wheeledhorseman 579 #1 Posted April 10, 2013 Mark (meadowfield) called in at the barn today and delivered the decals for the A-800, C-100, and some for the decks I've been restoring over the winter. A little excessive / compulsive perhaps but having completely dismantled them for a full restore it just seemed right to put the decals back. The SD deck was basically in sound shape and just needed getting back to bright metal before painting. OMG aren't there a lot of parts to a deck as I discovered. Came out well though and the decals just make it look right to my mind. The RD deck was also in sound shape and even still had some of the original paint left underneath though the top had begun to rust badly where it had been left in the rain for a number of years like the 316 it came on. The only real issue was metal fatigue round the hanger mounting points. On one side one pass with the stick did most of the work leaving a couple of hairline fractures to deal with. The other side presented more of a challenge! ... and had to be welded a bit at a time working inwards alowing the raised part to be hammered down ready for the next bit and so on. This type of fatigue obviously became a known issue and on a NOS deck I got for the D-200 a reinforcing plate underneath had become factory so I added the same. Came out pretty well and should see rather more seasons now than it would have done otherwise. The decals have really finished off these decks a treat Mark so thanks for your efforts in creating the ones not already on file, especially the ID tag for the RD - better on the deck than writing the id info down somewhere for future reference and then losing it. Andy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 761 #2 Posted April 10, 2013 Excellent Work Andy !. They look good as new. Yep !, Mark's Decals finishes them off perfectly. I will get around to sorting my 36" RD soon (identical to yours), so I may be dropping you a few PMs for advice. I have no Shell welding to do as it's solid as a rock. but some wear on the Lift Bar Slot............... Oh , and then I'll need some Decals and ID Plate at some stage Mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #3 Posted April 10, 2013 Both of 'em turned out really nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,756 #4 Posted April 10, 2013 Good to catch up! The pics do not do it justice.... :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesBe1 84 #5 Posted April 11, 2013 Nice work Andy! I like how you painted black, the brackets on the height adjust. It breaks up the chroma landscape so to speak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
