I figure the Borg graphics are stenciled, screened, painted … etc. on.
Perhaps it should have been made with optional Borg assimilation decals to be placed on IF desired.
I have a TV Game rifle called Cabelas Survival….. they did just that, they provided decals as an option to dress up the rifle…..shown below….I chose not to use the decals included.
My point is….the Borg graphics should have been optional decals.
Oh well…..
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Stencils or decals would be awesome but judging from pics on the Habsro Pulse site, it looks like actual physical moulding of tetris-like squares, all around the butt of the weapon, some on the sides, as well as holes and what I'm guessing are hard plastic "assimilation tubules" snaking across both sides.
Honestly, although it would have been less than ideal, I probably could have coped with an assimilated version, if it looked anything ike borg tech or assimilation from the show. The square blocks looks like something out of Minecraft, rather than the detailed greeblies and mechanical parts typical of borg tech.
Whats super frustrating is that, apart from the terrible borg detailing, the rest of the sculpt is pretty damn good and looks up to the same standard as their previsou Amban and Pulse rifles. Had the butt been done with the same level of accuracy, this would paint up to be a more than "close-enough" replica for many.
I'm still debating whether to get this, and grind/carve away as much of the greebling as possible, use some filler, styrene and other rmaterials to try and build out the butt of the weapon.
If it can be resculpted to be close enough, and given the type 2 Pistol is also a reasonable sculpt, $120 isn't bad for the pair. Urrggh, its so hard to make the call, and is further complicated because I gee=nerally have to go through a reseller here in Australia, and there's a price markup for that.