Blade Runner Snub Nose Blaster Project

DaveG · Dec 22, 2011

Yes, I will be selling stands, but I don't know when I will be able to get to making them. I will send a notification to everyone that bought the kit when the stands are available, as well as posting here.

doctorwholittle · Jan 2, 2012

Finnlock said:
Not to shift focus away from this awesome build, which I will be buying when kits come available. But dose anyone have any information on this base used to make this ebay listing?

It's clearly a toy repaint, but has anyone seen it before, dose anyone have access to it?

Blade Runner Blaster Snub Nose Toy Replica | eBay

It is very diffent from the other toy blaster

I bought two of these toy blasters last summer for $5.00 each, but haven't gotten around to doing any modding. If you can find one, I recommend not letting it slip by.

They're screaming at me every time I pass them!!

DaveG · Feb 20, 2013

Metal Castings

I've started to play around with casting some of the parts for the snub nose in metal, pewter to be exact. I doubt I'll be offering metal kits, but maybe a few custom built ups are in the works!

TheShinyOne · Feb 20, 2013

Real metal? REAL METAL??? I'm dying here, this brings it to a whole new level.

Now it'll look real even without an excellent paintjob! Just a bit of grime and dust weathering and it'll look like a nice worn piece of hardware.

Tom1971 · Feb 20, 2013

A metal kit would be very, very, very cool.

JD Douglas · Feb 20, 2013

C0mmand3rC0dy said:
Krylon Grey base primer, Krylon Stainless Steel, and Krylon Oil Rubbed Bronze were all usedf for the paints.

Awesome kit, awesome build!

Are those Kylon Fusion flavors? Kylon Fusion changed my life--just an idiot-proof (read me-proof), good-looking paint on anything.

- JD

DaveG · Mar 10, 2013

Some of the metal castings cleaned up a bit and test fit with the resin parts. The metal parts are actually slightly larger than the resin ones. This is due to the molds expanding from the hot metal, which then cools and sets while the molds are still hot. All in all, the mix of parts still fits together pretty well. The barrel is actually one I machined from some steel rod, not a metal casting

Tom1971 · Mar 11, 2013

:eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek

Must have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is incredible work.

aliendred · Mar 11, 2013

do you still offer a resin kit?

DaveG said:
Some of the metal castings cleaned up a bit and test fit with the resin parts. The metal parts are actually slightly larger than the resin ones. This is due to the molds expanding from the hot metal, which then cools and sets while the molds are still hot. All in all, the mix of parts still fits together pretty well. The barrel is actually one I machined from some steel rod, not a metal casting

Finnlock · Mar 11, 2013

Wow! So.....will you be doing a limmited run of metal kits, or metal upgrades?
I'd be interested in either should they become available.

DaveG · Mar 11, 2013

aliendred said:
do you still offer a resin kit?

I was running low on some parts and may need to cast some more. I will check my stock this weekend and let you know.

DaveG · Mar 11, 2013

Finnlock said:
Wow! So.....will you be doing a limmited run of metal kits, or metal upgrades?
I'd be interested in either should they become available.

I will not doing either metal kits or parts, but will be doing a few custom metal built up blasters for sale as completed units.

ixtore · Mar 12, 2013

I'm subscribing to this thread. Certainly interested in a custom build.
What a loverly gun!

Finnlock · Mar 12, 2013

DaveG said:
I will not doing either metal kits or parts, but will be doing a few custom metal built up blasters for sale as completed units.

Well color me interested.

DaveG · Mar 12, 2013

Hardwood grips for the Snubby!

this is a project I'm quite excited about and have been waiting a long time to do. Custom hardwood grips to fit my Snub Nose Blaster. These grips are milled in pairs on my CNC router then hand sanded and finished. I am planning on offering them for sale, both finished as shown and unfinished for the DIYer. The prices have not yet been determined.

The samples shown here are Curly Bubinga, Curly Maple and Walnut. the Walnut grips are also checkered, but I'm not wild about those since the checkering interfers with the beauty of the wood grain. Stay tuned for some other exotic hardwoods coming soon!

Finnlock · Mar 13, 2013

Whoa, sexy!

Your work is amazing as always, these grips look stunning and add a lot of realism to the piece.

DaveG · Mar 17, 2013

Here is a more complete set of pics of the grips I've been making, including some made from curly mahogany. In time the mahogany will age to a much deeper reddish brown.

DaveG · Mar 17, 2013

And on the blasters.

aliendred · Mar 17, 2013

looks amazing.... i still want one!

DaveG · Mar 17, 2013

The hardwood grips are now listed for sale in the Junkyard!

http://www.therpf.com/f13/blade-runner-snub-nose-blaster-hardwood-grips-179556/#post2805097

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