I'm done with my little Llama XV 22lr. After test firing, I cleaned the frame and painted it. I tried something new with the paint, and I'm not really happy with how it turned out, but it will do for now. I tried to replicate the nickel plating on the metal as best I could. I use Rustolium Chrome spray paint and topped it with a matte clear. It looks ok, but it didn't seem to stick to the print well and it chips super easy. Next time I'll try a base coat of SEM Color Coat under the top coats because that stuff sticks to prints great. The entire frame as well as the grip panels are 3D printed and here's how it turned out. It's easy to forget just how small the Llama XV is when you see it alone in pics, so I included my partially printed full size 1911-ish in some of the pics for scale.
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