I had some time to build the telescope again. The telescope is finished, now all I need is the tripod. I actually wanted to paint the small details on the front of the lens a different color, but it didn’t turn out well; all the paint ended up outside the detail. I decided to just paint it gold after all. I might try painting it again in the future.
The brackets that hold the rings on the telescope together are difficult to attach and break easily. This might be because I painted them, making the rings a bit thicker. I broke four of the six brackets. Luckily, there were plenty of spare parts available.
Gee the brass and gold is so effective! It’s looking really beautiful! It’s a shame your idea didn’t work out of painting the details but they look lovely and stand out being gold too! great work
Thank you @Nectarines i think i had to paint the details first, but because of the black spots i thought it would be better to paint the whole piece first, but now it is difficult to paint neatly within the lines
I have a very small brush, it is as narrow as a toothpick, only the details are very narrow (although it doesn’t seem that way in the photo) tomorrow when it is light again I will try to paint it again
great work 
i think i had to paint the details first, but because of the black spots i thought it would be better to paint the whole piece first, but now it is difficult to paint neatly within the lines 
