Bulldog44

Everything is shaping up nicely.

Wow, the 3D scope and counter look amazing. Nice work on those. The speaker holes on the counter will really help when you get the speaker in there.

Thanks. Yes you can use the green stuff to get the knurling pattern on there. I think I tried heating the tool handle I was using and heat press it into the pvc plastic. Fuzzy on my memory there. I think it could work using the green stuff on the aluminum but was t sure if it would hold permanently. Now thinking about it, I think would be okay. I bought the over strip at a local home center. I think it is generally used fir some window framing here or something like that. It’s easy to cut and file to shape. If you need any, I can mail you some pieces.

Can't wait to see some pics of the armor in troop action.

I tried to salvage the doopy end clip T section but opted to make a new one with some PVC plastic. I think I even made one out of aluminum but opted not use it as I could not apply the knurling pattern on it as I wanted.

Excellent work on the scope. Yes, drilling the holes out can cause some problems if done without care. Little room for mistakes when working with small delicate parts. Glad to hear the manual helped. The rubber rings are a great idea to hold the small lens in place. Great job adding that. I finally got an order of o rings now to supply with my kits. Not sure if they still need to be glued in placed to hold the lens but from my testing them out they hold the lens nice enough.

I have said to Tino last year I was itching to start another blaster but failed to get anything started. Still need to work on my sandtrooper armor and pack too. But hey, power cylinders would be a good starting point and your ceramic tubes have my attention.

Congratulations! Looking sharp trooper! Go for Centurion!!!!

Wow! You put together the scope already. Hope it was fun and easy. Toyr trigger guard is top notch! I ended up making my own as well as the doopy one I received was badly casted and did not fit correctly. You can even add a bit of tapering contour to the guard. Not sure it[f it’s 100% accurate but when I did mine I used the Dday trigger guard as my reference and it was thicker down the middle and tapered on both sides along the edges. This bulld is heating up! Awesome work!

Hi Marko, yes please see the post Patrick has posted for Tino’s lucky eleven power cylinders. The bolts and nuts are set up the same as on the front of the cylinders.

Cool. I love the ceramic tube colors. Nice added detail there. Makes me want to try and make power cylinders.

Looking good Andrew. Yes, as suggested, the strapping is key. Sometimes takes a few fittings and trials to get the fit right, especially for trooping.

Wow! Kirill, great work. Been a long time from when you made your intro here. Come a long way! The finish line awaits you!

Nice work Patrick. Yes I would echo what Tino has said about the placement of the scope and the counter. There isn’t an exact position per say just what looks correct from the screen used blasters. Using those reference points as Tino recommends will give you the best look. Have a look at some screen shots of the blasters and I think you will see they mostly all fall closely within these reference points. The front muzzle adds a bit of work doing it that way but as you said, having access for the electronics is good. This will come in handy if you intend to install a reflector tube for the LEDs .

Great! Fun read. Thanks for sharing this.

Wow, that is a lucky find and thankfully someone who knows what it is to SW found it. I wish I had that kind of cash to spend but not sure I am able to get even the basic staring auction price. Hope it goes to a great home or prop shop that can use it to help the community like Tony has done. Cheers.

Thank you very much! Wow, it’s awesome. It’s the real deal and in nice condition it seems. Cheers.

Nothing appears when I search this on eBay. Something I am doing wrong? Do you have a link?

I tried the number but not seeing anything. Doesn’t appear after I put it in the search bar.

Do you mean another real sonic radio different from Tony’s? Do you have the eBay link to your auction? Photos? If another real radio, would you consider selling privately? Very interested if so. Please PM me .

Looking sharp trooper. Welcome aboard! May 2019 bring you tons of trooper glory!

Awesome! Great start to your build Patrick. Work on the mag housing and end cap detail looks great.

Doopy power cylinders do take a lot of work to get them to look accurate. Those caps are an interesting find for the ends. I found the cylinders to be the most difficult to capture the details but its rewarding when it done and you see how they look compared to the original doopy state.

The certificate is on the last page of the PDF download, link in the first post of this topic. You can print a copy from there.

Thanks. Yeah I love the display. I might try and get my certificates framed too like this.