That's a massive turn on. (pun intended)"Raffles case - you WILL comply with gen dimensions!"
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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
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It's going surprisingly well. Reults a little later on . . .
Bezel height reduction as well as rehaut height reduction to further pull the Raffles in to line.
Generally it's come out better than it was and closer to gen size and feel.
A nice little Summer makeover for it.
A nice little Summer makeover for it.
Personally I use several layers of watercolor, then i clean the dial and finally bake it.
The watercolor cakes up and flakes a bit
You can use the same watercolor tones on the hands lume, and clean up the hands skeleton afterwards
I use the matte varnish drop technique…this technique is buried somewhere in this thread…i won’t tell youso that you read all 250 pages to find it
Would you mind sharing where you sourced your Explorer dial? I'm looking for a Mark 2 dial, and this one is the closest to gen I've seen.
I need to take another look at their dials. I have a few of them, but the Rs in EXPLORER have been wrong. Thanks!
they made a release in 2023 of this one.
I was a noob at that time, this 1016 is my second build ever.
i lucked out
Generally it's come out better than it was and closer to gen size and feel.
A nice little Summer makeover for it.
What tool did you use to shape the lugs?
Just a motley collection of bits and pieces. The green abrasives for Dremmel I adapted and made a holder for so they fit in the lathe tool holder and are revolvable as they wear. Then finishing up with 240/ 400 grit wet and dry papers wrapped around hard wood sticks to maintain form - handheld in order to finesse final comtouring. All using light pressure so as not to dig in.
Gen 1016: Does a finer example exist ?
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Gen Does a finer example exist ?
I really like very subtle patina you have there.
I'm planning to do something similar with either diluted acrylic paint or watercolor. Just need to figure out right colour and tone.
That is a Gen 1016 space dweller posted by Shear Time on IG the other day. The lume looks a bit too good on it to me
Yes use diluted water color paints I use air brush paints for my lume and it works good you can get a good range of tones with diluting the paint
I also use highly diluted watercolor and layer it in shades, with drying in between.
It gives it texture. Then a quick pass in the oven creates some flaking
I apply the watercolor with the microbrushes that nail artists use, using Impressionist techniques (see my avatar pic
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It gives it texture. Then a quick pass in the oven creates some flaking
I apply the watercolor with the microbrushes that nail artists use, using Impressionist techniques (see my avatar pic
)it is indeed luminova, is a gen service dial, I spoke to the seller
I also found out more about the dial from :
Service Dials
While they aren’t the end of the world, the vast majority of collectors prefer and value original dials much more than service dials. Sure, there are exceptions – both in collectors tha…
explorer1016.com
Nice digging, it‘s likely to be a service dial then. Good luck with ur build!it is indeed luminova, is a gen service dial, I spoke to the seller
I also found out more about the dial from :
Service Dials
While they aren’t the end of the world, the vast majority of collectors prefer and value original dials much more than service dials. Sure, there are exceptions – both in collectors tha…
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I think to buy a unimat lathe, IS 90w ok for case working?Generally it's come out better than it was and closer to gen size and feel.
A nice little Summer makeover for it.
Yep. Perfectly good - a nice balance between torque and "feel- feedback" through the tools - providing everything is solid and held rigidly. So that comes down to making sure the Unimat you buy is absolutely top notch - or can be restored to such.
I was very, very lucky in that mine was brand new in box. I say brand new for something that was made in 1966 !