Beogram 4002 (5523): Some Final Touches - Replacing Plinth and Keypad

After installing the BeoloverRIAA internal preamplifier and the Commander remote control, it was time for some final touches for this Beogram 4002 (5523):

Here is an impression of its damaged plinth:

The replacement plinth I recently came across unfortunately also had some small damages. The corners were slightly banged up. Inspired by the veneer repair I recently carried out on a Beomaster 8000, I set out to do the same to this plinth:

This shows the right corner before:

and after I added a bit of veneer and colored it to match:

not perfect, but definitely much better than before. The left corner had a similar issue on the side:

I did a similar job here:

The original keypad had a big hole in the coating of the start key:

I replaced this keypad with a much better one:

Alright! This beolovely Beogram is now ready for the return trip to its owner!