Wow. Yes, I'm new here. Thanks for the warm welcome. Did I offend you somehow? My apologies to you, then. Because I am new here with, as you pointed out, only 8 posts to my credit (been reading the threads for years, btw), I trust Veteran FISD Members to guide me in the ways of trooping and I've learned a ton here. But not everything here is positive or friendly so I stand by my comments.
To respond to your comments;
I looked carefully at the product before purchasing. I did my homework. I looked at the pictures on Ebay. I was not surprised, therefore I did not feel the need to return the kit. I knew what I was getting. The seller emailed me to inquire how I liked the kit and if he could be of any help. I thought that was good customer service. At that time I passed on the comments from certain FISD threads about the inaccuracies. He's moving onto other designs at the moment so another version probably isn't in the works. However, I think most people here are creative enough to be able to modify the base model easily enough. It's just plastic. I mounted my scope too far back and had my counter upside down the first time. Newbie mistake. Some friendly advice here corrected me and I felt happy that people in the FISD encouraged me to make my blaster better. We're all on the Dark Side together...unless your name is Finn. Troopers helping troopers, right?
In regards to the E11 Blaster Reference not being around BEFORE the kits went on sale, the E11 Reference was posted July 6, 2015 and the blaster has been selling for over 12 months, so that's February 2015. I bet if the reference had been available before the 3D plans were created, the kit would be much more accurate. BTW, what kind of blaster do you use for trooping? Doopy Do's?Is that the best kit to assemble? I see lots of people here making them but it seems like you have to source a lot of parts or make parts. I'm sure the blaster I have now wouldn't handle trooping for long, so it's going to stay on it's stand most of the time. Any advice for a more durable one would benefit many of us newbies. Much appreciated.