Refurbishing a Warthog stick
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Socks and Jarmies Schnidr ??
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SchnidrMan, you must have leathery meat hooks for hands!
Seriously, S/N 105 and still running. Should be in a sim museum. Think my lowest S/N set is around 8k and i bought mine as soon as I knew they were for sale locally the year they came out.
This does give me an idea for a TM thread and it maybe we have our “winner” already.
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Worn paint = Character
http://i.imgur.com/ZmxQtHa.jpg
It’s old…
Mine is even worse. The part that comes off is two sections where they put thick gummy stuff to make a rough surface and then painted over top. You can scrape it off with your fingernail. Where there is just plain paint it does not come off as easy. If anyone is thinking of spot painting it, they should remove the goo first or they will quickly have the same issue.
The wear looks like the real sticks on older model jets I have seen, so I’m keeping it.
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I’ve kinda been won over by the “authentic” look, so am gonna leave it as is. Looking at Schnidrman’s throttle, it is not even close to being that worn and I realise now it has a way to go… Heck, it works fine, that’s all that matters, yeah?
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…heh. Rare as ICPs…but if you can find a real trigger switch, the trigger is actually solid red plastic. Hmmmnnn…I suppose one could also 3D print a red replica of the TM part?
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I kind of like the worn look. Indicates its a tool and not a trophy!
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Real Block 52 grip
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm64/NigelTufnel11/IMG_20170321_011012512_zpsxxwxmmmz.jpghttp://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm64/NigelTufnel11/IMG_20170321_010929343_zpshxmynu40.jpg
Yup, that’s like all the ones I’ve seen.
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I’ve kinda been won over by the “authentic” look, so am gonna leave it as is. Looking at Schnidrman’s throttle, it is not even close to being that worn and I realise now it has a way to go… Heck, it works fine, that’s all that matters, yeah?
Glad you came to your senses. There are stories to tell with that worn paint!