So my son and i had a pretty cool day , went and met david , and he gave us the tour .you name it and he's got it , he definatly has some projects that will interest us all . Anyway , since he is nearing completion of his smarty , he was kind enough to give me a great deal on his (what appears to be a golden armor ) smartgun kit . while its not anywhere near as accurate as most , for the price it will do well for dcon . So as soon as i got home i did a little work on it ,the existing resin handle was wonky and bent so i cut it off drilled through the block and about 4 inches into the mg42 body . i then drilled two holes and tapped the galvinzed pipe ,making it super sturdy . my plan is to spend the day tommorrow working on it and thanks again dave super nice to meet you .

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Nice one!
2012 : The Year Of The Smartgun!

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so i spent my day bolting her together i put another nipple in the front to attach the barrel and the braces , drilled and tapped again . installed another nipple and a 90 for the front handgrip , the only thing that i glued was the bottom trigger assembly . left out the camera and the crappy front sight , the front sight is real crap , cant even tell how to put it together so i left it out . more concerened about how im gonna make the arm .

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Looking good

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After I get a better PR built nd finished I would like to try a smart gun build...great progress!

is that a self build or a kit ? if its a kit whos it from if you don't mind . lookin great , the handels look really sturdy great work ! its definately the year of the smart gun . alot of people are building the kit as well as me ! keep us posted with more pics

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you can't take the PUNK outa Spunkmeyer

I picked it up second or third-hand on eBay way back in 2005 or maybe 2006, so it is "vintage".
I agree with Cpl Potter, it is most likely the Golden Armour Kit.
I very much enjoyed giving them the grand tour of Casa de Dave !

Very cool can't get that anymore , golden armory told me they were trying to remaster the molds for it and that it be some time if ever they wold release it again.

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Made a "charging handle" , And put a little paint on her , still alot of detail and touch up paint to do . I tried a little silver dry brushing , but i dont like the results , so tommorrow im gonna try some air brushing , and i still need to name her ??????

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also ive ordered a disk on do it yourself stedicam stuff . i work in plumbing and heating so sourcing most of the material should be easy enough

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ok i couldnt wait until tommorrow , so i filled in all the cracks and crevices with flat black , and put some chrome in the airbrush , sorry its just a cell phone pic , ill get some natural light pics asap , but im happy with it , and im calling the smarty finished for this year ...on to the rig

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Looking good Bro!


Kevin

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thanks kev , and everyone else who has commented , ive always wanted to do the smart gun , the more i think about it i may do some "thinning " she is a heavy beast so i may be dremeling out some material , just to bring the weight down . As my "rig" won't be traditional . I plan on just using an alice belt and suspenders rather than the whole vest . im doing a hot weather sick and tired of wearing all the gear smartgunnner .

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MOAR SMURTGUNNS! MOAR!

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Looking damn fine bro, damn fine job!!

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again thx , i spent some time in the tin shop and bent up some stedi arm parts , sunday being fathers day will be my day to work on props , and the arm is first on my list so expect some updates sunday aft

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Lookin good can't wait to see more

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Had a rough time in the old potter house last couple days , big changes coming my way , So i didnt get as much done as i wanted to < But i got the arms put together , i just put the springs between the bolts , no wires at this time just test fitting . Works pretty good illl take a little more time next weekend and put it all together ..

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I am jealous

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You're so much further along than I am. Loving these photos, thanks!

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Hey Travis, good job on the arms mate!!
That Milwaukee v 28 weighs a freaking ton!!!
So the arms look promising
Mars

did a little work with my junior smartgunner today

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I think the woman in the pin-up on your wall is the same as in the one in Hicks' locker in Aliens!

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Looks good, ADIOS!!!!

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