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You COULD always just do two LEDs at the base and really bring that barrel to life

I could, but I just got the blaster to where I want it lol. Plus i bondo-ed the separation lines up. Perhaps when I do a pipe build kit ill get a little crazier with the electronics

Sure will! Doopy doo hasbros are a fun build! Thats what i used for my conversion

Sorry abt the double post! My phone was going full peetard

Barrels looking good! For two lights, Glen is your man lol! I wish I would have done two lights, but I settled for the one in the barrel.

Couldn't take it anymore so I went ahead and fixed my bolt issue..will add a couple coats to the front of the blaster tomorrow...good thing i used E6k! Looks good now! Pictures to come once its dried up!

One more thing David, I painted the tape roll separately from the original hasbro scope end..i also put a little bit of bondo to fill some of that cut out on the outside of the scope, but not all the way to the end..i sanded it flush with the scope before painting..by painting the scope and tape rolls separately, it allowed a better fit without glue... I did some work on the bolt detail, sanded a little and glued a small strip of plastic similar to one found on an action figure box, then cut it to size before glueing...ill be running errands tomorrow and getting our marriage certificates ready for our wedding..ill pick up a silver paint marker while i am out to finish the detailing... If theres time, i may go ahead and fix my bolt issue..the more i look at it, the more its bugging me.

Man I wish I could draw or paint :/ get em troopers! Help put a stop to bullying!

Also, are you planning on modding the led or electronics at all? Glen did an amazing job on his build! But if you are looking for a simpler led change and can use a soldering iron, check out mine. I took pictures of almost everything, including the type of bulb i switched too. Lithium batteries are also your friend! They make the blaster much louder and make even the stock LED brighter.

Instead of using the xacto i would just use a blade by itself. Its much easier to control in my opinion. Also, needle files helped me loads during my conversion. Looking good so far!

From what I have seen on other builds, yes. Although on a hasbro conversion its a tight fit

From what I have seen on other builds, yes. Although on a hasbro conversion its a tight fit

But that may be a future endeavor. I hope my ideas bring somewhat of a new outlook on modding the simplest parts of the E-11. After all, troopers helping troopers

Lol i knew someone would point that out so i figured I would answer ahead of time. Thanks! Yes I did dremel out the screw, but only on the back of the scope. I ended up having to cut my phone charger O ring a tad bit smaller to make up for the layers of paint as well, but it fit a lot better when i was done. The lens fits a little too tightly, so I may end up dremmeling just a hair off it to snug it inside the o ring completely. As it sits now, its only about 3/4 inside the o ring, but also is a little tough to get out. I kept the rest of the charger just incase i end up dinging it up too badly when i feel like taking it apart. Basically just minor adjustments that i probably shouldn't even bother with. But the foam on the inside is the key to having the decal sit flush inside the scope, and right before the beginning of the tape roll. I really didn't want to glue anything, for ease of changing out the decal, so I am happy with it. I gave it a couple of test "shakes" to see if anything came off or loosened, and nothing even budged. This way, i can even save the decal when i replace it, so I don't have to print out new ones every time I want to put and old one back in the scope. I was also doing a bit of brainstorming on the idea of printing out just the TK crosshair decal on a transparency sheet, adding it directly behind the lens, and then adding whatever character or decal I wanted within the scope. That way I have free range on my choice of characters, instead of being limited to whatever was already available that included a crosshair over the image.

And yes i am going to paint the bolt silver..just havent gotten to the store just yet

Today i did install a hopefully newly original idea on the front of my scope . Basically took a small piece of a cd i to cut, dremmeled it down, glued it into the scope, and then I added the lens off an old disposable camera to put in front of if. I think it looks good and turned out better than I envisioned! Just had the idea pop into my head while looking at my suppliesand my scraps(always keep your scraps until your completely done!)! Of course i borrowed the CD idea and camera lens off other builds on FISD individually, but haven't seen the two combined until now. Correct me if im wrong as I am overjoyed this worked out for me! Disposable camera Lens and dremmeled piece of a cd Heres the final result along with some weathering I did using 400 grit aluminum oxide sandpaper and some scotchbrite(i am only using my ifun 5 as a camera as I found out my digital was dead, the lens looks a lot better in person! I will try to take better pics tomorrow while theres light outside) Heres the back of the scope...i used some foam i got from work to fill the inside of the scope so i could place the decal where I wanted(about 1" away from the end)...ended up using a 1" decal as the magnifying lens i used for the scope obviously magnified the decal, who wudda thunk it! again ill take better pictures when i have the time and my digi is all charged up(remember, i made the scope to where i could easily take out the decal and replace it if i wanted, i used NO glue or adhesive at all) And some more weathering I intend to add counter numbers once i hopefully get approved after my armor built..ill be using my TK number when the time comes. I also may take the bolt heads off the resin piece and dremel the rest out and reinstall them for accuracy when the time comes. Thanks for looking! Comments, critisism, or questions all welcome! This has been a BLAST to build!

I too will be looking to make my own blaster stand. We are throwing away a lot of cut plywood at work and i have been lucky enough to find some potential pieces. I have also tossed around the idea of making a wallmounted gun rack "blaster rack" with appropriate decals. My lack of shelf space is..disturbing lol...too many collectibles and not enough shelves.

Good thing i used e6k for the bolts i can't stop laughing at myself. Surely has been fun!

I did find one more goof up..but I can live with it..since this will be my primary trooping E-11 anyways...i didn't install the front bolts on the tip correctly..doh! They just aren't flush with the tip, but no matter. Not like the public will realize it. Anyways, the blaster looks great now! Its drying up now and I will begin weathering it a bit more tomorrow.

Thanks! And after looking at it in the light, i did see that it was just me whining that it wasn't good enough. I did some light weathering during lunch today and it looked awesome! Right now i did a little touch up, paying most attention to the spots i completely missed with black. First coat looked great! Just applied my second coat, and also resprayed the areas that weren't dry enough when i weathered at lunch. Hoping for better pictures tomorrow as we don't have much sun left today. Ill have to grab a silver paint marker to finish up the bolt and cut out a small piece of plastic to make it cleaner i can't wait to take the tape off the led to see the result!

Found 2 spots i missed with black completely...other than that after re examining my bondo use...i was able to blend them through weathering..will post pics after work

I reccomend bondo glazing and spot putty for repairs and filling the holes...my advice, do at least two coats of it before moving on to painting

Oh nice! I had an old disposable camera that i took apart and am using the main lens. Fits almost perfectly with no cutting required and looks kinda cool! Ill post pictures once my build is done

I recommend Academy branded BCG. Good price and comfortable..for tights lol

got 2 coats of the black on....i am seeing too many discrepancies as it seems my bondo-ing skills aren't the greatest! Looks like I will have to try to wait for the paint to dry a full 24 hours, and attempt to either sand out the imperfections(and hope it actually looks weathered instead)....or just sand them out and attempt to do some touch up painting.....any ideas? I had a couple of spots of bondo that weren't flush with the blaster and would like to try to address the issue.....mainly under the scope rail at the end of the blaster...was a real pain to sand there initially and was hoping the coats of black would mask them better......I also have a small drip close to the folding stock by the trigger....and some areas that could use more coats of black.....as you can see in the pictures, my scope needs more work...ended up having the gold paint run and I attempted to sand it when it was dry to the touch, but that didn't work to my advantage..... what are my options to fix these? I am thinking of just sanding down the imperfections and reapplying a couple of more coats of black. Found out the hard way I am no master at spray painting