freddy333 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Is there a tutorial or recommended procedure for how to widen the (too-narrow) hour markers at 6 & 9 on some Subs and Sea-Dwellers? I'm considering marking the correct shapes with painters' masking tape and then using white luminous paste to paint/resize them. Anyone have experience here or is there a source for good, rep Double-Red Sea-Dweller dials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 For vintage 1680/1665/551x? The only way to make them wider is to paint/lume them wider... If you have an MBW, the markers are already pretty decent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 For vintage 1680/1665/551x? The only way to make them wider is to paint/lume them wider... If you have an MBW, the markers are already pretty decent... Unfortunately, I don't (have an MBW (but I'd appreciate any info you could provide in locating a source for a new DRSD model)). The 1665 I got from Trustytime has VERY narrow 6 & 9 markers, which is odd considering how accurate the rest of the dial is. Re widening the existing markers: Is the procedure I described (plotting out the larger area with painters masking tape and then using lume paint (from ofrei or similar) the best way to do it? If so, any gotcha's I should watch out for (e.g., paint bleeding under tape, most accurate lume colours, etc.)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 If you have an MBW, the markers are already pretty decent... By the way, your 1665 is gorgeous. Hopefully, the DRSD I want to mod will turn out as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Thank you! I've got it pretty well modded- Lots of gen parts, and a few more mods left to do. It's been a fun one to build... As for the markers on yours... I would imagine that reluming would be possible. I myself lack the talent to do lume jobs, so I'd probably farm the job out to Ziggy (who does a gorgeous job of vintage lumes). If you have a steady hand, it would be worth a try. But I think given the course texture of the dial, the lume, if mixed too thin, would bleed under any tape/masked areas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 My hands are anything but steady. But I think if I can work out a scheme to layout the boundaries for the enlarged markers and keep the lume/paint from bleeding or "spilling" beyond the masking, it ought to be a fairly simple exercise. I'm awaiting some tools to get started, but I'll post my results when I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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