Sometimes I wonder why I do this to my self, but realize I've been left unsupervised for far too long, so it's not my fault. Plus, I enjoy the challenge this presents.
After years of making barrels (Tomen, SidKit, Anders, Doran versions) and then cylinders for the Tomenosuke blaster,
I acquired a Tip Top Workshop printed Anders version of the blaster and one day while moving things around, it fell and broke some parts. Gluing them wasn't an option, so I decided to machine replacements. But that's when the intrusive thoughts won and I decided to machine a few parts in metal and eventually working up to the entire blaster being machined from metal. Why? I don't know, the voice said it would be fun and it'll be pretty cool.
Also, recently at work, we got a resin printer... I have the 3D files Anders released... Voice: Use it to print out parts and offer resin kits with metal parts then offer a full metal blaster kit. Voice has a point, and I agree, so I'll follow through with it and offer the following two kits:
Kit 1: Metal and resin parts. This will be the economic version which will have some basic metal parts and the rest of the kit will be resin.
Kit 2: Full metal jacket. Everything will be machined from stocks of either steel or aluminum as required. This won't be cheap but I'll do my best to keep the cost down.
The kits, especially the full metal kit is a ways out, but I am starting to make parts in small batches to feed this beast of a project. I've already started with the first bunch of parts and plan to start machining them when I'm on holiday this month.
The first bunch of parts that I'm going to machine, aside from the barrel, are as follows:
- Cylinder (Steel)
- Swing Arm (Steel)
- Nub (Steel)
- Slide front pin (Steel)
- Butt Plate (Aluminum)
- Inner Handle (Aluminum)
- Outer Handle (Aluminum)
**Hammer, Triggers and Trigger Guard won't be available until at least Feb 2025 possibly later.
Yes, I'm going to make the cylinder... I said I wasn't, but here I am making it. Since this kit doesn't actuate the cylinder for rotation, then I can take a couple of liberties in the machining of it making things simple. The resin won't hold the steel and snap, so I need to make the swing arm and while I'm at it, I need to remake the nub due to a liberty I'm taking with the cylinder.
Anyone want any parts, I'm now taking orders.
Here's the pricing: in EUROS
- Barrel - 60
- Cylinder - 110
- Swing Arm - 50
- Nub - 10
- Slide front pin - 10
- Butt Plate - 40
- Inner Handle - 60
- Outer Handle - 80
If bought as a set, the price (Raw machined finish) is 380 plus shipping (estimated 30-40 euros depending on location)
Individual parts or a combination of parts are also available, please contact me for which parts and shipping cost.
Stay tuned... waiting on a Tomenosuke...
*UPDATE* Jan-10-2025
Just some of the material.
2x 20mm thick aluminum plate
1x 15mm thick aluminum plate
9x 40mm dia. steel blanks
2x 40mm dia. brass blanks (for something very special)
After years of making barrels (Tomen, SidKit, Anders, Doran versions) and then cylinders for the Tomenosuke blaster,
I acquired a Tip Top Workshop printed Anders version of the blaster and one day while moving things around, it fell and broke some parts. Gluing them wasn't an option, so I decided to machine replacements. But that's when the intrusive thoughts won and I decided to machine a few parts in metal and eventually working up to the entire blaster being machined from metal. Why? I don't know, the voice said it would be fun and it'll be pretty cool.
Also, recently at work, we got a resin printer... I have the 3D files Anders released... Voice: Use it to print out parts and offer resin kits with metal parts then offer a full metal blaster kit. Voice has a point, and I agree, so I'll follow through with it and offer the following two kits:
Kit 1: Metal and resin parts. This will be the economic version which will have some basic metal parts and the rest of the kit will be resin.
Kit 2: Full metal jacket. Everything will be machined from stocks of either steel or aluminum as required. This won't be cheap but I'll do my best to keep the cost down.
The kits, especially the full metal kit is a ways out, but I am starting to make parts in small batches to feed this beast of a project. I've already started with the first bunch of parts and plan to start machining them when I'm on holiday this month.
The first bunch of parts that I'm going to machine, aside from the barrel, are as follows:
- Cylinder (Steel)
- Swing Arm (Steel)
- Nub (Steel)
- Slide front pin (Steel)
- Butt Plate (Aluminum)
- Inner Handle (Aluminum)
- Outer Handle (Aluminum)
**Hammer, Triggers and Trigger Guard won't be available until at least Feb 2025 possibly later.
Yes, I'm going to make the cylinder... I said I wasn't, but here I am making it. Since this kit doesn't actuate the cylinder for rotation, then I can take a couple of liberties in the machining of it making things simple. The resin won't hold the steel and snap, so I need to make the swing arm and while I'm at it, I need to remake the nub due to a liberty I'm taking with the cylinder.
Anyone want any parts, I'm now taking orders.
Here's the pricing: in EUROS
- Barrel - 60
- Cylinder - 110
- Swing Arm - 50
- Nub - 10
- Slide front pin - 10
- Butt Plate - 40
- Inner Handle - 60
- Outer Handle - 80
If bought as a set, the price (Raw machined finish) is 380 plus shipping (estimated 30-40 euros depending on location)
Individual parts or a combination of parts are also available, please contact me for which parts and shipping cost.
Stay tuned... waiting on a Tomenosuke...
*UPDATE* Jan-10-2025
Just some of the material.
2x 20mm thick aluminum plate
1x 15mm thick aluminum plate
9x 40mm dia. steel blanks
2x 40mm dia. brass blanks (for something very special)
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