Some blasters

[JFB64]

Here are three of my favorite blasters in their original iteration, which I think is the best. They are all Blaster Factory kits that were purchased here from the Junkyard. The E-11 is basically stock, as is the DL-44. Although for that I added the greeblies that go on the top of the barrel. I had acquired those years ago and am glad I finally got to use them. I also turned the mystery disk. I did more work on the DH-17. I scratch built the detail on top of the blaster between the iron sights from a block of mahogany and many bits of styrene. The scope mount is made from two pieces of aluminum. The scope rings were found on E bay and the scope was bought from Blaster Factory. That is a fantastic site. I also made the wedge on the left side near the mag well from styrene. The paint scheme for all three was inspired by zjunlimiteds E -11 build log. Very informative thread. It's really cool to finally get great examples of these blasters after wanting them for 46 years.

 

[JamesM242]

Excellent collection! They all look fantastic. The E-11 project is on my list.

 

[JFB64]

Here is my version of Boba Fetts latest EE-3 carbine. It's built from a Webley & Scott No. 4 flare gun, that I purchased from the Junkyard last year. I used Alan Sinclair's W & S No. 1 drawings as a guide. The brass grip and the screws and bushings to attach the stock are from Blaster Factory. The stock was fashioned from a piece of walnut that I've had stored in my shop for decades. It's nice to be finally using it. The grip frame was machined from sheet aluminum using the same tools and techniques I would have used as if it was made from wood. The scope is cobbled together from two different ones. The barrel is an acrylic tube with plastic C channel attached to it. The detail on the flare gun itself is mdf and sheet styrene. The grebbles are camera parts, electrical components, patch cord jacks, many plastic kit parts, some Lego and Nerf barrel parts, an old tire pressure gauge, a gun oil can and some gun maintenance tools. The tip of the barrel is vac formed with the buck left in the piece because I wanted the under cut at the base of the cone. It's painted with Alclad chrome and Hot Metal paints. I used also Rust Oleum primer and textured paint as well as Tamiya spray cans and clear coat. The stock as several coats of Minwax wipe on polyurethane and paste wax. For weathering I used pastels, Rub n Buff and a hunk of concrete on the stock.

 

[eethan]

I think you now have the nicest BOBF blaster out there! maybe even better than the one from the series to be honest, well done

 

[JamesM242]

JFB64 - fantastic job! Question about your choice of clear coat: the clear coats I have had in the past tend to not work well with pastels, what type/brand of clear coat did you use?

 

[JFB64]

First, thank you both for the kind words. JamesM242 you are right about the clear coat. it tended to mute most of the pastel work. I had to reapply it. I did not clear coat the other blasters and thought I would try it on this one. I will have to re think if and how I use it in the future. It was Tamiya flat clear. Here are some in process photos.

 

[JFB64]

The latest addition to the collection is this Jawa ion blaster. It's made of parts from at least six different SMLEs including a demilled receiver and real Mills cup grenade launcher. I machined the adapter that connects the cup to the barrel. The "power flask" was inspired by two antique powder flasks that were in the Junkyard some months ago. This one is shaped from a block of walnut and decorated with more camera parts and electrical components among other things. The cord is left over from my father's stash of stuff that I inherited. He never threw out things like that. After all you might need it some day. How right he was. The cord it permanently attached to the flask but not to the blaster. I turned an aluminum sleeve and attached the cord to it. The sleeve fits into a hole in the stock and is held in place by friction and imbedded magnets. I also added some detail to the inside of the cup. I didn't like the idea of looking into that big opening and only seeing the nut that holds the cup, so I cobbled together an "ion emitter". It's made from donor kits that I've had lying around for about twenty years. The blaster itself weighs 6lbs 10oz.

 

[JamesM242]

Outstanding work!

 

[propmainiac]

Very nice! Working on a Jawa blaster myself..how did you attach the adapter to the gun barrel?

 

[JFB64]

Thank you. The adapter is held in place with two 4-40 set screws.

 

[JFB64]

This blaster isn't based on any particular Star Wars gun that I'm aware of. It is however based on a prototype 9 mm belt fed submachine gun built by August Coenders in the 1930s. I used the only existent photo as a start to design it. The basic construction is of several stock size aluminum tubes along with custom turned parts. It's decorated with various kit pieces, camera parts, electrical components, and found objects. The sling and swivels and part of the front sight are real gun parts. The stock and grips are mahogany. I finished it like I did my other blasters. That system works well for me and I like the results. I haven't weighed it yet but it's similar to my Blaster Factory guns and it's just over 30" long. I know the "real" gun shows up in a WW2 video game but I don't know which on. I have an original photo of the submachine gun but unfortunately for some reason I can't upload it sorry.

 

[JFB64]

The only in process photo I have with a hard copy of the original.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I like the look of it! It reminds me of something from the Art of SW/ESB/ROTJ books that McQuarrie or Johnston would stick in their concept drawings.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Here is my version of Boba Fetts latest EE-3 carbine. It's built from a Webley & Scott No. 4 flare gun, that I purchased from the Junkyard last year. I used Alan Sinclair's W & S No. 1 drawings as a guide. The brass grip and the screws and bushings to attach the stock are from Blaster Factory. The stock was fashioned from a piece of walnut that I've had stored in my shop for decades. It's nice to be finally using it. The grip frame was machined from sheet aluminum using the same tools and techniques I would have used as if it was made from wood. The scope is cobbled together from two different ones. The barrel is an acrylic tube with plastic C channel attached to it. The detail on the flare gun itself is mdf and sheet styrene. The grebbles are camera parts, electrical components, patch cord jacks, many plastic kit parts, some Lego and Nerf barrel parts, an old tire pressure gauge, a gun oil can and some gun maintenance tools. The tip of the barrel is vac formed with the buck left in the piece because I wanted the under cut at the base of the cone. It's painted with Alclad chrome and Hot Metal paints. I used also Rust Oleum primer and textured paint as well as Tamiya spray cans and clear coat. The stock as several coats of Minwax wipe on polyurethane and paste wax. For weathering I used pastels, Rub n Buff and a hunk of concrete on the stock.

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I really love this BF Blaster! Now, I totally want to build my flare gun up this way!

 

[JFB64]

I imagine this latest blaster to be an earlier model of the E11. It's based on the British Lanchester submachine gun from early WW2. A few years ago I purchased a 3d print of an E11. It was not the best quality print and I spent many hours sanding and filling and reworking parts. I eventually grew weary of this and set it aside to work on other things. When I acquired a Field Marshall E11, I pretty much abandoned it all together.

After rewatching a video on the Lanchester, I noticed how similar it's barrel was to the L2A3's, the doner gun for the E11. Not surprisingly since both guns were made by the Sterling Co. and the same people worked on both. Then I remembered that print E11 laying fallow and I thought that combining the two would make for a really cool looking blaster.

The geometry of the butt stock of the Lanchester is very similar to that of the SMLE, the gun the Jawa blaster is based on. My stock is made of cherry and incorporates parts left over from my ion blaster build, namely the butt plate, trigger and trigger guard and rear sling swivel. The techniques used on the rest of the blaster were generally the same as those used on all the rest I've made. I'm really happy that I finally put to good use that print gun. All that effort was not wasted. Also nice to use up some more parts that were laying around the shop.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Baller!

 

[DigiGal]

Fun to see these going together, nice work!

 

[DamnYankee123]

I imagine this latest blaster to be an earlier model of the E11. It's based on the British Lanchester submachine gun from early WW2. A few years ago I purchased a 3d print of an E11. It was not the best quality print and I spent many hours sanding and filling and reworking parts. I eventually grew weary of this and set it aside to work on other things. When I acquired a Field Marshall E11, I pretty much abandoned it all together.

After rewatching a video on the Lanchester, I noticed how similar it's barrel was to the L2A3's, the doner gun for the E11. Not surprisingly since both guns were made by the Sterling Co. and the same people worked on both. Then I remembered that print E11 laying fallow and I thought that combining the two would make for a really cool looking blaster.

The geometry of the butt stock of the Lanchester is very similar to that of the SMLE, the gun the Jawa blaster is based on. My stock is made of cherry and incorporates parts left over from my ion blaster build, namely the butt plate, trigger and trigger guard and rear sling swivel. The techniques used on the rest of the blaster were generally the same as those used on all the rest I've made. I'm really happy that I finally put to good use that print gun. All that effort was not wasted. Also nice to use up some more parts that were laying around the shop.

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Dig the look of the "predecessor" to the E-11/Lanchester blaster. Definitely has the in-universe look. I had very much the same thought and built my E-11 predecessor on a Snow Wolf German MP18 all metal/wood airsoft repro. I also put t-track over the barrel vents on mine and used a cut down magazine.