Now that she's pretty much done, I figured I would put together a little build thread. Not sure if there are even enough AO'ers still around to enjoy this, so I'm mostly doing this for me 
The Journey
Last year, I came back into the paintball fold again, after lurking an awful lot for 5 years. I started attempting to track down some of the old bodies that I used to love and even owned before while I was on a hiatus from working on the road. My search lead me to SummaryJudgement's Chord Emag for sale. We managed to come to an agreement for the Chord V2 body, and then in a matter of pure luck he also offered to sell a Dallara body and rail. YES! I've hit paydirt! Another quick paypal payment and I was the proud owner of Dallara body number 38. Here she is in all her glory:
And of course the money shot:
The Logic frame had to go, and I was wanting to recreate a Dallara Hypermag that I had built over a decade ago, so I found a nice little Morlocked Hyperframe for sale, and pieced together a glimpse of what was to be. Many long nights and weekends helped fund this photo.
A few searches later and I think I had found where this build was going to end. Ordered some goodies from Luke, and my Dallara build was nearly completed. She also was on the backburner, as I had finally completed a CNC Xmag that I was piecing together in my spare time. I had anno fever, and I thought my Xmag would satisfy that itch.
A few months passed, and the Anodizer I had chosen was still backed up. My anno fever, still untreated, turned its gaze towards my Dallara. So I picked up a 15 degree asa (courtesy of Mr. Fantasy) to better complete the build, decided on the CCM Feedneck, and broke down the mag so that the parts would be all wrapped up ready to go. A quick snapshot of the parts was taken and a request put in with Caustic Customs.
The Anno Inspiration
Caustic had done a few anno schemes that I really liked. One of them was this Chord Mag:
I still want to recreate this with a little more "electric blue" look.
But for some reason this anno caught my eye:
I decided I wanted a scheme based on this. Nothing against red, but this one needed to be blue, and I wanted to reverse the anno. Blue to Black with Silver smoke it is! The anno was almost scheduled, but something didnt quite feel right. The hyperframe, while nostalgic, didn't quite feel right. I tried. I had it all packed, and really wanted to ship it, but it still felt off. About that same time, a few VER's were coming up for sale. I scored one for a sweet deal after some negotiating with Hollywood0728, and the final piece felt like it was in place.
Getting Anodized
And she was off! I insured the hell out of that box
and hoped I didn't need to make a claim on that amount. A few weeks later, I got a teaser of my Mag in progress:
Dear lawd, I was excited. Soooo shiny! This, by the way, did not help my issue with patience. I was dying to see my mag completed, and each day dragged on. I needed a distraction, and one came in the form of a rare Emax valve sighting from good ol' Smilestyler. Had to pick it up for this build, there was no question.
Finally, that sweet sweet Facebook post on Caustic's page rang in loud and clear:
She was done!!!!! And boy did he deliver!! Ever so carefully I set out to assemble this masterpiece. This dallara needed a friend so I found her some company too.
I cannot do this anno or this gun justice. I've got some CCM air fittings coming to accent it, and haven't quite decided whether to keep the Retents on this gun or get some replacements, but she is sure to turn some heads in any case.
The Sweet, Sweet Payoff Pictures
As I did in August's MOTM Thread, I introduce to you... Dallara #38
I'll revise if I reread it tomorrow and think of any more interesting details to add to this build.
Onto the next!
Dallara #32 in the works
The Journey
Last year, I came back into the paintball fold again, after lurking an awful lot for 5 years. I started attempting to track down some of the old bodies that I used to love and even owned before while I was on a hiatus from working on the road. My search lead me to SummaryJudgement's Chord Emag for sale. We managed to come to an agreement for the Chord V2 body, and then in a matter of pure luck he also offered to sell a Dallara body and rail. YES! I've hit paydirt! Another quick paypal payment and I was the proud owner of Dallara body number 38. Here she is in all her glory:
And of course the money shot:
The Logic frame had to go, and I was wanting to recreate a Dallara Hypermag that I had built over a decade ago, so I found a nice little Morlocked Hyperframe for sale, and pieced together a glimpse of what was to be. Many long nights and weekends helped fund this photo.
A few searches later and I think I had found where this build was going to end. Ordered some goodies from Luke, and my Dallara build was nearly completed. She also was on the backburner, as I had finally completed a CNC Xmag that I was piecing together in my spare time. I had anno fever, and I thought my Xmag would satisfy that itch.
A few months passed, and the Anodizer I had chosen was still backed up. My anno fever, still untreated, turned its gaze towards my Dallara. So I picked up a 15 degree asa (courtesy of Mr. Fantasy) to better complete the build, decided on the CCM Feedneck, and broke down the mag so that the parts would be all wrapped up ready to go. A quick snapshot of the parts was taken and a request put in with Caustic Customs.
The Anno Inspiration
Caustic had done a few anno schemes that I really liked. One of them was this Chord Mag:
I still want to recreate this with a little more "electric blue" look.
But for some reason this anno caught my eye:
I decided I wanted a scheme based on this. Nothing against red, but this one needed to be blue, and I wanted to reverse the anno. Blue to Black with Silver smoke it is! The anno was almost scheduled, but something didnt quite feel right. The hyperframe, while nostalgic, didn't quite feel right. I tried. I had it all packed, and really wanted to ship it, but it still felt off. About that same time, a few VER's were coming up for sale. I scored one for a sweet deal after some negotiating with Hollywood0728, and the final piece felt like it was in place.
Getting Anodized
And she was off! I insured the hell out of that box
and hoped I didn't need to make a claim on that amount. A few weeks later, I got a teaser of my Mag in progress:Dear lawd, I was excited. Soooo shiny! This, by the way, did not help my issue with patience. I was dying to see my mag completed, and each day dragged on. I needed a distraction, and one came in the form of a rare Emax valve sighting from good ol' Smilestyler. Had to pick it up for this build, there was no question.
Finally, that sweet sweet Facebook post on Caustic's page rang in loud and clear:
She was done!!!!! And boy did he deliver!! Ever so carefully I set out to assemble this masterpiece. This dallara needed a friend so I found her some company too.
I cannot do this anno or this gun justice. I've got some CCM air fittings coming to accent it, and haven't quite decided whether to keep the Retents on this gun or get some replacements, but she is sure to turn some heads in any case.
The Sweet, Sweet Payoff Pictures
As I did in August's MOTM Thread, I introduce to you... Dallara #38
- Deadlywind Dallara Body and Rail
- CCM Feedneck
- EMax Valve (EM01918)
- VER Electronic Frame (A P8ntball4me special)
- AM/MM 15 Degree ASA
- RPG Fluted Gas Thru Foregrip
- Match Anodized Dye Ultralite 14 inch barrel
I'll revise if I reread it tomorrow and think of any more interesting details to add to this build.
Onto the next!
Dallara #32 in the works
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