Zorki 4 project almost finished

[Max Power]

IIRC somewhere on Mike Elek's site there is a write-up about making your own spool for FSU RFs.

Kent

 

[w3rk5]

Very nice work Spyderman. 🙂 The engravings look fine in the pic's. I think the white paint really made it pop.

I know what you mean when you said, "From a distance it looks good, but from closer, I am not completely satisfied with it". How did you fill the engravings? What's wrong with it?

 

[Spyderman]

Humbrol white paint for plastic models, very very thin brush, very small drop of paint... but the edges aren't sharp, as my hands were shaking... Thanks for the praise 😀

 

[leica M2 fan]

Super job ! Lots to study and learn here, thanks so much.

 

[w3rk5]

Humbrol white paint for plastic models, very very thin brush, very small drop of paint... but the edges aren't sharp, as my hands were shaking... Thanks for the praise 😀

You can clean up the edges with some "rubbing or polishing automotive compound". The only problem with that is your finish will appear duller. You can bring back the shine with some automotive wax/polymer. Anyway, it still looks way kewl. 🙂

 

[ErnestoJL]

Beautifull cameras Spyderman!!!
Nice job!!

Ernesto

 

[Tarzak]

IIRC somewhere on Mike Elek's site there is a write-up about making your own spool for FSU RFs.

Kent

http://elekm.net/zeiss-ikon/repair/spool.html
That method will not work for the Zorki.

Here's a link to how to make a fancy one:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10716

Here's a link discussing how to make one but with a simple solution with example pictures:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10186

Nice job by the way.

 

[derevaun]

Great job! I'll bet that would look real nice with the older "panda" Industar-61....

http://cgi.ebay.com/INDUSTAR-61-Lei...ryZ30062QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(no affiliation)

 

[Spyderman]

I have one Panda Industar 🙂 I'll go take a few shots of the Zorki with that lens...

 

[Spyderman]

Here it is: Zorki 4 with Industar 61 'Panda' lens.

 

[Ash]

looks like they were made for each other