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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

I apologize for the quality of the pic..but heres the scope after painting and priming, and before the black is applied. And heres the first coat of black!

The paint of choice And the first layer begins!

Lol right! It very well could be the brand of cds i an using. Im wondering if a dvd-r would be more stable. Anyways, I ended up finding some very old disposable cameras while moving some stuff around. I think i am going to use the lens from that for the front of my scope now. Its also a perfect fit with not trimming involved! I still have some time to make up my mind on that one. I did pick up some gold/brass colored paint for the base layer if my scope at walmart. Going to check on the bondo and see if its dried up enough to paint. Ill post pictures of the paint i decided to go with after lunch.

That is also assuming you have no issue of removing the screw from the helmet.

If theres a way to get the screws out and measure how much ya need to cut then you shouldn't have a problem with a bench grinder or a bandsaw. Like Rob said, get rid of the bur before trying to reinstall them. This is of course assuming they are metal screws. It can be done, like I said, i do it all the time at work. I am a CNC machinist who's boss will only order one size of screws in bulk, and makes me cut them down if i need shorter ones lol. I usually cut mine to size using the bench grinder, but have done it with a bandsaw when I absolutely have to. And yes, finding the right size is always recommended.

Patience, xacto knife, and a small flathead screwdriver...if ya end up having minor cracks you'll be okay..just bondo them in when your ready to put the hasbro back together

Does anyone know the best way to cut a cd with a dremel? Every time i get close to the size i want, the reflective side peels off. It would be nice if that reflective side peeled as a whole but it tears apart and renders it completely useless to me

If u have acces to s bench grinder to a bandsaw that would be the easiest. I do it at work all the time

Bondo time! Hopefully it dries up by the morning!

Tested out the painters tape idea..worked like a charm! I call this the origami t mask! Take two strips of painters tape, and "T" them like this Then place the top of the around the back end of the led while applying most of the pressure towards the front of the bulb, and let the rest of the T cover the rest. I also added a piece of foam to cover the rest of the electronics when I piece the blaster back together permanently. When i tested this by just taping the gun back together, it came off with no hassle at all. So i went ahead and did it again, only this time i screwed the blaster halves back together. With that done, I decided to go ahead and add the rest of the DD kit starting with the front of the scope After, i tackled the D ring and the back of the E-11 Then, the front And finally, the folding stock assembly While everything is drying up, i used plastic cement this time for the folding stock, and zap a gap for the rest, I am going to bondo the gaps together and hopefully it will be ready for painting tomorrow!! Its been a lazy Saturday as the weathers been to wet to go out and do anything. Ill have access to a garage tomorrow so painting shouldn't be an issue

I thought about that. Gonna try a small strip to cover it up and then tape the hasbro together. Then see if my tweezers are long enough to grab the tape off it. Thanks Tim! It has been a...blast? To put this together! Lol. Will go for a pipe kit next build!

Did a little work today...hollowed out the front sight..its much easier when the hasbro is opened up. And glued the t tracks Still debating whether or not to glue it together before moving on to painting. My concern is accidentally painting the led in the muzzle. Thoughts? Recommendations? Going to try to paint tomorrow

Btw, a tip for anyone else watching that hasn't started their build yet...RESIN IS SUPER EASY TO SAND...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.... Luckily i did a couple of test swipes before I tried to dig in on the doopy t tracks. But they're now ready to be applied to the muzzle now. Debating whether I will do it tonight or not.

Right you are cotton!

Did a top secret government job at work so far And the tools used Results Just a little mod for now..might just finish it all up this weekend!

Last pics for the night..im up way past my bedtime...but when my 6 month old baby girl wants to play, i just melt like butter lol. Shes deffinitely a daddys girl! Anyways, heres a quick fit with my modified tape roll mod with the decal...i will probably mess around with it more before painting. Maybe even move the decal further into the scope..that way kids that like Jar Jar dont get offended right off the bat! And yes i know Jar Jar wasn't in the originals, but I would rather blast him any day of the week! Here it is! AND also forgot to post my holster I received today on the mail via Darman! This thing is awesome! Figured i'd at least squeeze in a test fit! My 5 year old boy kept bugging me to play with the blaster..so i taped it up and did more test fitting! Also my neck seal was in the package, but I won't post it here because this is an E-11 build not an armor build...YET.. Taking my doopy folding stock to work with me tomorrow to drill out the holes with our drill press since I will more than likely just be training a new employee. Also going to find a brass/gold colored paint for the scope tomorrow. Until next time!