Ok, so you all thought id been a bit slack with this...but in reality, ive gradually been chipping away at this restore.
Now, what was going to be a simple touch up has completely changed. After seeing the real colours this PF is meant to be, i decided to take it back to how it would have looked once it left the factory. The result of this decision is a TOTAL repaint of the whole PF.
The main bulk of the PF is the yellow colour - this was done earlier with an airbrush as was some of the blue. But since then, ive been cutting in around the text using a bright light, magnifying glass, tiny paint brush and hopefully...a steady hand. The red colour had dulled over the years. Ive kinda been doing this in halfs - do one side of the PF and then flip it round and do the other side.
Heres a pic of the girl halfway through - im actually painting round the blacklines now and these will be reapplied right at the end. you can see the difference in brightness on the right hand side of the girls shoulder strap
Im starting to really like this girl - great cleavage and with a fresh application of lip stick and the red highlights in her hair she's beginning to sparkle again.
Here she is completed
In this picture the number 11 and 13 ball have been repainted
See how they look just that bit brighter than the others??
heres the top of the PF - the blue, red and yellow have been done here - only the red on the RHS of 'LIGHTS BUMPERS" has been done
Theres still plenty more to do - the green is untouched, the yellow in the girls hair is yet to be done as is ALL the white, pink and of course the black lines.
But already this PF is starting to look really vibrant and i can see good progress now. There is a point with a huge job like this where you wonder how the hell you are going to get through it, but im almost at 1/2 way stage now and getting a bit excited about the finished result...
Next update soon!
