Episode 7 E-11 Blaster Rifle (wood, PVC, EVA foam build)

renegadecow

Active Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #1

Jimmiroquai commissioned me to make him one of those new fandangled blasters some time back and have completed it only recently. For the sake of economy it's fairly low tech and made mostly of EVA foam (the white stuff) with a plywood core frame and PVC barrel/receiver.

Barrel/receiver and frame

Frame clad in a 3mm skin of EVA

Handguard

Building up the trigger guard and grip

Building up the receiver

Magwell and AN/PEQ doohickey detail

Scope tube is PVC build up with EVA datails

Front sight and more detailing (burned in with a soldering iron)

Rear sight, charging handle and end piece

I forgot to take pics of the putty stage which is basically covering seams and rough areas with acrylic sealant as well as sanding edges down. Below are the parts painted and disassembled (for future molding).

Completed and assembled

 

Pinousse

Sr Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #2

Cool stuff and detailled build log

 

Mollins

Active Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #3

Looks good, interesting take doing it in foam - must be nice and lightweight!

 

Celtic007

Sr Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #4

Great job! Looks very well done.

 

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dbrg13

New Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #5

Looks awesome

 

Fly4v

Sr Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #6

Low tech but high quality. That is a great looking blaster.

 

Sith Lord

Well-Known Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #7

Wow, that looks awesome!

 

Jasonium

Active Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #8

Cool. Lovely looking.

 

JaxAndTheMoon

Sr Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #9

Very few foam weapons builds around here. Very prominent on the 405th, yours is very impressive

 

Tumbler

Active Member

• Sep 30, 2015

• #10

Very nice work. Thanks for sharing your process and result. Makes me want to try building one.

 

brewing72beers

New Member

• Dec 4, 2017

• #11

Would it be possible to post these photos to Imgur, where you aren't restricted to views? None of these photos are visible for me.