Need help with DH-17 Scratch build

GBRyker61

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I'm looking to scratch build the DH-17 blaster pistol, but I could use some help. I found the parts list on TK560.com, but the problem is that the parts are not very descriptive. Yesterday, while at Home Depot, I asked an employee about a Package of 25 3/4" Flat type Drive Straps(which serves as the trigger on the DH-17), and the employee looked at me like I had two heads. I tried Googling for it, no luck. Later at home I went onto the Home Depot site and found what I was looking for there, the name of the item being 3/4" Conduit Drive Straps.

I need some help finding the other parts, which I'll list below, as they were listed on the TK560 website and where they were purchased from:

Lowes:
1 1/4" Endcap: $0.55(what exactly is this used for in the build?)
Package of 4 1/4" EMT Straps(Trigger Guard): $0.78

Home Depot:
#4 Size CND Hangar: $0.99

What I need essentially are either hi-res images of the parts or the actual names of the parts, if any. Also, I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the direction of a template for the pistol grip and the ejection ports on the gun. Also, feel free to list any parts I may have missed, because I get the feeling I am missing some thing. I did not list either the dowels or the PVC pipe, as I already have all of that.

I also did not list the scope parts because I've found a cheaper alternative to the copper reducers because those are pretty expensive. I would like suggestions on alternatives for the scope tip. The one sourced in the parts list came from a can of hair spray, and I'd rather not buy a can of hair spray just for a clear plastic cap.
 
Well looking at the site, if you go to the bottom of the page there is a pic showing where the parts go (end cap goes on the back end)

When I made the scope for my rebel commando rifle I used the tan gardening tubing, couplers and epoxy putty.(Plumbers Putty - comes in a stick that you just cut off a piece and knead it into a solid color)

if you go through stores (like Target) you will often find the spray bottle top you are looking for just lying in the ground.
I've found several at work.
 
I built a pair from PVC pipe and bits o' stuff a few years ago.


http://s781.photobucket.com/user/greg883/library/DH17?sort=3&page=1

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Problem with some of those pics is that their not very clear, so I can't identify the parts. Also, not all the parts are listed. For instance, what is that part that the scope rings mount onto? The long piece that goes along the top of the gun.
 
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