SW 1917 Resin Cast...has potential!

[ReturningSon]

Hi everyone. I just bought this resin cast of an actual 1917 SW, raiders style. I am going to send this to my man who has done many projects for me and is top notch. I know it needs alot of work but when I post pics of it completed, many of you will freak out. I know artsee does a replica but I wanted mine to be better!

Quick Question, where would I find the D-ring that goes on the bottom of the gun?


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I am gonna try to match the original

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[sithspawn]

Try Numrich Gunparts. They have a real D ring for the 1917 in their parts catalog online. Hope that helps.

Scott

[ReturningSon]

Could you provide a link? I cannot find it and I want it desperately!!!

[Rook]

Copied and pasted the name into google and it was the first link!

http://www.e-gunparts.com/

Hope that helps.

Russ

[ReturningSon]

No, I meant a link to the actual item itself. When I type in D Ring, for Smith and Wesson, it gives me 45 pages of info....I need the item number or the link!

[Zombie Jones]

I know it needs alot of work...

It looks just like the one I got off of eBay. If it is, "a lot of work" is an understatement.

As for the lanyard ring, if "close enough" works for you there's an eBay vendor selling them for $1.99 each. They're used, require a bit of clean-up, and have a "wood screw" type attachment (i.e., they're designed for use on the wooden stock of a rifle, not a pistol, and won't rotate), but for the price...well, here's a photo:



I nabbed a couple, and I think they'll work just fine. Since we're not supposed to post eBay links here I'll PM the details to you if you're interested.

[Solent MKIII]

Here's the link you're looking for:

http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd.asp ... 358810&MC=

Hope this helps!

[ReturningSon]

I know it needs alot of work...

It looks just like the one I got off of eBay. If it is, "a lot of work" is an understatement.

As for the lanyard ring, if "close enough" works for you there's an eBay vendor selling them for $1.99 each. They're used, require a bit of clean-up, and have a "wood screw" type attachment (i.e., they're designed for use on the wooden stock of a rifle, not a pistol, and won't rotate), but for the price...well, here's a photo:



I nabbed a couple, and I think they'll work just fine. Since we're not supposed to post eBay links here I'll PM the details to you if you're interested.

Thanks but I bought the D-Ring off of Numrich. As for "alot of work", yeah but it will be worth it. I am going to try and make this baby look super real!

[beau_hunk]

Hey gang, and a big howdy to "ReturningSon"! Been forever since I've chimed in here. Been so busy on non-Indy matteres, lol. "ReturningSon" sent the white casting over to me for the daunting task of making it presentable. I'd like to share with you some of the progress pics from start to finish.

"A lot of work" is right! This darn thing was a nightmare of a casting. I'm by no means a professional model builder, but dag, this thing was rough. But when it comes to single-piece solid castings, you get what you pay for. I was cautiously optimistic about this thing and I've expressed this to by buddy but he had faith in me and I didn't want to turn him down. As I'm not too familiar with the details of this gun I tried to do my best with the little reference I had. It isn't perfect, but it's the best that could be done in the amount of time and the nature of the casting. I could have spent months more on it, but it would have been a waste of time and wouldn't have been worth it. All things considered, I'm pretty happy with the results and so is "ReturningSon."

First in line was cleaning up the casting a bit by filling in the offending bubbles. The worst area by far was the trigger guard with was totally chewed up and literally was a swiss cheese.



I decided to carve around the trigger mechanism to make it look like an actual moving piece. Carving around the cartridge was no fun. But worth the effort. The idea is to make it look like a real gun made of multiple working components.



The barrel was originally solid so I had to hollow that out also. I decided to only hollow it out about a inch deep but in a cone-like shape to give a forced-perspective illusion of a completely hollow barrel. Once painted, the effect is pretty convincing.



All the cast touchups done, time for a basecoat.



I decided to get rid of the molded bullet shells because they looked too fake and were in bad shape (too many bubbles). I opted for a little cheap ingenuity (more on that later).





I almost like the raw unfinished iron look of the basecoat so I was apprehensive about giving it a clear-gloss coat. I was afraid it would end up looking like a cheap plastic toy, but I pressed onward and decided, that's how Indy's gun is so I gotta go with it. Luckily it came out ok.



As for the bullet shells, they are actually brass washers! Cheap, yes... but you can't get any more real than that.













Many thanks to "ReturningSon" for this little venture. It was tough, but fun.

[ReturningSon]

Well, been a long time since we conversed like this! I remember the good ol' days on the Disney sub forum!!! Anyway, I got the gun and will be taking more pics shortly! Thanks beau!!!!!!

[ReturningSon]

Here are some more pics..







Shown with Jake's ROTLA holster and Wades gunbelt


Eventually, I will resculpt the sight (more babty like) and rework the trigger to make it longer. I will also add those gold medallions on the grips to make this baby 100% SA.

[Solent MKIII]

Fantastic looking piece! I really like the finish on the metal - shiny, but worn, with
light surface rust in the nooks and crannies. beau_hunk did an outstanding job
on the modifications and overall finish.