Snipe: already have a SA, but I don't want to tinker with it. I'd rather build one from scratch...more fun than just replacing parts
Blue: I've already contacted Bob Serva. I'm going to get one of his full dust cover frame, cut to match a slab side slide. It should be fun...
I don't want to pay $2G+ for a Les Baer Commanche Monolith, but I'd like to build something like it....building it would be a heck of a learning experience.
Here's the LB I'm talking about ('cept the Fusion trigger guard is square):
Someone posted this on the other 1911 thread....and it's what inspired me to want to build..
YouTube - the BEST colt .45 1911 animation collection ( with labeled parts )