LP2a SAR restoration

[Phillip]

Progress on the small jobs is being made.

The flare box had been painted but the webbing strap had rotted and broke off after a few uses. Finding rivets in the current environment was going to be tricky and slow, so I modified some copper ones by turning them on the lathe.

I gave up long ago on trying to find enough flares in good condition so decided to make my own out of resin and using an original base to make the mould.

Once the bases were painted, I wrapped and glued printed paper around them and applied a coat of shellac before stamping them. Not perfect or 100% accurate but they look the part.