New Member in Surrey UK

Hello all, Decided I should join this Forum, as I have got around to liberating my first venture project from it's Mothballed state. I have lots of excuses, but it has now got my attention after waiting 24 years !!.

Only skills in this field are self taught, as this project was started in 1984 in the hope it would be a joint project with my Father after I built a Garage to house a Workshop.

My Father was to be the Skilled expert having been involved with Aircraft since 1939. Alas. he passed on in 1985, so I persevered with the aid of books and the ME Magazine.

Always had an affinity with detail and models from my childhood in the 50s-60s, Nowadays, I have been restoring, refurbishing a few Garden Tractors and Vintage Horticultural Machines and am a member of a few other Forums.

So I've come back to finishing this Engine and giving it a few runs before painting it up while my eyesight is still able to cope with making parts like 14ba steel nuts and bolts!.

I have a modest assortment of equipment, mainly my old tired 1958 ML7 and a small Peatol Micro for tiny precise jobs. A metric Warco Mill is the latest addition, all of which have produced and repaired many parts on my Tractors etc.

Anyway, I hope to glean many hints and tips from this vast reserve of experience and skill. Maybe I can contribute as well in some small way.

Oh!, maybe you want to see a few images of the Engine as is, so -

More in my Album if you wish to spot the Mods I've made so far.

Regards

Welcome to the Forum Richard. A very nicely constructed and detailed Minnie you have there, I'm sure the other minnie builders will find the photos inspiring.

Also nice to know that the 13yrs it took me to build my Minnie was not the longest build

J

Do NOT paint it ! Leave as is. Stunning finish.

Welcome Richard; superb model. +1 thaiguzzi's comment for leaving it unpainted.

George.

Welcome to the forum Richard,

Your Minnie looks superb.

Personally i think it will looke evn better painted, assuming your painting matches your machining skills

Neil

Thanks all for the welcome. Slight error in my initial post. The 'ole' Myford is 1949 vintage-

(1958 was the original build date of my last Restoration project) Google- Yellow Mower Challenge if interested.

Getting back into the swing of where I left off and fortunately I kept records and notes on all my mods, plans and progress.

As for painting the Engine, it's a real dilemma which, like many experience, when they are confronted with covering such a wonderful assortment of metal colours and fine workmanship.

I will probably paint it in the end, as my original intention was to finish it in Prussian Blue n Black with little or no frills like lining or bright red to keep in the dull 'General Purpose' appearance.

Not sure if the unopened paints etc purchased 25 years ago from Precision Paints will still be good?.

Thanks again. Regards.