Canary. Ding Ding!!

[Neo Gold]

You won't have a problem with your tube..take your time with the glass polishing kit!!..
Just grab a decent quality tin of filler..Davids P38, or Silver Hook, very smooth filler

[tebiehongwan]

I also bought a canary from Japan, and I can get the machine in 2 months~~

[geldra]

I also bought a canary from Japan, and I can get the machine in 2 months~~

Excellent! Fingers crossed for you it doesn’t get battered in transit like mine.

Edit: that’s quite a find though, where did you find yours? Is it in good condition (will you be restoring)?

[geldra]

Veeeeery minor update, but a very cool one. A repro panel from @alberto1225.

Joystick mount (not in pic) also created along with the panel.

Now I just need to fix the body and respray. Maybe next year….

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[Neo Gold]

Geldra, did you get this panel today from Wigsplitta??..
Why are albertos panels always shiny?.. Does he not do original mottle effects etc!?.

[wigsplitta]

Oh yes, the panels really are a thing of beauty. I look forward to seeing more pics of your Canary in the not too distant future, hopefully.

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I have genuinely found it hard to differentiate between the original and repro Vewlix C panel. Good effort Alberto

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Why are albertos panels always shiny?.. Does he not do original mottle effects etc!?.

I'm not sure if he does or not, I've always received shiny repro panels but that is because the originals were shiny too.

[geldra]

Geldra, did you get this panel today from Wigsplitta??..
Why are albertos panels always shiny?.. Does he not do original mottle effects etc!?.

Yes all via mr wigsplitta.

@wigsplitta that C panel is tremendous!

[geldra]

Half a story inbound:

So the tube in my Canary is pretty badly burned.

@zak linked me up to an auction on YAJ for an unburned 25” tube that was pretty cheap (~£60 iirc). The reason being: scratched screen. Now the pics on the auction didn’t seem to be that bad in terms of scratches so decided to take a punt. Plus, how often do 25” tubes come up (don’t link me to a billion finished auctions for nib 25” Tosh tubes for <£65 for the love of god…)?

Anyway, it arrived (courtesy of rklok) about an hour ago:

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Aaaaaand, scratch wise:

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They’re not actually that bad at all. In fact, giving them a quick rub with a little bit of Mr Sheen and I can hardly even see them. Buzzing.

So, part 1 of the story finished (you’re welcome). Hopefully the tube actually works and I can get it paired with a chassis relatively quickly. Check back in a year…

[Neo Gold]

What a bargain! .. I'm looking forward to seeing you're Canary up and running again, I like those Candy's.