New Tomenosuke Blaster Pro "Retail" version

[kpax]

Yes. Gun bluing. It's a chemical process...acid really, that " rusts or oxidizes" the metal turning it blue. There was also a process known as "browning" that was used on old flintlocks and such.

 

[Zombie Killer]

Looks like it is parkerized rather than blued but I thought all the parts were aluminum.?. You cant parkerize aluminum and I don't think you can blue it either. Both of those processes are for steel.

Jeyl, bluing and Parkerizing are a couple different ways of chemically changing the color of steel. Parkerizing is usually either grey or black and blue is just a very dark blue. So dark it almost looks black.

 

[jhusel]

Yep. MOST real world pistols are blued or at least older ones. Some are parkerized. It makes for a more convincing prop, look at the photo on Hollywood Collectible Group (that shows the blued receiver).

Parkerized is more durable, but you can replicate that look over plastic, bluing can only be done on metal.

 

[Jeyl]

Yep. MOST real world pistols are blued or at least older ones. Some are parkerized. It makes for a more convincing prop, look at the photo on Hollywood Collectible Group (that shows the blued receiver).

Parkerized is more durable, but you can replicate that look over plastic, bluing can only be done on metal.

I see. Has anyone who is getting this replica planning on parkerizing (If that's the correct term) their pistol, or anyone done so with any other replica in the past? How difficult is it for something like this blaster when it comes fully assembled?

 

[Zombie Killer]

Although the receiver doesn't look blued it does look like the same finish as the previous models in he picture posted above.

 

[dascoyne]

I don't like the parkerized finish, if that's what he's using. Sure, the finish of WW2 1911s is parkerized and it's functional but that's not true of most firearms today and certainly not true about handguns used in law enforcement which is blued. Even matte blue is prettier than parkerized which looks bland.

 

[staermose]

I don't like the parkerized finish, if that's what he's using. Sure, the finish of WW2 1911s is parkerized and it's functional but that's not true of most firearms today and certainly not true about handguns used in law enforcement which is blued. Even matte blue is prettier than parkerized which looks bland.

It might not look like a modern firearm, but how does the finish look compared to the original prop?

 

[dascoyne]

It might not look like a modern firearm, but how does the finish look compared to the original prop?

I'm actually less interested in replicating the prop as I am in replicating the blaster as it appears on the screen. The blaster of my imagination for the past 30 years is blued steel because that's how it looked on the screen. It didn't look weathered nor did I see wires sticking out of the cylinder.
Gimme a blued blaster.

 

[Sean]

Supposedly this Is what was delivered to movie set.

 

[Zombie Killer]

You cant blue aluminum. Unless they make it out of steel they cant blue it. I am not sure what finish you could put on aluminum that would give the same finish..

 

[Sean]

How do they achieve this tho? and what are there barrel's made of?

 

[Zombie Killer]

I don't know, where is that pic from? I think they were saying because of legalities the barrel could not be made of metal so I'm guessing it will be plastic. You could probably get that finish using paint.

 

[Darthwolf7]

That is Nobutaka's own piece! That is mist likely a real steel barrel...I sent you his blueing guide...

 

[VFX Freak]

The receiver is zinc and can be blued. At least it was on the last kit. The barrel is plastic that has been impregnated with a touch of zinc so that with some care you can achieve a reasonable blued finish.

 

[kpax]

Hey VFX... were the cylinder covers aluminum on the last run?

If aluminum, they can be blackened with Al Black but the original was probably painted.

How dd you do yours VFX? It turned out great!

 

[VFX Freak]

The last kit run did have aluminum cylinder covers. Or more likely, cast zinc. I primed them and then painted them satin black.

I got a bit of orange peel texture in the finish so I sanded it very carefully and finished it with Novus #2 to give it the correct sheen.

I believe the covers in the new kit will be plastic like the original. And thanks for the compliment!

 

[kpax]

I did not know the covers on the original were plastic.
The images from Tomenosuke looked like metal. Hmmmm

 

[phase pistol]

I think the original cylinder covers must be metal. Scratches reveal what appears to be metal beneath the paint.

 

[VFX Freak]

Thanks for the clarification, Karl. I stand corrected. I'm happy to hear they are metal because I wasn't thrilled with the idea of having plastic covers on my live-fire replica!

 

[phase pistol]

The ammo clip is plastic, but I think that's the only part that is.