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Phantom
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:49 pm    Post subject: Eagle Reply with quote
A recent buy.
A Bowman Eagle looking a little tired.



On closer inspection, all it needed was a few repairs and a more apropriate paint scheme.



Some of the parts after clean up repair and dent removal.



The rest being painted. The large plate on the left is not origional, I have made it to protect the damaged area of the heat shield for the fire box.
It also doubles up as the burner holder as the origional wire clip is missing.
I should also add that it can easily be removed with no damage to the boat.



The final result.



Final shot with Swallow for size comparison.



I am very happy with the result   Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fantastic looking machine, the thing that strikes me about these early Hobbies/Bowmans is the simplicity of the construction.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That looks very nice, well done on the restoration  Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Superb restoration, i didn't realise there was so much difference in size between the craft
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
newts wrote:
Superb restoration, i didn't realise there was so much difference in size between the craft


Thats why the swallow is so fast  Wink

Lovely looking boats Phantom
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Superb restoration job, congratulations.  They are certainly two fantastic boats.  Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the positive comments guys.
This one was fairly easy and quick to do as the boat was in good condition to start with.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What colour and brand of paint did you use Phantom, as the finish is really good
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