Great locking Dolphin, invites me to start my 48 soon.
One question regarding the Vickers: Are you sure about painting the Vickers? I have some doubt, for several reasons:
- they get hot during usage, so this will destroy the painting
- a layer of paint will disturb the cooling by isolation, that's why weapon typically only gets a chemical burnishing
- all pictures e.g. in Hendon, show black Vickers; all the old b/w pictures this metallic shine
Of course this is your decision - just wondering
Cheers,
Frank