Brass Grand, well sort of...

[Quigsworth]

So my resurrected V Mav/Nimby Hybrid into a Magma Hybrid turned out pretty good...the performance far exceeded my hopes...so having gotten lucky with the function I thought I'd see about the form and do something about the holes.



I've been toying with milling out reliefs in the body and laying in Ebony veneer (I love Ebony). Problem is I'd never be able to get a matching door as it would have to be too thin. so while looking through my mess of a shop I found some sheet brass when I thought of making my own Brass doors...

Not the easiest project and the solid brass switch button required some insulation but I think it turned out ok...thought I'd polish the Magma while I was at it (I went with a round squonk hole to avoid and patent infringement)...the brass has added a 1/4 lb. and will be a maintenance nightmare but oh well...and here I was saying Alumi Reo's aren't meant to be bling

 

[redeyedancer]

That is one nice looking mod you are right about it will be a nightmare to keep clean but awesome just the same . Two thumbs up my friend very impressed

 

[redeyedancer]

That has to be one of the coolest mods I have ever seen on a reo

 

[caveat]

That's very nice! Makes me wish I had access to something I could mill on.

 

[B2L]

Beautiful, I'd be afraid to use it without gloves but it's gorgeous

 

[Rat2chat2]

OMgosh, that is lovely. I could put on lipstick and make sure my nose is clean. How practical is that?
You did a fantastic job and you should be very proud.

 

[donnah]

It's beautiful!

 

[Raynman]

Purdy freaking schweeeeeet there Quigs.

 

[Marc411]

Fantastic!

 

[BigB_117]

Very nice job.

 

[MamaTried]

Quigs don't mod often, but...

 

[Docsgt68]

That's a labor of love and it shows, it's absolutely beautiful. And I have to know, is it still green on the inside?

 

[Quigsworth]

...How practical is that?...

...practical at establishing a new upper limit to my OCD ...

Thanks all for the likes, though (and this is my practical side showing) I'm actually more happier with the way the mech switch turned out...every time I build one of these I marvel at the elegant, deceptively simple brilliant ease which it can safely switch a .... ton of current...all in a 8mm x 18mm form factor.

...this is my homage to Rob's true "evil genius"... which imo, I feel may be over looked by some Alumi Reo owners, it's much more than just mashing a piece of conductor onto a batt terminal with a plastic button...there's tension, spring back, tactile "feel", button travel, fulcrum and point of contact, etc...sure, this mod represents 2 days of metal smithing and mill work to make it pretty and shiny, but there was 1 full day dedicated to building/tweaking just the switch .

 

[pesky_human]

That's bananas. Very nice work!

 

[turbocad6]

wow that looks sweet

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Stunning. Just stunning. It looks like Iron Man's reo.

Nicely done, Quigs

 

[Kentastic]

That has to be one of the coolest mods I have ever seen on a reo

Ditto....

 

[Mrs C]

That is a "Sharp Dressed Grand".

 

[Ian444]

Looks fantastic! How did you do it? Did you use have a milling machine to machine the space for the brass plates? And how did you get the round edges on the vertical sides of the brass inlays? I think that's the closest any of us are ever going to get to a brass Reo

 

[olefolks]

Quigs, absolutely magnificent!!!!