It's still way early days for this model and I'm also sure this will be an on-again-off-again sort of project. I'm still laying out basic shapes and proportions.

I'm shooting (ha!) for a Mark IV Series 70 like one I used to own but please forgive me if some of the features get mixed to some degree. Anyway here it is...

http://www.fourmadmen.com/gallery/albums/images/blender/wip/M1911/wip1.jpg

http://www.fourmadmen.com/gallery/albums/images/blender/wip/M1911/wip2.jpg

The whole thing looks like this:
http://www.inpayne.com/temp/45.jpg

And shoots like this:
http://www.inpayne.com/temp/pins.jpg
(5 pins in 5.4 sec)

;)

5.4 secs? We're you sick that day or something? :devil:

This sucker sure does have some interesting contours. Never really thought about it before trying to model it.

Slowly but surely, here's the latest...

http://www.fourmadmen.com/gallery/albums/images/blender/wip/M1911/wip4.jpg

http://www.fourmadmen.com/gallery/albums/images/blender/wip/M1911/wip5.jpg

Are you working from photos? If you would like some photos of a bone stock gov model I could help. Not a Mk 70 though.
Mel W.

5.4 secs? We're you sick that day or something? :devil:
It was my first time :).
But it was a range record at the time. :dude:

Are you working from photos? If you would like some photos of a bone stock gov model I could help. Not a Mk 70 though.
Mel W.
I've got some blueprints but exterior images are helpful also, so by all means post whatever your willing to. Thanks.

It was my first time :).
But it was a range record at the time. :dude:
Not a bad result in any case.