I recently wrapped up a fun project that I'd like to share.
This started as a Model 10-7 frame with sideplate and barrel from Gunbroker.
Add in a "parts kit" from the same site.
I was very fortunate in a few ways at this step. The kit was from a 10-6. Since I was using the matching yoke & cylinder I didn't worry about the relocation of the gas ring between the 10-6 and the 10-7. I was surprised to find that it included a polished .500" target trigger and a .500" target hammer. (I really should have examined the pictures more closely.)
Fortunately, the parts only required minor fitting to become a functional whole. It was successfully range tested at this stage.
A few passes of rust blue got things looking pretty uniform.
Having less than $200 in it at this point I figured we might as well keep going. I picked up some cheap diamond files and cut a notch into the front sight. The next day I packed it up and shipped it off to Mahovsky's in PA for their Metalife hard chrome plating. It arrived back at my door just shy of two months later.
That evening I poured a green front sight insert using two part epoxy adhesive and Testors fluorescent green (# 1174) enamel model paint.
Now I have a unique carry piece which I figure will last darn near forever. A 2" model 10 snub with target trigger, target hammer, colored sight insert and an indestructible finish. You can call me Bubba, but I really enjoyed the process and am pleased with the results.
This started as a Model 10-7 frame with sideplate and barrel from Gunbroker.
Add in a "parts kit" from the same site.
I was very fortunate in a few ways at this step. The kit was from a 10-6. Since I was using the matching yoke & cylinder I didn't worry about the relocation of the gas ring between the 10-6 and the 10-7. I was surprised to find that it included a polished .500" target trigger and a .500" target hammer. (I really should have examined the pictures more closely.)
Fortunately, the parts only required minor fitting to become a functional whole. It was successfully range tested at this stage.
A few passes of rust blue got things looking pretty uniform.
Having less than $200 in it at this point I figured we might as well keep going. I picked up some cheap diamond files and cut a notch into the front sight. The next day I packed it up and shipped it off to Mahovsky's in PA for their Metalife hard chrome plating. It arrived back at my door just shy of two months later.
That evening I poured a green front sight insert using two part epoxy adhesive and Testors fluorescent green (# 1174) enamel model paint.
Now I have a unique carry piece which I figure will last darn near forever. A 2" model 10 snub with target trigger, target hammer, colored sight insert and an indestructible finish. You can call me Bubba, but I really enjoyed the process and am pleased with the results.
While I would have done a couple of the details differently, that's why they call them "custom" guns. 
Your excellent photos show how the Metalife covers but doesn't hide details... the "texture" of the barrel and front sight shows right through, doesn't it? I would consider your project to be a great success and one of which you can be justifiably proud. BTW, how does that shade of green do for you in dim light conditions? I know fire departments have discovered that a neon yellow-green shade stands out well for truck color; does your shade work well for that as well?
