DL-18 blaster (Jabba's guard blaster) ROTJ/Rebels hybrid...

Unfated

Sr Member

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• Mar 22, 2016

• #1

I've been looking for an affordable RO 72 Panther pellet gun for years, but not
having much luck. So when I saw a nice 3D printed DL-18 Rebels blaster on Etsy
I had to have it. Really wanting a ROTJ version I decided to convert it, but it
was just not close enough, so I decided to make it a hybrid. It took a bit of work,
but with the help of Obiwan72 who had the correct greeblies I needed to complete
it i'm happy with how it turned out. I had a mishap with the clear coat so the paint
job is not perfect. Let me know what you think?

 

Last edited: Mar 23, 2016

elro2k

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• Mar 24, 2016

• #2

Looks good! What exactly are the greebles on this blaster? I'm looking for the ones on the top of the gun, and the side. It looks like some v8 pistons like on the ESB Bespin. What about the end of the barrel?

 

Unfated

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Mar 24, 2016

• #3

The end of the barrel is come sort of cap I think. I used a vintage Faber marker cap. the side greeblies are pieced together
from a few different parts. The ones on my blaster are resin cast. Some good info can be found here. Jabba's Palace Guard Blaster "Mos Eisley Special"

 

LorduDesign

Sr Member

• Mar 26, 2016

• #4

Dang, that's pretty amazing! I would really call it DL-18A :lol
Never seen hybrid between ROTJ and Rebels version and I must say it does really fit more for Corusant underground criminals than typical Hutt thugs.

 

Sith4Life

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• Mar 27, 2016

• #5

im using this in star wars battle front lol

 

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JediMist1138

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• May 17, 2018

• #6

Would you by chance have a digital caliper to acquire the dimensions of the blaster? I wanted to machine the parts to build the blaster for a friend.

 

Last edited: May 24, 2018