Thanks, Ben.
Slowly but surely it is all coming together. I have the range lined up already though!
Mugatu’s Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks: LIVE FIRE E11
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Thanks, Ben.
Slowly but surely it is all coming together. I have the range lined up already though!
Hey, thanks, Danny! It has been a long project but over the last year I was able to build a workbench so I am actually working on projects now. Hopefully I will get this wrapped up soon!
Thank you, Johnnyb! I appreciate your kind words.
Thanks, David. Hopefully I’ll get these issues nailed down and get this thing tweaked even better.
Indeed an awesome job, mugatu. This is such a great build. A video of you firing the E-11 at the range is a must!
Thanks, Chris! The range video is a definite. I am lowkey planning on putting together a TK suit for it so that should be interesting as well... wish me luck on that one!
9mm tracers for the video!
I’ve already got them!
newmagrathea
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Can't wait to see you fire this thing.
Thanks, Dustin. I am sure the video will not be up to par with www.propchopshop.com. I may need a few pointers from you!
Awesome
Thanks, Ian, and thanks also for the M38 on this puppy!
Keep the original finish of your Sterling!
Giving the glue for the track something to "bite" onto is a good idea, but I don´t like the resulting look...maybe it´d be a good idea to have some track 3D printed with some pegs on the underside, that you could plug into the holes. Might even be doable with the existing T-track, by adding these plugs to the underside of Roy´s track.
BUT we´d have to consider the heat of the barrel, which might be enough to warp the Plastik track!?
Metal track could be the solution for a future upgrade IMHO
Giving the glue for the track something to "bite" onto is a good idea, but I don´t like the resulting look...maybe it´d be a good idea to have some track 3D printed with some pegs on the underside, that you could plug into the holes. Might even be doable with the existing T-track, by adding these plugs to the underside of Roy´s track.
BUT we´d have to consider the heat of the barrel, which might be enough to warp the Plastik track!?
Metal track could be the solution for a future upgrade IMHO
newmagrathea
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Just hit me up.
Big question, what’s the next project? Haven’t seen ya in awhile, glad you haven’t forgotten about this place
Good to see ya
Markus, thanks for the advice. I too don’t really like the appearance of the T-tracks the way I have them set up. The wire wrap gives the tracks a spot to be anchored to with epoxy, but it also raises the tracks above the receiver tube a bit too high, so I think you are seeing the same issue I am... another route to accomplish attaching them is probably required.
I like the snap/plug idea, but as you mentioned, the heat factor may be too hot to overcome. When I have fired this Sterling at the range before, that area (where the T-tracks go) didn’t really get too hot, but then again none of those holes were plugged at the time. I have done some searching for metal T-tracks over the last couple years but only came across two types, neither of which looked good.
Perhaps I will need to amend my firing practice and only shoot a round or two then take a break to let the barrel and handguard area cool down. Of course, that shouldn’t be too difficult as the magazine I modified and shortened only holds 3 rounds anyway!
So when you say keep the original finish, do you mean leave the Sterling portion of the blaster as it is, or do you mean repaint it as crinkled, which would have been the original finish?
Big question, what’s the next project? Haven’t seen ya in awhile, glad you haven’t forgotten about this place
Good to see ya
Danny, that is a good question and I am glad to be back and see what everyone else is working on. That ILM R2 story has really got me wanting to do an R2 unit but I already have way too many prop projects on my plats.
As for my next project once I finish the E11, I have three SW blasters to work on: a live-fire Boba Fett ESB EE-3, a live-fire Chewbacca bowcaster (which although I have a Horton Safari Magnum recurve crossbow, I am not certain what making it “live-fire” would actually mean... does it fire arrows/bolts or does it fire bullets? So I may end up dumping that project... plus I still need most of the greebs and scopes for it), and a live-fire Jin Erso blaster based on the Luger.
A super long shot build I have been slowly creeping toward is I found and have been working on acquiring a real Bergmann pistol for Din Djarin’s blaster. This last one may be a pipe dream though, due to the cost of the Bergmann.
Probably the very next thing I will work on after finishing the E11 though will be non-Star Warsy: my live-fire Deckard blaster. I have all the parts for it now and my landlord is a custom knife-maker with a newly-acquired heavy CNC. He has been bugging me frequently to come to his shop with my Steyr SL so he can work on milling the receiver for me. Little does he know I will have him CNC the cylinder covers out of aluminum for me as well!
Hey Andy...here are some comments to the various topics/ questions in your post
T-Track:
While we all strive for accuracy, there have to be made compromises when trying to keep a prop functional...some more/ some less obvious with regards to the finale appearance. Plastic t-track is relatively inexpensive, so I´d simply get two sets of Roy´s "economy" track and get to work...you can always swap to a metal solution, if the plastic track fails.
Without having fired a Sterling myself, I don´t know anything about the physical stress, that the vented barrel jacket is exposed to (heat/ pressure etc.), but I can think of a way to have either the plastic and / or metal track secured to the receiver...will PM you a scetch of my idea.
Finish:
The Sterling currently has a nice textured finish...leave it that way!
Bajonet plug/ muzzle:
While the hand filed muzzle tip is looking much better already, it still doesn´t satisfy my OCD
You wrote about your landlord having a CNC mill...ask him to finish it. Give him some pics and dims of an actual Sterling´s muzzle and see what he can do...it´ll be worth it in the end and look better than any hand-filed part, despite your efforts.
Bowcaster:
Try to get in on the current run of BC conversion parts, done by JawaJawa827. Skip the "working" feature
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Mandalorian blaster:
While Din´s blaster design was based on the Bergmann, it was not built based on a real gun...at least that´s the consensus IIRC.
Anyway, I like the idea of having a real Bergmann besides of -f.e.- Field Mashall´s blaster
BR Gun:
YES...Finally you´re making progress! This is something I am really looking forward to...a life firing version (only done once before afaik). Having the dress-up parts machined is WAY better than using cast parts, which are prone to breaking under the stress of firing.
T-Track:
While we all strive for accuracy, there have to be made compromises when trying to keep a prop functional...some more/ some less obvious with regards to the finale appearance. Plastic t-track is relatively inexpensive, so I´d simply get two sets of Roy´s "economy" track and get to work...you can always swap to a metal solution, if the plastic track fails.
Without having fired a Sterling myself, I don´t know anything about the physical stress, that the vented barrel jacket is exposed to (heat/ pressure etc.), but I can think of a way to have either the plastic and / or metal track secured to the receiver...will PM you a scetch of my idea.
Finish:
The Sterling currently has a nice textured finish...leave it that way!
Bajonet plug/ muzzle:
While the hand filed muzzle tip is looking much better already, it still doesn´t satisfy my OCD
You wrote about your landlord having a CNC mill...ask him to finish it. Give him some pics and dims of an actual Sterling´s muzzle and see what he can do...it´ll be worth it in the end and look better than any hand-filed part, despite your efforts.
Bowcaster:
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Mandalorian blaster:
While Din´s blaster design was based on the Bergmann, it was not built based on a real gun...at least that´s the consensus IIRC.
Anyway, I like the idea of having a real Bergmann besides of -f.e.- Field Mashall´s blaster
BR Gun:
YES...Finally you´re making progress! This is something I am really looking forward to...a life firing version (only done once before afaik). Having the dress-up parts machined is WAY better than using cast parts, which are prone to breaking under the stress of firing.
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