Marui Hi-Capa - Kimber Custom TLE/RL II High Capacity

[ILLusion]

Originally Posted by ShadowNet

Another amazing work done by ILLusion! I WANT! By the way, what holster is that?

It's a Safariland 6004

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

Btw, can the name get any longer?

lol. That's not the name - I was just plugging the title with key words

Originally Posted by safx

Looks good bud. Why not get your own
Kimber combat (wedge/teardrop) sight
machined? Or simply use the Bomar that
comes with the TM 5.1, since the Kimber
target pistols come with them in RS.

I'm actually working on it, but it's quite expensive per unit, and I have to do a minimum order quantity of 50... I currently do not have the funds to create such a production run, nor would I know what in the world I'd do with 50 sights. :P

I purposely did not want to stick with the Bomar type sight that the standard 5.1 comes with, because I wanted something that was a bit more snag free. The rear sight plate of the Bomar type sight is a bit more prone to catching on gear.

Originally Posted by safx

Another small thing I noticed was your
chamber doesn't have the notch cutout,
to observe the rim of a loaded round.
Would make a nice touch to have that.

Do Kimbers have that notch cut out? I know exactly what you are talking about. I have it on a couple of other chambers I have lying around here. I never knew that's what it was for. Good to know.

[Andres]

Excellent.

[808]

Gorgeous man. VERY nice work.

I've been building AEGs now for a year or so - and now you've inspired me to try GBBs.

[spartan117]

man those nineball combat sights are starting to grow on me.

[ILLusion]

They're an absolute nightmare to work with.

I mean... who would have thought to just create a proper product that the user could just drop in and save themselves a lot of hassle?

Why... it would only make too much sense.

Those sights make me angry.

... but they sure do look sexy.

[Cuddles]

you did a fine job nonetheless. It is a true sex machine.

[Fireboy]

Looked at another capa made by Illusion...and i jizzed in my pants.

[ujiro]

I OWNED an Illusion Capa. It was the most beautiful thing I ever held in my hands. And to this day I regret selling it. I barely even got to use it... It was a wonderful beast. Never have I felt such kickback in a GBB.

[ILLusion]

Originally Posted by Comanche

Haha, forget my thread regarind a Kimber Warrior, I'm spending all my fucking money on this :P
Except maybe the coloured grip, hmm...

There's also those sexy tan 1911s done in limited production for Canadian soldiers that would be cool as hell. I'd need to find a picture...

I build them in all black as well - the all black ones have two options, either a simple die-cast receiver or a limited edition colour matched high precision CNC-machined 6061 aluminum frame with unique individual serial numbers. I only have a couple of these left.

[RacingManiac]

get the latter one if you do....those frames are way nicer and worth the extra bucks....

[Point_Man]

Could resist taking some photo for eye candy. After handling it for the first time this piece shows incredible workmanship. I plan on doing some long term testing for a detailed review. So far....it's sex in handgun form.

[ILLusion]

I miss it already... I may have to build another one. lol.

[the4thpower3]

Illusion, You do some really nice write ups, builds, and photos.
The gun is a nice build, but I'm more impressed with this "dry-lube" concoction. Where's you get the idea? Or did you "mix" it up yourself?

Originally Posted by ILLusion

To add, this build uses a "dry lubrication" concept I've been working with. It's done by mixing fine graphite powder (dry) in to a grease base (I used white lithium) and then coating all moving parts with this mixture. The fine graphite powder should remain behind and "stuck" in all the imperfections of the surface, but the result is a polished smooth surface for ultra smooth movement with NO GREASE whatsoever.

[ILLusion]

Originally Posted by the4thpower3

Illusion, You do some really nice write ups, builds, and photos.
The gun is a nice build, but I'm more impressed with this "dry-lube" concoction. Where's you get the idea? Or did you "mix" it up yourself?

Thanks for the words.

Regarding the dry lube, to be quite honest, I'm not sure exactly where the original idea from, as the idea was in my head for years, but I think the final inspiration really came from Carl / MadMax of Airsoft Innovations.

Many years ago, I got the graphite powder with the idea to apply it to moving parts. I'd tried it several times in its dry form and very soon after, I'd abandoned the idea. It was way too messy, and in a dry application, it did not apply much benefit at all. The stuff gets EVERYWHERE and is a real headache to work with when dry.

Recently, I was talking to MadMax about several ideas (this is not new for us. We always throw ideas at each other) and he gave me the concept of mixing it with a grease as a carrier to help contain and spread it to minimize the mess that this stuff creates. It was a great idea, so I tried it and it really really really REALLY worked nice for this build in particular. I definitely plan on trying it for future builds.

So with that, I would like to grant the original concept to MadMax of Airsoft Innovations. I will leave it up to him to expand on it further if needs be.

[RacingManiac]

should market this stuff.....I know I'd buy it...