i placed the order with ehobby a they sent me the guarder 1911 instead of the clone thanks for letting me no guiness buddy
as for the 1911 i striped the gun down to the frame slide a bits eg trigger/hammer etc put them in
jewellery cleaner (slver) for 2 hours a then got them out a washed of the residue with warm water then left to dry.them i used fine grit sand paper to get the top layer of paint off to leave a greyish colour then i sent them to my mate who does electroplating to custom motorcycles for a week a there you go one nice looking 1911