Took me long enough!

[Lessifer]

So after nearly two years of lusting after these wonderful mods, I finally have one of my own!

Meet Maggie, my copper veined beauty

Ps, how do I get the button cover to stay snug? ETA - nvm, figured it out.

 

[RuDawg7890]

Very nice, welcome to REOvil!

That Derringer cap should patina nicely and pair well(more so than it already does) with the copper vein, if you want it too.

 

[Lessifer]

Very nice, welcome to REOvil!

That Derringer cap should patina nicely and pair well(more so than it already does) with the copper vein, if you want it too.

Yeah, it's a little bright right now, but it's not a bad match up. I have a non bf ss derringer that I swap the cap out with if I feel like changing it up. I'll try out the RM2 I picked up later as well, though I'm sure I'll need to drill the air hole a little.

Oh, and I stopped being lazy and looked up how to get the button cover to stay.

 

[RuDawg7890]

I totally missed your question about the button!!

I need to pick up a Derringer one of these days and try one.

 

[Lessifer]

I totally missed your question about the button!!

I need to pick up a Derringer one of these days and try one.

It's a great flavor atty that puts out a ton of vapor too. I'm mainly a single coil vaper, MTL, but I like decent airflow so it checks all of my boxes. Also really easy to build on.

 

[X-Puppy]

The buttons usually come with a little piece of thread. If not, a small piece of sewing thread under the button before you press it on will do the trick.

Oops, I see you got it covered.

Rock that copper vein!

 

[rgerber]

Zowie! That's a great looking mod you have there. Have the same now for four days and really like it. Got it with an RM8, but have an RM2 on the way.

 

[Lessifer]

Zowie! That's a great looking mod you have there. Have the same now for four days and really like it. Got it with an RM8, but have an RM2 on the way.

I already knew I liked the derringer, actually modded mine for bf to use on my smokeless owl, but I did a pretty bad job of it so I thought I'd get one done by the professionals.

BTW I'm one of those mythical cases of someone who tried to the clones just to make sure I'd like the real thing, and as soon as I was able I bought an authentic. Already eyeing a woodvil though I might wait to see what new mod Rob is cooking up. I like the idea of the side button, and I like the look of the wood, but I'm a little lazy in the care department so I'd hate to ruin a beautiful wood mod.

 

[pianoguy]

Congrats, and welcome to REOville!

 

[Rule62]

Congrats, and welcome to Reoville! Great looking set up.

 

[B2L]

Congrats, welcome to the'Ville!

The tails from cotton wicks finally have a use, holding button covers on

And what REOnaut doesn't have a lifetime supply of those

 

[Danrogers]

Congrats on your beautiful new Reo and welcome to Reoville!

 

[Lessifer]

Thanks for the welcome folks!

 

[ENAUD]

Congrats!!! That's a real sweet looking setup Welcome to the neighborhood

 

[coaldriller]

Sent from the land of squonking [emoji631]

 

[jifjifjif]

Glad to have you here and yes, beautiful setup ya got there. Prosit!

 

[super_X_drifter]

Great to see you here bro. Nice lookin combo ya got there too. Congrats.

 

[CMD-Ky]

I have the cooper vein, it's a beauty. Have you read the threads on protecting it? It will age quickly and cannot be recovered. I put a clear jwrap on mine and coated the parts that weren't covered with a super nail polish that Mrs CMD-Ky has. It helps to warm the REO just a little with a hair dryer when putting the wrap on.
If you decide to get the RM2 take a peek at SXD's sticky on care and feeding.
Welcome!

 

[Lessifer]

I have the cooper vein, it's a beauty. Have you read the threads on protecting it? It will age quickly and cannot be recovered. I put a clear jwrap on mine and coated the parts that weren't covered with a super nail polish that Mrs CMD-Ky has. It helps to warm the REO just a little with a hair dryer when putting the wrap on.
If you decide to get the RM2 take a peek at SXD's sticky on care and feeding.
Welcome!

I've read a little bit about it, are there any pics of what it looks like when it hasn't been protected? I like the look of it now, but I also like the natural look of a good patina too.

 

[CMD-Ky]

I've read a little bit about it, are there any pics of what it looks like when it hasn't been protected? I like the look of it now, but I also like the natural look of a good patina too.

My understanding is that it turns black. I covered mine quickly and so can't say for certain. There are a couple of good threads here.