My finished (for now) Greedo Killer

[7-11 Jedi]

Well, I finally finished my greedo killer, for now that is. I'm still looking for a scope for it, I purchased a resin scope from a member here and it was pretty bad, so I did my best to fix it up, I replaced the knobs with other caps that are a little too big, but they were all I could find, and I had to redo the adjustor ring at the front of the scope as well. I also put glass in the front end just because I could. Also, I just bought some off the shelf scope rings that were close enough for now.

The rest of it turned out great, a CE scope bracket and grill, real flash hider, and a denix mauser. I weathered it up good, (a little hard to see in the pictures because of the glare) and made it look a little battle worn, because I like it that way.

So until I find a real scope, or a good resin copy, here is my completed greedo killer.

[image]http://www.wackychimp.com/uploads/gk1.JPG[/image]
[image]http://www.wackychimp.com/uploads/gk2a.JPG[/image]
[image]http://www.wackychimp.com/uploads/gk3a.JPG[/image]

Cheers.

Mike

 

[Darth Lars]

Very nice. You should be proud. :thumbsup

Good camera angles for these pics also.

 

[OdiWan72]

Great blaster.

Drop me a line, I have some correct resin Compac scope knobs for you

Markus

 

[7-11 Jedi]

Yeah, I just talked to you last week about them.

PM sent.

Cheers.

Mike

 

[ob1al]

Looks great - the GK is one of my fave blaster designs, I hope to put my own together someday.

Nice work.

 

[kibosh]

Did you do any clean up on the Denix before you started? I just got mine in the mail (can't wait to have a GK.), and it seems REALLY oily.

Any recomendations on how to wash/remove the oil?

 

[Gigatron]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kibosh @ Nov 29 2006, 07:36 PM) [snapback]1367897[/snapback]</div>

Did you do any clean up on the Denix before you started? I just got mine in the mail (can't wait to have a GK.), and it seems REALLY oily.

Any recomendations on how to wash/remove the oil?
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Most denix' require a good deal of body work. You should really sand off the paint, remove/sand/fill the logos and repaint. If all you want to do though is get rid of the oil, a quick wash with some Simple Green (not Soylent Green (that's made from people, yknow - bad for the environment)). Or if you can't find that, some Dawn dish detergent.

-Fred

 

[kibosh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gigatron @ Nov 29 2006, 02:44 PM) [snapback]1367904[/snapback]</div>

Most denix' require a good deal of body work. You should really sand off the paint, remove/sand/fill the logos and repaint. If all you want to do though is get rid of the oil, a quick wash with some Simple Green (not Soylent Green (that's made from people, yknow - bad for the environment)). Or if you can't find that, some Dawn dish detergent.

-Fred
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I read Boba Debt's tutorial, and he recommended wire brushing the whole thing. I've never used a wire brush on metal before. Will it gouge the metal? Can I use a wire brush wheel on my Dremel, or will that be too harsh?

Should the blaster be flat black? I don't know that I would even bother repainting it if I didn't want to remove the logo so bad.

Thanks for the cleaning advice, too.

Thanks.

 

[Gigatron]

Wire brushing is a good place to start. It won't hurt the metal, only take off the crappy paint. I'd suggest a 3" wheel for a standard drill. The small dremel wheels fall apart too easily and you can be there for hours trying to clean it up.

After that, give it a good wash with some Sipmle Green and let dry. Then remove/fill in the logo and give it another quick wash. Then give it a quick coat of primer and then some paint. I like the stuff used on BBQs (pretty sure it's just called BBQ paint), it dries nice and solid. For blasters, I prefer a satin or semi-gloss black.

-Fred

 

[M Bison]

Nice piece of work. Looks great.

 

[kibosh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gigatron @ Nov 30 2006, 08:40 AM) [snapback]1368576[/snapback]</div>

Wire brushing is a good place to start. It won't hurt the metal, only take off the crappy paint. I'd suggest a 3" wheel for a standard drill. The small dremel wheels fall apart too easily and you can be there for hours trying to clean it up.

After that, give it a good wash with some Sipmle Green and let dry. Then remove/fill in the logo and give it another quick wash. Then give it a quick coat of primer and then some paint. I like the stuff used on BBQs (pretty sure it's just called BBQ paint), it dries nice and solid. For blasters, I prefer a satin or semi-gloss black.

-Fred
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Great instructions. Thanks. I really appreciate it.