3.7 inch AA restoration

[Darkman]

My 3.7" AA project is finally completed. I don't usually paint shells, but this one had been chromed (was made into a lamp with a hole in the base). I wouldn't normally polish a case either but this one fitted the shell nicely and was a little rough. It came up ok though and I'll let the brass tarnish right off again.

 

[M8owner]

That is absolutely beautiful.

 

[bacarnal]

Lovely!!! Beats the heck out of any of the work I've done, so far. Great piece. Cheers, Bruce.

 

[Infanteer]

Great work Darkman! I have one that was never painted and would make a great candidate for a restoration like that. I`m sure fabricating the stencils was labor intensive.

 

[Darkman]

I`m sure fabricating the stencils was labor intensive.

I didn't use stencils - done by hand using tape as upper/lower guides and pencil mark guides for the letters. A bit rough, but they were rough in real life - not perfect as obtained using stencils and spray painting. The whole shell is painted by hand, not sprayed at all. Cheers

 

[FCSA-UK]

Darkman, whats the tall shell case behind and just to the left of the 3.7"?

 

[Darkman]

Darkman, whats the tall shell case behind and just to the left of the 3.7"?

It's another 3.7" case and the shell with fuze are to the left of that.

 

[Dronic69]

Hi Graeme,

Very impressive indeed!
Nothing wrong with shiny cases - but then I had a misguided youth polishing the rotten things!!! (LOL)
Cheers
Drew

 

[NEDKELLDOG]

My 3.7" AA project is finally completed. I don't usually paint shells, but this one had been chromed (was made into a lamp with a hole in the base). I wouldn't normally polish a case either but this one fitted the shell nicely and was a little rough. It came up ok though and I'll let the brass tarnish right off again.

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nice work, is there any chance you could measure the casing and the shell for me so i can 3d print a copy? as ive got a No199 fuse.