My Sterling to E-11 Blaster Project

[TK 4702]

I added the counter to the rail, and Gino's T-Tracks today.

 

[Shade88]

It looks great, I am more of a lightsaber junkie, but it looks great!

 

[el loco]

Oh WOW !
That is so f...... beautiful :love
You don't need to paint it !

You've made an absolute Top Job

I wish i could build up a E-11 like that !

 

[OdiWan72]

I added the counter to the rail, and Gino's T-Tracks today.

Looking GREAT
How did you remove the old paint/ coating from the sterling parts???
I´m reworking a deac. L2A3 myself currently and having a hard time to get rid of the old stuff. tried one of the most expensive paint remover...no major effect :cry

Thanks, Markus

 

[TK 4702]

I used a medium to fine grit sandpaper.

 

[TK 4702]

Still needs a barrel though. Going to make one rather than buy it.

 

[TK 4702]

 

[RadeLarkin]

Awesome work!

 

[SaberFreak]

How did you strip the Sterling parts down to the bare metal?

Pure elbow grease? Or did you use some kind of chemical bath?

 

[DarthLuumzl]

Looks great so far.

Will you do some weathering on it later?

 

[Hirohawa]

How did you strip the Sterling parts down to the bare metal?

Pure elbow grease? Or did you use some kind of chemical bath?

Aircraft stripper is exceptionally good for taking paint off of metal.

 

[SaberFreak]

Aircraft stripper

Elaborate pls, I noob

 

[propmainiac]

Awesome Job! I had one of the toy blasters when I was a kid. Recently put together a scratch built steling blaster with a folding stock that locks into place just like the original. Love the fact you took a box fill of parts and assembled a real sterling! Is the receiver steel or aluminum? How did you make out keeping the grip frame on?

 

[cheech9898]

Elaborate pls, I noob

Hope your joking Saberfreak, but if not..... Or any one else that hasn't messed with it

Aircraft paint stripper is Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride).... Just like it sounds it will take off pretty much any paint/finish coating you can think of. Hazardous to work with, if not properly neutralized with water it will cause new finish coats to peal off, mess with glues, epoxies and generate some nasty gass if burn it off by welding.

 

[TK 4702]

I was finally able to get all the parts painted today, and then re-assembled. I will do some weathering on it once it dries a bit more, but I'm pretty happy with it so far. Also swapped out the counter, with an eagle logo Hengstler.

 

[TK 4702]

 

[SaberFreak]

Hope your joking Saberfreak

Nope not joking. None of the paint stripping product I know goes by that name.

Its not the same as the regular household paint stripper, is it? :confused

 

[OdiWan72]

WONDERFUL...how did you archive that slight surface-texture???

Markus

 

[TK 4702]

WONDERFUL...how did you archive that slight surface-texture???

Markus

Rustoleum black textured spray paint. I think I Got it at Home Depot.

 

[DARKSIDE72]

Rustoleum black textured spray paint. I think I Got it at Home Depot.

Great looking build. The only issue I can see is that you have a whole receiver there. What precautions did you take to ensure that the a barrel can't be installed or used?

The ATF consider the receiver the machine gun, it must not be what they deem "readily convertible". As in with simple tools be made to fire again.