Sgttom's 1928a1 Conversion

[Sgt_Tom]

Well here is another 1928A1 Conversion.

Here is my process so far.
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Almost done with the receiver. I need to do some finishing sanding on it. I also need to add the rear sight. I'll just use a homemade peep sight for now. I'd like to make a ladder sight at some point though, so I can go Saunders style ;D

I used steel bars to build up the side of the receiver. I used a bench grinder for most of the parts where I had to shape the bars. It was very tough sanding through the steel. I'd suggest aluminum bars for anyone looking to attempt this. The steel will give it a nice heft though. Just used epoxy to glue the bars to the sides.

I am converting the plastic stock to look more like a 1928 one too. It won't be perfect. Still better then an M1A1 stock though.
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Stay tuned I plan on finishing this fairly soon.

[freelancer]

Its Looking good ;D

[FlyingSquirrelcat]

The fabrication on this is phenomenal Why should I have to dig something as beautiful as this? What ever happened to the finished project?

[Sgt_Tom]

Thanks for the compliments! I wouldn't say its phenomenal but it was a lot of work. Yea I forgot to post my current progress. Last time I did work on it was late August.

Here is my current progress on the 1928 Thompson.


Slide show:
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This picture compares a real stock to the modified M1A1 plastic stock I have on the weapon now. I plan on modifying the real stock to fit my airsoft 1928.
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This compares it to the Marui M1A1. This shows you the added width of the 1928 Receiver.
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I threw it together and painted it as I needed to use it for a game and didn't want it looking to dumpy. I still need to do some finishing sanding, I also need to add the rear sight, repaint the faux wood, and modify the wooden stock to fit.
I wanted to finish this sooner but I have a lot of other projects going on. I just haven't really been able to work on it much.

[Schmozilla]

Lookin good.