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Although personally I feel that guy made a bit of a mistake stripping the wrinkle finish paint off and repainting it with a smooth satin... but that's just me.

Interesting... That missing little chunk has always intrigued me. Perhaps they found smooth and round was to hard to turn in gloves?

You sure can - click on the little magnifying glass in the far right of the search bar. That will bring up a more intensive search menu which includes a search for author function. Be careful though - you never know who might throw something valuable out there in any given thread!

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Definitely not! The hyperfirm is much more accurate. If there was a nice repository of E-11 pics from every angle all our lives would be easier! The best thing to do (not to sound like a broken record) is browse the Blaster and BFG section - focus on real Sterling builds like Jesse's or Marv's and look at those. Also look at Vern's threads. It's also probably worth checking out the RPF as well for good reference pics from Star Wars exhibitions, but many of those are posted here in the blaster section too. Read enough of those threads and you'll really start getting to know the E-11!

This is some impressive level of detail for a Hasbro Mod. Nice skills sir. I think after this you are going to find a pipe build or a scratch build an absolute walk in the park.

According o this thread here: ----------- It's 22mm Hope I'm not too late!

Brian's right. It's not a tech issue - you need to have 501st member status to post a new thread or reply in the centurion threads. You can request 501st trooper status here: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=16

These shots are fantastic:

It really wouldn't be hard at all - all you need is a piece of PVC pipe or dowel with a suitable OD to fit the doopy doos barrel casing interior and cut it to size... It'd probably take all of two minutes. I've never built a doopy doos kit but it is annoying that they provide a half breech bolt casting, however if you buy Deac Sterlings in the UK they come with only half the bolt so that's probably all that the doopy doos guys had to cast from. Actually - anyone around here who has a full breech bolt could do well to offer casts..l I'd sure buy one

Lookin forward to seeing this!

I agree - it looks awesome. Think about it - the scope sticks out quite a bit so it would take a lot of knocks and scrapes...

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Can you supply any pics? I might be able to help...

Coming together nicely - I especially like what you've done with the rail. Nice and solid!

:shok: :shok: I think I'm going to cry....

Absolutely. The CRL for ESB troopers clearly states: No ammo counter shall be present. I believe for base level requirements you can get away with leaving the counter on, but for EIB you definitely can't have it. Maybe there aren't many (or any) other Hasbro conversions where people have committed to doing this, but the fact that you are is great and well worth the effort. Good stuff!

He's doing the right thing - ESB blasters have no counter at all so removing it is correct. You just leave it there for ANH.

The best and easiest way to do it is to get an account with an image hosting service like photobucket (absolutely free!). Put the pics up there. Then there are two things you can do: the easiest is to (on photobucket) hover your mouse over the image you wish to place in your post. A small drop down menu will appear offering the selection 'image code'. Just click on this and it's automatically copied. Then just paste it into your thread! The other way is to simply choose the image icon above the reply window. A pop up window will appear into which you can paste the URL of your image and it will magically appear in your post

No problems!

Sorry - my bad. I made that spring myself with the old wrap and stretch method. I meant buy some 18 gauge wire with which to make a spring from scratch... So long as you measure the gaps between coils (I believe it's 16mm) properly you get the same result...

Thanks Andy! I tend to agree with you about the mag and mag housing casting... It definitely feels to me like the only let down on the build so far. Which is weird because, being a cast, I had thought it would be spot on and sound as a pound, but now I do feel like a scratch build could probably be better. It's probably going to bug me more and more as the days go by... That spring in the corner is my test spring (which I will post about soon). Your eyes are sharp sir - it is 16 gauge wire when in fact it should be 18 (1.8mm diameter) but that was what I had lying around. I can easily pop out and get some 18 gauge sometime soon - I have after all got this far with pretty much stuff I had lying around! I'll try and see if a darker wire is available but if not some staining will fix that right up I'm sure. As to your suggestions about chipping up the shields and sight guard - I love it. I will get the dremel out again on the weekend and hack away! I just need to replenish my stock of metallic paint to recoat the surface once I chip it through. Again you're right about the width. I couldn't obtain 1.6mm thick plastic so I rounded up to the nearest available thickness and got the 2mm. Perhaps some of the chipping will help with the appearance of the thickness of these parts?

10mm at the head or 10mm screws? Sorry i should have clarified that's the head size not the shaft size..

the hex screw have an exact diameter of 9.31mm (0.36" or basically 1/3 of an inch) but I'd say 10mm or 9mm would be easier to find and not any noticeable difference.

Only the tiniest amount. It's a resin cast and obviously the chopped down E-11 style mag, so the curve has been all but removed... You'll see soon why it's taking me so damn long to get around to the end cap... Coming from a real Sterling owner I take that as credible praise indeed - thanks Mark! (BTW you've got a PM coming your way shortly..)