BeardySi
Active Member
This came as a nice surprise birthday present from my wife. She knew Blade Runner is a favourite of mine, but she'd no idea that this gun also appears in Fallout which is a big obsession of mine.
The kit came from etsy and a bit of research reveals it to be a recast of the Doppelganger productions/Rick Ross PKD-2. Actually more likey it's a recast of a recast...
The kit is cast in a decent resin, but all the parts feature lots of pinholes, some are more like an aero bar that a kit part. Many parts are warped, with the barrel and the grip frame being particularly bad. The grips are cast in Amber coloured resin. They look a little orange compared to the original, but are bubble free - though there are some flecks of poorly mixed pigment.
Part quality isn't great, most of the parts have a rough surface and generally show signs of being shot from very well used moulds. Detail is generally fuzzy and there are lots of air bubbles in evidence. The cast screw heads all look poor with lots of bubbles and will need to be replaced. There's lots of fine text that's mostly good, but some areas will need attention.
Part fit isn't great, the two grips aree different sizes, the main parts are very loose and nothing really locates positively.
Overall its a fair garage kit of a hard to find subject. Going by what I've seen of the quality of the original kit I'd say this probably is a cast of a cast - most of the crisp definition is gone. It'll take a bit of work to get the best from it, but I think it'll turn out pretty well in the end.
There are also some inaccuracies which I'm hoping to address as the PKD-2 kit was originally produced before the original hero prop was shown to the public.
The kit came from etsy and a bit of research reveals it to be a recast of the Doppelganger productions/Rick Ross PKD-2. Actually more likey it's a recast of a recast...
The kit is cast in a decent resin, but all the parts feature lots of pinholes, some are more like an aero bar that a kit part. Many parts are warped, with the barrel and the grip frame being particularly bad. The grips are cast in Amber coloured resin. They look a little orange compared to the original, but are bubble free - though there are some flecks of poorly mixed pigment.
Part quality isn't great, most of the parts have a rough surface and generally show signs of being shot from very well used moulds. Detail is generally fuzzy and there are lots of air bubbles in evidence. The cast screw heads all look poor with lots of bubbles and will need to be replaced. There's lots of fine text that's mostly good, but some areas will need attention.
Part fit isn't great, the two grips aree different sizes, the main parts are very loose and nothing really locates positively.
Overall its a fair garage kit of a hard to find subject. Going by what I've seen of the quality of the original kit I'd say this probably is a cast of a cast - most of the crisp definition is gone. It'll take a bit of work to get the best from it, but I think it'll turn out pretty well in the end.
There are also some inaccuracies which I'm hoping to address as the PKD-2 kit was originally produced before the original hero prop was shown to the public.
