Like Reel Fakes I used the Birchwood Casey Super Blue on my DEC parts. I've got the bull barrel, scope mount, and Mauser frame soaking in Barricade right now, but I finished my scope. At least for now. Here's my scope right after bluing sitting next to my very beat up and reblued real HW scope:
My real scope has the wrong knurling but the engraving is accurate. I'm pretty happy with it and think it will look good on the gun.
Here's my DEC scope after beating it up and weathering it. The weathering looks more extreme in the photo than it does to the eye:
I used Clutch's technique of rattling the scope around in a box of tools, I scraped at it with a rusty hammer, and then I used white vinegar to lighten some areas and weakened bluing solution to darken others. It's certainly not perfect, but I think it looks pretty decent.
And here's my flash hider.
Blued with Super Blue, then soaked in white vinegar for five minutes to make it a little lighter while leaving the darker bluing in all the nooks and crannies, and then zapped with a blowtorch on the tip to give it the look of metal that's been heated by repeated blaster shots. Perhaps not completely screen accurate, but I like the effect. As with the scopes, the weathering on the FH isn't as prominent to the eye.
What do you guys think? I'm fairly new to builds like this and weathering these parts has been an interesting experiment. I value your thoughts and opinions.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to assemble my live fire Han Solo Hero DL-44!