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Lime Green, Black and Chrome Zephyr

Garno

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This is my first Zephyr and I don't know why we don't see more of them.

As always with Phil's kit it feels high quality.

I have been hesitant with the lime green as to if it would work with the black and chrome, really glad I went ahead and did it now.
Let me know if you think it works.

As usual the photo's are naff, sorry about that.
 

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flexi

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I think it works really well, personally I think you could've painted the drilled hole and you wouldn't see the tube... Also depends on what colour you choose you can dial up or down the lime colour:thinks:
Otherwise it makes a lovely pen and the Zepher IS overlooked, great choice:drool::drool:
 

Garno

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I think it works really well, personally I think you could've painted the drilled hole and you wouldn't see the tube... Also depends on what colour you choose you can dial up or down the lime colour:thinks:
Otherwise it makes a lovely pen and the Zepher IS overlooked, great choice:drool::drool:

You are absolutely right regards painting inside the blank, in my defence (also Known as trying to blame everything except myself) when I did a "Dry run" to see how well the tube fitted I didn't really notice the tube showing, the more I turned and sanded it the more of the tube I could see :goesred: I told Mrs G that it was gold pigment in the resin.

I have downloaded the PDF in the tutorials about editing photo's (To be posted) using Photopad as I am doing a disservice to my pens. I don't have a mobile phone but may get a cheap one just to take photo's on.

Oh those photo's are really bad :sob:
 

CraftyNick

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I’m not an acrylic sort of guy having worked with epoxy, polyester and acrylics most of my working life but I do see the attraction. Very striking pen and the colour certainly stands out from the crowd. Well done.
I take most of my photos in natural light but I also use a light box that has led lighting. You can pick up a folding one from eBay quite cheap or, dare i say it, make one. :goesred:
 

Garno

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You have a camera, why do you need another gadget to take photos?:scratch_head:

Good question. :thumbs::thumbs:

All, without exception, of the photo's I take of my completed pens are out of focus slightly. I have the camera set to Auto and they are still naff :vangry:
 

Garno

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I take most of my photos in natural light but I also use a light box that has led lighting. You can pick up a folding one from eBay quite cheap or, dare i say it, make one. :goesred:

I know it's hard to believe but I take most of my pen photo's in one of those light boxes from eBay :goesred: Not this pen though.
 
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