Hey guys,
I've been working on this on and off for a couple of weeks now and thought y'all might like to see it. Rich was kind enough to accommodate me with a PPG in "kit form". The gun is made of pewter, so it's nice and heavy. The downside with this kind of metal (as I learned when doing my Firefly Jubel Early pistols) is that thicker parts are extremely hard to cast and often require a lot of cleanup. For that reason (since I was a bit lazy) I chose to make it look slightly used/weathered- a workin' man's PPG. Grips are resin-rubber casts of the correct Pachmyr grips. (I might replace them down the line with the real thing... we'll see.)
The PPG has lights, (laser sight and trigger) but no sound. I wanted to mod the battery-change process (Rich puts the batteries behind the barrel but I wanted mine in the handle) and I also wanted a magnet to hold the power cell in place. So, I swapped out the N-type battery holder for two 3v Lithium cells. I do have the sound board for it but I couldn't get it running properly (despite enough voltage) and the lithium batteries might not have enough juice for prolonged sound use, so I settled for the lights. Might give it another try in the future though. Another thing I still have to do is replace the screw holding the grips for something nicer. You can't really see it in the photo's, but the inside of the muzzle is covered/filled with transparent red plastic- it's not "open" so the led is hidden.
Anyway... a couple of snapshots (sorry for the half-crappy photography, which the almighty Wackychimp is graciously hosting):
I've been working on this on and off for a couple of weeks now and thought y'all might like to see it. Rich was kind enough to accommodate me with a PPG in "kit form". The gun is made of pewter, so it's nice and heavy. The downside with this kind of metal (as I learned when doing my Firefly Jubel Early pistols) is that thicker parts are extremely hard to cast and often require a lot of cleanup. For that reason (since I was a bit lazy) I chose to make it look slightly used/weathered- a workin' man's PPG. Grips are resin-rubber casts of the correct Pachmyr grips. (I might replace them down the line with the real thing... we'll see.)
The PPG has lights, (laser sight and trigger) but no sound. I wanted to mod the battery-change process (Rich puts the batteries behind the barrel but I wanted mine in the handle) and I also wanted a magnet to hold the power cell in place. So, I swapped out the N-type battery holder for two 3v Lithium cells. I do have the sound board for it but I couldn't get it running properly (despite enough voltage) and the lithium batteries might not have enough juice for prolonged sound use, so I settled for the lights. Might give it another try in the future though. Another thing I still have to do is replace the screw holding the grips for something nicer. You can't really see it in the photo's, but the inside of the muzzle is covered/filled with transparent red plastic- it's not "open" so the led is hidden.
Anyway... a couple of snapshots (sorry for the half-crappy photography, which the almighty Wackychimp is graciously hosting):
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