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http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/30002-evilboys-e-11-scope-rails-and-brackets-combined-sales-thread/

Get some uber cheap orange ear plugs from ebay, thye can do the trick too -----------

Sorry to hear about this my friend!! These ebay recaster are the worse.

Very cool blaster build!!!

The Merr Sonn was not made by me, I only added a few extras to it.

Excellent job on the blaster

Very nice!

This will be a great Sterling conversion, and I'l lbe watching. But I'd advise you to not intervene and change the deactivation in any way, no matter if you like the look of the Sterling as it stands now or not. IMO it looks very cool and it will beat any resin or even licensed replica, even if kept like this and converted.

As others have said it feels indeed a big difference between the resin and the real thing. The closest to the real thing would be the Master Replicas E-11.

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This could help: http://sterlingl2a3.com/markings-and-spares/ IIRC there was also a thread about this too, but I'm at work and cannot do the research

I'm neither enthusiastic nor a hater about the new trilogy - I wasn't impressed by the trailer, but I realze it was just that, a small teaser of the upcoming movie. Not too excited about the new Stormtrooper, neither their new blaster (looks too much like the Hasbro b/w E-11). The cross shaped lightsaber blade looks weird - and I totally understand people making fun of it on photoshop. That speeder might look like a popsicle, but there are cars today that look the same. On the positive part I really like seeing TIE Fighters there, the Falcon and the X-Wings. I also like the Probe Droid sounds, very specific sound I couldn't miss it for the world. But no matter how bad or good the new movies will be I still have my beloved OT, and that will not be taken away. If the upcoming trilogy will be more interesting than the PT, and closer to OT, then even better. Will I start collecting Sequel Trilogy items? Nope. Will I watch the new movies? Yeap. I'll make my mind after watching these new movies. Till then I'll wait and see.

Lightsaber fork

To be quite honest I'm not too impressed by the trailer

Personally I prefer the small Eagle Hengstler.

I like talking about blasters and Stormtroopers. I saved everything from PropStore and OriginalPropBlog long ago (I'm on their newsletter as well). In fact I have access to a pretty comprehensive private database too, some very rare imperial screen used items there (including E-11), just a few trusted friends had access to it as well. I have the pics of Lee's blaster too, he did a pretty cool job on his.

According to Jason DeBord from Oiginal Prop Blog: http://www.originalprop.com/blog/movie-guns/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope/ there were "approximately 20 [sterlings] that were discovered at Bapty & Co. and purchased by The Prop Store of London circa 2004-2005". Also it ways about that particular blaster shown on OPB: "In that this piece was found stripped, it has undergone a careful and easily reversible restoration to appear as it did in the original film. This included the addition of: Replica “T-track†strips along the barrel, made of plastic and attached with double-sided tape Replica cylinders attached to the top of the magazine well with double-sided tape A replica Hengstler counter box affixed to one side via a discreet bracket screwed into the scope rail A custom-made scope rail of the correct thickness and width (based on a paint overspray “footprint†found on one of the two scopes found at Bapty), made of steel and bent to fit the front slot and custom hole in back, held down by a threaded screw for easy removal)" The Hengstler was just a copy, which is quite cheap to consider, and they re-used the mold for more than one blaster I guess... It's interesting to read the story about the tank scope itself, seems they have 2 scopes (I guess one of them or both are the no.7): "One element that makes this particular blaster unique is that it is one of two from those found that includes an original vintage scope obtained at Bapty. This scope was obtained from Karl Schmitt, the Bapty armourer who produced these custom blasters for the film, and is of the variation that is most commonly seen in the film. While there is good evidence this scope was used, I would characterize it as possible but not entirely conclusive. However, the second of the two scopes is marked by a paint overspray “footprint†that reveals where the scope rail was (which was used to spec out the replica scope rails used to restore the pieces)."

They seem different from certain perspectives and seem the same from the others - cocking handles are different indeed - especially the screw on top of them. I looked here for more Propstore pics: http://www.propstore.com/product/star-wars-ep-iv-a-new-hope/star-wars-original-stormtrooper-blaster/ and here is another one: http://www.propstore.com/cms/the-prop-store-collection/star-wars-a-new-hope/stormtrooper-blaster/ Very interesting how they found the same no. 7 scope for all 2-3 of them. The Hengstler seems like a copy, though they say it is original, but maybe they simply painted over the counter part, where the numbers are shown. Still not convinced on the T-tracks. Not sure if you own a MR E-11, I have a MR blaster in front of my eyes, and used to have an extra set of MR T-tracks (sold them some time ago), they have that idealized appearance with longer tapered ends that go deep in the body of the blaster, just like real T-tracks (but more perfect). And when you sell a piece for $20000-38000, to buy a MR E-11 blaster (maybe loose and cheap - I got my loose ones for the price of 2 Gino T-tracks) makes total sense.

Don't afford the life-size Rebels Stormie, get a Gentle Giant maquette: http://www.gentlegiantltd.com/product_p/80510.htm&Click=203

sorry, double post

It looks a lot like the new one. Just different weathering, who knows by being cleaned up or rubbed off. The same scope too. Same MR T-tracks. Prop Store blaster:

Thanks for the comparison shots Aaron. Though there is a difference it is minimal.

Do we have ironclad proof THIS particular blaster was used in SW?

The thing is that we need to know if the old Bapty from PropStore was indeed used in SW, simply because this 38k one is the the same Sterling blaster.