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And here we are again. Just when I thought I was done, they pull me back in. @Hideya's excellent Disney blaster thread inspired me to take my Quest Design a little further. I found an unboxed Disney Parks blaster for $26 shipped on ebay and harvested the guts. It makes the most fantastic pew-pew noises and has blast and stun settings. SOOOO awesome. I need my pretty blaster to make noises. Every time I've trooped someone has commented on how pretty it was and asked if the blaster made noise. I had to dejectedly say "no" each time. No longer. I'm making my blaster go pew-pew if it kills me. And it. HOW to make the trigger work on this pre-built Quest Design? That's been my struggle for the past few weeks. I could hack things out of the handle and somehow make it work... but I'd probably need to remove the handle/grip to do it. I'd certainly be weakening things. And what if the trigger action wasn't very satisfying or very reliable? What if a switch broke and I had to dig back inside the hacked apart blaster? It seemed like the best way to do this in my own particular build was with a whole new grip. And Blaster Factory sells the grip by itself for about $90. This hunk of metal and plastic is gorgeous. I thought my resin stuff was decent. This is quite another level. The desire to go ahead and build a whole metal blaster is very much there, but I want to see how far I can Frankenstein my QD before I do another. I had to strip it down of course. How could I not? It comes apart and goes back together in a very satisfying manner. If a switch dies sometime in the future I'll be able to fix it without affecting the integrity of the blaster more than I'm gonna in the next few days. The grip comes with switches pre-installed. I just have to wire them up. I also have to take a dremel, saw, and other tools to my very pretty E-11. I'm a little worried. To do: - Remove stock handle/grip/trigger. Carefully. - Create a passage for wiring. - Create access for the BF grip screw attachment. Probably cutting out the bolt. - Install BF grip. - Find a place for the speaker. Probably in the counter. - Find space for the uber-tiny control board. Probably in the bolt hollow. - Create a new bolt. - Question my sanity. - Find space for the batteries. It's very very narrow inside the QD. - Wire everything up. - Put blaster back together. - Re-pretty the blaster.

Hello there fellow Legion Members, the time has come to add another costume to my collection my Name is Vanessa/ TI-ID-TB 19551 and I am from the Swiss Garrison My first costume was an imperial officer back in September ‘21. A Tie Pilot and Biker Scout should soon follow I’ve always wanted a TK, but wanted to start off light but through my boyfriend ( who is a TK as well) and watching fellow members at troops, I knew that the time had come, so today I got my Armour from Ironmotion in Germany Tomorrow is gonna be test day at a troop approval pics are already submitted and I’m excited to get to know y’all

Wow, this grip is outstanding. Keeping fingers crossed for your new modification. Or inside the end cap, so the sound can escape easier through the charging handle slot. Bear in mind, the Disney electronics are not that loud. Maybe this works for you: In case it does, here is a link to how I installed the exact same electronics into my E-11.

Thanks Glen, I was studying yours closely before weathering mine. Will have another crack this weekend and darker it up some more [emoji106]

I found with taking some photos that I had to go a little darker in some areas as you just couldn't see some of the weathering, with using charcoal, dust or waterproof paint you can always adjust or correct anything without too much trouble.

Thanks Glen! Will modify and post back. Thanks, M

Hope you are feeling better soon and good luck with your exams. The armour will still be there when you are ready.

This looks awesome.

Hi again all, Been a while since I've been able to work on this. I've redone the blue tube stripes, given it a clear coat of semi gloss lacquer to try and make it closer to my armour, and given it a light-ish dusting of charcoal powder. All feedback gratefully received

Viel Erfolg und gute Besserung! Good luck and get well soon!

Get well soon, Trooper. :-)

Little update: Hello everyone! It´s been a while since my last update. Currently I´m unable to build a whole lot because I got Covid and feel pretty sick. On top of that in 3 weeks I need to write my final exams so studying is key right now. Currently I´m not sure when I will be posting new updates.

It’s been a while since my last update, I was a bit distracted by other builds I was doing. The base paint for all the armor pieces was done, so I started adding unit markings, also using the toothpaste weathering technique. Still a lot of touchups, detail paints, and weathering left, but seeing it getting close to being done feels nice. The helmet was a nightmare to paint since the old paint was flaking AND the previous owner apparently used silicone caulk to fill ear gap….. Before (with some paint and silicone caulk removed): After base paint and unit markings: I finished modeling the Plasma Thrower and started printing all the pieces. Since it’s a pretty huge blaster, I decided to make it into 3 sections that can be assembled by a PVC pipe and a retention screw. I am planning to install DIY mini smoke machine(still waiting for the vape to arrive), so I hope everything goes well!

They look ok for width. Note the bottom corners of the traps are sharp not rounded This ear is a little wider on the front compared to the rear, the other side looks fine. Note again the bottom inside edge is sharp not rounded I found taping the outside helps to keep lines straight as well as gives a good guide, may be worth a try. If you are not happy with the second coat you could go over with a permanent marker, bit easier to keep straight compared to a brush

Chris Tate 84215 Centurion Letter justjoseph63 Thank you!!! Way to go Chris! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/84215-centurion.png