Lichtbringer
Master Member
That´s a really pretty one. :love
The show your custom BLASTER thread!
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That´s a really pretty one. :love
Holy crap!
Binatone wasn't even on my radar. I guess it was a UK thing? That blaster is great looking. Straight stock it's pretty much already looking like a SW OT blaster. It's not far off from a Jabba's Guard blaster, or even the McQuarrie cantina concept art bad-guy pistol.
Even the game box itself looks OTish with it's big buttons and toggles.
I just got one, dirt cheap, off ebay. Thanks for the awareness!
Binatone wasn't even on my radar. I guess it was a UK thing? That blaster is great looking. Straight stock it's pretty much already looking like a SW OT blaster. It's not far off from a Jabba's Guard blaster, or even the McQuarrie cantina concept art bad-guy pistol.
Even the game box itself looks OTish with it's big buttons and toggles.
I just got one, dirt cheap, off ebay. Thanks for the awareness!
humperdingle
New Member
Binatone light gun... Flashback! Had a Binatone 'Pong' console in circa 1979! It was black & orange and came with two paddle controllers. And a light gun 
Lichtbringer
Master Member
Thanks Scott
It's been nearly 20 years ago, now, and my knowledge & skillset were in their infancy, but here it is...
Not much to it, but less is more, right? All I did was cut the barrel down so it was flush with the shroud, and shortened the magazine. I picked up a couple inexpensive rifle scopes at a local gunshow and IIRC I simply used some hardwood blocks that I epoxied to the receiver to mount them. I also gave it a new coat of black paint and did some subtle weathering. I don't think I would do anything differently, other than better materials/better craftsmanship.
Thanks Scott
It's been nearly 20 years ago, now, and my knowledge & skillset were in their infancy, but here it is...
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Not much to it, but less is more, right? All I did was cut the barrel down so it was flush with the shroud, and shortened the magazine. I picked up a couple inexpensive rifle scopes at a local gunshow and IIRC I simply used some hardwood blocks that I epoxied to the receiver to mount them. I also gave it a new coat of black paint and did some subtle weathering. I don't think I would do anything differently, other than better materials/better craftsmanship.
Yeah that's what I'm talking about. I've been thinking about doing it for a while, but never found a Sten that was cheap enough.
Spacemunkie
Active Member
By 'eck there's some lovely stuff in here...
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Solos blaster
Sr Member
I made a couple recently... Both hideously ugly
This one used a toy blaster as a base, cost about £15 total:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/...8-F1FE-4491-B9CA-0D8CABF0EBDE_zpsbbobxboe.jpg
And this one - Complete scratch-build. Only thing I bought was the pipe for the vented barrel. Everything else I had in the garage. Cost about £3, but truly awful :facepalm
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/...6-CB8A-4E08-8D89-0AB28F921A34_zpspc9cacvv.jpg
VERY cool!
I love how the mount frame is(well looks), symmetrical with the gun frame over the trigger. Love the plain grips too for contrast.
Scott D
Sr Member
It's a Denix. The logo was removed and wood grips that used to be available in the Sportman's Guide catalogs were fitted to it. It's painted Krylon flat black and it's chipped a lot over the years.
After looking at Jax's recent refinishing work on his DL-44's, it makes me want to take all of my past blaster projects back apart and do them the same way. :cool
Okay-- I'll be diving into this soon. Even though I have a least a dozen custom lightsabers to go, and 7-8 more nerf guns to paint, I've started to gather parts for some blasters.
I'm going to do a blaster rifle using some surplus saber parts and a hacked down Nerf gun base.
I just snagged up a Binatone lightpistol to work a blaster from.
And maybe after that I'll feel confident to get a Denix to do some sort of DL varient.
This forum has found me a form of therapy that's a little cheaper than a real therapist!
I'm going to do a blaster rifle using some surplus saber parts and a hacked down Nerf gun base.
I just snagged up a Binatone lightpistol to work a blaster from.
And maybe after that I'll feel confident to get a Denix to do some sort of DL varient.
This forum has found me a form of therapy that's a little cheaper than a real therapist!
Ironhammer
New Member
Not much done here, other than to disable the firing mechanism and add a scope. I intend to do more to dress it up a bit, but I haven't yet made up my mind what to do exactly.
I love it! What's the base model?
Ironhammer
New Member
Its a Copperhead BB gun, fitted with a Tasco scope. Whether by design or coincidence, the BB gun has a rail along it's top which is a perfect fit for the Tasco mounts.
I Make Stuff
New Member
Hi guys, new member here and this looks like a good place for my first post. Im an old guy with some building skills just not in making props. Between you guys and TDH i got inspired to work on decorating my place with some cool Star wars stuff. After some small repaint and mod jobs I got this idea for a shoulder mounted blaster cannon. The original plan was pretty simple but kinda morphed into a very long build. My friends and coworkers couldnt understand why someone would put so much effort into something that just hangs on the wall and looks cool. So midway in the build i made a custom air cannon that fits inside the main tube, Ive clocked a ping pong ball at 440 mph and if its filled with water it travels 400+ feet.I tried to use Star Wars inspired design elements along the way but i couldnt bring myself to paint it all black. I also havnt mastered any weathering or battle damage skills. This monster ended up 5 feet long and weighs 20 lbs. So im here to let you guys critique my first custom scratch build, please let me know what you think and thanks again for the inspiration i have lots more pics if you want more details.And I also made the table top its sitting on
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