New arrival - needing a lot of TLC

[gaz232sqn]

Hi Guy's.

Heres my latest purchase, and boy does it need some work!

One Front seam M1, lot's of welded repairs, liner in need of re-webbing, ( or turning into a Hanging basket ???) Got a PASGT cover with it. So that will find it's way onto my spares box.

It was cheap,not so cheerful, but now I have an excuse to hide in the shed,for a bit,and start restoring it.....

Visualise a "Mad scientist" type, with lots of cork flying everywhere, khaki paint on the cat, swearing, crying, lot's of hot tea.

And voila, one fully restored M1,........ well that's the plan!

As they say watch this space, and I will post the results

[GasMasksUK]

I'm looking forward to seeing the different stages end result of this restoration, good luck with it

Thanks

Danny

[António Fragoeiro]

I look forward to see the changes, good luck with that
Best regards
Nuno

[gaz232sqn]

I'm looking forward to seeing the different stages end result of this restoration, good luck with it

Thanks

Danny

Hi Danny.

Cheers Mate, I must remember to take photo's as I go, and not get carried away ,and try and finish it one go...I'm too impulsive.

[gaz232sqn]

I look forward to see the changes, good luck with that
Best regards
Nuno

Hi Nuno.

Thanks mate, I think I might need the luck

The last lid I tried to restore,looked like a dog's dinner

[Bugme]

OMG Gaz! That shade of green is making me sick! what an assualt on the eye's!

[gaz232sqn]

OMG Gaz! That shade of green is making me sick! what an assualt on the eye's!

Hi Mate.

I know, can you imagine how I felt, when I took it out the the box

Still the bonus of it being a Front seam ,kind of made up , for the neon colour, I got this lid super cheap,with the idea of restoring ,so I'm dead chuffed with it, this morning it was stripped, and has an anti-rust undercoat applied,and is drying in the sun as I type.


As always, sage words from the M1 Guru, Cheers Bugme.

[Bugme]

Well, stripping this one was about the only thing you could respectfully do to it. Besides, if it's solid, it'll make a good display re-creation or nice reenactors lid.

M-1 Guru?... yeah right, the great bugmeenie has spoken.

[Panzer 3]

Hi gz,
Nice lid once you have attacked it for a while, It should come out ok. That paint work is foul, christ knows what he was thinking putting that on it, im looking forward to the finish keep up posted.
A for the liner well .......
dave.

[gaz232sqn]

Well, stripping this one was about the only thing you could respectfully do to it. Besides, if it's solid, it'll make a good display re-creation or nice reenactors lid.

M-1 Guru?... yeah right, the great bugmeenie has spoken.

Come ,come your too modest, I have read your replies many times,your advice and guidance, is direct, and salient.
And without wishing to sound, like a complete sycophant, you know's yer stuff,does yer not