Fun Project- UPDATE pg. 2
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Topic: Fun Project- UPDATE pg. 2
Posted By: Roll Tide
Subject: Fun Project- UPDATE pg. 2
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 2:00am
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On a trip down to the pawnshop (hey, they have cool stuff sometimes) I found an A-5. Not your normal A-5, however. The previous owner tried to "mill" it (I think), but it turned out looking like he dropped it into a wood chipper. He also attempted a fade paintjob, but failed miserably. The plus side is that it had a Flatline and an E-grip on it, but what sold me was the pricetag of $25. So... here's the pics...
Before you freak out, I have all of the pieces to make it work, I just took these pictures during an inspection. It dry fired better than expected, but I could tell he had NEVER oiled it. So, anyone have any ideas (milling, paintjob, etc.) to resurrect it? Updates on page 2. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> 
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 2:37am
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That person had bad taste. I'd paint the rest green like the flatline. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 2:50am
| id get a new body and flatline shroud and start over.then a was board a jcs trigger and ull rip |
Posted By: Semper Durus
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 4:25am
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Umm... wow,lol. I would sand it all smooth and Bondo it. Then paint it. ------------- I don't have a sig anymore 
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Posted By: Psyrecx
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 6:51am
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Chrome it ------------- 
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 6:53am
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steal! a flatline and egrip for 25$ !! ------------- 
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Posted By: TOPGUN 414
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 7:26am
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****HACKED****.... wow what a job... try to keep going from what he was trying to do, then just paint however you like it to be.... just smooth everything out... some bondo around the edges and you will have a wicked marker.... what a amazing steal though...25$ WOW ------------- A5 RT Mp5 clip Mp5 handguard dual offset rail tactical flashlight w p/s 42mm simmons redot polished internals maddman spring kit starfire bolt fx style stock 14in nightstik barrel |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 9:07am
| Just make her lovely again. |
Posted By: TippmannPro13
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 9:54am
sorry pics don't work for me........ ------------- http://www.sloganizer.net/en/"> 
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:07am
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Thats because your computer sucks Anyways... 25 bucks, wow... and it looks like Stevie Wonder got a hold of that thing... ------------- 
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TippmannPro13 wrote:
nah j/kPosted By: TOPGUN 414
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:20am
keep us updated on further development on the project... which ever root you take itll probabily look wicked  ------------- A5 RT Mp5 clip Mp5 handguard dual offset rail tactical flashlight w p/s 42mm simmons redot polished internals maddman spring kit starfire bolt fx style stock 14in nightstik barrel |
Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 11:31am
| put the gun together.i want to see what it looks like complete. |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 11:55am
| I dont think you got it for $25. If you did, I would start buying everything from that guy cause he would be the worst Pawn Shop owner ever. |
Posted By: Ditmar369
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 12:31pm
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why the hell would anyone want to do that to a tippy?????!!!!!!..have fun with it lol (u should have just started with a new one) ------------- 
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Posted By: Sgt. Hulka
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 3:57pm
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j.b. weld solves everthing. -------------  It's just a flesh wound
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Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 5:02pm
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That thing is crazy! Bondo or JB Weld will restore it. Id just buy new receiver halves. ------------- 
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Posted By: FyreFly
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 5:49pm
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Its just cosmetic... I'd try finishing what he started... then put some paint
on it. As long as it shoots its a steal for $25! ------------- 
System X NME LE WGP Orracle Cocker Tippmann A-5 E-Grip & LPK Tippmann 98C Flatline & LPK |
Posted By: DarkSideEchoes
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 6:22pm
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Hey! thats my gun! I want it back now! jk ------------- 
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:04pm
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I'm too far into this to post pictures of it together, and I'm too lazy o charge my camera anyway. So, I'm smoothing out everything that I can, and I just chopped off the rear sight, and it looks pretty good. It's coming along well and I'm starting to think about paint. I have some metallic blue, and it would look good, IMO. Just need to order some parts and it'll be ready. I might have some update pictures by tomorrow afternoon/evening. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:16pm
| Paint it all black to see how it looks a solid, neutral colour, then decide from there. |
Posted By: DarkSideEchoes
Date Posted: 09 July 2005 at 11:13pm
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choops, I'm sorry but that signature is just getting more repulsive every time i see it. -------------
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Posted By: CIA356
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 12:21am
lol soo sooo true man that gun actually could look awesome I like what that guy was doing with it, well except for the whole murdering it brutally thing. Can't wait to see the finished product. ------------- 
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Posted By: butzmcweenie
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 12:29am
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$25! ------------- |^^^^^^^^^^^^^|||__ |-----Tippmann----|||| '|";\,___. |_..._...______===|=||_|__|...,] "(@)'(@)"""" |(@)(@) ````'(@) |
Posted By: pballa123
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 12:29am
| Damn, I definately going to have to start making frequent visits at my local pawn shaop. (If i can find one) Nice steal! |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 12:40am
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Any one have any suggestions on tools I should use to work on this? I'm not great with a Dremel, and I don't want to put this thing through anymore pain... metal files? low grit sand paper? ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 12:49am
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Sand paper if you don't want to dremel it. It'll take longer though.
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Posted By: Mag-a-Man
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 1:33am
Or try some All Purpose Steel'y, which i use Id use a file then sandpaper it smooth |
Posted By: FyreFly
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 2:51am
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I've done milling on the 98 with just metal files. You can find simple files in
different shapes and sizes to mill different stuff. -------------
System X NME LE WGP Orracle Cocker Tippmann A-5 E-Grip & LPK Tippmann 98C Flatline & LPK |
Posted By: TOPGUN 414
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 8:10am
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i usually use a dremal for my main work then smooth it out with a file then sand paper getting to a fine fine grain sand paper... i did this to my friends model 98.... and it looked smooth and amazing.... then just primer and paint... b/c your down to bare metal.... use primer ------------- A5 RT Mp5 clip Mp5 handguard dual offset rail tactical flashlight w p/s 42mm simmons redot polished internals maddman spring kit starfire bolt fx style stock 14in nightstik barrel |
Posted By: paintbusta
Date Posted: 10 July 2005 at 7:34pm
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whoever owned that marker is horrible at milling ------------- 
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 12:13am
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*UPDATE* I was kinda lazy today, and have been sick, so I didn't get much done... I stripped all the paint I could before my sickness hit me again, as well as cut off the rear sight and filled in those hideous trenches and "blowback holes" that guy cut. The Bondo stuff looks spread out but it is actually very smooth.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 12:17am
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Posted By: paintbusta
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 12:19am
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looking good so far
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Posted By: Project Irene
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 10:43am
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Leave it to an Alabama fan to make nothing out of something, don't screw it up. Anyway, I like how it's coming along, and what a deal. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 5:33pm
Fixed it for you. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 7:59pm
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Well, we have some bad news. I was dry firing the gun before I went paint it, and I have decided that the receiver halfs are unsound and could potentially be dangerous. When the previous owner was cutting the sides down, he cut it to thin, and he had to make the hole by the rear bolt to prevent too much pressure from building up. When I covered the hole and dry fired it, the side began to bulge out. I quickly took out the CO2, and said to myself that I wasn't even going to deal with it anymore. The good news is I was planning on something like this coming up, so the new receiver halves are on their way. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Mag-a-Man
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 7:59pm
| looking better! |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 11 July 2005 at 9:29pm
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awesome! you should do the marker buildoff thing that might happen!lol ------------- X |
Posted By: ms2013
Date Posted: 12 July 2005 at 1:02pm
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well, only 25 bucks, plus you got some experience out of it, and you had some fun too. good luck with the new parts. keep us informed. john.
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Posted By: chettacheez
Date Posted: 12 July 2005 at 3:44pm
| You should of left it the way it was. |
Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 13 July 2005 at 3:04am
| centerfeed it.... |