My "new" old Blade Runner PKD

[Gigatron]

Well, I picked this PKD up years ago from EDC back when Chip actually delivered the occassional product. It was the standard PKD kit with the metal upgrades (barrel, butt plate, hammer, cocking lever, triggers, both sliding switches and the laser finder).

I originally painted it as a custom, leaving the metal parts as bare metal (except the barrel) and the pistol frame painted with silver rub'n'buff. I decided to go a little closer to the screen used and used Alclad II chrome for the pistol frame.

I drilled out the resin allen head bolts and am still looking for all the correct size replacements. Could be a while, but decided to post pics of what I've got so far.

Here are some pics

Enjoy.

Thanks to WC for hosting

-Fred

 

[Noeland]

How about a few pics of how it was before the re-do for comparison?

The frame looks very good by the way. The Alclad chrome, how much can this be handled?

Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[Gigatron]

Here's the only "before" pic that I have

I've been playing around with the gun and haven't noticed any of the chrome coming off on my hands or wearing off otherwise. Plus it can be buffed with a cotton cloth if you dull it out from touching it too much (boy, does that sound wrong :lol )

Thanks to WC for hosting

-Fred

 

[Wayne R.]

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I've been playing around with the gun and haven't noticed any of the chrome coming off on my hands or wearing off otherwise. Plus it can be buffed with a cotton cloth if you dull it out from touching it too much (boy, does that sound wrong :lol )

Thanks to WC for hosting

-Fred
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I've a question regarding wear & tear, whilst you're on the subject of touching props...
What's a good black paint to use that's nice and glossy, but needs no primer and sticks well enough not to peel if chipped? The idea being that as the paint wears thin with use or handling the metal shines through.
If it needs priming, I'd assume the grey would show through first.

 

[Gigatron]

Well, if the base piece is metal, just give it a rough sanding so that the paint has something to adhere to. The idea of primer is that it gives the outer layer of paint something to bond to.

As for a durable paint, look for a gloss in either engine paint, BBQ paint or wheel paint. I've used high gloss wheel paint when I re-painted the stock wheels on my old car years ago and never had a problem with chipping or peeling.

-Fred