Singlestack Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Ya' really oughta' jewel the scope too +1 It looks Different. The stainless doesn't look bad but the grips have to go. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All the answer you need. Forget what others think. That should be Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder My daughter would love it. She likes shiny things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryeg7 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 i wouldn't say you ruined it, but i wouldn't call it pretty either. if you like it, that's all that matters. float your own canoe . frye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 The bandsow seems to be the consensus Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 The bandsow seems to be the consensus Jim I wouldn't go that far Jim, but I do think it's a bit over the top. JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Jim, Don't cut it up! As a metal worker, you should know you can somewhat undo it. Then have it painted with one of the gun finishes.....check out AP3's camo AR paint job. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46448 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Jim, Try changing the grips for silver colored Alumagrips. That would give it a completely different look. I'm with Mrs. Burns here, the white grips don't go well with the combination. Bottomline: IT IS YOUR RIFLE & YOU LIKE IT. WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT WE THINK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks for all the input. I have to agree the grips are out of place...I only used them because it was the only place on the rifle to put the flag I so revere. Dan is correct, I am a hotrodder, polished aluminum and chrome are in my blood. I do value the opinions of my peers, or I would not have asked...They may or may not influence my final decision...but I do care what others think. Most folks are happy to own a car that is identical to hundreds of thousands of other peoples cars. With just the limited exposure to my posts on this forum..I bet you could pick my car out of a field of ten thousand. What ever I decide on my AR...at some match, in a rack of rifles you will know which one is mine Thanks again! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 "I can always cut it up with the bandsaw and claim it never happened." Has that happened yet...? I think you ought to continue bling-ing it out more and enter it into a contest... seriously. Or just carry it around to the places where you shoot and create tales of heroism and history about how it got that way. Be creative. I know you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Jim, watching to much " pimp my ride" ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Jim, watching to much " pimp my ride" ?? ..Noooo no pimpin here just over active imagination..and under active milling machine Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Jim, I really think with the right color powdercoat or anodizing over that it will look really cool. Like the old candy color over engine turned valve covers or something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Jim, Put the flag on the stock. Then, have the rest of the gun in Flames! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Jim, know what you mean, wait till you see my 6" top end for my gun I'm replaceing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 What ever I decide on my AR...at some match, in a rack of rifles you will know which one is mine Thanks again! Jim That's the stuff ! Rock on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyinBlue Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 This crowd is no different from the Hot Rod crowd...everyone has an opinion and they're all different. A Hot Rod has been customized by the owner to display their craft and what appeals to them. I'll never forget a trip to Washington State for a National car show event where I had seen a 1955 Chevy Belair that was painted Bubblegum Pink. I myself did not like the color at all. It was icky! During the show we met some nice people at a vendors table and got into a conversation about Belairs as I had a '57 painted turquoise...it's beautiful. I expressed my opinion to them about the icky Bubblegum Pink '55 and how looked like s***. You can imagine how embarrassed I was when they said that was their car. Oops... I know Jim appreciated your comments and he's been obsessing over the lower receiver for days. (been drivng me nuts!) I think he finally has it the way he wants it. I'll get him to post another picture today. ~Nanci~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Jim, know what you mean, wait till you see my 6" top end for my gun I'm replaceing. Benny, Merlin already posted it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 This is my final attempt..striped to bare metal,polished,re jeweled. It may have color annodizing or blue pearl and clear coat in its future Now its on to building an upper and decisions on what stock to use Thanks to all who posted. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 (edited) Jim, The end result is a far cry from the original photos. It looks much better with everything polished and jeweled. A color over it will result in a striking AR. I like it better without the 1911 style pistol grip too. Edited May 29, 2007 by Dan Sierpina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 This is my final attempt..striped to bare metal,polished,re jeweled.It may have color annodizing or blue pearl and clear coat in its future Now its on to building an upper and decisions on what stock to use Thanks to all who posted. Jim Now you've got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 THAT looks great!!! I don't know if I would put color over it or not now, it looks awfully nice just the way it is. But, I do want a red, white and blue AR. At any rate, that lower looks great now, and it is one of a kind, just the way I like them to be!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Nice!!!!! This reminds me of a friends baja bug years ago, he had the guys paint it with a root beer brown Imron paint. The guys that painted it did not like how it turned out and offered to repaint it and then only charged him half price. This is back when the Imron paints came out. He took the bug the way it was bingo it made the cover of a VW magazine. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Now it's a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 That's right purty.... Red, white and blue pearl with clear coating on the stock and grip - mix and mist then clear coat the receiver and a carbon fiber tube with the same colors as the stock done in skateboard tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 How much to do mine next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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