How do you turn This into THIS?

[Levi 42]

This is my very first Luger that I bought as a "shooter" but it had all matching numbers, including grips, but minus a matching mag. After purchasing a few more, I decided that it was a sin to leave it as is. The comment "life's too short to shoot an ugly gun" got to me, so even with advice here to not have it restored, I liked the ideas of having Thor breath new life to it.

Here are a few more before/after pictures.