So it begins…

by Cosmonaut | July 9, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Filed under · AEG, Airsoft, Element, Projects, RPK

Well this is where I am going to chronicle the building of my RPK project. I’ve already started:

My goal is to come up with something resembling this:

I’m using an Element AK47 metal body as the base for my RPK receiver. I got a custom outer barrel and a real steel bipod.

Anyways, the task was to fill in the lightening (less weight, not electric discharge) grooves on the side of the body, and the first step in this process is sanding:

I scuffed and sanded with automotive pad then used some 320 grit sandpaper to sand the groves and the area around the sling loop hole. I also used a file on the inside of the hole.

The next step was to start filling the grooves. I used a epoxy I got from Lee Valley. Here it is dry and set. It really is hard as the metal. I would actually say it feels like ceramic. Its hard to tell from the pictures but I over filled the holes and have a lot of sanding ahead of me… Oh also on the inside of the body, over the sling hole, a buddy glued a metal piece in with Gorilla Glue.

In the next few days I am going to try to glue on the side reinforcements (like on a real RPK) and finish the epoxying. The next step after that will be to dremmel both the gas tube and the front sight (my madness will prove it self later on, I hope *crosses fingers*). I will take a picture of the epoxy stuff and post that as well. I also have left to order:
metal front set
steel top cover
AK74 type selector switch

I’ve decided to go with King Arms for all of the above, as King Arms AK accessories seem to always have a very nice finish.

Still a lot of work ahead of me. Wish me luck all…

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