elrey Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 My KSC 1911 with the dark wood grips with what my best mate is getting for his birthday, KSC 1911 with the light wood grips http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/ni...ns/DSC01723.jpg Close shot of the present http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/ni...ns/DSC01735.jpg Are those Esmeralda grips? As in, http://www.esmeralda.cc/latest_grips_added.htm Edit: Aha, they are! The ones with the Celtic cross are awesome - could you please take a close-up on them to show the detail? Also, what wood are they made from? Link to post Share on other sites
Chevieblazer Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Holy C***p, those grips are beautiful! themonkeyfromoutbreak, did you get then Stateside or does Esmeralda ship overseas? Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Finally picked up a tm meu. Pictured with my old work horse tm 1911. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Sexy 1911s, I always wanted one Link to post Share on other sites
Walton_County_Firefighter Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 God these are almost nicer than my RS 1911. Link to post Share on other sites
SamJacksonFan Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 (edited) Hey Drake, how's the Koba frame? I have it on my shopping list, too. Good quality, I guess? Can you say something about the finish? Is it painted or is the complete molding material colored that way so that there will be no wearing of in the long run? Nice you installed the Delta hammer, I did too, good taste pal By the way … my MEU (with darks Altamont grips) and my 1911A1 version with standard slide and Hicapa Springfield slide (both with the red wood Altamont grips) Edited November 30, 2008 by SamJacksonFan Link to post Share on other sites
Shriven Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Those are some MIGHTY fine grips... Link to post Share on other sites
M1911 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Are those Esmeralda grips? As in, http://www.esmeralda.cc/latest_grips_added.htm Edit: Aha, they are! The ones with the Celtic cross are awesome - could you please take a close-up on them to show the detail? Also, what wood are they made from? Esmeralda ships world-wide. Link to post Share on other sites
SamJacksonFan Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Oh, by the way drake, how do you get along with the sights? I personally miss white dots quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
chris u'5 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Fantastic pictures as always Sam. All those pistols look amazing and provide a lot of inspiration. You should start your own gallery here on Arnies (I don't think you have one, do you?) I would love to see all your pictures together. They consistently look extremely professional. Can I ask what camera you're using? Link to post Share on other sites
Shriven Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Nowt special, just a good old workhorse TM 1911. Link to post Share on other sites
Nordic Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Love the Light grips with the cross and the brick wall, amazing. Here is my Meu with black alu grips. Think I have to take a little look at Esmeralda page, for my next project. Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 cheers guys =] SamJacksonFan I was really chuffed the tk frame and it was a doddle to fit. The frame feels tough and is molded in od so theres no paint to chip off and its a nice matte finish with no noticeable mold lines to speak of. I thinking of adding so of those stick on glow dots that I seen someone post a few pages back to the meu but in saying that i dont really have a problem using it as it is. Also those are some real nice grips your rocking there. Link to post Share on other sites
Påffter Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 A question to the KSC 1911 owner: What did you do to the gun for it not to blow the bushing out of the slide? Since it does look like it has some use to it... Link to post Share on other sites
fal Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) Hi guys. I think I could use some help. I'm working on P14-45 project and was wondering what I can do to the metal frame to make it look like following pics? I think what I'm trying to achieve is sorta like stainless steel look. Perhaps brushed. The frame I'm working on is from WE P14. It is a die-casted aluminium. I have been thinking of getting it bead blasted. Would it be the right way to go? Or should I just strip the paint and use some kind of metal polish or oxidizing it chemicaly to get that darker shade of tone? Thanks in advance. Edited December 2, 2008 by fal Link to post Share on other sites
SamJacksonFan Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) Sorry, can't help on the tech specs. But I'm curious as hell how you want to aceive that trigger issue. As far as I know there's no airsoft 1911 GBB that provides such a trigger mechanism (though I recall seeing a classic airsoft by WA once … a strangely shaped Colt 1911 version). Otherwise there's only this 4.5 BB gun Colt licensed 1911 with such a trigger, I've seen. Like your project very much … it so much calls for Todd Jarrett. WA already came up with this strange Novak and Heini 1911 editions. Why they don't go for a Para LDA once? How about it, Domo arigato boys Edited December 2, 2008 by SamJacksonFan Link to post Share on other sites
fal Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Na I'm not worried about replicating LDA trigger. It's way too much work even if I had access to machinary. I was more wondering about that finish on the frame and how to achieve the look from die-casted aluminium frame I have. I agree though, someone ought to come up with LDA models. Edited December 3, 2008 by fal Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) If the original finish is painted, you could dip it (metal parts only please) in paint stripper then attack it with a mild steel brush. Then scrub it with a scouring pad and finally polish with metal polish and a rag. It did ok with my CA 1911 barrel at least, which is also die-cast. If its anodized or electro-plated, skip the stripper and go straight to the steel brush. If you don't want it very shiny, stop at the scouring pad with uni-directional strokes. Whoops, failed to notice you wanted it in a darker shade. In which case just use a scouring pad. It will give you a brushed effect but again, do it in one direction only. Eventually you'll get to that pewter like finish, but be careful not to scrub it too much or you'll end up with something too shiny. Edited December 3, 2008 by renegadecow Link to post Share on other sites
wwjkc Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 my Kimber SIS 2nd phase, still waiting for mags, hammer housing with magwell and chamber/barrel I love those carbon fiber grips and that stainless large trigger, but the grip are a bit pricey close shot of the CF grips: Link to post Share on other sites
RacingManiac Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 And there it is...... Despite the inaccuracies in small details, its still an handsome piece.... And the grips are just awesome.... Link to post Share on other sites
wwjkc Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 it's not done yet more to come later on, here's one with the light on: Link to post Share on other sites
fal Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Whoops, failed to notice you wanted it in a darker shade. In which case just use a scouring pad. It will give you a brushed effect but again, do it in one direction only. Eventually you'll get to that pewter like finish, but be careful not to scrub it too much or you'll end up with something too shiny. Thanks for the tip. I will try that out. Does it have to be steel wool though? Or brass wool would be too soft? Also wouldn't steel wool give brushed effect already before using scouring pad? Sorry I'm not really experience in this area. Thanks for your help. Link to post Share on other sites
junior Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks for the tip. I will try that out. Does it have to be steel wool though? Or brass wool would be too soft? Also wouldn't steel wool give brushed effect already before using scouring pad? Sorry I'm not really experience in this area. Thanks for your help. why wouldn't you want to bead blast it? If you blast at a LOW PSI you can control the color of the finish better. It'll take you forever but you'll get the same finish, in the darker color you wanted... Link to post Share on other sites
fal Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I wish I could. I already have asked around. But no one wants to do gun/airgun parts around here unfortunately. Besides, I think I would still need to use either steel wool or scouring pad to get the brushed look anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
junior Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Are you located in the US? It looks to me that the finish is more of a glass beaded, and not brushed.. This is a nice example. The slide is brushed and the frame is bead blasted. Link to post Share on other sites
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