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Two Philcos
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Welcome to the phorum! That 20 looks to be in about the same shape as mine was when I started on it. Haven't seen one yet that didn't have some veneer issues, especially around the filigree. It's a great set to "cut your teeth" on before attempting some of the more intricate models. That cap can Morzh touched on isn't that bad to empty out and rebuild. In my case I propped it up open end down over an old metal coffee can and set it about 10 inches in front of my 35,000 btu torpedo heater in the garage. In about 5 minutes the heat softened it up inside, and it slid right out into the can. DO NOT attempt to do this in the house with another heat source (heat gun, oven, etc...) lest you incur the wrath of everyone else in the house for the fumes. Likewise for the chassis cap blocks. Easy to restuff, but like the can give off fumes when you heat them to push out the guts. Take care, Gary.

"Don't pity the dead, pity the living, above all, those living without love."
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Gary - Westland Michigan


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Two Philcos - by Section10 - 02-10-2014, 05:31 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by tab10672 - 02-10-2014, 10:34 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by morzh - 02-10-2014, 10:59 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by klondike98 - 02-10-2014, 11:17 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by GarySP - 02-11-2014, 01:28 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by morzh - 02-11-2014, 02:24 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by SteveJB - 02-11-2014, 04:25 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by 37silverstreak - 02-11-2014, 08:40 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by Radioroslyn - 02-13-2014, 06:06 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by GarySP - 02-14-2014, 06:14 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by morzh - 02-14-2014, 06:22 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by Section10 - 02-16-2014, 08:53 AM
RE: Two Philcos - by Mondial - 02-16-2014, 12:36 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by Section10 - 02-16-2014, 02:37 PM
RE: Two Philcos - by PhilcoJohn - 02-16-2014, 04:33 PM



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