Colibri logo for your Golden Gun

texas007

Here is my FE GG Enhanced



Anybody like a sticker please email me.
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MANDY1

Very nice work Kan -{

danjaq_0ff

Nice Kan -{

jimmybondi

Lovely!
What is your impression of the FE GG version Kan?

ics

Very Very Nice -{

The Bond Experience

Email enthusiastically sent!

David Schofield

Wow!

Really adds to the "realsim".

(Apologies to those still feel stiffed over the weight, scratches and badly built triggers and any other probs you may have encountered : this comment was not made with the intention of firing you guys up again)

Donald Grant

Sweet Kan!

That's the nicest one I've seen in photographs. Your photographs makes me want get an FE brother to the S.D. Studios one I have. We'll see. Not too keen on all of the problems I've heard about.

DG

toutbrun

I love it. Great work.

texas007

Thank you all for the kind words.
That space was screaming for me to do something, so I had too
Glad you all like it -{

My impression of the FE GG?
Considering what the GG props are, any replicas made will always have issues, SD included.
SD was never perfect. So is FE. But they are both very nice and fine collectibles.
FE got some QC issues, and if we move past that they are really fine. The advantage is on the US buyers really - low shipping cost and no taxes/duties. FE will also replace all damaged parts.
The price points on the FE are also not bad.
So do I like it? I love it!

toutbrun

If it was me, my hands would have been shaking like crazy.

texas007

Email replied!
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The Mantis wrote:

Email enthusiastically sent!

toutbrun

texas007 wrote:

Email replied!
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The Mantis wrote:

Email enthusiastically sent!

Oh! do you offer the service of engraving for others, or is it just fan emails?

MANDY1

Engraving ?:) ) did i miss something....

Higgins

there is a difference between enhancing and engraving, I suppose )

Very nice job, Kan -{

texas007

I say sticker in my first post, so where is engraving coming from?
Still need a steady hands though

texas007

Thank you Markus - good to see you -{

Bozzltov

I sent an email directly to Kan, congratulating him on such a good job!

*cough*

MANDY1

texas007 wrote:

I say sticker in my first post, so where is engraving coming from?
Still need a steady hands though

10 lighters coming your way for engraving ) Same price as with the stickers i suppose

texas007

Engraving would be too destructive and not recommended.

Teppo wrote:

texas007 wrote:

I say sticker in my first post, so where is engraving coming from?
Still need a steady hands though

10 lighters coming your way for engraving ) Same price as with the stickers i suppose

MANDY1

Agreed and not gonna happen.

texas007 wrote:

Engraving would be too destructive and not recommended.

Teppo wrote:

texas007 wrote:

I say sticker in my first post, so where is engraving coming from?
Still need a steady hands though

10 lighters coming your way for engraving ) Same price as with the stickers i suppose

scaramangasgoldengun

very nice indeed, deffinetly adds a great deal to its look, NICE .... suit You Sir !! :007)

danjaq_0ff

scaramangasgoldengun wrote:

very nice indeed, deffinetly adds a great deal to its look, NICE .... suit You Sir !! :007)

I can see you reaching for your sharpie pen as we speak :v

scaramangasgoldengun

) ) )

Unlike the FE Gun mines can handle an engraver having a go on it with his ''Tool'' :v

Dont Know why people Didn't go that way with The SD Guns, In the 'Rough Guide to james Bond' Book, There is a picture of a 1st Gen SD Gun by the looks of it, with an 'S' engraved on the Cigarette Case Handle, looks neat.

Decided to go a different Way with this bit on my lighter

Think Kan has done a great Job, very screen Accurate

I can't remember, I have been away for so long, Was the 'Colibri' logo on the film Guns Engraved on or a small sticker

danjaq_0ff

It is engraved on the screen gun, if you engrave the SD or FE gun you would need to get it replated

scaramangasgoldengun

Maybe that's why the photo of the Gun in that little book, is in black and white )

But people buy gold plated items, lighters, Business card cases etc and get them
engraved with Initials etc, and they dont need plated again,

Is it the method of Gold Plating thats Been used on SD and FE which dosent allow you to engrave it? or was it the thickness of the Gold Plating? or just the General base material ?

danjaq_0ff

If you get something engraved that has been plated you will have the base metal come through, that in its self can lead to corrosion and discolouration under the plating.

scaramangasgoldengun

Right I see, I know where My train of thought has been coming from now, i keep thinking of the colour of the brass before hand and thinking it would look fine, with the base metal coming through, but I am forgeting that the Gold Plating is like a protective skin almost, and if its broken in anyway then problems can occur.... like you said

danjaq_0ff

I just had to have 20 shillings plated, the original ones that came with the SD Attache case had some sort of oxidation going on they went black with a bit of copper sulphate green/blue stuff on them, but yes you are right it protects the base metal from tarnish.

minigeff

not all metals plate well either guys, aluminium for instance is crap.

plus, the finish of the base metal massively effects the appearance of the plating.

MG

danjaq_0ff

So, Kans sticker is the way to go Guys, unless you are going for engraving and re-plating :007)