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Hey everyone,
Here are a couple of pics of my mostly finished 40-150! I still have to figure out how to make preset tabs. This set plays nicely, but the cabinet fought me. I thought that being a simple design, it would be an easy one to restore, but nothing went the way I wanted it to! I had it almost finished and decided that it was too dark so I stripped off all the new laquer and started over. I'm still not 100% satisfied but I don't want to do it over again!!!
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Very nice! I have a 40-180 console, which uses the same chassis.
Greg V.
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I think it looks real nice!
Gene
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Nice! I have a 40-190 that uses a similar chassis (well, an identical one, given that I have a 40-180 in it at the moment) and more importantly, the same escutcheon. I have a Word file and an Excel file that has the call letter tabs built with the correct font, if you're interested. I simply laminated the paper with transparent box tape (gloss finish) and, after some careful measuring (the tabs in the file weren't quite to size--didn't want white peeking through the margin) and work with an X-Acto knife, voila!
Drop me a line if you'd like me to mail you the files.
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I've always thought that radio was one of the most attractive Philcos. Yours looks brand-new, an outstanding restoration.
I have one that I've restored electrically, but have not done anything with the cabinet but clean it up and put some wax on it. It's in pretty good vintage condition, but nothing as lovely as your restored cabinet. Maybe your pic will inspire me.
I've never quite understood how the station labels go in that 1940 escutcheon, either. Mine were just glued in by a previous owner, unlike the plastic 1941 escutcheons that had slots for the station identifiers and their little plastic covers.
John Honeycutt
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They're friction fit, which means there's a certain amount of precision measuring and cutting with the hobby knife. Took me a couple of tries to get the sizing right and, alas, I did not document the correct dimensions.
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Very Nice! I have a 40-155 waiting in line....what did you use for paint on the faceplate? I have seen a couple suggestions but some not available in the US. What have you found? Again nice looking radio!
Jeff
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Nice job. I've also gotten some darker than I would have liked, but they look good in a sunny area.
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For the faceplate I tried a bunch of different paints, most of which I didn't like! I finally found this one. It's made by Rustoleum and it's called "Gold Rush Metallic" the number is 7270. I found it at my local Home Depot.
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Looks nice!
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Looks great! I will be tickled if my model 20 ends up looking that good. Take care. Gary
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I was going to inquire as to the paint on the faceplate for my 40-155 but I see it in the thread! Nice work...looks great.
Jeff
