I recently bought a nice used Red Crown Globe that the paint was almost all gone and it was missing the bottom ring. Luckily I was able to find a used ring that needed a little help. Now after a few hours of bending, twisting, etc. I was able to get it straight again. The ring was a tight fit so I wiped it down with some engine assembly lube to slick it up and the ring spun back into position with no problems. Now I need to re-paint the globe so I can place it on top of my tall base M&S 80 cyclops that also needs to be restored. Here are some pictures of my progress. Mark

Nice job! Looks good.

XLNT!!!! In a past life you may have been a blacksmith... =:>0

Very nice job. Thats an older Red Crown too! It has the arrows instead of the slash marks and I believe they were a little heavier made. Should look really nice when you finish it!

Thanks for the comments on my work. I dont know how old the globe is and frankly it is the first one that I have owned and had in my hands. I thought about getting a repop one until I started looking around at the prices of the originals and figured it was about the same or a little more. Actually I picked up the ring and this globe for under what the repop sells for and I have an original piece. Just needs a little work like the pumps and it will shine like a gem... Mark

Good job it looks 110% better