bigcheesewilly Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) I never liked the front scope rail mount hole or the way the rail sits in it but doesn't fill it.......so I filled the hole and bent the front of the rail by grinding a line that makes it bend without putting a big curve in the top of the bend. It's 1.6mm ally, which is solid enough, but it wouldn't want to be anything thinner. -------- Edited October 1, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 Did you just glue it to the blaster surface?? Quote
bigcheesewilly Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, this blaster is for a display, so it's only glued. For trooping I would have added a small prong out from the curve and set that into the resin. Quote
The5thHorseman[501st] Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 I'll be honest, i don't understand doing this for a display blaster... To me a display piece is meant to replicate an original movie prop to show people who will look at it how it was originally done on the film; and so with the bent end going through the barrel. Why not for a trooping purpose but not for a display one. Even though i don't see why trying to enhance things which already work so well. Quote
bigcheesewilly Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Posted March 19, 2014 I'll be honest, i don't understand doing this for a display blaster... To me a display piece is meant to replicate an original movie prop to show people who will look at it how it was originally done on the film; and so with the bent end going through the barrel. Why not for a trooping purpose but not for a display one. Even though i don't see why trying to enhance things which already work so well. Okay...I'll take the bait..... Most people including many members of the 501st are hardly experts on the visual differences between blasters. There are so many different variations of each film blaster that there is hardly a constant definitive blaster. Even the film blasters chop and change depending on movie individual scenes etc. This is my blaster for my own personal display....did I say it was going in the Smithsonian?...No I did not....by the way...please don't have a meltdown when I post the photos of it painted purple..... Quote
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