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Self Preservation by ~OverkillTASF:iconOverkillTASF:

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©2005-2009 ~OverkillTASF
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Artist's Comments

-12/05/05-
Alright, changed the font to a slightly different one, and added a little bit of an effect to the lettering. You can't see it in this resized version, but I'm eager to see how it looks in the print when it arrives.

-Old-
A work in progress... Trying to get permission to use a different font from the font creator, and then going to print.

Those of you with calibrated monitors, please let me know how the contrast is, particularly around the barrel. You should be able to see the barrel, the blackness inside the barrel, and the gap between the slide and barrel.

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~samyboy Nov 30, 2005, 7:13:22 AM
Kinda cool. I don't see what the problem with the font it. The Gun looks like plastic in the front....is it?

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~mimipunk Nov 30, 2005, 7:13:41 AM
I like it. I'm looking forward to see your final job...
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~IggyHazard Nov 30, 2005, 7:15:51 AM
It has a high-impact plastic lower frame (grip is integral w/lower frame) & a metal slide. All internal parts are metal.

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There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
~Oingo Boingo, No One Lives Forever
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~OverkillTASF Nov 30, 2005, 7:18:33 AM
As Iggy so quickly (Geeeeeeeez. :-)) pointed out, the frame is plastic ("polymer"), and the internal parts are metal. The slide (the top part, the blocky part) is also metal. It is "Armory Koted", a rebranding of KG Gunkote, which is a nonmetallic finish for metal surfaces.

The font may not be a problem, but I really like the font I'm after. :-)

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Trying to change peoples' misconceptions about firearms. One photograph at a time.
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~OverkillTASF Nov 30, 2005, 7:19:40 AM
Thankya'!

It will be subtly updated, so I don't know that you'll get any notification. The only thing that will be different (unless I get some criticism) will be the type face. And of course, the print version will be ginormous.

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Trying to change peoples' misconceptions about firearms. One photograph at a time.
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~hidinginthecloset Nov 30, 2005, 7:44:24 AM
Simple yet col, I like ^_^

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Love is a rhythm, you are the music"
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~mimipunk Nov 30, 2005, 8:48:51 AM
thanks for the information ;)
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~KaceCoyote Nov 30, 2005, 9:55:06 AM
Good exposure, I can dig it. Think thats one of 3 XD's I've seen with the finish intact.
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~OverkillTASF Nov 30, 2005, 10:36:45 AM
You mean... not rusty? :-) It was refinished under warranty probably 18 months ago... I was having serious rust issues, like many people. Came back with their Armory Kote, and while it definitely has holster wear (This is no safe queen... Daily carry and mucho handling has worn the corners a bit), it hasn't had a spot of rust.

I just bought an XD9, used, which I'm looking to sell (I bought it 'cause it was cheap) and it has the stock finish on it, but it seems darker or thicker or something than the stock finish was when I got mine. Haven't witnessed any rust issues on this one... Makes me think (hope?) that the rust-cancer as at least been fixed for those of us who take care of the guns.

Thanks for the comment!

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Trying to change peoples' misconceptions about firearms. One photograph at a time.
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