After over a month it's finally done and the sound is very impressive! I can't belive it's only .75 watt.
Most time was spent stripping the plating off the chassis, it was then shot with a coat of etching primer, then black Hammertone paint.
The build is mostly stock except the tube rectifier, a 6X5W. All tubes are military surplus, 1626's are dated Nov 1942, the 12SL7 is a NU dated June 1944. Transformers are Edcor XPWR 177-0/120/220 and GSXE10-8-5K.
Actually the 12SL7 box says:
US ARMY--US NAVY
TUBE JAN CNU 12SL7GT
VT-289
CONTRACT NXSA 40001
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY
ACCEPTED JUNE, 1944
I paid $5.50 each from AES and someone on e-pay has a pair listed for $199.99!