Hello there,
I am opening this thread to keep track on my coming project and show all the things that went into it as well
I am currently working on bringing extremely accurate full conversion kits for the Jabba guard DL18 blaster. The kits are based on metal parts and greeblies cast from original accurate parts.
I think you guys are starting to know my work, and this is a slightly different project. I am still busy with my Vader stunt sabers and preparing my next big project, but this is something done more "on the side". I usually do absolutely all of my parts myself in my workshop in the south of France, and specialize in machined metal parts. This projects involves a lot of resin parts and several good candidates for laser cutting, so I have given some work to two of my fellow casting geniuses, Ryan Clinton and his wife Julie, and my own wife Julie, AKA Wonder Knight , as well as subcontracted some aluminium and delrin laser cutting
As usual, all other parts, the ones not based on a on hand real part, were 3D modelled and match on several references by myself and the kits will be extremely accurate to the original blasters
I was given extremely good references of a lot of key details of the blaster by two very kind souls that I won't name here as the references are sadly private as often. You know who you are, and I thank you so much for the input and photos, they were invaluable, and everyone will get to build a super accurate prop thanks to your help!
here is a photo of the current progress on the kits!
update on the project check list:
- aluminium side plates: DONE
- previously know as "marker cap" front greebly: DONE
- Delrin scope mounts: DONE
- 2x cast motor coil plates: DONE
- 2x cast falcon missiles: DONE
- Resin scopes with real 3.5mm jack: WIP, new mold done, casting WIP
- cast Bulgin buttons for the scope: WIP, mold done, casting WIP
- 2x 16mm hemispheres: WIP, Grey Plastruct parts on hand, Black cast part: mold done, casting WIP
option: RO72 conversion back aluminium cap: DONE
I will discuss all parts in the next messages
cheers all!
I am opening this thread to keep track on my coming project and show all the things that went into it as well
I am currently working on bringing extremely accurate full conversion kits for the Jabba guard DL18 blaster. The kits are based on metal parts and greeblies cast from original accurate parts.
I think you guys are starting to know my work, and this is a slightly different project. I am still busy with my Vader stunt sabers and preparing my next big project, but this is something done more "on the side". I usually do absolutely all of my parts myself in my workshop in the south of France, and specialize in machined metal parts. This projects involves a lot of resin parts and several good candidates for laser cutting, so I have given some work to two of my fellow casting geniuses, Ryan Clinton and his wife Julie, and my own wife Julie, AKA Wonder Knight , as well as subcontracted some aluminium and delrin laser cutting
As usual, all other parts, the ones not based on a on hand real part, were 3D modelled and match on several references by myself and the kits will be extremely accurate to the original blasters
I was given extremely good references of a lot of key details of the blaster by two very kind souls that I won't name here as the references are sadly private as often. You know who you are, and I thank you so much for the input and photos, they were invaluable, and everyone will get to build a super accurate prop thanks to your help!
here is a photo of the current progress on the kits!
update on the project check list:
- aluminium side plates: DONE
- previously know as "marker cap" front greebly: DONE
- Delrin scope mounts: DONE
- 2x cast motor coil plates: DONE
- 2x cast falcon missiles: DONE
- Resin scopes with real 3.5mm jack: WIP, new mold done, casting WIP
- cast Bulgin buttons for the scope: WIP, mold done, casting WIP
- 2x 16mm hemispheres: WIP, Grey Plastruct parts on hand, Black cast part: mold done, casting WIP
option: RO72 conversion back aluminium cap: DONE
I will discuss all parts in the next messages
cheers all!
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