differences in 95 dredd lawgivers?

[ranallace]

i got a cast off feepay recently .... the cast is kinda warped....ive already done 8 hours work to it to get it to where it is - ALOT more to go ..... ive noticed differences between the one i have and the ones ive seen on here ....can we discuss these differences ?

-i have been reading alot of threads and doing some research - this thread is amazing !
http://www.therpf.com/f71/bad-builds-worse-fixes-judge-dredd-lawgiver-98092/

the warp in the slide area is quite noticable

this is a thin spot in the resin i believe - kinda afraid to disturb it - dont want it to cave in ..LOL

 

[ranallace]

nobody ?

 

[J Scorn]

hello buddy, spotted your thread just now and would like to give it a helping 'push'. breaks my heart to see a bad cast that's been paid for 'however' half the time, recovering a bad cast is half the fun and you learn a lot along the way.... but you don't want to make a habit of it lol. if the trigger guard falls in so be it. best it happens when its at this stage and not on the final spray stage!! you can repair and re shape using 'milliput' or a similar epoxy baesd putty.

if u need more advice my links are below.

all the best

 

[ranallace]

miliput ?

 

[trt66]

To quote the website; Milliput is a 2 part, cold setting, non shrinking epoxy putty. It's available at any good model/hobby shop.

 

[ranallace]

thanks - my local shop had never heard of it ......8)

so is mine a stunt copy ? hero copy ? firing copy ? ect ...... i know its a cruddy mold , but figured someone would know whick one it is as it has different patterns to it

 

[ranallace]

more photos of todays progress here :

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3596286124081.113428.1781333986&type=3

 

[Propsjonnyb]

From the photo's - your's seems to be a copy of one of the 'stunt' guns cast in solid rubber so the casting isn't perfect , epoxy putty ( milliput - any good hobby craft store) or plumbers 20 min epoxy - ( hardware store ) is your best bet and make a friend of Bondo or P38 car body filler as these are easy to work with and very easy to sand , don't make up too much - use little and often and build up the areas you need to work on good, bad or indifferent, a cast is a cast and unless it's a very bad one , you can resurrect almost any cast with hard work . Some times sanding down an area and re-making the part out of plasticard is better , but only you can make that call.

 

[ranallace]

thanks for your information .... 8)

 

[Rook 3]

JB Weld might be a good choice in the USA. Milliput is a UK product which is probably why your local hobby shop hadn't heard of it.

The lower barrel on the "real" Lawgiver was from a Vivitar 8x21 power monocular. There
are similar ones on ebay for little money if you want to "fix" that part of your replica.

 

[ranallace]

just got one thanks

 

[ranallace]

suggestions on how you guys have drilled out your barrels ? is there a better way than a spade bit ? i want to replace mine with a metal barrel and mill out the slots .....

 

[tubachris85x]

Drill press preferably would work best, though, I've have used a vice grip, hand drill, leveler and pray to the prop gods I don't F-up

 

[ranallace]

work continues - i decided to try and do the drill work by hand with a dewalt drill and some slow/patient work ....took over 2 hours but i dont think it looks too bad .......


-drilling out bore for new metal barrel

- 1 chip on bottom section of top barrel - not happy with that

-drilling out vents

-test fit on new lower barrel

-final fit test on lower barrel

 

[ranallace]

Drill press preferably would work best, though, I've have used a vice grip, hand drill, leveler and pray to the prop gods I don't F-up

i see you are in ft. lauderdale florida - i used to live there too , went to hollywood hills high school , lived in davie- worked at a feed store there called griffs....small world

 

[Propsjonnyb]

Not bad so far . Drill press is the best bet for drilling out your barrel.

 

[tubachris85x]

i see you are in ft. lauderdale florida - i used to live there too , went to hollywood hills high school , lived in davie- worked at a feed store there called griffs....small world

Oh nice, Yea I actually live in Davie/SouthWest Ranches!

 

[ranallace]

yup - davie - a horse town , LOL ..... worked at griffs western wear , then at the winn dixie on sheridan - had a cool italian food place next door to the winn dixie, we use to eat there alot - wish i could remember the name of it - sold slices and to die for calzones! new york style !! , havent been back in a long time , wonder if some of the cool places we use to go are still there ? still hijali in dania beach ? thunderbird swap shop still going ? there use to be a neat d&d - gamer club in that area ,off the main road that ran by winn dixie ,in davie , about 4-5 blocks down if driving opposite was as davie town is , , was a private club as i can remember , but cant remember the name of it -the late 1980's was the time period- dated a girl that went to that luthern church on that same road - across from the hung lo resturaunt ( dont laugh , actual name) i went to HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ( go spartans) with her brother , thier dad was the pastor there ( rubino? was thier names) .. had a blue 1978 t-top firebird , bon jovi music ruled the radio ,and times were good- man the memories of that area and that time in my life .... GOOD TIMES !!!


* ok enuff of the walk down memory lane - time to get back to the lawgiver - grabbing keys and off to get a metal barrel and some other stuff

 

[ranallace]

-threaded

-barrel test shot 1

-barrel test 2

 

[ranallace]

2 more hours of sanding - - hands tired ...LOL

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if i drill into the hollow spots - visible in the trigger guard area - and use a syringe to shoot resin in that cavity will that make it more solid ?