Two Firsts from Mirage_Man

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This project was fun (for me), and Mirage_Man has granted me permission to use some of his photos in documenting his latest build.



We started with a VME/Malkoff Titanium head:



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Made specifically to hold the legendary Malkoff M-Series drop-in:



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It's a great idea for a custom flashlight head, but I didn't like the look when it was added to a plain old E-Series body:



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It was a little better on a McGizmo clicky pack, but still not right, in my opinion:



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So I sent it off to Mirage_Man, asking him to devise a unitary body/tail in titanium, expressly for this head, and to slightly modify the head, as well.



The two Firsts are the first custom titanium body for a VME/Malkoff titanium head (I think), and Mirage_Mans first unitary titanium body/tail combination.



The process began, of course, with complex engineering drawings by Mirage_Man, and the fitting of the blank for the body:



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I thought the original look of the head was a bit too minimalist, so I asked him to add fins all the way from the original single fin, down to the junction with the body:



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The body was then trimmed down and finned to mimic the look of the head:



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He sent it back to me, and I installed a Malkoff M30WF and an AW RCR123.



I took a few more photos, testing my new camera and light tent:



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Note how Brian mimicked the look of the front of the head, on the back of the tail. Nice touch!



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Great job, Brian! It's a fantastic little light.:thumbsup:
 
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