After getting some time to myself, I decided to upgrade my blaster on my TM Hero display. This is the first blaster build I have done, and was lucky to get some parts from Felix (scope, counter and scope rail) to complete my build. I had done a hand grip initially from Doopy's kit, but most of the other parts including the aluminium tube are from Derrek at Phoenix Props.
I started by building up and painting the grip trigger parts, and wanted a well worn/weathered look to them:
I wanted to give the bolt and bolt spring quite an accurate look, and decided to get the spring made to replicate an original sterling:
I primed the tube with Tamiya's Silver leaf which gives a really nice finish, and test fitted some parts:
My next stage was to spray the parts matt black, and then fit the T-Track. After bending the track with a heat gun, I used a flat edge of a screwdriver to stop the edges from flaring up. I then trimmed the bends in order to fit in the tube holes:
I then airbrushed the bolt with Alclad Steel and some Silver Leaf spray to get the two tones. I also cut a section of plastic pipe to hold the spring to the bolt:
I have just done a test fitting of the completed bolt, before moving onto the mag:
Cheers,
Scott