Kurtster
Well-known member
Looking great! As far as graphics go, I like the ones on the red CM best...but that's me. With the lines of that Vision being kind of flat/sharp, Im thinking a domed raised are would look a little out of place. Can you pull of something to the __/''''''''''''\__ profile there and have it just be a flat taper down to the bow with the sides just decreasing in height? That would just take a lot of filler but look neat. It is hard to see what hard lines you have in that pic. I am assuming you have something going like a rounded hump.
Thanks GF ---- actually, the profile your suggesting is very much like what Checkmate did in their 1989 model --- I understand exactly what your sayin regarding the flat/sharp lines of this model, but I want to try and make sure it looks different {at least a little different} than how Checkmate filled it with their '89 model.
Yes it is a "rounded hump" style, -- however keep in mind that what you see in the picture will actually be grounded/sanded down another 3/4 inch per most of the length so the hump height will be lessoned considerably.
As you know {and a lot of other guys in this forum know} -- it's very difficult to find where to draw the line between having a custom look and still keeping the original/traditional look that the manufacturer intended.
Believe me --- I'm staying awake at night struggling with the dilemma of where to draw that line
I want to make sure people will still know this is 100% CHECKMATE without having to look at the name --- but that they will say something like ----- "hey, I know that's a Checkmate, but I've never seen one exactly like that"