Rebuilt My Sidkit PKD

[Dann]

So I made a few mods to my Sidkit, got the new Worldcon grips, weaver knob, dremeled out the side cover so you can see the cylinder.

I also painted the grip frame and the bottom of the butt plate.

Also used some perma blue on the bare metal parts. It's a tad darker in person.

Just thought I'd show off what I did all day.

These are thumbnails. EDIT: Tried to take a few more pictures.

 

[Betamin]

Looks really good! :thumbsup

One of these days, I have got to try and get a kit and build one of those. It's one of my favorite movie weapons.

 

[nightrider]

That looks nice.:thumbsup

 

[silverskyes402]

Great job, looks incredible!!!

 

[MooMooEgg]

wow! great job. =)

 

[Hirohawa]

Nice job!

 

[superjedi]

Excellent looking blaster!
Did you have to do any special prep to the metal parts before using the bluing solution?

 

[Walter]

That looks great!

-Bryan

 

[Dann]

Thanks for all the praise, guys. I'm pretty happy with it.

Superjedi, all I did was polish the parts with some steel wool, then washed them in warm soap and water. I applied the blue with a sponge, just wiped it on pretty much. Then I let it sit a few minutes and rinsed with cold water. I did this a few times to get it a little darker.

 

[PHArchivist]

Beautiful work!

 

[jakob2121]

Gorgeous!

 

[superjedi]

Thanks, Dann. It came out great! Sounds pretty easy, too.

 

[boodha]

Nice work Dann
The blueing looks great

 

[Dann]

Thanks again guys.

Yeah the bluing was much easier than I anticipated.

 

[Clutch]

Ok, I'll bite. How'd you get the bluing so uniform?

 

[Dann]

Man, I think I just used q-tips and carefully brushed it on in uniform strokes.

Or maybe a sponge, a few posts up that's what I say.