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ILLusion April 12th, 2009 19:57

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Originally Posted by ShadowNet (Post 961096)
Another amazing work done by ILLusion! I WANT! By the way, what holster is that?

It's a Safariland 6004

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Originally Posted by RacingManiac (Post 961097)
Btw, can the name get any longer?:D

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

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Originally Posted by safx (Post 961131)
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.

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Originally Posted by safx (Post 961131)
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 April 13th, 2009 00:21

Excellent.

808 April 13th, 2009 00:47

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 April 14th, 2009 00:16

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

ILLusion April 14th, 2009 00:28

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 April 14th, 2009 02:48

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

Fireboy May 3rd, 2009 23:44

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

ujiro May 4th, 2009 00:32

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 May 4th, 2009 01:16

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Originally Posted by Comanche (Post 978361)
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 May 4th, 2009 08:42

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

Point_Man May 13th, 2009 14:38

Proud Owner - Illusion Kinetics Custom Kimber TLE RLII
 
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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 May 13th, 2009 14:51

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

the4thpower3 May 16th, 2009 21:51

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?

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Originally Posted by ILLusion (Post 961010)
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 May 17th, 2009 04:07

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Originally Posted by the4thpower3 (Post 988782)
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 May 17th, 2009 09:22

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


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