KarlBud420
Well-Known Member
Well, after months of sitting in its box, the motivation struck me to finally get working on this when I heard about the PropSummit BR blaster building contest.
It was painted with real gun blue and Rustoleum high gloss enamel for the black parts.
So without further ado, I proudly present my (almost) finished all metal BR blaster.
First, a couple of overall shots of both sides:
The back end:
The hammer area with extra space drilled out:
The front end probe:
And with probe retracted via the cocking lever:
The underside of the cylinder cover was Dremeled out to reveal the cylinder per Karl's excellent WorldCon photos. That's a real Weaver 344 scope knob that I scored from eBay a while back before the supply got real scarce. :cool
The slide stopping groove was also Dremeled out although I didn't drill out the molded screw since I was having trouble finding button head hex screws in town:
Added the little screws on the ammo clip with the little grey disc made out of Aves Apoxie Sculpt:
Ammo clip magnetic attachment system:
LEDs lit up (the most nerve wracking part of this build as I had never done any electronics work, but I got that sucker to light up and then figured out the switch system, hah!)
Modified front trigger (drilled groove and cut down the front tab as shown in the photos):
I still need to stop by the hardward store for a large hex screw for the bottom of the ammo clip (I'm still using the phillips head included with the kit) and I had hoped to find a proper sized switch box to go in between the LEDs on the right side, and may get around to custom sculpting one from Aves, but for now I'm content.
I'm on the fence about the white wires too. Luckily, they're easily added and could also be a removable option if need be.
As everyone else has said, it's a heavy bugger! I thought it was bad before I put the bullets in it, but after, it's a real beast.
A big thank you to Karl "PhasePistol" Tate for making a great discovery at WorldCon and taking the reference photos that make all the BR fans drool! You da man, Karl!
Thanks for looking!
Bruce
It was painted with real gun blue and Rustoleum high gloss enamel for the black parts.
So without further ado, I proudly present my (almost) finished all metal BR blaster.
First, a couple of overall shots of both sides:
The back end:
The hammer area with extra space drilled out:
The front end probe:
And with probe retracted via the cocking lever:
The underside of the cylinder cover was Dremeled out to reveal the cylinder per Karl's excellent WorldCon photos. That's a real Weaver 344 scope knob that I scored from eBay a while back before the supply got real scarce. :cool
The slide stopping groove was also Dremeled out although I didn't drill out the molded screw since I was having trouble finding button head hex screws in town:
Added the little screws on the ammo clip with the little grey disc made out of Aves Apoxie Sculpt:
Ammo clip magnetic attachment system:
LEDs lit up (the most nerve wracking part of this build as I had never done any electronics work, but I got that sucker to light up and then figured out the switch system, hah!)
Modified front trigger (drilled groove and cut down the front tab as shown in the photos):
I still need to stop by the hardward store for a large hex screw for the bottom of the ammo clip (I'm still using the phillips head included with the kit) and I had hoped to find a proper sized switch box to go in between the LEDs on the right side, and may get around to custom sculpting one from Aves, but for now I'm content.
I'm on the fence about the white wires too. Luckily, they're easily added and could also be a removable option if need be.
As everyone else has said, it's a heavy bugger! I thought it was bad before I put the bullets in it, but after, it's a real beast.
A big thank you to Karl "PhasePistol" Tate for making a great discovery at WorldCon and taking the reference photos that make all the BR fans drool! You da man, Karl!
Thanks for looking!
Bruce
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