my custom halo backplate in red CF.

[yakitori]

Ive been working on this today. I got a sheet of red carbon fiber and managed to make myself a couple backplates w/ rubber on/off buttons. They are very durable, work great, and look schnazzy.

Whatcha think?

I need to find an LED cover that snaps in place, and Im good to go.

[Lohman446]

I think.. sell me two please - for an Empire.. should be the same?

[yakitori]

I think.. sell me two please - for an Empire.. should be the same?

do you really want two? I can do it probably, but they will have to be red. It should be the same for a reloader. I dont know exactly what the reloader backplate is like though. If the button and LED are in the same place as a halo then I can do it.

How much are you thinking. I was thinking along the lines of 12-15 shipped.

I have to find a LED cover first. It was recommended that I use a fat peice of fiber optic, or clear acrylic. Im going on the search for it tomorrow.

Ill shoot ya a PM when I get some more made and check fitted.

Good thing I have my old cracked clear shells. Each one is hand made and check fitted for alignment. Each backplate takes about 20 minutes to make, maybe 30 depending on how smoothly things go.

[Lohman446]

$15 a piece shipped, after IAO, just tell me when you have them ready and I'll paypal you the cash, they will look great on the Devilmag and red to black Matrix. So, no hurry of course, gotta do IAO first

[yakitori]

k, will do. I will be working on these tomorrow some, and I will also go to the local shop and compare the halo backplate to the reloader backplate and make sure they fit. Send me a PM when you are done. Ill save 2 for ya.

There are a lot of ppl wanting them over on PBN in the AKA forum, but a lot of them want regular CF, or yellow, or blue.

I could do other colors, but I dont want to make that big of a commitment yet. Ill see how it goes.

[CKY_Alliance]

Mesmerizing.

[cdacda13]

I got to get my friend to make me one of those. My buddys dad owns a Carbon Fiber business, so my friend makes carbon fiber gun stands and stuff.
This should be an easy project for him.

[Paintchucker]

do you really want two? I can do it probably, but they will have to be red. It should be the same for a reloader. I dont know exactly what the reloader backplate is like though. If the button and LED are in the same place as a halo then I can do it.

How much are you thinking. I was thinking along the lines of 12-15 shipped.

I have to find a LED cover first. It was recommended that I use a fat peice of fiber optic, or clear acrylic. Im going on the search for it tomorrow.

Ill shoot ya a PM when I get some more made and check fitted.

Good thing I have my old cracked clear shells. Each one is hand made and check fitted for alignment. Each backplate takes about 20 minutes to make, maybe 30 depending on how smoothly things go.

Would you mind posting some DoItYourself type instructions? I bought a piece of that red kevlar/cf off of ebay, and about to have a little time to play... I got an old empire black shell that would be perfect... BTW, there is a guy over in the ION forums on PbN that did some very nice CF grips if you got some extra!!!

[yakitori]

I cant give away my techniques. I will tell you this though. It was not as easy as it looks. CF is not the easiest material to cut or drill. It frays and crackes and the resin chips if you dont take your time and do it right. Also, finding all the parts has been a real PITA too. Ive gone from walmart, home depot, lowes, and frys electronics before I found the right kind of rubber on/off button. I thought that was going to be easier than it was. I still need to go find the LED cover, or something to use as one. The trick is to find something that will not take away fromt the brightness.

Its not rocket science, but it does take practice, and time to do it so that it looks nice. You dont want it to be all scratched up and chipped.

You can probably do it yourself if you have the tools, patience, and desire to do it. You will probably end up throwing away several trials before you get it right. Not only that, finding the parts to do it w/ is a hassle.

[gc82000]

where did you get the white halo shell?

[Conversekidz]

Just make sure when drilling the carbon fiber you use a sharp bit, drill on the side that will be showing, the exit hole is where is normally chips and frays. Also where you will be drilling the whole place some type of tape over it, masking tape works the best, and then drill your hole, it will help protect it from chipping.

[magman007]

il take one in blue cf when you get those.

[yakitori]

I am out of materials right now. I went to the store to find some more rubber on/off buttons, and they sold out. I found a place online, and I am thinking of ordereing form them, but we will have to see. Lots of ppl are wanting them right now, but this is a one man crew here. Lohman wants 2, I need 2, and I have one already gone to spartan pretty much. I only had 5 rubber on/off buttons.

For the LED cover, I couldnt find a plastic light cover that snap in, so I bought some clear acrylic used to coat electronics with. It works pretty good. You can still see the LED fine. I have been waiting until they are partially dry, and pushing on it gently from the inside to make it concave on the inside, and convex on the outside. It kinda looks like a glass bead. Actually I like it better than the plastic snap so far.

Only thing is the acrylic takes 24 hours to cure.

I found out the hard way that you must use new, sharp bits. I could try masking the front of the drill area too. That might work better. If I could find some on/off buttons that overlapped the drill area a bit more, it wouldnt be an issue. These on/off buttons that I have dont give me too much room for flaws.

Overall, Im pleased. It fits snugly in place and is sturdy, and the on/off buttons is hella durable.

[SCpoloRicker]

Thats pretty slick looking, yak.

[rkjunior303]

I'd take one, after IAO.