Bringing the first production Automag valve back to life

[John Dresser]

Progress. I need to either find a body in better shape or find a way to recondition this body so it looks newer.

[vintage]

you can bead blast the body

[John Dresser]

Yeah, I just want the original finish, so I wasn't sure exactly what to specify.

[luke]

Bead blast for sure! It will look brand new.

[Nobody]

Sell it to Bunny for a near mint. He is a sucker for that kindbof stuff

[going_home]

I doubt bunny would pay the price it would take to get that out of John's hands (If there even is a price).

[Bunny]

Sell it to Bunny for a near mint. He is a sucker for that kindbof stuff

Lol, I appreciate the consideration. It's awesome that both RT #1 and CF #1 are under the same roof. Luckily, I never went down the rabbit hole to collect all of the oldest serial numbers.... I do have CF00186 (My birth year) and RT00062 (My Football number) I think that you should keep everything as is. I'm not sure if I'm the minority, but I really think of these guns like a classic car. I like the original / patina look to it.

I always thought the CF meant Carbon Fiber btw... Can't wait to see what happens!

[John Dresser]

Sell it to Bunny for a near mint. He is a sucker for that kindbof stuff

I would require at least 2 mints. But it's not for sale.

I doubt bunny would pay the price it would take to get that out of John's hands (If there even is a price).

Yeah, you nailed it. And even if it was for sale, I can't even imagine what the price would be.

What does the CF designation mean?

Any thoughts on what the original configuration would have looked like?

[Nobody]

What you show in your pics is pretty much what it had. Other than a pot metal frame, dumpy ASA off the back with a short SS braid line into the valve. Not much to the early mags.

Personally, i would update the gun as much as possible: ULE body, Intelliframe and the like. It would show more that a near 30 year old piece of paintball history can still keep up with more modern fair. That is if you aren't the museum look.

[John Dresser]

Funny enough, I did that with RT #0001. I modernized it as much as possible. But I kind of wish I'd found the parts to go the other way instead and turn it back to stock.


http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=3345817

[rkjunior303]

Funny enough, I did that with RT #0001. I modernized it as much as possible. But I kind of wish I'd found the parts to go the other way instead and turn it back to stock.


http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=3345817

I absolutely love this Classic RT. I've been on the hunt for one of the stovepipe bodies so I could start a project like this. Once I find a body, I'll probably spring for a Classic RT.

(literally first post on AO in years)

[diesel85]

John why were you using a cocker when you had that sweet RT! I would have rather been hit by a mag.....

[wetwrks]

I would require at least 2 mints.

Here is my offer...