My scratchbuilt ROTJ E11

[jakob2121]

Finally finished it a while back (still have a magazine and front nub for the scope to build) and just now got around to taking pictures of it.

Sorry for the low quality of the pics; couldn't get good daylight on it. Everything on it is metal except for a few resin kit parts, the inner tube, and the grip. It's not dimensionally perfect, but most of the templates I used I built myself off guesstimates. The folding stock did work, but I riveted it closed.

It's amazing what you can build with a dremel, a drill, and a set of nibblers.

 

[wuher da brewer]

Thats really impressive. I admire your attention to detail.

I need very much to do this. I have all the metal parts for the conversion. I guess I kept hoping I'd be able to get a MGC. Its my hope that you can inspire me to finally do this for myself.

 

[gunnerk19]

Holy crap... :eek

Now THAT is friggin' snazzy lookin'!
Hope mine turns out as well as yours... What did you use for the U channel grips?

Did you completely eyeball the dims or did you happen to use Wizardofflight's templates?

 

[jakob2121]

The u-channel is...the handle to a Swiffer. I used a pipe cutter to cut them them length i wanted (one handle is enough to make all the grips, assuming you don't screw up) and then cut them in half with the dremel. Once that was done, I put them in the vise and squeezed them into the u shape.

The templates I made myself, but they're based off the standard E-11 templates on the pvc blaster builders club. I resized/adjusted the details in photoshop. All the extra bit templates I made from scratch. Not the best way to do it, probably. The C1 based MGC is much easier to scratch build than the L2A3 based ANH blaster, since the C1 is made from bent - and not cast - steel.

Random build thoughts: http://thesumofmyknowledge.com/?p=3

 

[eltee]

Very impressive. Great engineering and totally ingenius use of existing materials (Swiffer handle :lol ) exhibited in this project. Anyone can write a check and buy any level of prop but someone who conjures up a scratchbuilt piece like this shows a high degree dedication and creativity. Nice job.