My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think? **More pics added post #42**

[sskunky]

Hi Guys,
I just thought I would post a few pictures of my Sterling E11 conversion.
All parts are original.
Sterling L2A3 SMG
M38 scope
Metal cased Henglester
Cut down 10 Round Mag
Russrep Cylinders
Homemade Steel scope rail
Saberfreaks T-Track
What do you think?
I am still on the fence about painting everything black or just leaving it as the well used look?
On with the pix......

 

[voice in the crowd]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks great :thumbsup

Is the trigger guard a bit bent or have you went for the background E-11 look?

Also I would resist the temptation to paint it, it really looks the part as it is weathered and more like an original.

Cheers Chris

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks great :thumbsup

Is the trigger guard a bit bent or have you went for the background E-11 look?

Also I would resist the temptation to paint it, it really looks the part as it is weathered and more like an original.

Cheers Chris

Hi Chris,

I think the trigger guard must just be bent from use.... Too be honest I hadn't noticed it until you said!
Yeah, I think I'll leave it as is, I kinda like the used look too......

 

[FLY JEDI]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Nice touch on the counter being set to 1138!

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks sweet. Paint it black.

 

[madmax]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Nice,leave it beaten up.i'm not a fan of the counter and cylinders/wires,mine just has the t track and scope.I have 2 sterlings ,1 as a e11 and 1 as standard i've also built a few from the BBc templates and a few custom,you can't beat a good blasterlol
This is the only thing us Brits have over are American friends,we can still buy Sterlings that aren't cut to bitslol:lolSorry guys,but you have all the other good stuff

 

[slave1pilot]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

I say don't paint it.

 

[Megamicrofish]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks great, where did you aquire the Sterling ?

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

I got it from here. http://www.milweb.net/ The person that I got it from happened to live very near to me so I was able to pick it up.
It's actually an old spec sterling so it dry fires and field strips down too.....

 

[Dai Bendu]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

WOW that thing is GREAT!

makes me lose a bit of interest in building a pvc e-11 though.

 

[almar bouwman]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks great, I always prefer the well used look.

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Thanks for your kind words gents.......

 

[KramStaar]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

A very nice build mate...

Sometimes these blasters can end up looking overworked and a little contrived, but yours looks like a well used piece of weaponry ...

Congrats and cheers for sharing.

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

A very nice build mate...

Sometimes these blasters can end up looking overworked and a little contrived, but yours looks like a well used piece of weaponry ...

Congrats and cheers for sharing.

I have to agree, I think they can tend to look too idealized for my liking and I took the stance that the original modelmakers that worked on the OT just threw things together as they never thought it would take off to quite the extent that it has or did.
Hence my thrown together look.
Thanks again for the kind words.

 

[Clutch]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Sure is purty!

 

[DarthSteak]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

LOOKS OUTSTANDING! Good stuff! The weathered look is what makes this sterling stand out! Good work!

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Sure is purty!

LOOKS OUTSTANDING! Good stuff! The weathered look is what makes this sterling stand out! Good work!

YOU'RE TOO KIND....:$

 

[sskunky]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

WOW that thing is GREAT!

makes me lose a bit of interest in building a pvc e-11 though.

Don't loose interest! Building these things from scratch is no mean feat to get it right. I am building one from Aluminuim based on the same designs. In fact making he real thing apart from the finance, research and waiting to find the parts is a doddle putting it together in comparison to scratch building one.

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

Looks awesome just as it is! I'd definitely not paint it. I wished I had never painted my own and looking at yours confirms how great they look in an original state.

 

[imaginager]

Re: My Sterling E11 conversion...What do you Think?

It DOES look awesome! I used to have a demilled Sterling, way back. Well, maybe not properly demilled. Anyway, yours knocks the socks off what I had. How much does it weigh?