Jack
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
First, I'm sorry if I make some mistakes but English isn't my main language, but I will do my best...
Now, I'm in the process of modding my MR Elite Han Solo ANH blaster. I want to do exactly the same as what Steve Dymszo did to his replica, mainly :
- Disassemble the whole blaster,
- Removing the powdercoating on the Mauser body,
- Replacing the MR sight with a real Mauser sight,
- Stamping in all the serial numbers,
- Polishing and rebluing the Mauser body,
- Replacing the MR scope and flash hider with steel (and brass) ones from DEC,
- Weather the scope mount, and the whole "beast" with rust chemicals,
- Seal with clearcoat.
I plan on using Birchwood Casey Alluminum black to reblue the Mauser body, using the tutorial posted here on the RPF for the Tomenosuke BR blaster.
For the Mauser itself, I was lucky to find a real sight in France but I still need to figure out how to remove the MR sight... I will post a complete tutorial also on how to disassemble the MR blaster. But that's not to difficult by the way.
My main concern is how to remove the powdercoating and if the Zamak MR blaster will take the blackening solution..?
I was thinking on having the parts submerge in Acetone and then using different wired tools on my Dremel. Don't know if anybody did this before and wants to share his experience ?
For the Aluminum black, I will check it once the blaster is clean and polished but it should be almost the same as blueing a BR blaster...
Also, one last question, concerning the serial numbers : What is the actual size of the numbers on a real Mauser. I was thinking of using 3mm number stamps. Is this correct, or should I use 4mm numbers ? Thanks.
Stay tuned for updates. Thanks.
First, I'm sorry if I make some mistakes but English isn't my main language, but I will do my best...
Now, I'm in the process of modding my MR Elite Han Solo ANH blaster. I want to do exactly the same as what Steve Dymszo did to his replica, mainly :
- Disassemble the whole blaster,
- Removing the powdercoating on the Mauser body,
- Replacing the MR sight with a real Mauser sight,
- Stamping in all the serial numbers,
- Polishing and rebluing the Mauser body,
- Replacing the MR scope and flash hider with steel (and brass) ones from DEC,
- Weather the scope mount, and the whole "beast" with rust chemicals,
- Seal with clearcoat.
I plan on using Birchwood Casey Alluminum black to reblue the Mauser body, using the tutorial posted here on the RPF for the Tomenosuke BR blaster.
For the Mauser itself, I was lucky to find a real sight in France but I still need to figure out how to remove the MR sight... I will post a complete tutorial also on how to disassemble the MR blaster. But that's not to difficult by the way.
My main concern is how to remove the powdercoating and if the Zamak MR blaster will take the blackening solution..?
I was thinking on having the parts submerge in Acetone and then using different wired tools on my Dremel. Don't know if anybody did this before and wants to share his experience ?
For the Aluminum black, I will check it once the blaster is clean and polished but it should be almost the same as blueing a BR blaster...
Also, one last question, concerning the serial numbers : What is the actual size of the numbers on a real Mauser. I was thinking of using 3mm number stamps. Is this correct, or should I use 4mm numbers ? Thanks.
Stay tuned for updates. Thanks.