Hasbro E-11 conversion progress pics

[borgknight]

A while ago, I started modifying my Hasbro E-11. I opened it up, added a laser sight, chopped the front piece off, and replaced the LED in front.

I did not take pics of those steps, however.

I did take pics of the next steps:

I cut off the "fins" that were at the wrong angle:

Then I cut off the front curved "fins," marked where the new holes needed to be drilled, and made small pilot holes with a Dremel:

Drilled and trimmed the new holes:

Here is the internal view of the blaster:

This is the element from a laser pointer glued into the scope:

I attached leads to the existing battery contacts to avoid adding a second power supply. Here is the switch:

This is a focus on the wiring I added:

The red wire goes from the positive battery contact to the positive contact on the laser. The black wire goes from the negative battery contact to the switch, and from the other contact on the switch to the negative contact on the laser.

More pics as the project progresses.

 

[borgknight]

Ok, this part concentrates on the detail I decided to add to the Scope.

Here we have a lens that I found, a small graphic that I printed and laminated, and the replacement for the scope's original cap, a Scotch Tape dispenser roller:

Better view of the scope graphic:

Replaced the front LED with a Jumbo Super Bright LED and added a Super Bright green LED to the inside of the scope, projecting to the rear:

Close-up of the Jumbo LED:

Close-Up of the green LED in the scope:

More to come!

 

[borgknight]

Time to paint!

First I mask off the internal components:

The newer toy has the parts glued in, so they do not slide out as easily as the older version.

I purchased a detail parts kit from a guy in the UK. I needed to do very little filling and sanding:

I painted the whole thing a "brass" hammer finish paint by Rustoleum. It is their line made specifically for plastics, like the Krylon Fusion line.

Here is the eyepiece of the scope:

This is a cap from a monitor cleaning kit:

I drilled a hole in the center for the laser to shine through.

This is the folded stock:

It does not unfold. I may remove it and add a working one later.

Detail shot of the T-Track I cut and sanded down to more closely match the real stuff:

I chose a thinner version to allow more light to shine through from the internal LED. It's made by Plastruct.

Final assembly should be tomorrow!

 

[Jedifyfe]

That looks pretty damn cool!!! I can't wait to see the finished prop!

 

[defstartrooper]

Cool certainly going to town on it aint you most people just buy the resin kit slap it on and give it a coat of black :thumbsup

 

[PHArchivist]

Cool. I like the photo tracking of your progress.

 

[borgknight]

I have some touch-ups to do yet, but I can declare this a troopable blaster now.

Scope lights up nicely when not in direct sunlight, and the laser works perfectly.

 

[borgknight]

You like it dark?

The scope illumination is actually complete and not faded toward one side, but I could not line the camera up straight behind the sight and the magnifying lens makes it look like it's off center.

 

[yakcam]

That looks really cool, good job :thumbsup

Cheers,

Kraig

 

[draiman]

Great work man!