restoration
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Repainting The Original Star Trek Enterprise Was An Intensely Time-Consuming Process
Video: It’s one of the most recognisable props in pop culture history, so it’s only fitting that the Smithsonian recently spent almost two years restoring the USS Enterprise model used in the original Star Trek TV series. The paint work alone was a painstaking process, as detailed in this new behind-the-scenes look at the restoration.
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After Years Of Turmoil, A Legendary Steam Engine Rolls Again
After undergoing a decade-long restoration that cost $US5.86 million, the Flying Scotsman, the most famous British locomotive in history, has been brought back to life. The legend rolls again.
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The Restoration Of A Fireman’s Axe Is A Really Fun Process To See
Video: Watching Jimmy DiResta restore a fireman’s axe is especially cool because you get to see him work with metal and wood. Turning that dull blade into something shiny and sharp is already fun but shaping a block of wood into an easy-to-grip handle? Double the pleasure.
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How A Museum Restores A Beautiful Painting From Hundreds Of Years Ago
Charles Le Brun’s painting of Everhard Jabach and His Family was finished in 1660. Now that it’s 2015 and hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, my favourite museum in New York, it was in need of a little bit of, um, reviving. The Met guides us through as it restores the giant piece of…