bling bling
I wrote about my little restoration project some time ago on robot-japan,
but I thought it could be interesting for you guys too.
Some Bullmark robots like Apolon Header & Trang DX and Robo Daibaron ST
often have tarnished metal parts. I also had a few Bullmark robots and wanted
to give them their “bling” back. I needed a guinea pig for “operation bling”!
I found this loose Apolon Header DX on ebay-spain (original ebay auction foto)
He looked perfect for a cosmetic restoration project:
typical heavy tarnished arms, legs and horns. But otherwise complete.
Nobody bid on him (strange), so I got him for under $60.
I wasn’t disappointed what I got him. Header was in a good condition.
So I could start “operation bling”!
What you need is metal polish paste (I use aluminium polish paste),
some beers and a lot of time.
You could easy disassemble the arms (only 1 screw).
So you could polish them better without breaking something.
I also polish the horns of Header.
They are made of copper (I think) and got dark over the years.
The whole restoration took me a few hours and some beers ;-)
But I gave Header his “bling” back.
What Do you think guys, is this guy worth more than $55?
I did the same polish job with my other Header and the arms of my Apolon Trang.
Et voilà . Here’s my complete Diapolon gang.
Greetings from germany!
Apropos germany: Are here any vintage-super-robo-collectors from germany?
more bling: http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?4,198125
