New Lightweight Manix Colors

xceptnl · #21

Thanks Cheddarnut! I have to say the Kelly Green, Brown and Red really catch my eye. The clear idea certainly has potential as well.

Cheddarnut · #22

Bladester wrote:Thanks for posting these pics, Cheddarnut! The LW Manix2 is one of my favorite Spyderco's. Like mattman said, just something about the translucent color. Looks great out in the sunlight. Personally, I like the hot colors: red or orange or yellow. And the green is nice, too. I've been waiting for these, and yep, I'd go for 'em.

--Larry

Thanks Larry, sometimes my obsession runs too wild for reality and i have to start creating possibilities in my head.

Somebody said camo?

Liquid Cobra · #23

Well done sir!!!! Looks great but I meant more traditional camp like on the military's.

grg · #24

They just keep getting better.

GrossPolluter · #25

Nice color concepts, Cheddarnut.

My faves are:

Post #11: bottom (translucent root beer)
Post #22: bottom (camo)

kennethsime · #26

First sir, you are a photoshop wiz. My hat is off to you.

I would look forward to non-translucent colors. Dark green, brown, or black are my preferences.

BAL · #27

Personally, I guess that I am mixed on the concept. I don't have any of the different
colored Delica's or Endura's and the Manix LW hasn't clicked with me yet because of
the FRCP. I may end up liking the material somewhere along the lines, but it doesn't
do anything for me yet.

The different colors are cool to look at and get get different ideas, but as for actually
buying one and carrying it, I don't know. I'd almost have to see a colored one in person
before I would get one. It reminds me of looking at a bunch of different colored shirts
in a catalog and thinking that they look awesome and then when you actually ordered
one and get it,it doesn't look at cool as it did in the book.

Awesome photo shop work though.

DJFrostbyte · #28

Those all look really good! I think spyderco should do that. Maybe with a different steel. BD1 is ok, but I don't really LOVE its edge retention to ease of sharpening ratio. I don't mine a steel that loses its edge quickly if it is easy to sharpen... but I find the BD1 take a bit more effort to re-hone an edge on. But I love the Manix 2 LW in the translucent blue. It is a gorgeous knife. The only other thing I would suggest is making it screw construction rather than pin construction. Just makes me feel better with screw construction.

DJFrostbyte · #29

Here are a few I just did really quick.

BAL · #30

Or buy one knife with screw constuction and then order different colored scales to
change and match what you are wearing each day. And I am actually being serious.

DJFrostbyte · #31

Here are 3 more

JNewell · #32

Pockets wrote:I like the third one in the top pic the best. What about moonglow? :D

Can't be cast - probably a non-starter for this specific knife. I also doubt it is strong enough to hold the knife together.

einstein2001 · #33

Black LW with blacked out hardware and DLC please. :)

endgame · #34

They look great.try a clear one with all black hardware and a dlc coated blade I would be all over that one.marron would look great also.I think black hardware would look best with the translucent plastic.also dlc blade

polyhexamethyl · #35

+1 for the photoshop wizard, i'm very impressed!

somehow the frcp looks kinda cheap to me, that's actual the only reason what keeps me from buying one, i should check out my friends translucent blue the next time!

mineralman55 · #36

I like the purple translucent. Would also like a ruby red or bright orange translucent.

Cheddarnut · #37

Thanks for the comments guys, its a couple clicks in photoshop, nothing compared to the real modders here :)
Djmoonbat, nice work, the limegreen is delicious.

Will post more later, heres another from last night, color changing scales, like hotwheels i used to love...

xceptnl · #38

In all seriousness, is it possible to create these multicolored configurations? Are the FRCP handles injection molded or is it more complex than that?

johnnygomer · #39

I like (in order) the purple, lime green, rainbow, and red.
I have dyed a couple yellow FRN handles (one orange and one red) but never the FRCP. It doesn't look like the type of material you could customize in that manner.

WireEdge Roger · #40

Wow, good job! Very convincing :D I'd like to see nearly all of those made, there are some great colors in there. I'm still hoping for that all black DLC version we saw a while back.