My most ambitious project so far (edit: It has been surpassed now)

[LARRYZ10]

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What a wonderful miniature Thompson. You continue to surprise everyone with your projects. Very cool indeed. Larry

 

[Busto]

Very COOL project...The Last Great American Freedom Machine brought to life in mini scale. I also like the round in the drum feeding nice execution.

 

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How did you patina the silver to such a nice blue ?

 

[Kevin McGovern]

I've had the pleasure of running and gunning with a Thompson. That is a sweet miniature!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

How did you patina the silver to such a nice blue ?

It is a gun black color.

I use JAX silver blackener. I first gave it a good 60 second soak. That make it build up a layer of crud. I scrubbed that off with baking soda and a toothbrush. The surface was left a matte looking dull gray. I rinsed off with alcohol, and then did the blackening steps - 5 seconds in the JAX, rinse under running hot water for 5 seconds ... repeat about 20-30 times without any pause. The black gets deeper and richer each short dip. Then I lightly clean up with baking soda, dry well, and rub down with a rouge cloth to get a smooth glow to the surface.

 

[Daado]

Amazing work! I love the round at the top of the magazine.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Neat!

 

[Josh Rider]

Too cool!
Any plans for a little violin case?

 

[LCoop]

Very Cool

 

[Sharpe5097]

Wow. Very sweet

 

[i4Marc]

Fun project Stacy. Thanks for sharing your work with us.