Looking for a sterling l2a3 replica, for an E-11 project

rednaxela

New Member

• Sep 11, 2013

• #1

Hi, I'm a new member who has admired this forum for a while and have decided to join the community and to begin with my own projects. I'm looking for a replica of sterling l2a3. So i can make my own e-11 blaster rifle. I have so far only found parts of a sterling and because I'm not good at metal work, I prefer a full replica. then I ask you, where can I find one? no I do not want a real one, because my budget is not enough.

(I'm new member and i dont know how the forum works and please tell me and I have published this right.)

 

DeathFromADesk

Active Member

• Sep 11, 2013

• #2

They're not cheap or plentiful but they can be found here:

British Sterling SMG Mk IV Display Gun ima-usa.com

 

TazMan2000

Master Member

• Sep 11, 2013

• #3

Wow. Either there is some severe lens distortion on the camera or that sterling replica on the initial picture was used to open up crates.
You said your budget isn't big....would you consider a resin replica? Doopydoos.com has one that is a cast of a real sterling. It's not meant for trooping, but more for display. There are issues with the buttstock and the quality of the castings. But it's certainly not 525 bucks and makes nice shelf display with a little bit of work and a few more parts and screws.

TazMan2000

 

Treadwell

Legendary Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Sep 11, 2013

• #4

The one in your picture is a replica by the Model Gun Corporation (MGC), long out of production. Those were used in ROTJ, but if you want an ANH or ESB, you want a replica that's more accurate. I can't think of anyone making replicas of just the Sterling, but if resin is okay with you, there's "Doopydoo", who does a very nice kit. Or look for Master Replica blasters on eBay...

 

rednaxela

New Member

• Sep 12, 2013

• #5

Thank you so much for all the posts and probably I show my work in the future.

 

jkno

Legendary Member

• Sep 21, 2013

• #6

If you are in US there is also: UniqueCanes - Star Wars

 

cboath

Master Member

• Sep 22, 2013

• #7

Are the 'modifications' essentially that there's no way to transfer a bullet from the mag to the barrel and that the barrel is a solid piece of bar (3/4" or so) in the middle of the reciever and not a hollow tube that could launch a bullet?

So that from all outward appearances it's virtually identical to the original and everything on the exterior functions normally (click of the trigger, popping in a mag, folding stock, etc)?

And any clue who makes a better finished piece between those two places?

 

Darth Lars

Master Member

• Sep 22, 2013

• #8

TazMan2000 said:

Doopydoos.com has one that is a cast of a real sterling. It's not meant for trooping, but more for display.

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There are lots of troopers that use Doopydoo's kits. If you are trooping you would want your blaster to not be too heavy, which the original Sterlings are.
I would go with Doopydoo's parts attached to a plastic tube.

There was an airsoft replica Sterling also. It is made of metal, but very rare, quite expensive and not of the L2A3 model. Some details are different, or missing.

 

TazMan2000

Master Member

• Sep 22, 2013

• #9

Darth Lars said:

There are lots of troopers that use Doopydoo's kits. If you are trooping you would want your blaster to not be too heavy, which the original Sterlings are.
I would go with Doopydoo's parts attached to a plastic tube.

There was an airsoft replica Sterling also. It is made of metal, but very rare, quite expensive and not of the L2A3 model. Some details are different, or missing.

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I'm not saying you couldn't, but care must me taken. That resin doesn't survive a drop too well. Can't be a stormtrooper without a blaster. (Or at least a broken blaster). What would the Emperor say?

TazMan2000

 

DARKSIDE72

Sr Member

• Oct 16, 2013

• #10

This low life is using my old photograph for his E-11...

jkno said:

If you are in US there is also: UniqueCanes - Star Wars

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jkno

Legendary Member

• Oct 17, 2013

• #11

DARKSIDE72 said:

This low life is using my old photograph for his E-11...

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Which one is that? If so, why not contacting them about it?