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  2. Phoenix Props E11 vs HyperFirm E11

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    Fantastic info everyone!

    I'll throw another wrench into the topic... DoopyDoo's kits.

     

    Part of me "just wants it done" and is leaning towards HFX.  Part of me loves my old technical theater days and propmaking and is leaning towards the PP kit.  Another part of me hates to wait and still loves propmaking and is leaning towards a DD kit.  Then there is the crazy part of me who wants to build a demilled Sterling, but this part quickly gets squelched due to price, weight, laws/rules, etc.

  7. Sterling Demilled Parts Kits

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    Great info guys, thanks so much!

    I was wondering about the legalities of it too and it's just something I don't want to get into.  I've seen steel pipes with the cutting guides online and I thought, "OH PERFECT!"  Then my brain clicked and I thought, "Wait a sec... if I get one of those and mill it out and attach the demilled parts to it, it would look totally badass, but it's no longer demilled... hmmmm."

    I think for my first blaster, I'm going to go full resin or a resin parts kit with aluminum receiver like you mentioned Aaron.

  8. Sterling Demilled Parts Kits

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    Doing much more digging, I've found several posts of people using demilled kits for their blasters.  Not sure if I'm going to jump into this level of work right off the bat or if I'll just do a resin build.  I'm one of those people who want to make the best possible build - this gets me into trouble now and then. ;)

  9. How many coils must show in a E-11?

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    I think it looks right on to be honest.  There will be small differences in recoil springs - two coils could easily be the difference between a well-used/new spring and even just the rotation of the spring inside the receiver.

    There's also a small piece inside the spring behind the bolt in the pic I posted that isn't in your pic.  That small piece can easily cover two to three coils to keep them from being "exposed".  Look at the hinge point for the folding stock in both pics for reference.  Judging by that small detail, again, I'd say you're right where you need to be.

     

    Looks great!  :jc_doublethumbup:

  10. How many coils must show in a E-11?

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted · Edited by Paradox

    I'm no expert...  had to get that out of the way first.

    On the Sterlings, there are several coils to the rear of the receiver that have nothing behind/inside them (meaning "exposed"), then there are a few coils of the spring that go over the end of the bolt, so they aren't "technically" exposed.  If say, three coils are over the bolt and the other nine coils are beind the bolt in the receiver (exposed)... wouldn't you be good?

     

    Edit:  For example:
    sterling-6.JPG
    On this Sterling, there are eight coils "exposed" and two coils over the bolt.  Depending on how you rotate the spring, you should get the desired number of coils "exposed".

    Unless, you got a different spring other than the standard... then you may have to cut coils.

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  12. Sterling Demilled Parts Kits

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    I was wondering what the thoughts were on buying a Sterling demilled parts kit to use as an E11 base?  The kits are demilled (include everything except the barrel and receiver tube from an original Sterling), so I'd have to get a few aluminum/resin parts along with the greeblies to complete the blaster.  But before I did, I wanted to know if anyone has done this and if it's worth it.

    Looking to join the ranks - Twin Cities, MN

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    Hello all!

    My name is Greg and I am also known as "Paradox" on The RPF.  For several years now, my girlfriend and I have been following (and wanting to join) the 501st.  We've been to a few events where the Central Garrison has been doing their thing and we loved it!

    Yesterday, for Star Wars Day, ANOVOS had a sale for their Storm Trooper kit... the price was great so my girlfriend and I both pulled the trigger and ordered kits!

    We know that there is no "out of the box" approved suit and each suit is subject to acceptance into the 501st.  She and I felt that, for the price, this was going to be the best starting point for both of us to get troopin'.

    I know we'll have TONS of questions leading up to when the kits arrive and TONS more once that time comes.  For now, I'll be browsing around the forums mainly looking for info on foorwear and blasters (standard E-11 blasters are great, but I was also interested in the "heavy weapons" variant because I'm a bigger guy at 6'1" and a little heavy myself).

    My girlfriend and I decided to keep this a secret from our friends and family for now.  We don't want pressure from them asking us "are you done yet?", "when do we get to see the armor?", and whatnot.  We know that they'll be just as excited if they found out we're doing this.  We want to surprise them all with us in photos of our completed gear after we've been able to work on it at our own pace.

    Please forgive my n00b questions that I'm positive I'll be asking over the coming months!

    -Greg
    aka Paradox

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