Blade Runner PKD Detective Special - RACprops
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Uridium
Sr Member
Fully built you would have a lot if issues with the UK customs. Having it shipped by Rich as a kit in 2 parts went through with no problems.
So it is cleaned up and partially assembled?
I had mine shipped totally in pieces with no cleanup or assembly done as it was the cheapest option. They didn't even ask for the permit. However another project kit made totally of plastic has been confiscated in spite of me having a permit to import it.
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Uridium
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The one I bought from Rich was a raw kit, I will have to do all the cleanup.
vintageslant
Active Member
Great looking piece Andy looking forward to the end pics.
Aaannndd its done!
Here are the Electronics, Id like to say to Rich a circuit diagram really would be a appreciated in future
but after much guessing and swearing and trying to make sense of the blurry pictures which pass as "instructions" i got to here
And here it works! although i have to say it was a huge PITA getting the green LED's to work properly, first off they one was really dull for some reason so i had to swap it out, and in doing so broke off the long thin metal bit then getting the copper contacts to line up, lets just say this is DEFINITELY not a kit for a beginner
anyway I shall take some proper pictures of the finished piece either late tonight or tomorrow once the glue on the repaired side cover has set, im always awaiting some inert .44 rounds since the cast once that came with the kit are really pretty terrible
anyway despite it being a huge slog, I'm insanely happy with it now its complete, its just a thing of beauty to hold, it is really quite hefty, looking forward to getting the Tomenesouke blaster so i can compare them
cheers all
Andy
Here are the Electronics, Id like to say to Rich a circuit diagram really would be a appreciated in future
but after much guessing and swearing and trying to make sense of the blurry pictures which pass as "instructions" i got to here
And here it works! although i have to say it was a huge PITA getting the green LED's to work properly, first off they one was really dull for some reason so i had to swap it out, and in doing so broke off the long thin metal bit then getting the copper contacts to line up, lets just say this is DEFINITELY not a kit for a beginner
anyway I shall take some proper pictures of the finished piece either late tonight or tomorrow once the glue on the repaired side cover has set, im always awaiting some inert .44 rounds since the cast once that came with the kit are really pretty terrible
anyway despite it being a huge slog, I'm insanely happy with it now its complete, its just a thing of beauty to hold, it is really quite hefty, looking forward to getting the Tomenesouke blaster so i can compare them
cheers all
Andy
As promised here are a few more photos of the Finished Blaster
Now this was my first time really working with a metal kit (other than a few small WH40k models back in the day) so there was a lot of hit and miss and trial and error, especially since you cant fill the metal to get rid of holes etc so needed a lot more fettling and polishing to get how i wanted, also tapping the metal was hard since its so very soft and easy to make a mistake. also while it is very sturdy its obviously a display piece rather than a prop or cosplay item, largely down to the weight and that over time the parts will take damage, already the trigger wont return properly, I think I've deformed the spring, but thats ok and I'm certainly not going to start taking it apart now
In addition to this, i have something else to show you, before i received my Coyle metal blaster i brought a 3D printed version from rgriesbeck, So yesterday i decided to build that up, it was a really quick build, I wasn't taking as much care or filing/sanding as throughly as i might have done otherwise, but the end results came up really nice all things considered, I replaced the receiver with a Metal one i got off of Ebay since the one that came with the kit seemed about 35% too small
And Im now waiting on the Tomensouke kit to arrive too, you could say I've been hit well and truly by Savage Syndrome*
anyway thanks to everyone for their support and encouragement throughout this build, if anyone is taking on the Coyle kit I'm more than happy to answer any questions i can help with
Till next time
Andy
Now this was my first time really working with a metal kit (other than a few small WH40k models back in the day) so there was a lot of hit and miss and trial and error, especially since you cant fill the metal to get rid of holes etc so needed a lot more fettling and polishing to get how i wanted, also tapping the metal was hard since its so very soft and easy to make a mistake. also while it is very sturdy its obviously a display piece rather than a prop or cosplay item, largely down to the weight and that over time the parts will take damage, already the trigger wont return properly, I think I've deformed the spring, but thats ok and I'm certainly not going to start taking it apart now
In addition to this, i have something else to show you, before i received my Coyle metal blaster i brought a 3D printed version from rgriesbeck, So yesterday i decided to build that up, it was a really quick build, I wasn't taking as much care or filing/sanding as throughly as i might have done otherwise, but the end results came up really nice all things considered, I replaced the receiver with a Metal one i got off of Ebay since the one that came with the kit seemed about 35% too small
And Im now waiting on the Tomensouke kit to arrive too, you could say I've been hit well and truly by Savage Syndrome*
anyway thanks to everyone for their support and encouragement throughout this build, if anyone is taking on the Coyle kit I'm more than happy to answer any questions i can help with
Till next time
Andy
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Just liked how it looked
IndyBurns
New Member
Outstanding job on that build, and thanks for all the documentation along the way.
Is RAC still offering these kits? If so, how much? I did some searching around Google and RPF but couldn't find those answers.
My resin Blaster replica took an unfortunate tumble at Dragon*Con this weekend, and will sadly never light up again, so I am looking for a replacement.
Any suggestions for other replicas would also be most welcome and appreciated. I know about the Tomenosukes, just don't have that kind of scratch right now.
Thanks!
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Is RAC still offering these kits? If so, how much? I did some searching around Google and RPF but couldn't find those answers.
My resin Blaster replica took an unfortunate tumble at Dragon*Con this weekend, and will sadly never light up again, so I am looking for a replacement.
Any suggestions for other replicas would also be most welcome and appreciated. I know about the Tomenosukes, just don't have that kind of scratch right now.
Thanks!
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Hey Indy, glad you liked the build.
as I understand it Rich will be offering a limited run of the kits again sometime in the Autumn (or fall to the colonial types) I think he charges around $600 + shipping for the kits, he also offers the complete built PKD for around $1500 iirc
although if your interested im probably going to sell the 3D printed Blaster above (the one with the black grips) so drop me a PM if your interested
cheers
as I understand it Rich will be offering a limited run of the kits again sometime in the Autumn (or fall to the colonial types) I think he charges around $600 + shipping for the kits, he also offers the complete built PKD for around $1500 iirc
although if your interested im probably going to sell the 3D printed Blaster above (the one with the black grips) so drop me a PM if your interested
cheers
