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Scott, you must have the patience of a Saint...such fiddly bits, but you are pulling them all together in a really nice piece.

THAT will be a keeper!

Rog

Next in the queue...

Mount the new canopy support pole, mount the solo flag pole extension and flag, top with donor canopy.









Next... paint some red and blue stripes on the canopy.

What a machine...!!!!!


You are making great progress. I know you have read this before..... Did I mention you are making great progress...!!!

Thanks Gil!!!

Wow!

A lot of fine work going into this!

Next up on this project: try my hardest to paint straight lines.

I bought a cheap sliding shelf, sold as a sliding coffee maker shelf.  Hope was to allow me to hold the paint brush still and have the work move in a straight line.

Used a bendable pipe cleaner to mark off the lines.

Not perfect, but I'm not planning on selling this any time soon so I'm OK with it being a little "custom".

I'm happy enough with the results.

Making something that looks somewhat close to those old lamps hanging from the canopy took some thought.

My first thought was to use cylinder end caps of 1930's vintage Doll engines. That probably would have worked fine.

After a bit of searching, I came across some solid brass fittings and 12mm glass globes on eBay.  I used cut-down plastic tapered stoppers to secure the globes to the "shades".

One good thing about parts like this that aren't permanently affixed, I can change them out if something better comes along.

Nice restoration work!