After a second coat of paint on the 'wademan' text all that remains was to reassemble the watch.
And finally the wrist shot.
Happy enough with the final result. The main issue is the LCD isn't too clever, think the module must be on the way out. Suppose I could strip it down and...
Rare to see this model as a collaboration > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASIO-G-SHOCK-B-STORE-COLLABORATION-WATCH-LTD-EDITION-WHITE-BOXED-RARE-/130598318403?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item1e68443143#ht_507wt_1396
I use enamel model paint and a regular model brush. More details in this thread here > http://www.g-shockzone.com/showthread.php?466-G-Shock-Wademan-DW-9800-restoration
The next step is repainting the lettering. It's perhaps easier than it seems.
In this case the lettering to touch in is white. Casio actually seem to use a slightly off white colour but plain white is more straightforward. Following trying myself and reccomendation elsewhere I use Humbrol...
Next step is the cleaning. Pop the band, bezel and module in a sink of hot soapy water.
Give it a good clean with a toothbrush and cotton bud. Lots of dirt to shift!
Leave it all out to try. Next step, painting :)
Could be, any ideas ?
Spend ages with that bezel, only cracked in one place before. Glued it. Touched up the text. One slip and it broke into bits, I helped it into the state you currently see it.
Vostok! What do you reckon do it? Is it a modern one? Always fancied one but never quite got round to getting one like this. Had an older pre-Glasnot era Vostok which was clearly a bitsa special, it wasn't that good.
I didn't explain myself so well, more meant might be worth contacting these supplier to see if they could do a run of keepers seperately. Know people have spoken with Casio in the past with no luck.
Cool tear down shots. Really think I've luckily missed something with that last comment.
Have a few G-Shock spares for trade as follows
-DW-6500 head. Bezel OK with one crack. Glass good. Module works. EL good. No beep. No alti-baro function. Needs bezel and back screws.
-DW-6100 complete. Module dead (water). Bezel complete but cracked and a little tatty. Strap OK. Glass not too...