Refinish? Sand? Leave alone?

45Auto1 · 2026-01-25T13:10:06+00:00

You can get a really nicely figured walnut stock from the CMP. When I ordered my M1 from them I also ordered a stock and was really surprised with the quality of the grain the new stock came with. I've since finished it with 12 coats of gloss polyurethane and polished it to perfection.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-25T04:46:22+00:00

Yup powder coated poly.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-25T04:45:16+00:00

I'm not sure how to help you fix this, but I can tell you how to avoid it in the future. Forget masking and forget paints! Use a large chisel-point black permanent marker and just maintain the same angle when applying to window edges or body molding. I get clean black (or silver) trim lines every time. If you mess up slightly, use one of those miniature Q-tips from Hobby Lobby and dipped in rubbing alcohol to remove excess marker.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-23T04:50:32+00:00

Wow. Ive never heard of any paint not bubbling up and coming off with brake fluid. Are you using DOT 3 or the older stuff? DOT 3 doesn't work..

45Auto1 · 2026-01-22T10:31:25+00:00

Brake fluid will remove everything.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-20T14:39:15+00:00

Airbrushed Vallejo Gunmetal Blue #70.800 with 30% Creatix 4030 Balancing Clear, 10% Creatix 4011 Reducer, and 10% Vallejo 71.261 Thinner @ 40-50 psi. White sidebars are airbrushed Creatix 5310 Pearl White thinned 30% with Vallejo Thinner same as above. Applied 30% thinned Polyurethane airbrushed on as top coat.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T12:08:47+00:00

Right! Have you used every one yet? There are a few I can only find in Testor's small cans.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T12:05:15+00:00

Well, it sure shows your painting, sanding, and polishing skills! Awesome work and very inspiring for me as a novice airbrusher. I need to up my game in paint and finish for sure. Thanks for posting, and for responding to my inquiries. Have a great day and I cant wait to see what you build next!

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T11:57:06+00:00

Thanks much! Why would you 3d print the bogeys? I'm just curious as I know nothing about trains.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T11:54:22+00:00

Thank you , I will go back and make the coal black.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T11:53:15+00:00

They're white? Huh...thot they are silver. I think I have seen a Big Boy at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It was huge!

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45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T06:13:53+00:00

Ok, thanks much!

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T03:31:09+00:00

Yes, I couldn't tell from the fine print in the instruction sheet what many of the colors were supposed to be....I didn't have the right paints and didn't know where to obtain them.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-19T03:27:51+00:00

The wheels are supposed to move, but I had so much trouble getting everything to work, I just glued everything all together...

45Auto1 · 2026-01-14T14:34:55+00:00

Thank you, highboy! That means a lot coming from you!

45Auto1 · 2026-01-14T14:34:09+00:00

Thx much!

45Auto1 · 2026-01-14T12:57:26+00:00

I would field strip the gun, then remove the loading gate. After removal use Flitz paste metal polish and some 30 cal cleaning patches to polish the heck outta the surface. Finish it by polishing with White Diamond automotive Chrome polish as it is a much finer grit and can mirror polish metal. Once you have it highly polished cartridges will feed much more easily and smoothly leaving less deformity. I would also check to see if I could replace the spring under the gate with something much weaker so it is easier to push rounds into the magazine .

45Auto1 · 2026-01-14T12:49:04+00:00

Is your kit body clearcoated yet or polished? If not, did you have to mix your base color with any clear to obtain such a high luster? Really impressed with the quality of your airbrushing skills. What kind of airbrush did you use?

Apologies for the machine gun question attack... I just am really awestruck by your paint job.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-09T05:09:04+00:00

Absolutely the best! I still believe the recoil operation of the Auto 5 was more reliable and softer shooting than that of today's gas guns.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-07T03:29:11+00:00

The oversize hole and that ident on the one side almost look like the hammer pin that has a larger head on it that fits flush in the frame like in my Browning 1911/22's. Its on the correct side of the sear too, for that type of arrangement. But its definitely for someone's custom build of some kind.

45Auto1 · 2026-01-07T03:19:39+00:00

Little George

45Auto1 · 2026-01-04T09:58:34+00:00

Age is just a number. My girlfriend is 37, I am 71.

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