SomerenV Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I actually started this project about a year ago and before I had never done anything like this before. At the time I choose a wrong paint finish (glossy black) and today I resprayed the whole thing with matte black. Tomorrow I'm gonna assemble the E11 and take a couple of good photos for everyone to see. A little bit of extra information about the build (more info to follow tomorrow): everything is scratch build. The barrel is PVC, the folding stock is a mix of PVC, plastic and aluminium. The handle is wood, metal and plastic. The scope is pvc, paper (with a clay-like finish) and plastic. The rest is mostly plastic. And again: I had never done anything remotely close to this before and it's my first ever prop Old unfinished (shiny) version: New matte black finish: The reason I didn't finish the blaster the last time was that I couldn't find the t-tracks for the barrel. So I've got a question for the Dutch people here: where do you find these things in the Netherlands? I've searched on Google, I've asked other people but I couldn't find anything. I don't have a creditcard so buying from foreign countries can be a bit tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaeatt2 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Nice work! That's pretty incredible done from SCRATCH!!! There's a t-track supplier in the Netherlands - WHAT ARE THE ODDS? http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29188-new-t-track/?p=371351 Shoot Roy an email - I'm sure you can work something out for payment without a credit card. Aaron Edited November 30, 2014 by usaeatt2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone[TK] Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Or you can do the "garden rake "trick , to keep the spirit of a scratch build : Find a garden center or home improvement shop and look for one of the big garden rakes (for raking leafs ) made of plastic (not metal). The "blades" of most of these rakes have a very similar shape like the t-tracks ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haui[TK] Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Great work Looks cool . For me it was also the First build and with a lot of time and patience it is not impossible to buildt an really cool e11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomerenV Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Nice work! That's pretty incredible done from SCRATCH!!! There's a t-track supplier in the Netherlands - WHAT ARE THE ODDS? http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29188-new-t-track/?p=371351 Shoot Roy an email - I'm sure you can work something out for payment without a credit card. Aaron Thanks for that! I'll hit him up sometime this week. The final piece of the puzzle is finally withing reach Or you can do the "garden rake "trick , to keep the spirit of a scratch build : Find a garden center or home improvement shop and look for one of the big garden rakes (for raking leafs ) made of plastic (not metal). The "blades" of most of these rakes have a very similar shape like the t-tracks ... Thanks for the tip but to be honest, I have never seen a rake with blades that look similar to t-tracks But I'll take a look tomorrow at the DIY-shop. Great work Looks cool . For me it was also the First build and with a lot of time and patience it is not impossible to buildt an really cool e11 Yeah, it sure took me quite some time to get everything where I wanted it. It still has a lot of imperfections, but that's part of a firt-time prop I guess. Also a lot of trial and error and a lot of wasted material. Working a dremel for the first time isn't as easy as it seams Today I had planned to do the final details but my work got in the way so I didn't do much today. But, the paint has dried up nicely and I decided to take some photos for you guys So here it is, still unfinished: I'm really happy with the result so far and it's an immense improvement over the old paintjob. The material now actually looks like metal, which is great! But, while plain photos are fun and all, a rundown of what materials are used for what parts is even more fun! If anyone has any questions concerning certain parts, feel free to ask. The weight of the thing is about 700 grams (about 24 ounces). And to finish this post: I've got two wires to connect the Hengstler to the two pipes on the ammo-reciever, should I use them or not? They are standard black bendable electrical wires. And as far as weathering is concerned, does anyone have any tips or do's and don'ts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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