Also, what colour is the light coloured band on the mine and the lettering? I intend making the mines faithful to their original specifications without going too obsessive. (My wife can't wait for one to arrive in our living room)!
thanks
dan
my first post on the forum so here goes.... Merry Christmas by the way.
i have purchased what I believe to be 2 sea mines (last winter-just getting round to them) at least that's what they were advertised as and they look the part. Unfortunately I haven't got an image to share as they are at a workshop nearby, reason being, I intend to restore/up cycle them into 2 chairs. Before anyone faints, the mines are in pretty poor condition and have already at some point in the past been cut into (bottom third removed) so there will be minimal cutting needed as its done already.
my plan is to have short legs welded on to achieve correct height, then treat the metal before re spraying and applying correct markings/legends.
I think these are WW2 type H mk2 or if not then very similar visually. (I will post images when I'm next at the workshop)
now on to the point of the thread..... Apart from opinions on what they are, does anybody know what colour they would have been? I'm thinking about Matt battleship grey. Opinions? Also, what colour is the light coloured band on the mine and the lettering? I intend making the mines faithful to their original specifications without going too obsessive. (My wife can't wait for one to arrive in our living room)!
thanks
dan