SamJ

Okay, first thing first. I would leave any deactivation work done by an armourer alone. The bit next to the magazine housing is the ejector and probably won't move as I'd imagine it's welded to the bolt. Same thing with the trigger, it's to do with the deactivation guidelines. I could be wrong but I think possession of a functional trigger mechanism with a fire selector for a SMG is pretty much illegal in the UK unless it is accompanied by an old spec deac. Remember there are things you can do to these that would constitute a firearms offence. Warning aside, this is a great project, I remember when I had mine, just awesome. Most of the grease can be washed off with soapy water or wiped off with a cloth. I'd leave a little bit on there though as it's there to prevent corrosion. Other than that it's just finding the scope, Hengstler, T-track, cutting down a mag and making a rail. If you need a metal-socketed Hengstler PM me.

I've always wondered why the CRL states that about the muzzle too. I have no idea but on the real MGCs that entire front plate is attached to the barrel and the entire thing rotates as one piece. I hope that makes sense or the pic below helps show what I mean, ignore the L2A3 the pic was taken to show the differences a while ago. The other thing is that these are quite easy to unscrew (you can do it by hand) so it is quite plausible they rotated quite a bit during filming if only from the actors playing with them.

Just flicked through that album again and it also appears that the ends of the magazine were welded on. ------- this is the picture in question but you may need to make it full size and look at the corners to see what I mean.

I'm with Mason on this. The magazines on the ESB stunt E11 and the ESB DH17 casts are similar in length to the one in the photo below which was at an exhibit along with an ESB helmet at the Tampa Bay Exhibition Center. All three of these show evidence of being cut-down despite retaining their plates. IMG_0481 by gordontarpley (Photo by Gordon Tarpley) By the way does anyone have a date for when the started manufacturing parapistols? I seem to remember them not being produced until the 80s.

Sorry but I don't understand what you mean by the front piece as the bolts and everything are there on this blaster. As far as I can see it's just a normal Sterling though this one appears to be non-firing as it doesn't have a spring in it's magazine and doesn't appear to have a charging handle unless it's behind one of the scope's screws.

Thanks for the input Rich. As you say there's a corner of the market for this sort of thing but not much of one but that's fine I'd just like to see RoTJ TKs with accurate blasters and give TKCs an option. I've been pretty ill recently so the projects lagging behind again but I've got some decent drugs now and should hopefully get some moulds done in the next couple of weeks...

Yep, I bought that one. In fact the picture of the vent hole that the stock clips in to is of this exact gun. Weird coincidences seem to surround this Sterling as I bought KR25948 a few months previously. Here they are together... ---------- No need to change the serial number on the artwork though. That said if someone who's actually contributed to this thread would like their SN on instead, that's good too.

Wow! Just been looking through this now and I've got to say this is great work guys! I've got a MGC too so prod me when you start planning that, I've just ordered some digital calipers so my measurements will be right this time. That serial number looks familiar too (though I did have to check).

As Lucas said PayPal is great just be mindful of the time limit to file a claim. I think it's 45 days at the minute so if you don't have your stuff by the 44th day put in a claim, remember it's your money and you've got to take care of it no matter how good a deal is. Also, if you can, make sure you put it on a credit card that way if PP don't refund you you can always try with the bank. Of course buying direct from an armour maker is a bit different and delays can happen, which is why it's best to stick to the vetted makers as that way you can be sure of getting what you paid for no matter how long it takes.

There actually isn't a short magazine for the MGC, the ten-round magazine pictured is for the C1. I wonder, does anyone actually know whether C1 magazines fit in to the MGC? I know Sterling mkIV mags don't and just assumed the same as the C1, like the mkIV, is larger than the MGC but it'd be good to get confirmation.

I've been looking at the pictures of the MoM RoTJ blaster and noticed something odd. The prop builders hadn't cut off the back of the magazine they'd cut off the front as shown by the lack of tabs on the magazine. By removing the front though it means the magazine catch won't work. Does anyone know how they kept the magazine in?

Vern, yours are for the L2A3 not the MGC. That said, the BBC MGC plans aren't accurate either on a quick glance I spotted that the holes for the screws that hold the detonation chamber in place are missing. Though again, like most things RoTJ E11, this is something I'm working on.

I'm not sure if Hyperfirm still do their ROTJ as I heard someone did a runner with their moulds. It would be awesome if they did still do it. I sold mine but was lucky enough to be able to buy it back a few weeks afterwards. If theirs is not available a ROTJ blaster kit for/with drilled pipes should be available by the start of October.

As some of you know I have a MGC and a RO72. To put something back to this community I was thinking of offering castings of these hard-to-find parts along with RoTJ greeblies. I have worked out what I'm including and how I'm going to cast most of it but have a couple of things I would like some of your opinions on as I'd like to offer the best first time around. First off, would you like a foldable stock? The MGC stock is a very simple design and doesn't lock that well anyway not to mention that it was riveted to the receiver on the prop so I'm leaning towards having a static stock. However, if enough people want a folding stock I'm sure I could do it somehow... Secondly, how many of you put dummy lenses in your blasters? I'm assuming most of you so I was going to make the scope deeper so the lense sits roughly where it should and include a laser cut acrylic disk with the kits. All good? Finally and most importantly, I was going to cast the endcap in an impact resistant resin and which I believe would allow those who want to file out the opening to do so (see photo below) and still have a more robust endcap. What are your opinions on this? Of course impact resistant costs a little more but the alternative would be to offer a metal template and this would then involve a lot of dremel work and sanding to get the 'right' look.

Looking forward to seeing this develop Rich. When it comes to the blaster remember that the MGC is a very, very dark gun metal grey and not actually black like the L2A3 except on the grip.

You can E6000 them in or even use velcro. Just don't use hot glue as it can melt your plastic.

Ok, just to check the scope was simply a 4x20 cut down to size? And no one knows what model it was yet, right? Moreover, was the adaptor piece on the front of it delrin or machined from something else?

Ooops, sorry, I found my file and somehow I wrote down '76 instead of '72, so it is possible that an original blaster would have a 'S' prefix afterall. Your best bet would be to compare your numbers with the year of manufacture. By the way weren't most of blasters in the addon shots MGC casts? If so there definitely is no serial number on them, or any MGC for that matter.

I don't know how I missed this. I can't tell you what the SNs were but I can tell you what they weren't. None of them began with a 'S' as this wasn't used as a prefix until later. Problem is I had all this written down somewhere with names and firm dates but I can't find it now so I can't explain further. I remember the KR prefix is referring to their chief executive. Dare I ask what else you found?

I saw this a while ago and I thought it was rather promising. I seem to remember that the Walther PPK has a very similar style hammer to the Browning/FN GP35. The problem with shapeways is the cost; steel is $10 for a cubic centimetre which does not include start up costs. Besides if I remember correctly the hammers are plastic casts and the RO72 scope part is definitely plastic.

Well, I've finally made some progress. I've installed 4 of my 6 t-tracks. I was wearing my special hat when I cut the other two so they were too long so I've cut them down further and the paint is drying as I type. I need to push them all closer to gun when they're all installed but have to get the last two in first as otherwise I'd be wasting my time. A few weeks ago I bought FBJ's cut down mag too, so I removed the white lettering from the end of it. So far I've got this... Next up will be the scope rail. In other news this arrived today. It's the base gun for the DL-18, which with ROTJ being the first Star Wars film I ever saw was the first blaster I ever saw 'fired'. Not only that but it's the exact same model with the threaded part on the rear and the correct screws. I've been looking for this model for over a year so it's nice to finally get one. Back in topic land, I need the rear site from it for the ROTJ E11.

Thanks guys! Billy, yeah, the consecutive numbers thing was a complete fluke, the guy who I bought the second one off had never seen it before either. I still can't believe how lucky I am. Thanks for the headsup on the mags Joey but unfortunately they date from the '80s. Besides I can get 2 magazines, one 'firing' version and one 'non-firing' out of each full length one I buy. Been slacking a bit but the t-tracks are almost done on 49. There is apparently proof circulating that brown t-track was used on the final E-11s so it's getting brown track with a bit of flaking to correlate with the condition of the gun itself. Pics on Tuesday, hopefully by the end of the week I'll have something else to show too.

I've been pretty inspired my Marv's thread so thought I'd start my own to chronicle my builds. This is a rolling project to complete the TK weaponry that, after 10 months of getting parts together is still in it's early stages. (I was going to do TD weaponry too but I think my wallet would prefer it if I didn't.) Anyway here's where I am so far. I received my first L2A3 a few months ago. A few weeks after I put my deposit down on that one I found another that is quite interesting considering they come from wildly different sources and have been apart for over 16 years. Both are old specs. I have an extra 1942 scope and a MGC Sterling but I'm waiting to convert that til I've finished physio on my hand as the modifications are too permanent to make a mistake on. More importantly I also have 2 days off work next week so I can get some work done on the blasters. Hope to have one finished albeit with brown track and another almost done very soon.

It's 8.75mm (give or take). Hope that helps.

If your red line isn't the length of the charging handle slot but ejector port to endcap it is 183mm at the furthest point and 171mm at the shortest but remember it curls around at the edges so there are no sharp angles on it. Hope that helps. EDIT: P.S. I'm currently stripping and cleaning one of my Sterlings so I'll leave it out for a few days.