NAZGÛL
Sr Member
Heres my attempt to turn a Rubies Han-Solo Blaster into a durable blaster for my TIE costume. I wanted to keep the sound effect feature. Therefore I had to keep the battery box opening on the right grip.
Heres what I did with it:
1. Removed the front end part at the muzzle. Drill out the small holes in the muzzle part. Just follow the dent pattern, its really easy.
2. Sanded the Made in China text.
3. Filled the screwholes with putty.
4. Drilled holes in the scope. The hole in the front is the only tricky part when modding this IMO. Go slow when drilling, and start with a small drill, and go bigger step by step. If you do this wrong it will break. :eek
5. Glued the scope. The scope needs glue at the top where the scope halves meet. I used regular hobby plastic glue.
6. (Optinial) Screwed two spacers to the round thingies at the right side.
7. Removed the silver decal at the muzzle part.
8. Sanded and prepared it for paint. To give the blaster a worn look I used rough sandpaper. Tape "the speaker" inside the muzzle.
9. Painted it with semi gloss black. Go flat if you prefer that look. I decided not to paint the grip flat dark brown, making it look like wood. I prefer the black grips that can seen on some blasters though. Since this is for trooping, it is good if its easy to repaint, so thats another plus with black grips.
So next is to paint silver at random edges, making it look worn and to give it a few washes for a weathered effect.
If anyone is on the fence if getting one of these, I hope this helps.
Cheers
Heres what I did with it:
1. Removed the front end part at the muzzle. Drill out the small holes in the muzzle part. Just follow the dent pattern, its really easy.
2. Sanded the Made in China text.
3. Filled the screwholes with putty.
4. Drilled holes in the scope. The hole in the front is the only tricky part when modding this IMO. Go slow when drilling, and start with a small drill, and go bigger step by step. If you do this wrong it will break. :eek
5. Glued the scope. The scope needs glue at the top where the scope halves meet. I used regular hobby plastic glue.
6. (Optinial) Screwed two spacers to the round thingies at the right side.
7. Removed the silver decal at the muzzle part.
8. Sanded and prepared it for paint. To give the blaster a worn look I used rough sandpaper. Tape "the speaker" inside the muzzle.
9. Painted it with semi gloss black. Go flat if you prefer that look. I decided not to paint the grip flat dark brown, making it look like wood. I prefer the black grips that can seen on some blasters though. Since this is for trooping, it is good if its easy to repaint, so thats another plus with black grips.
So next is to paint silver at random edges, making it look worn and to give it a few washes for a weathered effect.
If anyone is on the fence if getting one of these, I hope this helps.
Cheers
