Colin I have no idea about original colour. All the ones I have seen over the years have been bare steel caked in grime. I am minded to think they...
Got a couple of LNER versions. They polish up quite well [ATTACH]
Stevie They are Tilley Floodlight Projectors - FL6 model. Here is one of mine being fired up down the road from you in Fife. [MEDIA]
Very nice. I could not leave the FL6's unfired though.
Reflector looks good - Should polish up well.
Looking good. Plastikote is an excellent colour match.
My first ever flight in an aircraft of any description was a helicopter trip over the Forth Bridge. I have sailed under it. Driven thousands of...
To be fair, ships navigation lamp make a change from "barn find."
I always use plastikote. First spraying acts as the primer. Another 2 or 3 coats on top. Job done.
BSR turmables. I wish I had kept mine
Charity shops are great. You can hand in a weeks worth of shirts on a Friday afternoon. They get washed and ironed and you can buy them back for...
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Colin - Put on sunglasses and pretend it is dark.
Andrew, Plastikote is my first choice paint and I have never used a primer. Just give whatever you are painting a good clean with meths and paper...
Clothes peg on the nostrils and drive with windows open - Tell passengers its a legacy aroma that promotes heritage.
Good tip Colin. I bought 50 of these mantles believing them to be double tie and was wondering what to do with them.
The paint job looks really good in your photos.
Nice bright corner to sit and enjoy a beer.
A Tilley X246B illuminating the lucky horse shoe which will go above the shed door if it ever stops raining. [ATTACH]
Tilleytastic - What a great find.
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