Anyone ever see an Aurora Karta? V2

[knownothingmags]

Ah I see, Cutstep was the main guy who really put everything together. Him and Lorne stopped doing Aurora plating in the middle of the Oddpb era. CutStep put a thread on pbnation that has a more in depth post about the company he paired with for the project. I don't think anyone ever got the name of the company out of him. I still do not suggest SSR incase you were interested...

yeah I tried contacting a company in Germany but no response,
looks like im going to need to send the SFL off to China to get it's aurora finish put on

[Nobody]

I would not look for a cheap shop to get an aurora finish. Then again, with SFL, i wouldn't trust the plating regardless. Think about this. Would you really want to take the chance of destroying an SFL? Seriously, in a year when people will ask, since you already write it and you have nothing to show. How will you feel? So go reread Bunny's SSR post, not so much that to use SSR, but see what he went through, the time it took, and the end result. That was from a reputable shop too.

Send the SFL to Caustic, tell Stephan to do something special and show the end results. I would vote for Eclipse Banzai Green. Would look killer, IMO.

[Bunny]

I would not look for a cheap shop to get an aurora finish. Then again, with SFL, i wouldn't trust the plating regardless. Think about this. Would you really want to take the chance of destroying an SFL? Seriously, in a year when people will ask, since you already write it and you have nothing to show. How will you feel? So go reread Bunny's SSR post, not so much that to use SSR, but see what he went through, the time it took, and the end result. That was from a reputable shop too.

Send the SFL to Caustic, tell Stephan to do something special and show the end results. I would vote for Eclipse Banzai Green. Would look killer, IMO.

Totally agree. After going through everything, I underestimated the type of tolerances that are needed for the X/SFL platform. You really can't add any more material to the breach or it will not fit over the body. The shockwave and karta don't really need to worry about the parts like that. I have finished a ton of guns over the years and Stephen is my go to person. I thought PK Selective would have been a great pick, but even then they didn't really handle my SFL correctly and actually lost a piece from it. I thought "you get what you pay for" was a saying, but after dealing with so many custom finishing shops over the years that is not the case. You really have to find someone who is a master at their craft. I think Stephen is that guy. I would love to see what he could come up with.

[kwik175]

If you also want to see what a catastrophe Aurora can be, take a look at Precision Powder's cover up job of an aurora plated GSL. The plating came back to the customer full of pitting and irregularities. Roger covered it up with a clearcoat and metal flake to fill in and hide the problems. I am not aware of who did the plating, but I can hazard a guess. Stephen is the only way to go for an SFL. I'm pretty sure Bunny has the last remaining Aurora MAgs to be ever be completed properly. There just isnt a reliable plating company available right now that can keep tolerance. Amazing Karta Bunny.

[knownothingmags]

I was joking about china. lol
but I do need an idea for an ano for the SFL.
and nice stand out anno,
a wash with a splash maybe, with a black as the base.
any ideas? maybe pm, as to not flood this thread

[Syko89]

Just give caustic some cash and ask him to out do himself

[knownothingmags]

Just give caustic some cash and ask him to out do himself

der ive done that

he has done what now, 7 of my markers

[SummaryJudgement]

I'm shocked you can still make out the engraved "E" and "M" because of the plating process...they must have done a real good job, looks sweet :)

[sjrtk]

That is a great looking marker to bad it is next to impossible to do that anymore.

[Dayspring]

There is a very LARGE amount of hate welling up within me right now...

[knownothingmags]

There is a very LARGE amount of hate welling up within me right now...

yeah bunny, "WE" hate you.

[AGD]

I would want that one in MY collection!! Beautiful gun, excellent pics!!

AGD

[Dayspring]

I would want that one in MY collection!! Beautiful gun, excellent pics!!

AGD

Now THAT'S high praise!

[VeeWee]

Excellent pics! The gun looks great, even with a trigger ! Now get that thing to a field and get some paint through it, it spend enough time sitting idle, hanging on a wall in my office for the last 6+ years!