Jff007
New Member
Hey all, so I picked up a Denix Lemat and I've been browsing various threads here but I had a few questions I was hoping someone could help me clear up.
First off: what's the easiest, and safest way to fully dismantle it? I don't want to completely destroy it by mistake so I figured I'd ask for advice from those who've attempted this before me.
I'm planning on bluing the replica, but I don't know how well it'll blue or what to use since it's a zinc alloy, from what I've read. I'd need one with good longevity that won't destroy the replica. The bluing I've seen thrown around is Philips Gun Blue Paste, Birchwood Casey Liquid Blue, Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black, and Blue Wonder. What one will work the best? I'm wanting a clean, consistent dark coat to make it look factory new, then doing weathering after. Since I want to do weathering after, should I use steel wool first before applying the bluing?
The next thing I wanted to do was to swap some of the parts out. I want to use the Pietta Navy style hammer (the one with the flip lever) and to install a spur style trigger guard. Will the Pietta parts fit fine? (I know that the grips unfortunately don't, so unless someone has good wood ones that do fit, I'll be painting the ones it comes with to get a faux wood design).
Then, finally, I'm thinking of doing an airsoft conversion to it, but I can't find much on airsoft conversions for Denix replicas. I've seen some images and videos of completed ones, but they're pretty old. This is more of an "extra" desire with it, but any advice is greatly welcome!
First off: what's the easiest, and safest way to fully dismantle it? I don't want to completely destroy it by mistake so I figured I'd ask for advice from those who've attempted this before me.
I'm planning on bluing the replica, but I don't know how well it'll blue or what to use since it's a zinc alloy, from what I've read. I'd need one with good longevity that won't destroy the replica. The bluing I've seen thrown around is Philips Gun Blue Paste, Birchwood Casey Liquid Blue, Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black, and Blue Wonder. What one will work the best? I'm wanting a clean, consistent dark coat to make it look factory new, then doing weathering after. Since I want to do weathering after, should I use steel wool first before applying the bluing?
The next thing I wanted to do was to swap some of the parts out. I want to use the Pietta Navy style hammer (the one with the flip lever) and to install a spur style trigger guard. Will the Pietta parts fit fine? (I know that the grips unfortunately don't, so unless someone has good wood ones that do fit, I'll be painting the ones it comes with to get a faux wood design).
Then, finally, I'm thinking of doing an airsoft conversion to it, but I can't find much on airsoft conversions for Denix replicas. I've seen some images and videos of completed ones, but they're pretty old. This is more of an "extra" desire with it, but any advice is greatly welcome!