FourSevens PK Paladin Triple XP-G2 3D - Tail Clicky Switch

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Triple Cree XP-G2 3D emitters on 19mm Noctigon MCPCB
Carclo 10507 optic with diffusion film
ARC glass
MTN 15+1 FET driver with GuppyDrv3
Aluminium & brass heatsink
GITD inserts
Black & thermochromic aesthetics
Reverse clicky tail switch in copper housing
Tritium vial in switch
Lockout-able
Length – 64mm
Width – 24mm
Weight – 77g (With 16340 cell)
Max – 1700lm

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I rebuilt the pill with some copper tube & aluminium bar.

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The reverse clicky tail switch is housed in some copper tube & sheet covered with a silicone boot.
I installed a 4mm x 0.5mm green tritium vial in the titanium switch button backed with glow powder.
Green GITD powder mixed with UV setting glue applied to the front & back inserts and JB Weld in some other side recesses. Carbon fibre wrap in the battery tube to stop any rattle.

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Great mod! Looks so much better with the black accents and CF wrap.

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A man with taste, thanks mate :slight_smile:
It was the knurling on the bezel ring that got me started as i really didn’t like the way it was.

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Damn dude, outstanding!

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Thanks mate :+1:

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A lovely little “Thumb light” :sunglasses:

Phil

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Holy wee nuggets on a bony pogo stick, now THAT is cool :open_mouth: It looks straight out of a futuristic sci-fi setting!

If I ever made a video game with a handheld light (or vehicle-mounted plasma mortar :smiley: ), I’d include this mod as my 3D model in a heartbeat.

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:slight_smile:

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Very tacticool. I can’t seem to bring myself to mod anything but inexpensive lights. ~$20-$30 my interest seems to wane but I’m glad there are some with a more generous budget.

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Yeah man, I do it so you guys don’t have to :laughing:

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In the end you get what you pay for(if you don’t wreck it along the way) so this will always be classier than my almost finished Sipik mod.

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That sipiks a classic, the only one in the world like it i bet, like some of mine. It’s the unique innovative hand built personalization i love.

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Did some polishing to it the other day along with troubleshooting the driver but still a ways to go. Don’t even know yet how well it focuses.

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Therein lies the fun/pain/joy/satisfaction :slight_smile:
Will be good to see it finished.
I attempted a 16340 version once but gave up on it.

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I could also do an 18650 version but would have to re tap the threads and make a tail cap for it. Maybe next time, maybe not. The shape is so iconic I don’t want to get too far away from it and 16650 already gets to 2500mAhr. The way I did this one 16340 would be a snap, wouldn’t even need the brass, just human lathe the back into the front a bit after reaming the inside. It certainly isn’t about minimizing the effort since the less the effort the less likely I’ll bother with it.

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+1 :+1:

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Don’t know what’s the number I should write (1-1000 is way too low), so I’ll just say that… you said it all! :star: :crown:

BTW, I don’t like this FourSevens flashlight (mainly because of it’s strike bezel), but I like the way you made it look. Well done mate! :beer:

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:) Thanks mate. I don’t like the light with the strike bezel attached to the front either but i do like it’s detail on the body, and that is where it will stay, unless of course i find myself being attacked, then hopefully i would have time to take it out, change it all around and set the light to strobe mode :laughing: :frowning: :person_facepalming: lol, i jest!

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That looks and likely performs awesome. Great taste. I need to send you mine for that electronic & led hook up! lol I bought a blue one when they first dropped. I got a few different bezels. Neat how they can move around and interchange. Fun light.

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Yeah they’re cool. I thought about getting the blue colour but wasn’t sure about finish durability, how’s it holding up so far?

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So far it is holding up well. I am pretty gentle with my gear. So I am not a good durability tester. It rides solo in my front jean pocket usually. I can tell you I dropped it on wooden floors. It bent the striker bezel pretty good. I just carefully bent it back by hand. No problems so far.