blueradish 130 Posted January 22, 2013 Had a few hours last weekend, so I whipped up a vintage Rollie. Really not a big fan of this brand, been trying hard, but I can't get past the girlie size of these watches (no offense to anyone :shock: ). Figured if I made me a vintage, put in a tall crystal and tossed it on a bund to beef it up I may come around. Haven't got the bund done yet, but here's how she turned out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p0intblanc 0 Posted January 22, 2013 wow. would love to know the process involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toehh 0 Posted January 22, 2013 Looks great mate! Nice to see that you didn't completely beat it up, this is how I like my vintage watches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparkal 4 Posted January 22, 2013 Very nice work. keep calm and carry watches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueradish 130 Posted January 22, 2013 wow. would love to know the process involved. I'm so bad at doing DIY's and build threads I start building and then think about it half way thru. Basically I used a brown wash (brown paint highly watered down) and graphite powder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
decus 0 Posted January 22, 2013 Good job! looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reficul 0 Posted January 23, 2013 If you can preserve the white painting, it may look better. Another tip, you may like to try using coffee to dye the markers... or soot from an incense to age the dial... it gave me very good result like a gen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueradish 130 Posted March 5, 2013 If you can preserve the white painting, it may look better. Another tip, you may like to try using coffee to dye the markers... or soot from an incense to age the dial... it gave me very good result like a gen! Good points. Usually I use graphite powder which is what I did on the second one I'll be posting this week but I took it to another level. Stay tuned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulc 0 Posted March 5, 2013 super ace brill...love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
