Tomenosuke Blade Runner 2049 blaster build

[masterjedi322]

Is that a Blade Runner glass in the background - nice touch!

Haha, yes! It’s become one of my regular drinking glasses, and it was on the counter for washing. Totally accidental!

Thanks for the comments, all! More to come!

Sean

 

[OmegaShogun]

Beware the return spring on the cylinder release mechanism, it is almost designed to spring away into the void forever. I was super careful but still lost it

 

[joberg]

Beware the return spring on the cylinder release mechanism, it is almost designed to spring away into the void forever. I was super careful but still lost it

Yeah...you almost have to be in an empty room when you put those parts together.

 

[masterjedi322]

Beware the return spring on the cylinder release mechanism, it is almost designed to spring away into the void forever. I was super careful but still lost it

Yeah...you almost have to be in an empty room when you put those parts together.

Thanks for the heads up! I will do my best not to shoot the little guy across the room...

Sean

 

[masterjedi322]

We had some nice weather this weekend, so I decided to take advantage and get the parts painted.

I went with gloss black for the grip frame, side covers, and laser sight.

I went with flat black for the Bulldog grip and bottom plate.

These will all get pretty heavily weathered based on the reference photos.

Next up, I plan on blueing the other parts.

Sean

 

[Don B]

Lucky you. We had good weather in the UK two weekends ago and my wife had me out in the garden doing chores. Looking good BTW.

 

[masterjedi322]

Lucky you. We had good weather in the UK two weekends ago and my wife had me out in the garden doing chores. Looking good BTW.

Thanks! I‘ve lived in Colorado going on 8 years now, and the Fall and Spring seasons still surprise me. It was low 70’s and sunny yesterday...supposed to snow later this week. Go figure...

Sean

 

[joberg]

The painted parts are looking good Sean...eager to see your next update!

 

[masterjedi322]

New video up! Showing how I prepped all the parts before heading into painting and blueing.

Sean

 

[Don B]

Hey Sean - the beard's coming on a treat! Oh and loved the prep. video too.

 

[masterjedi322]

Hey Sean - the beard's coming on a treat! Oh and loved the prep. video too.

Haha, thanks!

I've always wanted to grow out my beard to see what it would do and look like, so I'm taking advantage of quarantine to try it out. Way more white hair than I would prefer, but I think the beard is coming along...

Appreciate the comments!

Sean

 

[Don B]

You're welcome and you're doing a lovely job - those supplied reference photos are outstanding in the details they show, and was blown away by the phone application you showed us converting Japanese into English.

 

[joberg]

Good vid and yes, who needs a translator when you have tech that will do the same job...faster

 

[masterjedi322]

You're welcome and you're doing a lovely job - those supplied reference photos are outstanding in the details they show, and was blown away by the phone application you showed us converting Japanese into English.

Thank you very much! Always appreciate the feedback!

The Google Translate app is pretty amazing. It was originally released by a company called World Lens, and I used it heavily when I used to travel internationally. Google bought them after the app took off...

Good vid and yes, who needs a translator when you have tech that will do the same job...faster

Thanks much!

Sean

 

[masterjedi322]

Painting vid is up!

Hoping to blue today!

Sean

 

[joberg]

Beauty

 

[H0llyw00d]

How did this go?

 

[masterjedi322]

How did this go?

Been stalled as I went down a rabbit hole in 3D printing.

But the kit is still on my workbench. I‘ll be getting back to it soon!

Sean

 

[Djh69]

Any updates on this? Really looked like it was coming along!

 

[masterjedi322]

Any updates on this? Really looked like it was coming along!

Thanks! Yeah, still on the workbench! Been working a few small side projects, but will be getting back to it soon (yes, I know I keep saying that, but I will!).

Sean