So anyway... my Blaster has been in Portland since this morning, and it's being delivered tomorrow. I'm taking the day off to be home to receive the package... gonna be a goooood day.
Don’t forget to photograph that infamous grip.
Yup @D48thRonin, mine doesn’t even do that. The “arm” if you will doesn’t rise all the way.
So because of that it doesn’t even slide back at all. But again, this may be a sovleable issue.
Huh... well in that case you're right - *that's* a problem.Yup @D48thRonin, mine doesn’t even do that. The “arm” if you will doesn’t rise all the way.
So because of that it doesn’t even slide back at all. But again, this may be a sovleable issue.
Also got mine now and I am very divided as to what I think, the reason why...
The Grip issue is of course also on my one, it must be a tool prob.
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And I noticed that edge of the Bolt Handle collides with the Receiver-End sorta halfway and cuts in to the chamfer of the Receiver.
It also pushes the Receiver-End towards the Receiver, look at the gap between the two parts. If I would fasten the screw for Receiver-End it would collide even earlier.
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It seems that the Chamfer edge of the Receiver hasn't been finished properly, look at the edge, its all jaggy and uneven.
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I have not informed HCG yet, thought I check here first if any of you guys have the same problem with the Receiver/Bolt Handle as me.
Cheers Guys
This is my first attempt at bluing and scruffing up on something as expensive as this but I'm quite'ish happy with the result and can also re-do it which modellers curse I suppose. But just take your time and decide how you're going to approach it, that being said I've no idea what your skill level is at so you'll probably smash it out the park mate :thumbsup
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Due to these comments I will have to check the grips on mine as its been in its box since I got it in November but from the photos I took back then (not the best I know!) and from what I remember, they didn't seemed fine. And with regards to spare parts, I don't believe Tomeosuke keep spares. I had a damaged box with my order and after not getting much help from HCG, I emailed Mune at Tomenosuke who confirmed that they had no spare boxes and had to wait for this next run for a replacement
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Sorry to be that guy but what would be the logic in the grips being changed when the rest of the blaster is essentially same. I think that is real question that has most people perplexed.
Molds wear out.
Q&A'd
Cheers