A Blade Runner Blaster WIP

[Noeland]

A few years ago I got a package deal of 6 or 7 resin blasters from a fellow in Japan on the big E.

Two of them were shipped "done" but came to be all busted up. Mostly with the trigger guards busted off of them. I've been reworking two of them to use in our fan film, and wanted to share the progress of one with the boards.

This is going to have a two tone black, glossy and flat, with shined out aluminum pieces and a barrel.

The other blaster isn't anywhere near done yet, but when it is, I'll post it.

This blaster, which I'm calling "Black and Silver" came to me with the original triggers (which had broken off) no guard, the bolt handle was missing and had just been filled in with brown putty, and the LEd package looked like this:

Initially, we used this and another blaster that lacked triggers as holster guns, because they could fit into normal hip holsters for the cops.

Now, I gutted all of the LEDS, and stared working to dremel and sand, and sort of rework the gun to be one of the more custom looking guns we will need.

I started to chop up some raw aluminum (flat and tube) from home depot to make a trigger guard, triggers, bolt hand, ejection port cover, etc. and found that I have enjoyed doing this more than any other part of the build.

I did the bending with regular tool and my work bench, nothing special there, but after a lot of shaping with the dremel and sanding, they look like this.

I actually cut 4 triggers like so:

Then used metal epoxy to glue them together, and then started to dremel and shape them.

Until I was happy with the results.

Tonight I started to paint the guns, and after the first round of painting (I need to do more sanding now to fix a couple rough spots the primer didn't show me)

The gun is at this stage now.

With a flash:

I removed the checkering from the grip, sanded it smooth, and will finsih it with high gloss clear, I'm using Ultra Black to finish a few areas as well.

I don't think it's coming along too badly.

Feel free to post pictures of some of the other blasters being worked on right now.. I love seeing them. :thumbsup

Thanks,
Njc-------------------------------

 

[TazVader]

That's a fine recovery job you are doing there my friend I really like the trigger guard too Well done...

Regards
TAZ

 

[Scapey]

Shiny

 

[KarlBud420]

Risen from the dead.

Looks like you're making nice progress on something many people would have given up on.

Great stuff.

Bruce

 

[tain669]

Nice Work,I'd like to see it when its finished Thanks

 

[Noeland]

Thanks everyone

I will post the finished pics probably within a few days.

Waiting for paint to dry as I trype this.. :ninja

Njc--------------------------

 

[dropshipbob]

Nice work Noeland, love the black on silver paint scheme.

 

[franz bolo]

Are you going to try to round the trigger guard a little?

The flat edges look odd to me. Nice work though..

FB

 

[Serafino]

The edge flatness is ok, but true the broad surface could be rounded a bit so the flat edge is narrower.

And yes, great job.

 

[Darth Kahnt]

Great work, thats quite an undertaking.

 

[Noeland]

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Are you going to try to round the trigger guard a little?The flat edges look odd to me. Nice work though.. [/b]

None of the edges are sharp, they've been sanded to have a rounded feel, but I like the way the light plays off the flat edge on camera.

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[drusselmeyer]

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Are you going to try to round the trigger guard a little?The flat edges look odd to me. Nice work though.. [/b]

None of the edges are sharp, they've been sanded to have a rounded feel, but I like the way the light plays off the flat edge on camera.

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Wow, that is a tremendous task you've taken on. Lots of nice work there. At least you have made it to the halfway point, -now you can't give up.

 

[temponaut]

I think I would have despaired at the sight of this:

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Very impressive how you've turned this piece around. I love what you've done with sheet aluminum, a Dremel, sandpaper, and some vision.

Thanks for the WIP pics. Looking forward to more. :thumbsup

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

Impressive.

Just as KarlBud420 said, not many would have the follow through to do such an overhaul.

 

[Noeland]

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I think I would have despaired at the sight of this: [/b]

Oh, I did.

That's why this gun sat for a long time looking like this:

And because I was working two jobs in Tampa. :angel

Then we moved to Atlanta and I have all the free time in the world. :confused

I'll be moving back to Tampa in about 4 weeks, and this is a good way to deal with pre-move anxiety.

It's therapy. B)

Thanks guys. It rained yesterday so I didn't have the chance to finish the blaster, hopefully today. :thumbsup

 

[KarlBud420]

Do those three in the bottom pic have painted grips or did the translucent grips photograph that way?

They look pretty cool with the day-glo orange color. B)

Bruce

 

[Noeland]

The grips are painted with a cheap acrylic orange.

I didn't like em much, but they were just for holsters under jackets, and for the most part were never seen.

A few other pics:

Njc-----------------

 

[KarlBud420]

You know that saying about there being 3 women for every guy? I wonder if it's the same for Blade Runner blasters.

You wouldn't happen to have 6 women and 10 blasters would you? Because if you do, I think you've got my share of both. :lol

Bruce

 

[Noeland]

Here are a few shots of the blaster nearing completion.

I have to admit that I liked the triggers I made before they were in the blaster, but seeing them in the blaster makes me want different triggers. They look too big and the shape of them just doesn't work for me. BUt for now, this is what she looks like.

I'm moving this weekend, so I'll be off the computer for a long while. In the meantime, enjoy.

Needs some suggestion on what color LED's to use for this one. I am leaning toward BLUE or WHITE. What do you guys think??? :confused

AND, this is where the "black and gold" blaster stands, though I am reconsidering the color scheme for something less . . . egyptian :lol

You will notice that yes I set coins into the grips, and yes, this is what I am calling a "flat nosed" compact version as well as a highly customized blaster with smooth features, and yet to be completed kanji engravings. That plays into the character who packs this blaster. No LEDS for this one either.

See you guys in the funny pages . . .

 

[KarlBud420]

I'd cast my vote for blue or green LEDs on the black/silver blaster.

There's something oddly soothing and hypnotic about those two colors.

I remember thinking they were the coolest when I first saw them on the front of the PS2.

Bruce