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Say Now ..... That's nicely done and looks very SHARP!!!

I actually really like these steam plants and all their unique features. Even though they are really not good steamers, nor anything like efficient and they tend to run rather wet, they are still in a class by themselves in many if not most respects!

Seeing that the Zamak/Mazak base seems nearly impossible to paint and have it stick for any length of time, I've often thought about just leaving it as bare grey metal, as it also doesn't seem to corrode much at all, and so should probably remain in better shape than any paint job over the long haul?!?!