The Force Awakens Stromtrooper Blaster Disscusion Thread
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OldKen
Master Member
Holy wow.
Guys,
Really look close and compare the tallon SS to the new TK blaster...
Forget about the tank in the back! That could be easily modded to hold a very small tank.
Look at the angle of the top of the back of the handgrip.
Look at the SHAPE of the trigger gaurd, it is the same shape just made larger by a white plastic cover.
And the biggest tell to me? The little red button sticking down in front of the trigger!!!
But why use 600$ airsofts?
Idk. But by God you may be on to something Rex!
Hell, you may have nailed the first ever ep7 prop found part/donor piece!
Guys,
Really look close and compare the tallon SS to the new TK blaster...
Forget about the tank in the back! That could be easily modded to hold a very small tank.
Look at the angle of the top of the back of the handgrip.
Look at the SHAPE of the trigger gaurd, it is the same shape just made larger by a white plastic cover.
And the biggest tell to me? The little red button sticking down in front of the trigger!!!
But why use 600$ airsofts?
Idk. But by God you may be on to something Rex!
Hell, you may have nailed the first ever ep7 prop found part/donor piece!
RexKramer
Sr Member
Here is a video of the Talon P, the shorter version of the SS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DelJx1RPhQ
From the info I have collected, there are proper adapters to fit normal Co2 cartridges in the back. A small tube and an end cap would easily conceal the cartridge so there's your gas source.
This air gun also has the ability to be cranked up to around 900 FPS or so. It has 12 power levels I think. The kick you see in the video I linked wasn't even at full power. So there's your kick.
Like I said before, the ONLY thing keeping me on the fence about this, is the dry firing, which you would obviously have to be able to do. This is a single loading air rifle but that doesn't mean the trigger won't engage the valve to release the air when you pull the trigger without a pellet inside. The safety is only activated when the bolt is pulled back to chamber a pellet and the trigger doesn't seem reset when the bolt is pulled. This gun may be able to dry fire.
Even if this was an issue, I'm sure the prop crew could remedy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DelJx1RPhQ
From the info I have collected, there are proper adapters to fit normal Co2 cartridges in the back. A small tube and an end cap would easily conceal the cartridge so there's your gas source.
This air gun also has the ability to be cranked up to around 900 FPS or so. It has 12 power levels I think. The kick you see in the video I linked wasn't even at full power. So there's your kick.
Like I said before, the ONLY thing keeping me on the fence about this, is the dry firing, which you would obviously have to be able to do. This is a single loading air rifle but that doesn't mean the trigger won't engage the valve to release the air when you pull the trigger without a pellet inside. The safety is only activated when the bolt is pulled back to chamber a pellet and the trigger doesn't seem reset when the bolt is pulled. This gun may be able to dry fire.
Even if this was an issue, I'm sure the prop crew could remedy it.
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RexKramer
Sr Member
I don't really remember any scenes with noticeable recoil.
JJ & co. probably want to portray the newer weapons as more lethal and powerful.
I just hope the DL-44 hasn't been tampered with TOO much. We will probably see a similar if, not the same scope on Han's blaster. Which wouldn't be TOO bad. ANH style with ESB/ROTJ size.
JJ & co. probably want to portray the newer weapons as more lethal and powerful.
I just hope the DL-44 hasn't been tampered with TOO much. We will probably see a similar if, not the same scope on Han's blaster. Which wouldn't be TOO bad. ANH style with ESB/ROTJ size.
Master Valon
Well-Known Member
Yeah, you can see some recoil (and ejecting brass casings) in the OT, especially the scene in ESB where Leia/Lando/Chewie/Threepio/R2 are chasing Boba to get Han and they're in a fire fight with a bunch of stormtroopers. You can see the (admittedly light) recoil from the Sterlings, and in the white halls of Cloud City, you can easily see ejecting blank casings too. But blanks don't have too much kick at all, obviously due to the fact that the "kick" from live rounds come from the whole "Newton's 3rd Law" thing. With no actual round there isn't much of an "equal and opposite reaction" going on to drive much recoil.
Darth Lars
Master Member
Contributors to the Force for Change drive got a link to a Thank You video on Youtube. At 0:05 we see this:
Sidewinder
Sr Member
OT. Tsk, not one of em in that pic wearing eye protection.
Wolfsburg
Master Member
IndustrialActn
Member
I like the new blaster. A Sterling would need a TON of mods to make it right but it is definitely based on one and shares a lot of DNA from the E-11
So, super late on this thread, but it lookslime a sterling with the rear sight cut in half, the cocking lever groove removed from the received, the scope mounted further back ( the scope, BTW, looks almost exactly like the one that came factory with my F&N FS2000. Theejection port being covered with etthe mag well and same magazine, with some color differences. The stock now sits lower on the rear pivot, and is the same design, just exagerrated a bit. End cap looks the same to me, as does grip angle. T-tracks are unsure, but certainly a bit different/stylized as per JJs liking.
Ad far as the left side of the gun - other than the knowledge that there is a clip mechanism for the thigh holster, I'm not sure if anyone knows - nine of the promo shots have shown that side....
Maybe someone who has pics of a screen-used blaster at cvii can enlighten us? I can easily build the right side, but without left images, its only half the picture (duh!)
Ad far as the left side of the gun - other than the knowledge that there is a clip mechanism for the thigh holster, I'm not sure if anyone knows - nine of the promo shots have shown that side....
Maybe someone who has pics of a screen-used blaster at cvii can enlighten us? I can easily build the right side, but without left images, its only half the picture (duh!)
T5H
Active Member
Why don't you ask directly kenlandrum? I believe he did the design.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=238870
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