Delmustator
Sr Member
Since I practically hijacked Joe and Sean's thread selling their excellent Dredd 2012 Lawgiver II prop. I thought I would move the upgrade build here so I don't keep messing in their thread.
So, I acquired the prop from Morganthirteen, no relation to Morgan's Eleven, and started planning.
I simply drew an outline of the prop and started adding the electronics for the upgrade for light and sound effects.
I primer'ed and painted the prop using a coat of silver followed by a coat of stove paint. The stove paint gives it that 'parkerized' appearance.
So here is the prop, post painting and weathered.
I didn't much care for the look of the resin bullets so I made my own from aluminum bar stock. It's actually lighter than the resin.
Now to open the pistol grip. With some persistence and the blunt end of a razor knife blade, I was able to slowly remove the resin connecting the magazine butt plate to the grip. It took a while but I found that the resin was rather thin in this area.
I drilled a channels, as depicted on my planning drawing, using a special 12" drill bit that I fabricated in the shop. You could probably buy one but they get rather expensive the longer they are. There was a small amount of hardened foam in the grip. It was easily removed.
There is plenty of room for a 2-cell 7.4 volt lith-ion battery pack. I may possible have enough space for the BlasterCore in there also. I will be adding a recharge port so there should be no need to open the compartment unless the BC needs reprogramming.
So, I acquired the prop from Morganthirteen, no relation to Morgan's Eleven, and started planning.
I simply drew an outline of the prop and started adding the electronics for the upgrade for light and sound effects.
I primer'ed and painted the prop using a coat of silver followed by a coat of stove paint. The stove paint gives it that 'parkerized' appearance.
So here is the prop, post painting and weathered.
I didn't much care for the look of the resin bullets so I made my own from aluminum bar stock. It's actually lighter than the resin.
Now to open the pistol grip. With some persistence and the blunt end of a razor knife blade, I was able to slowly remove the resin connecting the magazine butt plate to the grip. It took a while but I found that the resin was rather thin in this area.
I drilled a channels, as depicted on my planning drawing, using a special 12" drill bit that I fabricated in the shop. You could probably buy one but they get rather expensive the longer they are. There was a small amount of hardened foam in the grip. It was easily removed.
There is plenty of room for a 2-cell 7.4 volt lith-ion battery pack. I may possible have enough space for the BlasterCore in there also. I will be adding a recharge port so there should be no need to open the compartment unless the BC needs reprogramming.
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