Indiana Jones revolver

[Flynndy]

I also have one and used Citristrip to remove the orange. I am NOT AN EXPERT with paint removal or the materials involved, and I'll admit I was a little nervous trying this. Please take this as anecdotal evidence only.

First of all, wear gloves. This stuff eats through my regular nitrile gloves, so I had to change them out a couple of times. Chemical resistant gloves would be better. I used a large number of cotton swabs, rubbed the Citristrip onto the tip until the swab got arbitrarily too orange, then tossed it and started again with more Citristrip on the swab. I occasionally wiped everything down with a paper towel because I didn't want it to sit for too long. A few toothpicks helped me get into the crevices, I also cut some of the cotton swabs in half diagonally to make a sharp paper tool things.

Once the paint started feeling soft and partially coming up with the swabs, I used folded over paper towels and sort of scraped with my finger nail (still gloved).

It definitely took some elbow grease, but it worked well. My tip is undamaged not at all orange.

Hey, thanks for this! I'm going to give it a try.

 

[jontom]

Hi, I have one of these guns from Todd's costume. Could you please describe how to use Citristrip to remove the orange painted tip? I've never used it before, and I don't want to remove the finish underneath.

Building on what MrWax said:

Citristrip does its best work in thick layers. I put a fairly thick glob on the end, covering all of the orange paint. Then I left it alone for about 15 minutes. I was able to wipe most of it off with a towel, then went back in with some swabs and tooth picks to get in the grooves and crevices.

 

[Flynndy]

Hi everyone, thank you for the tips on how to remove the orange paint from the Indiana Jones Smith and Wesson from Todd's Costumes. I was able to successfully take the orange paint off using Citristrip. My advice to anyone looking to do this is to paint it on thick, then wait at least 15 minutes for it to work. It took 3 passes with Q tips before I got all of the orange paint off, so some patience is needed. Also, don't use your fingernails or anything hard or sharp to remove the paint, the citristrip does the job eventually. The finish underneath was undamaged, and I'm pleased with the final result! Here are the photos:

 

[The 48th Ronin]

Here are the photos:

Dude... you need to remove the black stickers that cover the grip medallions:

 

[Flynndy]

Dude... you need to remove the black stickers that cover the grip medallions:

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Oops! Can't believe I missed that. Thanks.

 

[The 48th Ronin]

 

[Ryanthelynch]

So without having several hundred dollars to spend on a Tanaka, I did some poking around for a pistol with a functioning action and found this relatively cheap plastic airsoft pistol. I'd need to reshape the cylinder axle shroud, replace the grips, and remove the rear sight, but otherwise it seems pretty accurate. Does anyone have any experience/advice on working with plastic pistols like this?

 

[gunnerk19]

This one IMO would be a bit easier to mod, you'd just need to improve the front sight and take the Tyler T grip adapter off and less work to redo the grip shape.

Only thing is if you wanted to retain the airsoft functionality you'd have to forego the lanyard ring on the grip bottom because that's where the gas goes in.

 

[Ryanthelynch]

This one IMO would be a bit easier to mod, you'd just need to improve the front sight and take the Tyler T grip adapter off and less work to redo the frip shape.

Only thing is if you wanted to retain the airsoft functionality you'd have to forego the lanyard ring on the grip bottom because that's where the gas goes in.

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I saw that one! I only wonder if that grip adapter is an integral part of the pistol rather than just an attachment. I don't really care if the airsoft functionality is lost as long as the action still works!

 

[FPLeatherCo]

I actually bought this airsoft as my Indy revolver stand-in. You can, in fact, remove the grip adapter. It would be harder to upgrade the front sight and replace the main grip but not impossible.

 

[Ryanthelynch]

I actually bought this airsoft as my Indy revolver stand-in. You can, in fact, remove the grip adapter. It would be harder to upgrade the front sight and replace the main grip but not impossible.

Noted! In that case, I think I've found my pistol! Thank you so much!

 

[gunnerk19]

I saw that one! I only wonder if that grip adapter is an integral part of the pistol rather than just an attachment. I don't really care if the airsoft functionality is lost as long as the action still works!

I've had this one before. The grip adapter is held on by the grips. They come off easy.

 

[Ryanthelynch]

Hrm, seems that the black HFC revolver is sold out everywhere except New Zealand, where it's considerably pricier -- is it worth getting the chrome one and painting it?

EDIT: I was able to find one! After a disappointing eBay order which got cancelled because they were out of stock, I managed to find one here. Alas, it's not a mainstream retailer so who knows how long it'll take to get here and what kind of shape it will be in. I'll post updates when I receive it!

 

[Ryanthelynch]

An update! Despite some super sketchy sounding reviews and the website seeming kinda suspicious, the black HFC arrived today! I couldn't be happier. It's hard to tell which components are plastic and which are metal, plus there are some pretty beefy weights in the grip so it weighs about the same as a real pistol. After I took the little grip adapter out, it really looks the part quite well! The action is realistic enough (double and single, flip-out cylinder with ejectable shells that hold airsoft BBs), and the grips should only need some minor adjustments to be close enough to the movie gun for my standards. I do need to do something about that "made in Taiwan" stamp and the sight, though...

The orange tip comes out quite easily, which is nice if you plan to do photography with it, but please do be safe and don't run around with a realistic gun prop without alerting everyone in the area!

Anyways, if you'd like to pick one up for yourself, they can be found here. You can get free shipping on it if you spend just a cent more, so I'd poke around on their site for another item that's less than $8 to save some more money!

 

[ID10T]

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