0nslaught Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Supplier told me NNNOOO!! oh well, that makes my decision easier i guess. full steel aksu for me then Link to post Share on other sites
Beast06 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Slight change of events. It was released by the factory today , so should be with retailers in the next few weeks Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Slight change of events. It was released by the factory today , so should be with retailers in the next few weeks whatwhatwhat???? please say you're refering to the full steel version!!! PLEASE! Link to post Share on other sites
Beast06 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Of course Can't wait for it myself. Might have some pics as well, I'll check. Link to post Share on other sites
Schultz98 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 omfg so the all steel one IS going to be in stores in a few weeks? Link to post Share on other sites
Beast06 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well, it was released by the factory yesterday, so I would assume so. Link to post Share on other sites
Schultz98 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 woot Im holding out for it now. Steel>monkey metal Link to post Share on other sites
JaKe_NZ Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 does that mean the whole gun will be "stamp steel" Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 does that mean the whole gun will be "stamp steel" Of course not. Many of the parts can't be made by stamping process, those will be cast steel, and an alloy outer barrel. Like the 74U. It won't be pretty, it'll be scratched, beat up and rusty - in other words, just right. I only wish they'd ditch the thick, lumpy and very durable matte black paint, and just lightly blue the steel instead, making it so much easier to scratch it up and make it rust more. It took a lot of work to make my full steel version RK01 look like the beat-up heap of junk that it appears as today. Link to post Share on other sites
Revenge Seeker Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Lol, I hear ya. Just started trying to wear down my RK02 and its taking forever! My arms are exhausted and my Scotch-Brite pad is destroyed. Link to post Share on other sites
FW200 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 The reason they chose that finish instead of blueing is since Russian Ak's from the AKM onwards were not blued, rather parkerized then painted.. Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Oh yeah. You really gotta go to town on that finish. What I did to mine: - first some screwdrivers and various large, sharp tools to create significant surface damage, gouges and scratches. - then sandpaper (both rough and fine) to wear down the finish, since steel wool just won't cut it. - after that, steel wool to smoothe out the gritty traces from the sandpaper. - shoved the individual receiver and body parts into rocks, gravel, dirt and concrete outside, really abusing the hell out of them. Just do this for a long time, and the weathering ends up looking more natural (and severe!) and less deliberate. Don't forget to mess up that pretty pistol grip too! - dissolved a lot of salt into water, and rubbed the salt solution into the body parts, and left them laying around outside overnight. Rust. - cleaned off the parts with water, cleaned , dried and lubed all internal surfaces very carefully, and finally rubbed some bearing grease into the external surface. This adds that old, worn, shiny finish, while still being a ragged, rusty mess. I never clean off or in any way maintain the externals after skirmishing, I just let it rot. This also adds some natural patina. Link to post Share on other sites
Revenge Seeker Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Wow, great suggestions. Thanks Utty! Link to post Share on other sites
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