Here is my third and final Blade Runner blaster kit finished. I was planning on keeping this one but it will most likely be up for sale as well in the future
did you not have success with the red sharpie + rubbing alcohol trick to make the grips more of an amber color?
In other news, I really don't understand what's going on in Nobu's photo tutorial for polishing and bluing the plastic parts. Here's his photo of the barrel:
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Now here's mine after using the same materials and lots of elbow grease, but before applying any bluing solution:
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I did use a different plastic polish. I used Novus 2 and then 1. Could THAT be the problem? No sheen at all. The barrel still looks like the one in the top of Nobu's photo. Are the two barrels in his shot supposed to represent before and after? It still looks like the lower one has been painted with something. I know Karl asked Nobu and was told there's no paint used, but I'm a little skeptical.
In case anyone wonders, I did use the other side of the sanding pads.
Has anyone had any luck with this technique?
In other news, I really don't understand what's going on in Nobu's photo tutorial for polishing and bluing the plastic parts. Here's his photo of the barrel:
View attachment 223798
Now here's mine after using the same materials and lots of elbow grease, but before applying any bluing solution:
View attachment 223799
I did use a different plastic polish. I used Novus 2 and then 1. Could THAT be the problem? No sheen at all. The barrel still looks like the one in the top of Nobu's photo. Are the two barrels in his shot supposed to represent before and after? It still looks like the lower one has been painted with something. I know Karl asked Nobu and was told there's no paint used, but I'm a little skeptical.
In case anyone wonders, I did use the other side of the sanding pads.
Has anyone had any luck with this technique?
Easier (and faster) to turn one out of steel!