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Naatsirhc's ANH Blasterchop


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Well,

I have been out of the loop for awhile due to personal reasons( loss of our newborn ). But, now I am back and ready to go ANH. I like the new centurion program, but I am bummed that my blaster will not be acceptable. I think an extremely modded hasbro should be acceptable if it looks nearly spot on. I am doing this mod because I can and plan to be able to upgrade the electronics down the road. So here are some pics of my blaster at present

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I started off with the idea to have the whole blaster split, but I have another idea that will work better. It will allow me to access the electronics and keep the integrity of the barrell. A few more shots of my progress.

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That's all for now :D

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loooking forward to watching this!

 

looks nice so far...

 

:popcorn:

Thanks Vern, I hope you enjoy it. I have enjoyed your many blaster builds!

 

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Nice one!

Thank you!

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I figured out how to seal my blaster so that the barrell will be seamless, while allowing me access to upgrade the sound board later. I will be using a small speaker that will be housed in the barrell and the sound will project more forward, this will be the only component sealed in.

The :0Lighten: went off and here are the pics

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I tried to leave some support inside to maintain integrity. The inside has the support pieces coated in white epoxy. Some more shots

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Lastly, a pick of the 5/8 wide extension piece for the barrell and the 5/8 Diameter pipe for the folding stock

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I am in the process of locating materials( speaker, leds, misc..) Once I have everything I can seal the barrell and bondo.

Here are some pics of my tools. I have machining experience and have found small endmills very useful. The thing that makes these mods easy is my band saw. It work great on plastics, wood and metal. The other important tool is the almighty exacto, for scoring.

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The cutter head is a favorite, removes material nice and clean

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Hope to have more progress soon :ewok1:

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My first blaster was ESB, and did not need a counter. I did not care for the doopy-doos, so I used it for scale and parts. I tried to make mine more accurate with the addition of prongs, which I will solder the cylinder wires to.

Prongs

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Just need to bondo and clean up, should turn out nice :D

The PICS

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Here is my attempt at scratch building the power cylinders. With a cheap bolt pack from WalMart, a couple binding posts, some ABS and a 4pack of markers from the dollar store I completed this.

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Feedback is welcome B)

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While working on my counter, I made the decision to fabricate all of my doopy-doos parts. This will allow me to do as many hasbro mods as I want with out ever needing another kit :D Here is my first try at building the magazine, I am happy so far. Need to go to ACE and get the set pin to attach to the back and it will be ready for clean up.

Interior shots of the prototype structure.

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Fitting

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Full mag fitting

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Parts side by side

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Better get back to it! :dancing-trooper:

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only thing I noticed was the hengstler face bolt should be a flathead countersunk 6/32 bolt, just like the ones used for

 

helmet ears!

 

very nice job of fabrication!

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:popcorn:

B)

 

i am always floored by people with talent like yours. Any one can take a doopy-doos kits and slap it on, but wow...you are an artist! I applaud you!

 

Julie

Thank you for the kind words! Much appreciated :D Congrats on your 501st status.

Nice Juno Eclipse, BTW.

 

 

Looking awesome Christiaan!

By the time your finished, it wont resemble a Hasbro blaster at all :dance:

 

You Know it Brother! :dancing-trooper:

 

Looking forward to seeing more progress mate!

Thanks, I have a small update below!

 

 

only thing I noticed was the hengstler face bolt should be a flathead countersunk 6/32 bolt, just like the ones used for

 

helmet ears!

 

very nice job of fabrication!

Thanks for the compliment! Thanks for the screw size, I have one that is close. The one in the pictures is for me to be able to handle the small part I cast. A big thank you to you for posting such nice photos of your real counter box, those are great to reference :salute:

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Small Update!

I have been working on the folding stock and am nearly completed with the prototype. I have extended the length to account for the barrell extension and am working on the functionality. Here are the Pics

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This small part will eventually be what attaches the 2 parts together and allow movement

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This last shot is the of the side of the Mag which I had not completed earlier.

Hope to have another update soon ;)

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