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08-29-2010, 08:30 AM
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Trents 1/1 colt 1911 .45 acp
The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol (handgun) chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It was designed by John M. Browning, and was the standard-issue side arm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985, and is still carried by some U.S. forces. It was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Its formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original Model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era. In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life. The M1911 is the most well-known of John Browning's designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. Besides the pistol being widely copied itself, this operating system rose to become the pre-eminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.
The kit is made up of 26 pages 7 of parts and 18 of instructions and then the front page. ECardmodels.com Shop 
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#2
08-29-2010, 08:55 AM
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I've got this kit and look forward to the build. There are some low profile parts with thin edging/banding which made me put the kit off. However, I've been practicing my cutting and may be able to tackle this kit soon. I also had an epiphany (at least for me) for an alternate build method - rather than cut out the skinny edging, one could simply laminate the parts to the proper thinckness. The edging could then be an option.
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#3
08-31-2010, 05:03 PM
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Its a lot harder to figure out the instructions for it than the other guns. i did print out and my printer made a mess of it really so not going printing out a second copy of instructions so looking at them on the computer at the same time. not the best way really is it. but don't wanna run out of ink and need to do some prints of parts that i make a mess of.
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#4
08-31-2010, 05:10 PM
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I agree that the instructions could be better - especially if one isn't familiar with building other kits by the designer. I also agree that it's harder to view instructions on the pc rather than use a hardcopy. I've done that on a couple of models and found it tough since my worktable was in a different room.
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#5
09-01-2010, 10:17 AM
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Yes it is started now after I got the idea how it is supposed to go together. the part that is in marked with a red square is the part on the sheet that is mentioned since no numbering that is really the only difference between it and the rest of the guns in the series Red means this is the part what to do and cut shape glue.
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#8
09-02-2010, 03:13 PM
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Great progress on this model, seems like it will have a pretty accurate shape when its done. Does the slide move on the finished model? I cant quite tell from the design of it. Keep it up.
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09-03-2010, 01:35 AM
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09-03-2010, 11:43 AM
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nearly made a big mess of it here forgot to put one part in but spotted it just in time really, would have been bad to have to print out the page again for such a simple error.
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