Thanks for the comments, Christian!
Everything seems solid so far, but I may epoxy the whole shebang together just to be on the safe side.
S1P, thanks for the offer! But I think it came out OK.
UPDATE: March 1st
You know the old saying: "March comes in like a Nexu and out like a Bantha. . ." I'm pretty sure that's how it goes.
OK, had to force myself to stop for a bit and snap some pics. I've been having a lot of fun on this rifle!
I wanted to give some variance to the scope/scope mount parts, and from the ref pics I've been using, it appears that the scope has a different tone than the main body of the blaster. I masked everything but the scope off and misted on some Floquil Weathered Black, then re-misted some flat black unevenly over that. Gives it a nice "not-so-new" appearance. I then shot it with some Dull Coat, then dabbed at it with a crumpled piece of paper while it was still wet. Makes some subtle wear marks in the finish. Not sure if the effect comes thru in the pics or not.
On the body of the blaster, I used a product made by "Treasure Gold." It's like Rub n Buff but comes in a more solid, paste-like consistency. I used a color called Pewter, and gently applied some over some of the edges of the Webley. It's a
very subtle color shift from the bronzy-black. But it gives a great sheen to the high spots, just like it's been handled for ages.
I'll still go back with some Floquil silver and do some of the chips that appear on the reference pics.
The sci-fire tutorial for the wood stock went great! I began by spraying the stock semi-flat black. After it dried I used a wide brush to apply some ivory/beige latex paint. Just like the sci-fire tut says, I didn't apply it too heavy, letting some of the base black show thru.
For the wood tones, I used 2 different colors in the Design Master series: "Glossy Wood Tone" first, then "Walnut Wood Tone" around the edges. These are basically sprayable stains that are semi-transparent, so I built up a couple of coats, making sure I was still letting the "grain" show thru. After they were dry, I used an extremely light misting of flat black, again around the edges, then sealed it with Krylon flat clear.
I think it came out great!
Here's the opposite side. The screws still need some paint.
Finally, another angle to show the butt end.
The next thing I'll do will be to mask off the pistol grip and airbrush on some Testors Metalizer Brass.