The "Silverballers"

[leblanc74]

use 400 waterproff sandpaper then 600 grit....

then use tripoli to pre-polish, then aluminum oxyde for high shine....you will need a handpiece for the polishing stage, well for you can use a lathe if you do not have a handpeice...a low grade handpiece are those dremel that Home Depot sell...that is ok, but will not give you high torque nor high rpm's....I just use my dental handpiece or a high speed lathe that goes up to 50 000 rpm's good on porcelain and non-precious metal "chrome-cobalt".

for pre-polish use 15 000 rpm use firm pressure on the gun to the buffing wheel, then for high shine use a minimum speed of 30 000 rpm but higher around 50 000 is best and use light pressure on the gun and buffing wheel...

you do not have tripoli nor aluminum oxide sticks?...go to canadian tire get a bottle of Blue Magic "chrome polisher" and it will do the job, but that stuff is more like tooth paste texture and might go into places that will be hard to get out after....I used that stuff on non-patient appliances, chrome-cobalt partial denture, acrylic complete dentures, full gold crowns, and many orthodontics appliances that is made from monomers and polymers....it is like a magic shine, but again, it's very soft texture like tooth paste....

[hattrick]

since noones said it.


http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=23149


Done, you have your silver baller.

[DuffMan]

Yeah, but in the newest game, you start with a pair of silver 1911s, the AMT long slide is an optional add-on.

[Krame]

Yup, you guys pretty much explained how I did it. I used 'StripperX' paint stripper. Let everything soak in it for about an hour. Used a wire brush to strip the rest of the paint off that doesn't wipe off. After that I used 600 grit automotive wet/dry sandpaper to sand the entire gun and controls. Then sand with 800 grit. Finally I used 'Mother's' metal polish and gave everything about 4 coats of the stuff. All work was done by hand, no dremel.

[ProbeJax]

Yeah, like Duff Man said, they're really just silver M1911s. Silverballers aren't really Hardballers. Said that in my first post.

[sanosuke689]

Quick question, yes I tried searching. If someone finds something on it, then I swear I'm impaired. Apologies.

I've only seen the WE 1911 with no recoil rod, and to my understanding only the "full size" real steel versions came with it. Am I looking at the wrong model when I search "WE 1911" on ebay and other sites? Thanks

-Nathan

[derek1975]

The WE doesn't come with a recoil rod. He mentioned that he added it from his Tokyo Marui Hi capa. Never played that game. Does it have a bull barrel and recoil rod? Personally I liked it better without those additions. It still is one sexy @$$ gun though.

[Cassius]

Krame, I just managed to trade off one of my M9 for a KJW Para to do about the same job.

I've never done it before but I guess it's not that hard so my question is; how many hours did it take to do it?

Also, I know an armalite's gearbox quite well and I know most of the 1911's slide components but I never managed to take apart a lower frame and it's components. Is it any difficult?

Finally, if it's too complicated to take apart a lower frame and its components and if someone is able to strip and polish quickly using some power tools and lives around Montreal, can you PM me?

Thanks

[sanosuke689]

Ah, so a 5" 1911 would be able to switch out with say a....firefly recoil rod, and guarder 1911 outer barrel for hi-capa 5.1 would supplement this?

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by Krame

Stock:


Then to this:

Jesus Christ that's beautiful. The 1911's all grown up into a BEAUtiful butterfly!

[Cassius]

sano, yes and don't forget the bushing thingy thing..

[sanosuke689]

Thanks for the quick replies!

Edit: It also looks like the front has been cut to accommodate the bushing. I hope I'm just wrong and this is much easier than I am saying =)

[Cassius]

Nothing has been cut. The bushing part was removed since the bull barrel is larger. That's why it appears it's missing something.



Check part 02, 03 and 036



With bushing


Sex

[sanosuke689]

Ahh, I see. VERY nice! Thanks for your help Cassius!

[Cassius]

My pleasure.

As for my side, I just managed to find some paint stripper and disassembled my TM M1911A1 lower frame just to see if I could manage on my own and yeah; it's not really complicated.

Next up will be to buy some sandpaper :P