Custom E-11 Carrying Case

[Machinimax]

While I await the arrival of my armor, I wanted to work on a little side project for my blaster. I was watching Tested on YouTube with Adam Savage one day. In the episode I saw, he was working on a custom display case for his Blade Runner blaster. He wanted to design it to look like something you would take to the firing range. Since I plan on trooping one day, that made something come to mind. Why don't I do something similar? So I decided to make my own E-11 carrying case, something that looked cool and would keep my blaster safe during travel. After numerous measurements, sketches, and planning I came up with this...







It started off as a big sheet of 1/4" plywood and has worked its way to something awesome. I still need to apply finish but other than that it is fully assembled and ready to go. The blaster is seated within "pluck & pull" foam so it can't move around. To ensure it stays seated, I laid a piece of egg crate foam in the lid. Once I apply the finish, I'm hoping to make some decals on a vinyl cutter including the Imperial logo and some warning labels in Aurebesh.







As I keep working this I will update you guys here. Thanks for looking!

 

[skillsthebarber]

thats pretty cool, i really like the beveled edge on the top. cant wait to see it finished

 

[Big Dog]

Nice foam cutouts you made! If you (or anyone reading) ever has access to a CNC cutting table or even a water jet, you can cut some amazingly clean and nice boards to place items like this in. All it requires is a 2D model of the cutout you want! This was something I had to do a few times at my internship 2 years ago.

 

[Machinimax]

Nice foam cutouts you made! If you (or anyone reading) ever has access to a CNC cutting table or even a water jet, you can cut some amazingly clean and nice boards to place items like this in. All it requires is a 2D model of the cutout you want! This was something I had to do a few times at my internship 2 years ago.

I hear ya! I took a modeling and prototyping class sophomore year of my undergraduate and I had the opportunity to work with such equipment. Good stuff. The foam that the gun is seated in wasn't even cut at all. It's broken up into little 1/2" cubes that you can pull apart piece by piece.