kojak Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 This isn't "real" news, but I was curious about the markings on this upcoming RA-Tech custom 1911: http://www.airsoftglobal.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=51_1038&products_id=19369 Turns out they copied them from a West Virginia Sheriff's retirement gift: http://cdmengraving.com/firearmspage.html I guess there wasn't a good image of the presentation date, so for some reason they chose 1971. Time travel! I wonder how many airsofters are chomping at the bit to own this legendary piece of American history. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Silly Ra-Tech. They should have gone full/partial scroll work and had more people interested. I don't want a replica of a commemorative pistol with some random person's info on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Hanger Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 so pointless Link to post Share on other sites
Algy Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Looks snazzy, but surely it's meaningless to anyone but the guy who was presented with the original. Link to post Share on other sites
AceOfSkulls Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Surely to non English readers though they just see an engraved pistol with cool police badges? Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Pants!! plus why don't they get the controls right, there frame and slides look great (not this particular model) but they still couldn't be bothered making the controls correct. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Are the controls not just generic parts anyway? However as for the rest of the gun well I will easily echo the pointless comments. A typical engraved gun would have been great but a user specific one? Fail. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 So much effort just thrown away with a few details... I guess one or two people might buy them, but they've made just about the most niche gun ever there. A generic one would've just been such a better idea. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Are the controls not just generic parts anyway? And you call yourself a 1911 fan *shakes head* Link to post Share on other sites
Hanger Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Found more pictures here http://www.arms-cool.net/forum/thread-153252-1-1.html Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 So if he was presented with this in 1971 how could they know he was then gonna serve in The Marine Corp 1970 - 1973, the West Virgini State Police from 1978 to 2000 and the Jackson County Sheriffs 2008 - 2012? You'f think the random date they used could have been later than the other dates all over the gun. Idiots! Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Doesn't matter. Some rich Arabian sheik's son will see the bling and the price, buy it in a heartbeat to brag to at his fellow oil barron son friends and only complain that it doesn't come in gold i.e. clearly this *suitcase* isn't for us. Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Also, Kimber was founded in 1979. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is it just me, or does that Kimber logo look like it was drawn with crayon? Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is it just me, or does that Kimber logo look like it was drawn with crayon? Yeah it does, looks like someone had traced a low res picture with straight line tools on the CAD software.. Doesn't look quite the same... I'm a fan of RA-Tech, I really am, mainly because they supply so many steel parts and slides when there are no alternatives, and I've mostly had good experience, but when they go high end, their attention to detail doesn't quite match the attention to detail of those who would pay the price they ask for... Wish they would stop faffing around and make full steel "combat" 1911s.. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 And you call yourself a 1911 fan *shakes head* As in the parts on the RA model are just generic. I am not quite sure how you confused that . Either way this is still a stupid choice for a marketing option but as RC says it is probably because we are not the typical clientel. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Idiots. Almost as bad as the Airsoft Surgeon nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Idiots. Who are the real idiots in this though, RA Tech for making them or Airsoft Global for buying (or at least planning to) them? RA Tech will probably shift all of them onto retailers and get paid for them, it'll be the retailers who've then got to find customers and given the money to sense ratio of this forum I don't expect to see one in the pictures thread here, not even I'm interested in making products that niche. Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Well considering they sold (they meaning RA-Tech) every single Kimber Royal II and Stainless II they've made... I don't think they're idiots at all. (I own the Royal II) But this one is just oddball to the maximum, that said, in Asia, there might be people who are perfectly happy with this, as it is afterall, full Stainless steel, kicks really hard, and looks fancy with loads of engraving with years and English words on it that seem important, like how I see Western people on the street of London wearing T-shirts with Chinese characters that make absolutely no sense. Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Both. Just seems mad to make somthing like this. The asian market will snap them up because of the reasons above lol Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 As in the parts on the RA model are just generic. I am not quite sure how you confused that . Well icolator already stated they were wrong. It looked like you were questioning whether they were supposed to have specific parts and not generic parts. Not quite sure what else you were adding to the discussion otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I admit my point could have been worded a tad better but I was going to add 'which at this cost point is frankly ridiculous'. That and wondering once again why these things sell, even collectors must wonder if they couldn't get it with better parts. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Clockwork_O Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Remember the Prime Tommy Franks kits all were sold out like that... Link to post Share on other sites
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