Factory Entertainment Agent Sidearm replica (J2 or J gun))
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Those guns have been sprayed with hairspray and who knows what else to make them dull on purpose.
You are correct Rusty. He has a pic on his site that you can see them in all their glory before the dulling. It was the Pulsar and Tribarrel that were not metal. They had a zinc coating on the outside and poured urethane on the inside. Before you ask, yes i have been working on the pulsar! Got to make some aluminum thread spacers for it this weekend. Tri barrel sits for now because i want to get aluminum barrels made for it.
I introduced SD Studios to Rick Gamez, who made the original J2. Steve noted at that time:
"The original was completely custom made, not based on any actual gun. It is cast in aluminum with a few machined metal details. The aluminum castings were polished...NOT chrome plated. (everyone gets that wrong). The hero had flash paper in the nozzle that ignited with an electric primer. The two LEDs on the side and one LED in the upper sight light up when the rear lever switch is depressed. The grips are custom-made and cast in black resin."
Rick did offer a run here on the board but noted later that his J2's were cast in resin and then painted, not chromed. His run here on the board was done in the same manner he produced for the movie. It did have some machined parts but was not an all metal body.
MiB pic from Rick's site:
The guns for MiiB were milled out in metal:
"The original was completely custom made, not based on any actual gun. It is cast in aluminum with a few machined metal details. The aluminum castings were polished...NOT chrome plated. (everyone gets that wrong). The hero had flash paper in the nozzle that ignited with an electric primer. The two LEDs on the side and one LED in the upper sight light up when the rear lever switch is depressed. The grips are custom-made and cast in black resin."
Rick did offer a run here on the board but noted later that his J2's were cast in resin and then painted, not chromed. His run here on the board was done in the same manner he produced for the movie. It did have some machined parts but was not an all metal body.
MiB pic from Rick's site:
The guns for MiiB were milled out in metal:
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No offense but we've been through all this info already. Thanks though!
Just realized I sounded like a jerk, sorry!
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Rusty85
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Rusty85
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I've got a Chrome plated J2 already so I'll compare it with the Elite Edition when I get mine. Its not Factory Entertainment's limited edition, but its still a chrome J2 so it should be interesting none the less.
Nope, the two guns will look very similar. They will both be completely polished but the EE will degrade a little over time giving it that dull look some folks were looking for.
I, for one, ordered the EE just because it might be a signature edition. I mean really, what else could be worth $150?
I, for one, ordered the EE just because it might be a signature edition. I mean really, what else could be worth $150?
Good question I have been trying to figure that out . The only thing is wouldn't they have done the signature stuff a while ago once they had these rolling? Just seems to be cutting it close if they are truly waiting on sigs. Maybe it will be a little miniature alien or something? or a detailed MIB file with tons of information pictures etc?
I highly doubt those two things.
Perhaps the signatures are taking a little while but are expected (hence the two editions and the wait).
I ordered the EE for the finish. You guys that ordered it for something never promissed may be disappointed by not getting the finish you wanted and not getting what you think they are offering. To me if its sigs, great, but if it is something else that is worth $150 then i am cool with that too. I wanted the finish and the low edition number is worth something too. I hope it is sigs too but i am not holding my breath, just getting the proper screen accurate finish i want is worth big to me.
