My upcycled silver wings display case

[Carl]

I converted a 3 of these old chisel boxes about 4 years ago , one ended up in El Paso , one in Anchorage AK and i kept one for myself .

Just thought id post them in "case " anyone else has upcycled anything for display purposes ?

The "blank canvas"

Couple of coats of primer

2 different ideas of linings

Exterior

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[Carl]

My case and its contents so far

 

[Smithy]

That's great Carl! Did you stencil the USAAF logos on the lids?

 

[Carl]

That's great Carl! Did you stencil the USAAF logos on the lids?

They are vinyl Smitty.
A very very good friend kindly did them for me

 

[Smithy]

They've turned out beautifully. You've got a nice mate

 

[Carl]

I do , and im very lucky to have such a friend !

 

[Edward]

That is super! Love this!

 

[Silver Surfer]

handsome and very smart looking all the way around, carl..

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Nice looking outside and really a respectful frame to show those wings

 

[B-Man2]

Carl
That's pretty cool!
I really like the presentation as a whole.

 

[Carl]

Carl
That's pretty cool!
I really like the presentation as a whole.

Thankyou !!

 

[Flightengineer]

Good job, Carl.