Blade Runner PKD - Stealth Edition
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tennantlim
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Great job!
PS. I am the David who made the LED kit. I really should visit these forums more often.
Thank you David!
OzDean, meet David who made the LED kit.
Much obliged bud!
tennantlim
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I've been commissioned to build a PKD in the same Stealth style. The process is pretty much the same, aside from some painting techniques that I will elaborate on later, so there won't be as many detailed posts of the process.
Here's the kit after a test fit.
With the lessons learned from my previous build, I was able to fabricate the main spring assembly with higher fidelity.
This time I rubbed graphite powder on the stainless steel components instead of Alclad, and I used matte black as the base coat for the upper receiver and trigger guard instead of gloss black for a dry gun kote finish. Here it is at about 70% completion. I wasn't happy with the finishing on several parts so I've had to strip their paints and redo. I'm also waiting on a few replacement parts and the light kit.
To be continued...
Here's the kit after a test fit.
With the lessons learned from my previous build, I was able to fabricate the main spring assembly with higher fidelity.
This time I rubbed graphite powder on the stainless steel components instead of Alclad, and I used matte black as the base coat for the upper receiver and trigger guard instead of gloss black for a dry gun kote finish. Here it is at about 70% completion. I wasn't happy with the finishing on several parts so I've had to strip their paints and redo. I'm also waiting on a few replacement parts and the light kit.
To be continued...
tennantlim
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Thanks man.you really do a great job on those. congrats
tennantlim
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Here's a closer look at the main spring details.
Finished a couple of details that I repainted and I'm pretty pleased with them.
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As it is now.
I'm left with the incoming replacement clip, Steyr tip, and light kit to complete this commission.
Finished a couple of details that I repainted and I'm pretty pleased with them.
As it is now.
I'm left with the incoming replacement clip, Steyr tip, and light kit to complete this commission.
tennantlim
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Here's a quick video to show off the completed build.
Insanely awesome build!
A few questions, if you don’t mind:
Sean
A few questions, if you don’t mind:
- How does the printed resin handle tapping for the hardware?
- How does the paint handle repeated movements? Curious if the bolt or cylinder are showing any signs of wear?
Sean
tennantlim
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Thank you Sean!
With a hand drill, you could simply tap the screws directly into the holes. Just do it slow to avoid over tapping.
The cylinder pin suffers the most abuse, so it's a good thing it's not visible most of the time. In fact I'm already planning to replace it with a metal pin in my next build. I haven't disengaged the bolt much, but the paint has remained intact thus far.
tennantlim
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tennantlim
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The Alclad chrome on the grip butt has faded over the two years since it was built. So I did the logical thing any builder would do; order METAL grip butt replacements from TipTop Workshop!
The fading Alclad
Pewter casts
After some sanding, filing and buffing.
They're not quite perfect yet so there's more work to be done!
The fading Alclad
Pewter casts
After some sanding, filing and buffing.
They're not quite perfect yet so there's more work to be done!
tennantlim
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Done with the grip butt upgrade!
tennantlim
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Thank you kind sirMan, that's beautiful
tennantlim
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Capitalized on the beautiful light this morning to take some 'glamor' shots using my Leica Q2 Monochrom.
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tennantlim
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tennantlim - fantastic build and I love how you keep improving it! What did you use to seal the graphite powder?
