This is a blaster factory anh chewbacca bowcaster kit I was commissioned to re-paint. The owner wasn't happy with the original paint job he had someone else do and after receiving it I could see why. It was assembled and painted all one color. Literally, no primer no clear coat. Only a few scuffs added by using sand paper. None of the parts were painted individually. I first completely took this thing apart then stripped all the paint. I wanted to get rid of all the machining marks and clean up any uneven machine cuts. I noticed two right away, the back of the single point scope was cut at a slight angle and the back of the butt stock was cut uneven. I reshaped the butt stock and squared up the back of the single point as well as getting rid of the machine marks throughout the stock. After smoothing everything out I primed each individual piece. I painted the single point first because I know a real one is textured. I painted the Nikko Sterling scopes next. I also cut new side plates out of aluminum. I thought it was strange that the kit comes with plastic ones. The bow I painted a very matte black to match the original. I really wanted to do bluing on this thing but it can't be done with aluminum so I added a blue/purple coat over the black on the scopes and scope rings. There were also 2 notches on the trigger guard that I filled in and painted. I didn't see them on an original Horton crossbow. I cut and bent the rear sling mount. I got the fabric for the front sling mount off of my tool pouch. It was the correct width and was broken in. Ive been trying to match all the scuffs and paint chipping I can see in the refrence images. The screen used barrel looks pretty wasted and the owner of the bowcaster doesn't want it as wasted as the original so I'll be doing a more subtle version of weathering. After mounting the knobs on the side plates I did some dusting at the base and top of each knob. I also did some aluminum black on the trigger. This is what I've done so far.
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