Connoisseur Models J79 – Revisited part 2

I repainted the backhead and that’s ready to fit.

J79 Backhead

Jim, kindly includes a cast oil can in the kit. I had added a handle from scrap etch, painted it and stuck to the footplate. As you can see below it came adrift and losts its coat of paint.

Connoissuer Oil can

I was initially going to repaint it with gunmetal grey but then thought I am sure that I can make something better.

Homemade Oil cans
Homemade Oil Cans
Homemade oil Cans

The corks were made from short lengths cut from the ends of cocktail sticks