Blaster Cad Drawings
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lonepigeon
Master Member
There was a run of ascension gun parts long ago. I used them to build mine.
Marcus (kurtyboy) is looking to make more now.
Marcus (kurtyboy) is looking to make more now.
DrStranglove
Sr Member
Back in the day Guy Raz did this. They may still be out there somewhere.
lonepigeon
Master Member
To clarify Guy did CAD for the Solo ANH.
Tim P did the ascension gun parts.
Tim P did the ascension gun parts.
Unfortunately I think that the cad drawings for the Han ANH blaster are lost to the board forever. Back when Guy Raz was still hiding out under the persona of Gabe, there was a thread in which alot of new discoveries concerning the Han ANH blaster were worked out. The work done in this thread is where the design for the new Han ANH EE blaster mount came from. Unfortunately however, Guy was the one who started the thread and he lead the development. When the truth about his identity came out all of this new info was lost to the board, and now it seems that the only way any board members will be able to reap the benifits of these new discoveries will be by buying a Han ANH EE from MR.
This is the scope mount that Guy Raz drew up based on his own and the board's research into the Han ANH scope mount.
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I would love to see someone from the board make use of all of the new info about the scope mount and produce acurate scope mounts for the board, but I don't think it is gonna happen any time soon. It's too bad that this project had to die when Guy Raz was discovered. But he unfortunately had all of the cad drawing himself and kept them to himself when he was banned, and after we all found out who he was no one, including myself, wanted to have any more contact with him.
Dan
This is the scope mount that Guy Raz drew up based on his own and the board's research into the Han ANH scope mount.
[attachmentid=9715]
I would love to see someone from the board make use of all of the new info about the scope mount and produce acurate scope mounts for the board, but I don't think it is gonna happen any time soon. It's too bad that this project had to die when Guy Raz was discovered. But he unfortunately had all of the cad drawing himself and kept them to himself when he was banned, and after we all found out who he was no one, including myself, wanted to have any more contact with him.
Dan
useful idiot
Active Member
Forgive my ignorance, but who was Guy Raz and why is he disliked?
This is the thread where Prop Runner was discovered to by Guy Raz
http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=107918&hl=guy+Raz
if you read through it you will quickly see why he is banned.
Dan
http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=107918&hl=guy+Raz
if you read through it you will quickly see why he is banned.
Dan
Boba Debt
Master Member
I'm not trying to sound like a jerk but your asking for a lot.
Basically you want someone who dedicated a great deal of time an effort to create a useable cad drawing to just hand over his work without any compensation.
I know this board is about sharing but there is a line in which requests become unreasonable and this request crosses it.
Most people that want to have parts machined use the available information to create a blueprint or CAD drawing and that is more in the spirit of this forum
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Basically you want someone who dedicated a great deal of time an effort to create a useable cad drawing to just hand over his work without any compensation.
I know this board is about sharing but there is a line in which requests become unreasonable and this request crosses it.
Most people that want to have parts machined use the available information to create a blueprint or CAD drawing and that is more in the spirit of this forum
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useful idiot
Active Member
Ah, I see. Thanks for the info.
I'm agreeing with Boba Debt on this one.
I think most don't realize just how much AutoCAD designers get paid to do freelance work. It's one reason why blueprints aren't just thrown out there for the general public to use.
It's unfortunate, but CAD drafters are probably getting paid more than professional prop makers. I've even considered going back to drafting.
I think most don't realize just how much AutoCAD designers get paid to do freelance work. It's one reason why blueprints aren't just thrown out there for the general public to use.
It's unfortunate, but CAD drafters are probably getting paid more than professional prop makers. I've even considered going back to drafting.
Darth Lars
Master Member
Right after the discovery of Guy Raz deception, he wrote me in a email that he had no intentions to release any of the plans/drawings that he had made. The only exceptions were the Obi-Wan saber "gear" and Han Solo ANH flash hider where he would share the drawings with select people whom he was already cooperating with to have replicas made.
While I do acknowledge the CAD work that he has done, I view the actual research of the scope cradle to have been a community effort.
I also think that he has been a little bit too agressive with doing all these CAD drawings.
There had been times when I felt that he had "invaded" an ongoing research project, and sometimes to the worse. I can give you more than one example, but this is not the place for ranting.
While I do acknowledge the CAD work that he has done, I view the actual research of the scope cradle to have been a community effort.
I also think that he has been a little bit too agressive with doing all these CAD drawings.
There had been times when I felt that he had "invaded" an ongoing research project, and sometimes to the worse. I can give you more than one example, but this is not the place for ranting.
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I am a CAD designer and well...we don't make all that much.... :cry Not a bad salary mind ya....but since I don't know what prop makers get...I can't say...
I will say that starting pay for a CAD drafter is usually around $12 an hour (and that is a lot of place from the deep south to the west to the north).
Also drafting is a dying art....per se. It is getting outsourced more and more...and well they don't need drafters or designers as much (trust me I KNOW)
I am a CAD designer and well...we don't make all that much.... :cry Not a bad salary mind ya....but since I don't know what prop makers get...I can't say...
I will say that starting pay for a CAD drafter is usually around $12 an hour (and that is a lot of place from the deep south to the west to the north).
Also drafting is a dying art....per se. It is getting outsourced more and more...and well they don't need drafters or designers as much (trust me I KNOW)
wizardofflight
Well-Known Member
Hello,
These are blueprints for the various DH-44 flash hiders. There is one more ROTJ variation that is not yet complete, but IÂ’ll be posting it later.
Han SoloÂ’s Bunker Buster DL-44 flash hider
http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofflight/RO...Flash_hider.gif
Han SoloÂ’s and LukeÂ’s DL-44 flash hider
http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofflight/Hoth_Flash_hider.gif
Han SoloÂ’s hero version DL-44 flash hider
http://www.wolfchasers.com/propaholics/WOF...ash%20hider.gif
These were derived from various photos so they are not prefect.
Also I have to agree drafting is a dying art. They'd rather hire a kid out of school and pay them nearly nothing. One other thing I have posted a number of blaster drawings. Check them out over at the Blaster Builder's Club. http://www.imperial-fleet.com/bbcforum/index.php search for my posts under wizardofflight and blueprints.
Alan
These are blueprints for the various DH-44 flash hiders. There is one more ROTJ variation that is not yet complete, but IÂ’ll be posting it later.
Han SoloÂ’s Bunker Buster DL-44 flash hider
http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofflight/RO...Flash_hider.gif
Han SoloÂ’s and LukeÂ’s DL-44 flash hider
http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofflight/Hoth_Flash_hider.gif
Han SoloÂ’s hero version DL-44 flash hider
http://www.wolfchasers.com/propaholics/WOF...ash%20hider.gif
These were derived from various photos so they are not prefect.
Also I have to agree drafting is a dying art. They'd rather hire a kid out of school and pay them nearly nothing. One other thing I have posted a number of blaster drawings. Check them out over at the Blaster Builder's Club. http://www.imperial-fleet.com/bbcforum/index.php search for my posts under wizardofflight and blueprints.
Alan
