My DL-44 Blaster, and new prop weapon addiction

[TheMonSSter]

Wanted to post the trigger to my new prop weapon addiction. It started by me making nerf gun props and a Harley Quinn and Tank Girl Costume for Halloween. Then I started making the terrible Rubies DL-44 blasters for friends, and more Nerf guns for the kids and nephews for the Holidays. I even used crap 3 button recordable greeting card sounds and speaker for sound effects in the nerf guns, now that I found sound font boards here I am excited about the possibilities. I am absolutely hooked. During the research for the DL-44 something in me triggered. I am an illustrator by trade, worked for video game companies and at one time European American Armory, so this stuff falls right in my wheelhouse. I have 3 Denix Mausers on the way, I just bought a drill press and work bench, I have a stack of nerf guns, barrels, rails, parts, styrene etc. LOL, I am going to have the ridiculous gun room like in Commando. I am researching the DL-44 variants now, trying to get my hands on some all metal parts, but it looks like I am too late to the game. I know its been posted a million times, anyone can recommend the best all metal Dl44's, or acceptable ones? I'd even be willing to cut my teeth on some decent resin examples if I have to wait. Found some parts on ebay I will probably jump on. After I practice the hero DL44s I will get into some truly custom designs, and make a stormtrooper blaster out of junkyard exhaust.

 

[TIGCreations]

I say Doopy kit on a resin, and a Toddsa on metal.

(waves hand) After the Doopy kit is completely painted, you will send it to me.



But being serious, that paintjob on that Rubies is ASTOUNDING.

 

[elro2k]

Very good painting. Yes todd's is all metal, dark energy creations makes metal ones, you can find 3D print files online as well.


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[chubsANDdoggers]

Wanted to post the trigger to my new prop weapon addiction. It started by me making nerf gun props and a Harley Quinn and Tank Girl Costume for Halloween. Then I started making the terrible Rubies DL-44 blasters for friends, and more Nerf guns for the kids and nephews for the Holidays. I even used crap 3 button recordable greeting card sounds and speaker for sound effects in the nerf guns, now that I found sound font boards here I am excited about the possibilities. I am absolutely hooked. During the research for the DL-44 something in me triggered. I am an illustrator by trade, worked for video game companies and at one time European American Armory, so this stuff falls right in my wheelhouse. I have 3 Denix Mausers on the way, I just bought a drill press and work bench, I have a stack of nerf guns, barrels, rails, parts, styrene etc. LOL, I am going to have the ridiculous gun room like in Commando. I am researching the DL-44 variants now, trying to get my hands on some all metal parts, but it looks like I am too late to the game. I know its been posted a million times, anyone can recommend the best all metal Dl44's, or acceptable ones? I'd even be willing to cut my teeth on some decent resin examples if I have to wait. Found some parts on ebay I will probably jump on. After I practice the hero DL44s I will get into some truly custom designs, and make a stormtrooper blaster out of junkyard exhaust.

http://i.imgur.com/18ts0qu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wXpyrza.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9zC8DMv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bBxjmDq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hRnsr34.jpg

Great start [emoji106]

You can find everything you need here. All the DL-44's from ANH to TFA. Including Lukes Dagobah Blaster & Han's GK [emoji482]

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/dl-44-blaster

I was in your shoes about 2 years ago. Got hooked from building these 2 guys.

One is a converted denix with doopy's and the other is a converted Hasbro blaster.


I've built with DEC & Todds as well. Todds is pretty much sold out but uses a much better quality of metal and his parts are built more authentic than DEC. With DEC you will have to get on their wait list (every 3/4 months they do a new run?).

My parts are synthetic but like Todds I've designed them to reflect the actual build process of a DL-44. Dove tail and all. Shapeways prints are top shelf and leave no noticeable print lines. You can also get your parts in less than 2/3 weeks usually. Once painted ur hard pressed to tell the difference. Check out my INSTAGRAM page for references if interested


https://www.instagram.com/dl44blaster/

For most of my builds I upgrade only the FH to be metal but the synthetic FH will work just fine as well. Pictured below is a full synthetic build, FH and all of Han's TFA blaster (built on a Denix).

 

[TheMonSSter]

Thanks for the kind words and advice everyone. Just spent too much on a bunch of Doopy Doo's blasters. Figure I will make some resin ones to practice, then jump to making Denix blasters. I will give my buddies the resin ones as birthday presents. I actually seem to like the ESB blasters more. The scene of luke walking through the halls on cloud city with it caught my eye as a kid. The weirdest thing that bugs me about all of them is the left handed Scope. It a functional Realism thing. When I start making the custom ones, I am swapping the scope side.