icolater Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Nice work Squad, they turn out well, that's an amazing cerakote job on the Tac Entry, makes the hurricane kit look like a nova kit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Nice work Squad, they turn out well, that's an amazing cerakote job on the Tac Entry, makes the hurricane kit look like a nova kit. Hey Icolater, The Cerakoting turned out better than expected alright, but I wouldn't recommend it for anything of lesser quality than a Nova/Shooters Design/Prime/PGC aluminium type kit. The Hurricane kits are a bit of a mixture, I'm not too sure what, but any flaws will become apparent after sandblasting, there are a few marks on the frame of the TEII which I carefully hid for the sake of the photo. So I'd recommend Cerakoting for small parts especially,like marked Nova/Anvil parts, changes of colour to aluminium kits, refinishing well worn aluminium kits, but getting anything of lesser quality done could be opening a can of worms and best left alone. Out of all my 1911s I thought only two were candidates for Cerakoting, the Kimber Warrior as the RS has a glossy black KimPro finish compared to the more matt black/grey of the Nova kit, and the TEII as with it being my favourite Hurricane kit, I wanted to get the colours closer to the RS. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hotelkilo Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 how do such coatings wear with use? holster wear etc or rather as they wear, does the rif look more like a well used firearm? rather than a metal bodied replica with the paint chipping off (a la WE) for me, until TM produce a colt commander variant i guess im just goin to have to stick with this simple conversion, as i can not afford a nova kit right now : ((( however seeing as this set up is all tm original parts, although not necessarily in the correct gun (apart from the wood grips) im not scared about using/abusing it in pursuit of a little fun first day out in this format yesterday, already managed to get 1 'elimination' with it : )))) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fabio Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 thats a lovely pair Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hotelkilo Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) why thank you, although seeing as they're mostly all standard TM parts i cant claim any credit for customising them, well except for a bit of sanding and fitting here and there. the detonics is a few yrs old now and has been carried a lot as my secondary, slightly modded along the way with the addition of a tight bore barrel and a 1911a1 trigger and i've also ground down the magazines baseplate lip so that it's more comfortable to grip, with nothing digging into any fingers. in that pic the detonics has a mag in it but u can not see the small protrusion at the lower front as its been ground away. the mkIV series70 frame is quite well used but the 4.3 hicapa slide is almost new, of course as they're all standard TM parts im guessing they'll work well enough together for quite a while. its been fired several hundred times now in that format with no malfunctions except the occasional failure to lock open on an empty mag. next acquisition will probably be a ring hammer of some type but im not in any hurry, Edited November 13, 2013 by hotelkilo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Costa Recon 1911 This is a Tokyo Marui based kit released by Ocean Custom Tactical (OCT-Japan), it is made by Prime/Nova and then later Cerakoted and Laser-Engraved in Japan. If you held out until the very end like me you might of got it at a discounted price, as the original full price of $800 was well beyond a lot of people including the Japanese collectors. LMK if you ever want to part with it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpankyTheDolphin Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Western Arms AMT Hardballer Longslide 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nurglesprince Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Damn that Costa 1911 is the BOMB! Gonna start saving lol Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 i am tempted to try and mate two marui 1911s to make this double barelled 1911 ive seen about again. probably nothing will come of it, but if i come across some parts i may have to give it a go... Arsenal AF2011-A1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 should pull off nicely with 2 BBUs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider1 Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Then put suppressors on it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenxin Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 This thread is deadder than disco. Moar GRP, this time completely restored. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nice NC GRP Kenxin Here are a few boring comparison shots for the more easily amused They show the difference between the original small parts on my Kimber Raptor and the later Cerakoted parts. Originally when making the build, I was a bit short on parts so had to use a Hurricane SIS-type grip-safety and standard TM 3-hole trigger in black, these were later replaced with a Nova grip-safety and Anvil trigger in Stainless Steel Black, most of the Nova parts had varying amounts of surface marks, which seems to be the norm now, I actually photoshopped some marks out of the original photographs to make them less distracting and more pleasant on the eye At a later stage I decided to get all my surface-marked Nova parts Cerakoted by Riflecraft in Norfolk, just to give The Raptor the finishing touches it deserved (First Shot : Original Nova/Hurricane/TM parts Second Shot : Cerakoted parts) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Some more Kimber CDP shots, and proving that an iPhone shot is better than No shot These were taken in very poor light with no flash, so excuse the grain/noise in the photos 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Absolutely beautiful buddy! I love your pistols they're works of art! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenxin Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 God DAMNIT that raptor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I apologize in advance for the level of cheesyness, but I had to... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 On the Second day of Christmas my true love gave to me - two Shiny Colts Keeping up the Christmas 1911 Cheer here with a couple of Classic Colts. Nova Colt Commander & Nova Colt Series 70 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Damn it, I so want a ring hammer and ducktail type safety on my Series 70 but damn those Nova parts are expensive. Nice work Squad. Now if only TM or someone would do a decent and not WA new price Officers. 'FireKnife' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 just snagged myself a new torch for my 1911 Inforce APL. got it on offer from arc precision (not my 1911) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) More Christmas spirit with Kris Kimber TM Hurricane Tactical Entry II with Cerakoted Dark Grey Frame and Matt Black Slide, small parts also Cerakoted. Edited December 17, 2013 by Squad 701 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Love you work squad, the wise man of 1911 Christmas bringing us gun porn gifts! I have sent all my Nova kimber parts to rifle craft for cerakoting, so my lapd swat will look AMAZING when it returns, I have also sent the inner frame to be cerakoted graphite black just for the crack, I really hope it doesn't cause fitting problems but I don't think it will. Anybody got any allen key grip screws they want to sell me? Edited December 17, 2013 by icolater 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squad 701 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 With it getting closer to Christmas 'The Heat' is getting turned up WA/Prime Colt Officer ACP (lent to me by one of Santa's helpers) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roland1014 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) My dad is a huge 1911 fan. I keep sending him these pictures and he is absolutely amazed. I'm tempted to see if there are any kits similar to one he owns, grab it when he's not looking, copy it as close as possible, and then put them back next to each other. Awesome job, Squad. Please keep them coning. Edited December 20, 2013 by Roland1014 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenxin Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Man , Santa's helpers really are well armed these days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.