Nanuq Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I ordered up a couple of these and they're pretty bad, they look nothing like gen. Don't waste your money guys. eBay item 130555735541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Damn, too late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Damn, too late... yeah..lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Those look very similar to the ones that come on the CWP inserts. Those are junk as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Sadly I pointed the link out to J and he bought one...I bought several. They are the same that I have bought from other sources but alot cheaper. Who sells the best ones, or are gen the only way to go? Can these be aged to look good? I want at least one really good pearl for my current build... I need one for this insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 What color pearl do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Clark's has pearls, and Otto Frei has them too. How do you age the thing? I've tried the torch flame, and a yellowed varnish, but no joy yet. Any other methods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I ordered up a couple of these and they're pretty bad, they look nothing like gen. Don't waste your money guys. eBay item 130555735541 +1 These has been around fleebay from time to time by various sellers and are absolute crap. Solid acrylic and not like gen construction at all.. No shortcut here - Ofrei is the way to go for aftermarket vintage pearls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 +1 These has been around fleebay from time to time by various sellers and are absolute crap. Solid acrylic and not like gen construction at all.. No shortcut here - Ofrei is the way to go for aftermarket vintage pearls! By solid acrylic you mean not hollow? How do they get the lume inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 By solid acrylic you mean not hollow? How do they get the lume inside? Correct. These are not hollow so the lume is applied on the back side that goes inside the insert.. So the lume is too far from the front/ top which makes it weak/ blurry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 What color pearl do you need? I would like one that looked like this, or even lighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Correct. These are not hollow so the lume is applied on the back side that goes inside the insert.. So the lume is too far from the front/ top which makes it weak/ blurry.. Thank you, I just looked at one of these through a loupe and you are 100% correct, the lume is applied to the back..the small end of the "mushroom" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 woof*- How about this loose one on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 woof*- How about this loose one on the bottom? No joy, Ubi ... his insert hole is not the tiny vintage size. Still on the topic of changing the color of the goo, I read somewhere you can soak the pearl in alcohol and the fill just dissolves. Any truth to that? Or was the original poster the one soaked in alcohol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I'll make it work ubi! The blue insert isn't here yet...on the way, but sold and gaurenteed to be gen 5512/13 or Tudor. Can't tell hole size for sure from the pic, looks like smaller hole to me but maybe not... I'll see when it gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Send me your shipping info... Pearl is on me, gratis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thank you R! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 All I ask is that you put it to good use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 All I ask is that you put it to good use I promise! My insert arrived! It is the vintage tiny hole. I put one of these ebay pearls in and it fits...The hole might look larger in pics, but this pearl and that hole are tiny...... but I will wait till a better one comes along... Please bear with my impromptu pics (2$ plastic loupe taped to my iphone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 GEN insert. lumi pearl audibly snapped right in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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