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Originally Posted by Yuxi
Wow, so this was a kraken? I'd say Ancorp has the 'Midas touch' turning the ordinarly into the extraordinary. Good photography as well I must say.
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Hah, nope, the Kraken is for the stockless AK, the AKM is TM based. BUT, that wouldn't matter, seeing how most parts were replaced anyway. The only TM parts left are - inner/outer barrel, hopup, sights, stock trunnion, mag catch piece, and gas pipe piece. Could just as easily be made out of a Kraken.
Hell, even the second Kraken based AK has a lot of external parts gone (I have a clear/OD AK shell sitting here, almost externally complete).
I sold/traded most of my stock TM parts to get more money for parts and materials.
This was/is a great winter project, learned a lot about working with wood, paint stripper, sanding/filing, bluing, etc. The AK went from plastic toy, to metal toy, to a lovely replica. This was damn interesting, and I'm happy with the results. Still will keep working on it though.
The whole bluing thing was a blur, but I pretty much followed the instructions on the package. But with lots of surprises on the way, and mixed results depending on alloy/part. I had to redo the bluing on the body 3 times (on the AKM). The first attempt was horrid. The thing bubbled up and turned to rust, most of the finish fell off with a simple swipe of steel wool (as the last step of the instructions to remove any discoloration and abrasion)
Thanks for all the comments guys! Appreciate the feedback. Can't wait to field it. Now, who here will ship me a C clip for my hopup?
Cheers,
Alex