Disassembled the resin blaster and began working on the parts to continue prepping them for more priming and painting. Also did more work on polishing the grips and getting them to better hug the grip frame. I initially planned to fill the grip texture with polishing compound (as the originals appear to have) but may end up painting them, instead. Suggestions are appreciated.
I also took one of the nylon fillister screws I’d previously acquired and filed off the threading, working it down to a post the same size and length as the Weaver knob in Anders’ resin kit. This way, the screw and the knob can easily be swapped out. Although the friction fit is good (even before paint), I wonder if I should use magnets or perhaps small screw threads to make them more secure when installed.
There were two reasons my build had stalled out:
1. The electronics for the clip were giving me trouble. Even after soldering and then resoldering the LEDs, they worked inconsistently, and then not at all. I have a new electronics kit on the way which looks like a better solution than the rat’s nest of wires in the stock kit.
2. The kit’s clip does not include the half-moon indentations beneath each of the two cylindrical LED bezels on each side. I tried to add them in with a Dremel, but it was too tricky to get a clean result with the bezels in the way.
So, I 3D modeled exact replicas of the bezels after taking measurements, and am having them 3D-printed. I can then Dremel away the stock bezels, get the indentations just right, then install the replacement bezels.
I also took one of the nylon fillister screws I’d previously acquired and filed off the threading, working it down to a post the same size and length as the Weaver knob in Anders’ resin kit. This way, the screw and the knob can easily be swapped out. Although the friction fit is good (even before paint), I wonder if I should use magnets or perhaps small screw threads to make them more secure when installed.
There were two reasons my build had stalled out:
1. The electronics for the clip were giving me trouble. Even after soldering and then resoldering the LEDs, they worked inconsistently, and then not at all. I have a new electronics kit on the way which looks like a better solution than the rat’s nest of wires in the stock kit.
2. The kit’s clip does not include the half-moon indentations beneath each of the two cylindrical LED bezels on each side. I tried to add them in with a Dremel, but it was too tricky to get a clean result with the bezels in the way.
So, I 3D modeled exact replicas of the bezels after taking measurements, and am having them 3D-printed. I can then Dremel away the stock bezels, get the indentations just right, then install the replacement bezels.