Another E-11 Blaster pistol, MGC based

[Lichtbringer]

Hi there,

i had a stupid little idea, and it´s all TK1961s fault. :lol

He showed his nice build of a E-11 pistol: http://www.therpf.com/f9/my-e-11a1-blaster-pistol-109564/ - and made me feel a need for having my own one.

So i went in my shop and found some parts, basically a nice DH-17 kit that i purchased a short time ago from Odiwan. Really a excellent kit made by Bowjunkie, but a little bit to much plastic parts for my personal preferences. That kit and some other parts from the partbox brought me to this:

The grip and trigger rearranged some cm to the back, and the mag on the front underside, still without any scope

Or with a scope? I could offer a M38:

Or a Singlepoint:

Or a real one, don´t remember what:

A pic from the business-end:

And a closeup of the nozzle

Still a lot of details to think about, build it? If yes, what version? Or resell the DH-17 kit to someone who´s searching for such a kit? I like it´s look, a little bit like a beloved child from a E-11 and a SE-14.:cool

As it is no gun seen in the movies, it would be a good opportunity to use the kit and some of the plastic parts i collected over time. Some may have noticed that i usually prefer metal for my blasters.

Well, i´m open to your thoughts and suggestions.

 

[Betamin]

Very cool! I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. :thumbsup

 

[Lutso]

I like that, a lot.

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

I really like it. Definitely calls for an "M" series scope....an M19/32 would look nice since it's shorter. I'd like to see a sterling front sight on the end to finish the look. Maybe even a set of cylinders on each side of the mag housing.:confused

 

[MrGzilla]

thats awesome! the end of the barrel looks alot like an obi wan lightsaber emiter

 

[Lichtbringer]

Very cool! I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. :thumbsup

So ..... i assume your vote is not "keep the DH-17 kit as a DH-17"? :love

 

[Lichtbringer]

I like that, a lot.

Thanks.

 

[Lichtbringer]

I really like it. Definitely calls for an "M" series scope....an M19/32 would look nice since it's shorter.

That´s a great idea.

I have a M19 on my ESB DL-44 - i can take it, at least to try it out. Thanks, good input.

My other idea, without a pic, would be to use the scope i put away for the coming EE-4. That way it would look more like a SE-14.

I'd like to see a sterling front sight on the end to finish the look. Maybe even a set of cylinders on each side of the mag housing.:confused

I have no spare front sight - but if i build this gun, i have nothing to make a DH-17, so i will have a look for Sterling/Sterling parts for the Rebel-Blaster. If i find that stuff, i can use the enclosed front-sight for this build.

 

[Lichtbringer]

thats awesome! the end of the barrel looks alot like an obi wan lightsaber emiter

Thanks.

Yeah, a little bit - but it´s better used on a blaster.

 

[Dann]

I can't believe you chopped an MGC!!

 

[jschlosser]

nice work!

 

[Lichtbringer]

I can't believe you chopped an MGC!!

It was a bad bad MGC - and it needed severe punishment. :love

Don´t panic - it´s only a Bowjunkie kit, a replica.

 

[Lichtbringer]

nice work!

Thanks - up to now it´s only a idea, no real work involved, yet.

 

[TK1961]

Oh boy look what I started LOL. Can't wait to see what a man with your amazing skills will come up with.

 

[gjw]

I think it looks horrible!
Can I buy your DH-17 kit now?

 

[Panzer]

Very cool it is like a cross between an E-11 and an SE-14R in some ways.

 

[Pappy]

COOL! but i like this one,or with similar scope...sexy:love

or you can make a mount that could fit both scope?

 

[Lichtbringer]

COOL! but i like this one,or with similar scope...sexy:love

or you can make a mount that could fit both scope?

Thanks.

To be honest, i think the scope question will be answered best after the gun is ready and painted - then, with black overall, the shapes blend together as a single piece. At least that´s what i hope.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Still made no decision regarding the scope-question, but i started working on the basics that need to be done for every version.
I wanted to have the grip as close to the real deal as possible, so i couldn´t just glue the parts together:

To achieve this, i drilled a hole with various diameters into the grip itself, and aligned and epoxied a XXL long nut as integral part into the trigger mechanism. To line it up properly for a smooth function was ******, but it is done.

Next step was to alter the trigger mechanism - it was just a flexible piece of plastic that pushed the trigger back after using it. That´s nothing what can be accepted by german engineering standards , so i modified it to be driven by a spring.

I made a tigh fit delrin-endplate on my lathe, and secured it with 4 Allen-head-screws. Same look as on a original MGC.

On the barrel side it has a step, to center the barrel:

This construction was made to serve as a "anchor" for the epoxy when mounting the mag-holder. I don´t trust simple glueing, i prefer to have it more beefier.

Thats all up to now.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Here we go again. :love

You guys remember that strange creation i made as "anchor" for fastening the magholder?

Here is the reason:

I filled it with a very strong and sticky 2K-Epoxy, around 8mm high - that should hold.

And i turned a plug from delrin, slighly bigger in diameter than the bolt - should give a smoother slide-action. It goes all the lengt through the bigger part of the bolt, that way it gives some beef for a stable pullrod, too:

The front half is filled with hotglue. That should dampen the impact a little bit when working the slide.


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Thanks for watching. If you have any ideas, thoughts, improvements, whatever ..... don´t hesitate to chime in.