A wounded keyboard has arrived!!

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I know that Rust-oleum Painter's Touch Stone Grey Satin Finish is a very close match, though *very*, *very* slightly too light.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:37 pm Don't forget the sealant spray on top. :-)
Not ordered yet, thanks for the advice 😁
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PhilC wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:00 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:47 pm Note to self for later, paint code of RAL7030 stone gray looks very good!
I'll be interested to see how close a match that is.
Will do sir
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As an aside whilst repairing the case, I finally got round to testing the keyboard, which is incredibly robustly made.

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Given the amount of damage to the case, the rest of the assembly is in really good condition and works 100% in terms of the keys.

Mouse port works, so I have no reason to believe the joystick port won't :)

Just got to finish the bloody case, which is taking a long time!!
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Ok, so having had other stuff get in the way, I decided that I needed to get back to this case. Mostly now it is some tiny pieces of plastic that I don't think will ever find a home again, but I can live with that.

Overall I'm pretty pleased with it:

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Next up will be a bit of fettling and filling some holes that I just don't have the parts for and a bit of light sanding to get rid of any glue runs.

Then it'll be ready for a coat of grey primer, see how it looks.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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I was originally going to leave this:

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But I had some pieces of a broken ST case, so I decided it was going to get fixed too, as I have a piece of plastic the same thickness.

The texture ins't the same, but it should be fine once it's painted :)
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Looks hard work. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
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alexh wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:21 pm Looks hard work. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
It's taken a while, but some of it has been me being patient to ensure glue and joints harden.

Looking forward to the finished article myself :)
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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So, quick bit of finishing off after I glued the piece on at lunchtime, and we're looking good.

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Then a final shaping and sanding:

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And we are looking good for a coat of primer this weekend :)

Last couple of bits are to drill a hole into a repaired standoff for a screw, and through the bottom where I repaired a shattered screw hole.

Other than that, very nearly done :)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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:dualthumbup:

You may need some filler in the crack if you want it to be an invisible mend.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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