Sexiest Mag EVER!!!!!!!!!!

[VanGogo]

Ok so beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and not everyone will agree, but............ LOOK AT THIS BABEEEEEE!


Pics never do justice to the real thing, so find Adam at the mega meet to get a good look.

Gun belongs to Adam in Ohio.

I did the dust acid wash copper and gold for him.

Adam Can I keep it? It looks to damn sexy to send back to you. heheeee

[Gitaroo Man]

[Smokee_2_7]

Man, i've said it before (earlier today) and i'll say it again. . .that thing looks GREAT.

I walked into work this afternoon and saw this baby sitting on the table, all ready to be boxed up. This is the first time ive ever seen an acid wash pattern combined with a 'dust' (bead blasted) finish.

In all honesty, the pictures really dont do it justice. the slight texture to the surface of the parts combined with the acid wash almost remind me of a 'marble'countertop.

I personally can't wait until pics get taken of this gun once it's all back together- - -


Carl

[Cryer]

Correct me if i'm wrong but this is the first mag that has been completely (including the body) Re-Annoed.
Damn sexy! I prefer gloss, but damn sexy, nonetheless!

[Smokee_2_7]

Cryer, if you're referring to the mags with ule/slug bodies ano'd to match everything else, I believe you're right.

I think this is the start of a new era of beautiful looking automags ( with the exception of the x-mag's cosmetics' pre-dating this, but you get my point.)

Carl

[Ov3rmind]

Wow, that is sweet! Post more pics when it's fully assembled.

This is knida' funny. About five days ago, my friend and I were discussing building a ULE X-Valved Mag and having the whole thing anoed in a blue/black gloss acid wash. Due to money constraints though, we'll probably both end up getting Vikings (the Mag was just an idea for a side project with our left over money combined).

[Jack & Coke]

I think if I left my mag out in the rain for a few weeks I could get the same "rust" look...

LOL j/k!

Nice job:)

[Ironmag]

That Mag looks incredible. I'd just like to know how much something like that would cost. I'm considering reanoing my E-Mag and I just like how that one came out and thinking of doing something similar.

[NJPaint]

how much would that cost to have done?

[Skoad]

those pictures almost look like the gun is fake

[NJPaint]

Originally posted by Skoad
those pictures almost look like the gun is fake

looks like something out of Half life

[adam shannon]

i will be pimping it at the megameet. im not sure how much a regular acid wash is. you will have to ask the anno gods at www.xpb.us . mine was a rush job so it would be done for the megameet, i paid a premium for what ended up being a little over a week total time from shipment to return. just from the pics im extremely happy...i can recomend these guys already. after i talked to barry on the phone i had a gut feeling that these were the guys for the job...and damn if i wasnt right.

[Bucky]

looks real nice. also looks like someone knows how to use maya, too.

[sithos]

maya

yah i agree with the maya comment. im a 3d animatior, and that image just screams 3d render to me. the edges are so sharp, he either has the best digital camera ive ever seen, or its been touched in photoshop or totally 3d program. the shadows also really irk me, but its on plastic so who knows.

im betting its not done in a 3d program, just that the dust finish + the incredible craftsmanship make it look too perfect.

nice job on the re-anno, might be contacting these guys do do a black->cobalt fade on my emag when i get a sluggo body for it.

oh yah..

https://www.benbow3d.com

gimme a job!!!!

[Smokee_2_7]

what is maya?

sithos, from youre response, I suppose that it is some kind of computer rendering modeling thingie- - - which i have NO CLUE how to use. As far as I know, neither does vangogo.

Finally, I CAN assure you that the above pictures were NOT 'doctored' in any way, shape, or form. The gun really looks like that. Actually, i think it looks better in person. Its just the way that the blasted/ dust finish came out with that particular style of anodizing.

lol. . now that I look at the pictures more, i guess it does kinda look like some type of 3-d model. I guess thats why i couldnt quit looking at it today.

As far as the shadows in the pictures go, this was taken in an area with 2 kinda large floodlights very close to it(about 7 ft. away from the upper right hand corner of the picture- - that's what's casting the shadow). Im also sure that the flash on the digital camera went off, possibly contributing to the 'weird' shadow effect. the backdrop is a clean sheet of white plastic. We wanted somthing that would contrast drastically with the colors of the marker. beneath the plastic is a rather dark colored gray carpet. It looks like we got all kinds of funky colors on the backdrop b/c of excess light and the flash, but the actual colors, pattern, and finish on the gun came out accurate.

heheh. for anyone out there that want's to refuse that a 'real' gun can look like this- - we'll have to wait until adam gets it back, and can get us more photos of the gun. It's currently boxed up, awating to be shipped first thing in the morning. At anyrate, anyone should be able to find him pimpin' it at the AO megameet- - I want to see LOTS of pictures of that, and of this gun at the meet, too.



Carl

*edit*
sithos, I just noticed/re-read the latter portion of youre post-- lol... we'll take that as a compliment. I have no idea how 'good' vangogo's digicam is, but for someone who is a pro at digital rendering to comment that the job looks soo good that it may be 'too good to be true' definitly makes XPB take pride in our work. Actually, I need to clarify and give credit where credit is due: vangogo is THE man- - - he was the only person that touched that job, from start to finish- -

(now if we can just convince people that the pics truly are NOT doctored, and vangogo really can make a gun look like that)