TK-14082'S (trooper96) 3D PRINTED ANH E-11 BUILD

[trooper96[501st]]

I recently completed a build of a 3D printed ANH E-11 which I modeled and printed myself. I used PETG filament and printed all the parts on my Creality CR-10S printer. I picked up some good pointers from justjoseph63 and his excellent tutorial on smoothing a 3D print: 

 

 

PETG is a wonderful material and sands beautifully. Yeah, it was a lot of work, but not as hard as you might think. I printed my parts a standard resolution (0.2mm/layer) which is already fairly smooth. I sanded with 100 grit followed by 220 grit. I used putty to fill in any blemishes or scars left from support attachments and sanded again with 220 grit. Instead of  using the XTC-3D epoxy in the tutorial, I used multiple coats of Rustoleum Crystal Clear spray enamel, which I sanded to a very smooth finish.

 

For the topcoat, I used Rustoleum 2X flat black on the sterling barrel and frame/end cap. I used Rustoleum 2X matte black on the scope, Hengstler, and grip. I also sprayed the grip with clear coat to give it a glossy finish. I painted the fire control group housing and bolt with Testors steel enamel and used a flat black acrylic paint and water mixture to tone down the steel color and add dimension. I used a formed metal spring instead of the printed spring. I highly recommend doing this.

 

I did a bit of light weathering on the finish. I used acrylic silver to touch the edges of the Sterling and dry brushed sparingly on some of the flat surfaces. I blackwashed over this and used a paper towel to get the finish I wanted. On the scope, I touched up the edges with acrylic antique gold and used a white crayon to fill the text on the eyepiece. On the Hengstler, I painted the logo window acrylic antique gold and blackwashed over that until it was nearly hidden. I also painted the number display.

 

Functional features of the blaster include:

MOVING/RESETTING TRIGGER
INDEXING THREE POSITION SELECTOR SWITCH
REMOVABLE END CAP
FUNCTIONAL END CAP RELEASE
RECIPROCATING BOLT
FUNCTIONAL MAGAZINE RELEASE
REMOVABLE MAGAZINE
FUNCTIONAL FOLDING STOCK
REAR SIGHT FLIPS BETWEEN 100M AND 200M APERTURES
GRIP, FIRE CONTROL GROUP, BOLT, AND CHARGING HANDLE ASSEMBLES/DISASSEMBLES LIKE A REAL STERLING SMG MARK IV (L2A3)

1942 M38 HOLLOW SCOPE WITH CLEAR LENSES

HOLLOW HENGSTLER WITH FUNCTIONAL RESET BUTTON

 

Here are a few photos of the finished blaster!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to print this blaster yourself, click on the links below for the FREE STL files:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4003566

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3989097

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5139600

 

If you would like this blaster, but have no way to have one printed, check the Ongoing Sales and Project Runs section on this forum. From time to time, I will make a limited run of blasters and post there.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/16-ongoing-sales-project-runs/

 

 

[MaskedVengeance[Staff]]

Always impressed with your work on these incredible files and final products! Amazing work, and a fantastic resource for troopers.


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[T-Jay[TK]]

Dang. Being an old-school resin blaster builder, I always stayed away from 3D-prints.

Seems like time has come to re-think this point of view...

I really like this blaster.

[revlimiter[Staff]]

This is BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm blown away at how nicely it came out.

 

Side note: to download an entire thingiverse fileset, remember to add /zip to the end of the URL. This prevents you from being forced to watch the 5-15 second ad for EVERY. single. downloadable file. Thingiverse has declared war on their users in the past couple weeks.

[larryebaum[TK]]

I’ve seen models/plans that indicate a wood dowel or such is needed to add rigidity especially if used for trooping and not primarily as a display. Is that the case for this build?

 

Planning to undertake my first build but want to use for trooping also. 

Edited August 27, 2025 by Larryebaum

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

10 minutes ago, Larryebaum said:

I’ve seen models/plans that indicate a wood dowel or such is needed to add rigidity especially if used for trooping and not primarily as a display. Is that the case for this build?

 

Planning to undertake my first build but want to use for trooping also. 

Bryan also made 2 updated 3D kits, for using imperial or metric water pipe/tube inside which gives some extra strength. 

 

E-11 PIPE BUILD KIT: 1-1/4" SCHED 40 PVC

https://www.printables.com/model/207616-e-11-blaster-anh-pipe-build-kit-1-14-sched-40-pvc

 

E-11 PIPE BUILD KIT: 40MM BAR 10 PVC

https://www.printables.com/model/207951-e-11-blaster-anh-pipe-build-kit-40mm-bar-10-pvc

[trooper96[501st]]

One other option would be my heavy duty version of my E-11. It preserves all of the scale dimensions of the display version, but is strengthened by a 3/4” PVC pipe.

 

https://www.printables.com/model/168378-heavy-duty-sterling-smg-mk4-l2a3-and-anh-e-11-rece

[larryebaum[TK]]

I only just saw your reply and I’ve printed all the parts from this model using ABS. I went with the version that has the center barrel and grip frame as one piece. I’m just starting to sand so perhaps now I should see if I should use a variation to install a pipe, but I wonder if that would effect use of the steel spring I created. 
 

Thoughts?

[trooper96[501st]]

Yeah, you wouldn’t be able to use your spring with the heavy duty version. The detail for the spring is built into the receiver print.

[LostinNV[501st]]

WOW    this looks fantastic !!!       my resin blaster disintegrated at the last con that I attended and likely is not repairable.    I am going to try to tackle this project.     Keep it up Trooper and Thank you for sharing your hard work !! 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

49 minutes ago, LostinNV said:

WOW    this looks fantastic !!!       my resin blaster disintegrated at the last con that I attended and likely is not repairable.    I am going to try to tackle this project.     Keep it up Trooper and Thank you for sharing your hard work !! 

Bryan also has a few different versions, thicker barrel and also pipe inserts, you can find all of his files here https://www.printables.com/@TK14082_234773/models