Nice job, you must be pleased. That is a nice and tidy lantern.
Sometimes just to pause, light up and enjoy the fruit of your fettling is the way to do things. [ATTACH]
That is a cracking job. She looks great, you must be extremely pleased!
Good effort, well done. Nice to see.
Looking forwards to seeing this @AussiePete :D/
Re size of collection, funny thing. I've spent today remodeling the shed so I can store more lanterns and make better use of the space for my...
@george Makes sense to me, nearly been there myself. As luck would have I backed off before any damage could be done, I felt it flexing while...
Thanks @ColinG , appreciated the time you have spent showing us this. Very good, will put it in to action shortly.
Spot on Sir, I like the cut of your jib!
@X246A I tend to use "1 ish" (or 2 ish) table spoons to 500ml of hot water - we all have different "mixes". Some of my mixes are less scientific...
Yes please @ColinG , I've one or two that could do with a respray and results haven't been that tidy yet!
@Bram van Houten Only one seal required on a Mil-Spec, the fuel cap seal. These can be obtained from fettle box, or ebay. The mil-spec is a...
Nice lantern, good to see in action. All well here, stay safe.
You must be pleased with progress thus far. I am enjoying the journey with the posts and advice. Good work all!
Very inventive!
Thank you @M.Meijer a excellent comparison. Very interesting to learn about the evolution of war time Vapalux's.
@AussiePete Thank you, a operational fettle is exactly what was required. Flushed the tank with citric acid, then a little evapo rust (for the...
Although very clean and tidy externally, internally was a different story (the previous owner did say that it had not been fired up in over 30...
@AussiePete Stunning as ever, that is a lantern of wonder and glory!
Lovely job, great to see it in action.
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