1911-1912 pin gun, charcoal colors. Been thinking about upgrading one of mine to look like a Parker AA. Should drive my Parker shooting buddies nuts to have their engraving on my FOX gun. Would violate every sense of edicate that they have.
Only question is how much do you want to sink into this project? You could get into the $3,000 range real fast if you did all that you listed. If you did some of the work you could cut this down by half easy. Period pads are over rated in my book. Go for a leather covered one. They look nicer and are better when done right.
Make a list of what you want to have done and think aobut it for one month. In the mean time get the best looking stock blank that you can find for the job. When you have the stock blank in hand it will give you all the inspiration that you need to start the job. No shortcuts, do it one slow step at a time and do it right. Too often I see great starts end up as petered out wantabes. You sound like you really want a first class gun so go for it. Damn pitty it is not a 20 though.
