roboz Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, Brian.. said: There wasn't much you could save on the original and there's no denying the skill behind the rebuild. It looks as though it came out of the factory yesterday. Some of Mikes clients have the painter give the items a faux antique patina , looks very convinvcing I feel that's no different that the new finish The machines that I can save as originals I do the ones that are too far gone , I go with the showroom finish eventually they will age as well & develope their own patina It's a tricky balancing act for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Top job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 The 'before' photo really puts things into perspective, the level of craftsmanship and skill that went into your Super Jet rocket restoration is outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Fantastic restoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I so want to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Here's a space themed pinall from the 1950's Genco's Flying Saucers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanc4 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I recently acquired The Rocket. As you see in the photos below, it's in need of a clean-up. From a 1953 supplement to the Mike Munves Corp. catalog, it shows the body being "Ply-A-Mold" but I can't find what Ply-A-Mold is so I'm not sure how to clean the mold and grime off the body. It's definitely not metal. In the third photo is a photo from the spaceagemuseum dot com site showing a Rocket in slightly better paint condition. What I'd like to do is clean up mine and touch the paint up to a little bit better condition than the one in the museum photo. I don't want to completely repaint it like brand new. Just a touch-up, retaining some vintage scruff. I do not have the rest of the ride and don't plan on trying to find pieces to restore it. I'm thinking more of a garden/yard art piece. Would anyone have recommendations on what to use to clean it without destroying any of the remaining paint? Also paint recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6Stelab9 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Great pick up. I can't give any recommandations but i like how the one of the museum looks like. it has a lot of character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanc4 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, 6Stelab9 said: Great pick up. I can't give any recommandations but i like how the one of the museum looks like. it has a lot of character. Thanks! It was a FreeCycle find that I jumped on the second I saw it. I'm hoping to get it to look more like the museum piece, just enhancing the graphics a bit after cleaning it up. It's going to be yard/garden art I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 If it's wood & you leave it outside it will just decay completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Autopede Space Cycle Dated appx 1955-1960 Love it or List it ? I couldn't see myself losing that beautiful original sparkle paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanc4 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 19 hours ago, roboz said: If it's wood & you leave it outside it will just decay completely It's fiberglass. I got in touch with a guy thru Facebook who had one of the 8 original prototypes with photos of his restoration and some news articles on it. I'm going to seal it before I put it outside to help protect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Couple of Autopede Saucers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 1:55 PM, roboz said: Here's the finished result I took the liberty to have custom font on the base the originl had a vinyl sticker similar to what's on the rocket body Though I had that hand painted to match the decal but looks much nicer Remark away !! That is stunning, but tell me, what makes the compressed air sound ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Beautiful Oz, glad you went with hand-painted graphics and not reproduction decals...the results are so much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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