Aitch Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Mike at EliteSC has railed Kimber frames and slides I believe, I snagged a TLE II there the other day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrManiac Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Another nice Kimber there 'Aitch' Yes Mike at ESC has dropped the price of the HurricanE Kimber kits a tad. Still a little to pricey for me at the mo but....no ive other projects waiting. Oooh the agony of being skint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aitch Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 He has Nova frames/slides i think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Oh brilliant, not like I've got a hard act to follow on this page then... Well, one can but try. I had been waiting on a couple of bits turning up from lands afar, but those arrived so now the rest of my sidearm purchases during my little stint in the south atlantic are about ready for public display. My second custom build from ESC, but this time around I wanted something that would be about as skirmish practical as physically possible (while still looking a bit pretty) so it's almost entirely made of TM parts. Upper setup is just for the lulz and photo ops, lower for actual usage in the field. Night Warrior 3-Dot Sights M.E.U. Slide M.E.U. Outer barrel/Barrel bushing etc to compensate for the base gun being a 4.3 Desert Warrior Nineball Purple hop rubber Nineball 6.03 Tightbore Desert Warrior frame 1911A1 Trigger VZ Grips G10 Operators II in 'Military Brown' Strike Warrior magwell Since my good old A1 is entombed with a carbine kit I wanted something in the classic style, just as a display piece if anything; so there's my Series 70. Replaced the stock grips with some real rosewood ones, and like that it shall stay. KJW A1, just a cheap trainer gun to go along with my target-range-only WOC-X. The combination of compatibility with my existing magazines & holsters, the low price and low number of shots it'll fire per gas fill make it suit that role perfectly I feel. Got those nasty grip weights out of there and put on some proper wood repros of the WWII diamond style grips. Took some dremel work since the frame on this has the CO2 bulb protrusions, but I much prefer the balance of the resultant weapon vs. the original. Had a few comments regards my selection of grips on my HurricanE Kimber Covert II when I first posted it a while back, so I've swapped out the cheaper RS Colt rubber grips for some VZ Grips 'VZ Recons' made of G10 in their Desert Sand. Quick family shot of the collection so far to finish off: Not nearly as impressive as some of you guys, but in fairness these are ostensibly my secondary weapons for skirmishing rather than collection pieces. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BaggyPants Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Whereabouts did you find the genuine rosewood grips, Chris? I fancy replacing the Pachmayrs on my WA MEU Edited July 10, 2012 by BaggyPants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aitch Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 ebay.com, must be .com, then ask if the buyer will ship to the UK, simples, and cocobolo looks nicer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Yeah, there's absolutely shed loads of 1911 grips on the bay, even a few in this country. Those ones aren't proper Colts because those cost a fair bit and my Series 70 isn't really going to get used. The ones I picked up were about £20 from taiwan and are extremely nice all things considered, plus (by pure chance) the colouring of the grain happens to match that seen on the TM plastic grips almost exactly which was one of my criteria. Edited July 11, 2012 by CKinnerley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aitch Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 £30 you could have had colt medallioned grips in umpteen woods Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I could've, but I've have a tenner less in my wallet for 'dancing ladies' this coming Friday and it'd make no difference at all to my weapon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 This looks interesting http://www.airsoftglobal.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=51_1038&products_id=15635 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 This looks interesting http://www.airsoftglobal.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=51_1038&products_id=15635 Yes, this is the second batch of these I think, Pity it'll take another $200 at least to make it fit the correct Kimber profile, with Nova grip-safety, thumb-safety, MSH and hammer ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehawk Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Both TM/PGC. Choose wisely.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) Both TM/PGC. Choose wisely.. I love the early-type MEU, I always fancied building one Edited July 15, 2012 by Squad 701 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannyeprice23 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) Both TM/PGC. Choose wisely.. Could one possibly divulge as to what torch set up is on that meu? It's goddamn lovely.! Edited August 2, 2012 by crackisbad pic removed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Please don't quote pics from posts on the same page. Just trim the link part out. And it's a VFC V1911. A copy of the Surefire 310r. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannyeprice23 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Mint.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PreacherMan Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 My humble contribution for now. KJ/TM/WE/Guarder mashup. Runs okay, hammer likes to get caught under the BBU sometimes though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancaster Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have just started my new project - this is PGC metal kit. Bought it for about $300 and in general it worth these money. It's almost a straight fit kit - the only problem I faced with is grip safety - the frame doesn't work neither with NOVA Kimber one nor with standard MEU grip safety. I managed to align it with 1911A1 grip safety, but in this case it limits the hammer motion and hammer blocks the BBH. Yeah, and outer barrel which comes with the kit is a ###### - it's made of cheap diecast alloy with no glaze and feels like plastic. As Kimber has never produced Warriors in stainless steel there is no real steel prototype to copy, so I'm thinking about making a "custom shop" gun with magwell and all external furniture in silver. And again many thanks to LaZoucheCustomshop channel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aitch Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) some nice cheap 1911 grips here well worth it and colt medal inserts too for 20 quid, I've had a revolver grip from him so he is reliable Edited July 20, 2012 by Aitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mimesis Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have just started my new project - this is PGC metal kit. Bought it for about $300 and in general it worth these money. It's almost a straight fit kit - the only problem I faced with is grip safety - the frame doesn't work neither with NOVA Kimber one nor with standard MEU grip safety. I managed to align it with 1911A1 grip safety, but in this case it limits the hammer motion and hammer blocks the BBH. Yeah, and outer barrel which comes with the kit is a ###### - it's made of cheap diecast alloy with no glaze and feels like plastic. I recommend you try a Hurricane grip safety--it's what they used in this build: http://www.airsoftglobal.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=50_252&products_id=12915 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancaster Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I know, but it seems they do not produce it in chrome\silver version - so Nova is the only choice I have. Anyway it's feasible to file down frame edges where needed - just don't want to bother before new parts arrive. I have a concern regarding brass bushing which are to be installed into frame (come with PGC kit) - they are too loose and grips wobble when shaking the gun - should I super-glue these bushings or there is another way? Edited July 20, 2012 by Lancaster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrManiac Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Yeah, I know, but it seems they do not produce it in chrome\silver version - so Nova is the only choice I have. Anyway it's feasible to file down frame edges where needed - just don't want to bother before new parts arrive. I have a concern regarding brass bushing which are to be installed into frame (come with PGC kit) - they are too loose and grips wobble when shaking the gun - should I super-glue these bushings or there is another way? Use Threadlock on the grip bushings threads but if they are really loose then supaglue maybe the only answer. Strange that they are loose though, has anyone else had this problem as PGC kits are good so im told? Regards the grip safety, as 'mimesis' says the Hurricane one is excellent and has the correct palm bump serrations but its black so maybe polish it or spray it silver? Or as you say just file down the edges of the Nova one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
farrasdevell Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 NOOOO the extractor plug on my kimber has popped off sometime during my last game. Where is the best place to get hurricane parts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Nearly done building this WE1911 (its ######, but ive been stuck in bed for seven weeks, and needed something to do, so built it from spare parts my mate had laying about. (and i can sell it after! Profit!) Little more paint on the top slide to come off, and try to shineup the lower recv. (and modify the frame to accept a Warrior style beavertail.) Generic Tapatalk Signature. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner168 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Springfield Operator - Nova kit, TM MEU internals with Nineball 6.03 TBB and Nineball hop rubber. With VZ Grips - Operators II Black and DPL Blackout screws With VZ Grips - Alien Battleship Gray and DPL Blackout screws 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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