Babylon 5 machined aluminium PPG kits??

[Orion13]

I've been searching around on here and the net for a while and have been seeing these machined metal PPG kits. Having looked into these, I noticed that most of the threads about them are several years old and not much mention is made of them recently.
I know a member here used to make them, are these kits still available???
Would love to have a metal PPG and not one of these resin recasts that are fairly common
Thanks

 

[Nexus6]

IIRC, Nicksdad was the member behind that run, but I was under the impression that project had concluded years ago. Guess it couldn't hurt to shoot a PM at him. Might want to consider starting a "WTB" thread in the JunkYard, as well. There may be someone willing to part with theirs...

 

[Orion13]

I was considering having a look for Nicksdad and his pg kits, though Id ask here first to see if there were any current runs just in case

 

[Apollo]

PM him he may have some left but I kinda doubt it.

I love mine!!

 

[Orion13]

shot a PM off his way this morning, will see what that yields, does anyone know how much the kits cost back when they were done??

 

[Orion13]

having herd back from Nicksdad, sadly it was a one off run several years ago so no more are readily available.
It seems that the only easily available ones are resin cast. I had noticed this one keeps cropping up on eBay, does anyone know if these casts are any good / are a recast?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161388881978?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Alan Castillo]

having herd back from Nicksdad, sadly it was a one off run several years ago so no more are readily available.
It seems that the only easily available ones are resin cast. I had noticed this one keeps cropping up on eBay, does anyone know if these casts are any good / are a recast?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161388881978?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

This is scifi-models aka lovemywall_co_uk aka geordiescot1

http://www.therpf.com/f9/ebay-selle...ll_co_uk-aka-geordiescot1-148323/#post2263531

Terrible quality / recasts.

 

[Orion13]

Thanks for the warning, thankfully I hadn't ordered with them yet, was just watchin. Will be avoiding in future

 

[Sean]

Did you ever think of trying to build one yourself? I have plans to build one In the not to far future.

 

[starbuc]

Well if there was enough of a desire for them, I would consider doing a small run of resin castings of my original Hero PPG. But I would need to get the stuff together to mold it and make the castings.


Not a recast of a recast, but a directly off my original.

Terry

 

[p00k1333]

I had plans to build one of these myself a couple of years ago. Never got the chance. Here's a couple drawings I had worked up if they're any help. I think I stopped because I had trouble locating the Pachmayr Compac grips.

 

[Eric Ardros]

Well if there was enough of a desire for them, I would consider doing a small run of resin castings of my original Hero PPG. But I would need to get the stuff together to mold it and make the castings.



Not a recast of a recast, but a directly off my original.

Terry[/QUOTE]

I can attest to the quality of his castings, having bought a finished one from him a while back. Well worth the money, and it was a first-gen casting of a screen-used original. Can't go wrong with that :)

 

[Sean]

The word's In a heart beat come to mind...

 

[Orion13]

I think I would be up for a cast from a original prop, much better than a recast of a recast.

Actually, no I would most CERTAINLY be up for one of those, have you considered a ltd run thread in the junkyard to gauge interest?

 

[Lamia]

me want metal PPG so bad it makes a whole in my mind LoL

 

[Sean]

I'm going to make an aluminum one. one day. just not today..lol

 

[Sean]

Well if there was enough of a desire for them, I would consider doing a small run of resin castings of my original Hero PPG. But I would need to get the stuff together to mold it and make the castings.
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Not a recast of a recast, but a directly off my original.

Terry

Hey Terry. small question please. have you ever taken the grips off this gun? I would almost kill to get a look at how the thin metal part sandwiched between the grips. goes Into the rest of the body frame...

 

[Andy3E]

Didn't Richard Coyle used to do a Pewter PPG?

 

[GMB1of12000]

Yes He did.
I contacted him one but lost touch.

 

[starbuc]

Hey Terry. small question please. have you ever taken the grips off this gun? I would almost kill to get a look at how the thin metal part sandwiched between the grips. goes Into the rest of the body frame...

Sean,
Yes I have taken it completely apart. Here are a couple pictures that show it without the grips:


Terry