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If somebody here is interested in such details for the own build, check these Completion Sets for E-11 kits.

@ Ian (Sith Lord), Andrew (Sly 11), Aaron (usaeatt2), Dennis (Blue Snaggletooth) and Tim (Dark CMF): wow guys, I still feel honored by all your friendly comments! Thank you so much for these encouraging words! @ Germain (The5thHorseman): hey, you're back. Guess you had to spend all your time to find that incredible screenshot! So it's true: the standard magazine in the DoopyDoo's full resin kit is correct and screen accurate! - except the end cap! @ Vern (TK Bondservnt 2392): so that's the reason, why the Doopy's magazine doesn't contain that small clip on the rear side, correct?

Hi Craig, don't know if this has been mentioned already, but the T-tracks shouldn't be wheathered, because they simulate plastic parts - not metal. The wheathering on your charging handle seems to be on the wrong side: using this severall times would remove the black paint and make some silver metal visible - on the front. Not on the rear side, as its being pulled back. Nice work on the inner bolt. You might want to add something on top of it (beneath your charging handle) to close that gap. And I would strech the spring to have only 11 visible convolutions as the real Sterling has. Please don't get me wrong. Your work is good. There are just a few things which could make it look better. No offense to your build.

@ Tim (Dark CMF), Jonathan (aliens8us), Steve (gazmosis), Andrew (Sly11), Steve (Slangen) & Jonathan (Evilboy): wow, I'm really impressed by all your friendly and encouraging replies. It's been people like you and comments like these which pushed my build to this result. Thank you very much! Update #23 - last minor corrections As I already said to Aaron in entry #149, my front sight pin had to be reworked because of an incorrect shape: After checking some more of Aaron's very nice detail photos from his real Sterling, I found another inaccuracy: Is that blaster now complete? Six months build time (with looong breaks), countless hours for the build and this online thread, 513 own pictures (out of 1.019), a lot of replies, 25 additional pictures and 1 video clip. Yes, it looks like it has finally been brought to 100%. So here are a few last full views of the end result:

@ Steve (gazmosis), Kyle (Zarlon), Andrew (Sly11) and Carl (Dougal): thank you for your comments. Very glad to see you guys like this mod . Update #22 - power cylinders finally got completed: Alright, this result is of course not perfect. But I think it is okay for a DoopyDoo's resin version. Please feel free to leave any comments or critics.

Update #21 - first steps on the power cylinders It took quite a while to get hands on one of Andy's metal power cylinders, but it was worth the waiting. I recorded all measurements to bring my resin version as close to the original as possible. Next step will be the 3 central capacitors and the wires with resistors at the rear side. What do you think?

No update. Just a little story Last weekend I visited a friend and we hadn't met for a looooong time. Beside his main job, he is a huntsman and a sport-rifleman (hope this was the correct wording) and also regularly participates at official sport shooting events all over Germany. He owns several pistols and rifles and seems to be pretty good in his hobby, as there are a lot of medals and some golden cups at his home. Although he wasn't familiar with the Sterling Mk4 L2A3, he wanted to see my plastic E-11 and was fascinated by the appearance and honestly thought some components were real steel . After we talked a while about the 501st Legion, the stormtrooper and of course the E-11 blaster, he asked me to follow him. Downstairs in the basement was a huge massive steel door (280kg / 617 pound lbs). And behind it, we entered a different world. No, not the Star-Wars Universe. Only a small room of a few square metres, but with loads of guns, ammo, equipment, tools and special stuff!!! Damn, that was so cool. Some expensive equipment was placed in a wall-mounted gun rack with five slots for long rifles. After removing some hardware (which was not supposed to be on a photo) we placed the E-11 in the top slot and I took that funny picture: Looks like all weapons were used in some movies, he? Especially the Heckler & Koch SL8 looks like coming straight from a science fiction movie set. It surprisingly seemed to have the same amount of plastic pieces than my E-11 but it felt extraordinary compared with others. Then we drove to the local firing range and had some (damn loud) fun, testing a few of his real guns... Wow, that was a nice experience. Okay, now I will check Tim's armor build thread. Just got shocked to see it already reached 5 pages... I am still working on the power cylinders but everything goes much slower than I thought. So don't expect any wonders when I post pictures (some day). It will just be the DoopyDoo's resin version...

@ Tim (Dark CMF): So it seems like we both made an unexpected but positive experience with the paint chapter on our E-11s. Feared from the beginning but enjoyed at the end Will you also start a thread for your armor? Or did you already and I missed it? I thought about doing something like that for my TM suit... (not sure yet) Regarding the next runs of E-11 builds: (like I earlier wrote in a comment) just imagine what could be achieved by picking up the best techniques, tricks and modifications from every thread and combining these!!! @ Aaron (usaeatt2): Thank you for your offer to upload detail pictures. Of course you didn't know about my work on the front sight, so my last comment to you was just meant as a joke. But it's good to know a source now for details from a real Sterling. This might also help many other people here. @ Vern (TK Bondservnt 2392): To be honest, I picked up the white crayon mod from an other build thread a few months ago, so that I actually could not say, which thread it was. But if you've been the first person doing it that way, thank you for sharing it here with others so this mod also found it's way into my build Happy to see you like my front sight mod.

Hi Christian, the foto you refer to (although from the 501. page) is wrong in this detail. Somebody placed the "end plate" the wrong way. If you check more builds, you will find the arrow pointing forward and the letters OFF are upside down. That way it is correct.

@ Steve (gazmosis): Thanks man. Just wanted to stay as close to the original as possible . @ Brian (TrainWreck): Thank you. Saw no other way to bring that pattern onto this small surface. But I recommend to cover it with only one layer of spray paint. In my case the pattern almost got lost under the multiple layers. @ Aaron (usaeatt2): Aaahhh, why didn't we get these pictures and measurements earlier? They are so brilliant and ways better than just the two close ups I've got. Okay, the addition of the dovetail is an almost impossible thing now (at this stage of my build), but it looks like I have to redo at least the front sight pin, because the current one has a wrong shape. @ Ian (Sith Lord): Thank you. I am curious about your realization of this mod... @ Tim (Dark CMF): Thanks mate. Your build meanwhile reached a nice level. Did you enjoy dry brushing and weathering? And has your big brown box already arrived? @ Daniel (DarthChridan): Thanks man and don't forget: it's been people like YOU who made me go into all these details . When I began this build, I just needed a simple E-11 to display with the armor... @ Lucas (ZeroRoom): Thank you sir . @ Derek (thederek): Ha ha , not sure if you would like the result, as I had the same problem with the paint on the grip (you've already seen that). I left it as it will be covered by three gloved fingers from the mannequin (in my case)...

Update #20 - it's been a while... ...and I felt like doing an update again after reading your last comments. Thanks for these kind words, guys! As stated the last time, the missing work is: white letters in the scope, front sight and power cylinders. To be honest: I totally underestimated the last two of them and have to correct the completeness of the last update to something about 80% . However, my son (unknowingly) helped me with a little piece of white crayon for the scope letters. If he knew what it has been used for, he would go crazy (yes, he is a big Star Wars fan ). The letters aren't filled 100% to make it look a bit old and used. When I started work on the front sight (months ago) the "pin holder" and "protection cover" got separated as seen in a reference picture. A pin was made with the Dremel from aluminum and later got slightly reshaped. Isn't it strange to see bright resin again at this stage of the build?! Then I noticed it was a big mistake not to frequently check the reference pictures, because I had removed too much resin and now it was totally wrong! As the main build had to continue, I decided to move on just with the protection cover and to later add the missing pin (after I found a way to correct this error). A thin layer of "green stuff" was used to bring some pattern from a small file onto the protection cover. This was already visible since update #13 (page 5) but got partially covered by the paint layers. Now the "pin holder" needed intense corrections. Some kind of adaption piece is placed on the round receiver barrel. A rectangular block sits on top of it, to receive the pin. I saw no other chance than to add "green stuff" again to bring it in shape step by step... On the right side (left on my picture) there is a small grub screw, which obviously makes the pin replaceable. Found one which fitted good and installed it. Looks real but its very short, so it doesn't reach the pin. IMHO the front sight should look something like this, but that doesn't seem to be the common opinion, as in most builds the front sight is left in one piece. Has this ever been done before? Then I filled the little center gap on the barrel, removed a bit of the paint (for better adhesion) and glued the parts together. The last picture clearly shows there are two separate parts, the side slots, the screw and the pin. During the last weeks I managed to find more accurate hex screws for the muzzle and replaced the existing M6 with real 1/4"-20. The new ones remained in original length. Alright, that's it for today already. Now I have to start this tricky power cylinder issue - and I already did some mistakes on the resin part . Next update (hopefully this year) will show, if and how I solved these... As always, please feel free to leave comments / critics.

Hi Tim, instead of adding some clear protective coats (and risking satin gloss), what about simply adding some more layers of your last used flat black?

Yes, skip the coiled wires. Not visible in the movie. But how about some light weathering, a gloss pistol grip and modification of the magazine's end cap (the little release knob & angled corners)? Sorry, please don't get me wrong. Your blaster is really looking okay. Just thought about mentioning a few (not mandatory) things which could make it look even better... Most important thing: have fun with it.

Wow Aaron, did not expect that you've got enough space for two 9V batteries! Sorry to hear it didn't work with one. The spec sheet you posted was exactly the information I was looking for to share here but had no luck finding it. In case you really want to go for a "shots fired" counter, don't forget to block the reset button . Good luck for this mod.

Hey Aaron, very nice video! It remindes me of the day when I received and tested my own counter. Loved the click, click, click ... Not sure if you really need 15 V or more. Have you tested this? Mine also worked with a standard 9V battery (which would eventually fit into the magazine slot?!), but for sure our counters are different...

Hey, thank you all for your latest comments. Wow, some of you had answered really fast. @ Steve (gazmosis): no, no, no - my paint job on that magazine is simple. The really "mind blowing" work was done by yourself on your magazine. That really looks like steel!!! @ Germain (The5thHorseman): to be honest, I was not aware that somebody else had shown something like this before. But that nice little jar of pigments would have saved me a lot of dirt to get the same result. Correct, the missing 5% are the power cylinders, white letters in the scope and the front sight pin. That'll take some time... @ Tim (Dark CMF): yes, the only problem is: I am not sure, if the improvement with the rust makes it more screen accurate. Don't think so, but it definitely makes it more realistic when holding it in hands and viewing on close distance @ Brian (TrainWreck): the variable use of rust powder provided the option to give some different appearances. For example: the new magazine was weathered only with the Humbrol 113 (dry brushed). A bit of the powder was used at the rear sight, the magazine port and the pistol grip. And even more rust powder got used in the hollows of the end cap. So not all rust spots look the same and that was my intention. @ Ian (Sith Lord): thanks man. Yes I can definitely recommend to Steve's magazine! Go for it! You've seen the great difference in my comparison shots. Its just so much better... @ Aaron (usaeatt2): man, you're scaring me! You'll have to show us that video - otherwise it didn't happen... Regarding this thread: just trying to keep the appearance of my updates in the familiar optic, that's all. Thanks for paying attention to this detail

Update #19 - now 95% complete Some issues were still open from the last update. Three have now been done: - other black paint on T-tracks - new magazine from gazmosis - weathering with real rust Chose Tamiya XF-1 to give the T-tracks a slightly different appearance, but this got very minor. As you can see, it was not worth the money or the time to do this... Then Steve's magazine arrived and I have to say, this is a very fine piece of art! Thought about hollowing out the port so that it could be inserted in full size, but I felt this to be too risky on an already mounted and painted part. So I just cut it off. Some comparison shots. Due to the earlier done enlargement of my old magazine, the new one matched perfectly. Added silver paint, wax masking, flat black and weathering. Then I took some little chunks of real rust and crumbled them down to fine rust powder. A little bit of Humbrol's brown 113 got added in some places and while the paint was still drying, the rust powder got brushed onto the colour. Outdoor pictures with the new magazine and some of the rust weathering: Had fun to upload some news again . What do you think about the real rust?

Yes, I think Darth Chridan would be shocked if somebody says, his latest Bapty build is not screen used. Germain's pictures prove this. To my understanding Ronny's confusion was caused by a photo of that screen used versions in Tunisia, the Bapty.

@ Vern (TK Bondservnt 2392) and Aaron (usaeatt2): hi guys and thank you very much for letting me know. I fully appreciate your inputs. Okay, the issue with the end cap lock has just been explained perfectly by Aaron's nice video (thanks man, please let it be visible in future ). And you two metal-masters have to bear in mind this is a resin version with an inflexible lock! The little gap is required to get the end cap removed, as there is no way to push that lock on a resin blaster . Before buying the counter I was aware of the problem with the red numbers but wasn't willing to wait and pay that price 4x just to get a correct one (it also misses the screw on top of the rear cover). As the build moved on, I sensitized for the level of details and left it as the build was meant to stay at low cost. If I find a correct one for a good price one day, it might get changed... As discussed in posts #57 to #63, all the wrong details in the Doopy's magazine caused me to order Steve's resin cast. So these issues will all get fixed in one go...

Some very talented skills for the work with metal Excited to see paint on that beauty...

Always nice to see pictures of a real demilled Sterling. I am surprised about the inner bolt to have the same colour all over without visible scratches from moving. The magazine port looks slightly bended. Or is that an optical illusion? Germain, why haven't you seen this? (just kiddin ) This will become a very interesting build...

Hello there. I was away for a week and there are still some answers to give @ Germain (The5thHorseman): helmet, holster and belt in the last pictures are parts of a full TK ANH Stunt from Paul. Didn't dare to build this holy kit on my own, so I decided to use the waiting time for this resin E-11. Yes, the inner bolt totally changed its appearance just with the washing. Was surprised about that, too. But it looks much better now. Gunmetal grey was not a good choice for that. @ Daniel (DarthChridan): gazmosis recently called this blaster "a thing of beauty". Now you call me "a beast" -> the beauty and the beast? Hey, that brings us back to Disney Let's all hope they'll make Episode VII better than the prequels... I'm so scared for the next 18 months... @ Aaron (usaeatt2): thanks Aaron! Glad to hear this from somebody, who owns a "real Sterling" (your conversion build is simply: wow!) This E-11 is meant to be a display piece in the hands of an ANH stunt mannequin, so there are no plans for it to leave the house - except a short visit in a bank @ Brian (TrainWreck): thank you very much! I really like your resin scope conversion . Things like that make me think about a second build... @ Tim (Dark CMF): hey man, thanks for your kind words (one more time ). My English and my online translator are not sufficient to thank you in different words, so I just say: thank you and you know I really mean it.

Hey Tim Very, very good looking! I like the fact you didn't completely fill the letters - that makes it look a bit used and old. Perfect

Update #18 - daylight pictures Scope lenses got installed and mounting screws on folding stock were filled. Did some washing and took pictures in direct sunlight and indoor. Some full views: Due to reflections from the sunlight I also made a few indoor pictures: Then the big brown box came into the game. Ouhh, I like that mixed smell of E6000, ABS plastic and all the other components in there... And my favourite: (detailed unboxing will follow in a separate thread) During the last weeks, I had the option to speed up with this build - which has been a lot of fun. I permanently had this blaster in mind and worked on it every day (or at least on the online updates ). It really surprised me, how deep I got into all this while running that build. And the feedback from you all pushed me to modify things, which were not on my list when I started. So I have to say "Thank you" again to everybody who corrected, encouraged or challenged me. Your feedback definitely had influence on the final result! Now I have to slow down a bit, because serious things in private life require some attention. But I promise to continue the work. It may look quite complete, but there are still a few things on the list: - front aim pin (yes, it is missing) - white letters at the scope - paint T-tracks with different flat black - new replacement magazine (awaiting delivery) - final weathering (with real rust ) - and the worst of all: the power cylinders So a few updates will follow. But for now I wish you and your families a nice Easter weekend. Frohe Ostern. Joyeuses Pâques.

@ Brian (ninusyim), Ian (Sith Lord) and Sergiu (jkno): uiih, thank you all. But - well, the build isn't completed yet . The last update only shows the assembling, but there are still some things to do! (see end of next update) @ Steve (gazmosis): wow, to hear this from somebody like YOU makes me proud. Thank you very much, man! @ MTK: thanks for your compliment, but in that case you must have somehow missed Steve's and Tim's builds. You should definitely have a look at these two threads as well. @ Germain (The5thHorseman): thanks mate . I didn't like that grey-green paint on the inner bolt but that gunmetal grey was all I found . And as Steve described in his build: it looks some kind of blue. I hope to get this fixed with "washings" to these parts... Regarding power cylinders: yesterday I read Andy's brilliant research with the result, that I now don't like the Doopy's cylinders any more . But I am still thinking of ways to modify it, so that it will be added in some later update. The magazine hasn't arrived so far and will also be added later...