Revolution in the mailbox: Report from Agent 42

Top-secret communication from an operative in Maryland ...

... who has signed this agreement and thus is officially a secret agent of the Insurgency:

Typewriters at Books by the Banks

Books by the Banks is a festival in downtown Cincinnati featuring lots of authors signing books, talks on publishing, and other fun events. I got to see my old friend, and very successful SF writer, John Scalzi.

WordPlay had a room where kids were invited to write flash fiction, create blackout poetry using old magazines, and — of course — try their hands at typewriting. It's fair to say that the typewriters were the main attraction. 

There was a steady stream of visitors who peeked in, attracted by the clacking sound, and wanted to give the machines a try.

Typewriters, books, and people — a great combination!

Underwood Electric: survey results

Many thanks to 31 respondents who shared their thoughts on 

what to do with this frame for my Underwood Electric: 

As you can see, simply polishing the aluminum (the Silver Surfer option) is the most popular choice, 

and I'm inclined to do that for at least part of the typewriter shell. 

Simple choices such as black, white, and red also did well.

Respondents also made the following suggestions:

satin orange with accent stripes somewhere

Maroon with a cpl of clear coat gloss layers

Do it with love.

Militaristic would suit this big tank best, but I like the Giger treatment idea. :)

Reminds me of a Deluxe Quiet Tab, perhaps you could match the color combos on one of those and put it on this beast!

Battleship grey with some nice accents of a brighter color

skeletonize it: gracefully take away as much material as you can without losing functionality. Like a skeleton watch.

If the red is chosen, keep the base black. Possibly a black painted base along with the polished aluminum.

A little impossible, but I would like to see a glass side panel to watch the innards working. It's so amazing, it's a shame to conceal the machinery.

R2D2 white/blue scheme or cream marble effect

U.S. flag

Since Underwood is now Olivetti, how about Teal?

Make it purple

Do not pimp!

Thanks for the ideas. I promise not to pimp, and I promise to do it with love!

I'll keep you posted.