JB Project / EE-3 and Sidearm

Those are sweet looking pieces and I know they'll look spanking when all painted up.
This project is going to be awesome when it all comes together

I know what 86 is on about, the stock is solid resin and so it has a fair weight to it, but I'm sure Eric knows what he's doing, it does sit snuggly into the bracket so I'm sure all will be cool

Suspect86,

That's an interesting design...I am concerned about the stock folding away from the stock bracket in a side-to-side motion...

Will you be bonding the bracket to the stock in addition to the hardware you've mounted ?

Christian

HeadlessHunter,

The stock is heavy hollow cast..to keep the weight down.

superjedi said:

UPDATE #2: Feb 29th
I plan to use the wood graining tutorial from the Sci-Fire website.
If you haven't seen it, it can be found here: http://sci-fire.com/how_to_wood_grain.htm

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If you have trouble painting it, (or can't get the Mohawk Paint)
You can send it to me, I'll paint it for you.

Man of War Studios said:

Suspect86,

That's an interesting design...I am concerned about the stock folding away from the stock bracket in a side-to-side motion...

Will you be bonding the bracket to the stock in addition to the hardware you've mounted ?

Christian

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I'm not sure I understand. What design?:confused

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.

Yes it did come out great

Amazing finish on that stock!! :cheers

SuperJ,


That's one beautiful paint scheme..Rifle and sidearm are in very good hands.

Christian

It looks so good that i'm tempted to trade it for my HS Webley.

Great work... from the Maker and Painter of these items.

Man of War Studios said:

SuperJ,


That's one beautiful paint scheme..Rifle and sidearm are in very good hands.

Christian

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Couldn't agree more....fantastic work SJ..

Wow. That woodgrain turned out great!

Okay, I have a room full of stuff I need wood-grained! That came out awesome!

Makes me wanna do my own EE-3 now, must...finish...FPH.....first

superjedi said:

These screw posts are attached to the stock using epoxy, then the bracket will be screwed onto it. It's not a "load bearing" connection, so I wouldn't anticipate any problems with it.

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i have to disagree there. i think that's a focal point of weight... the stock is a big solid mass, about as heavy as the front of the gun. but where the front is supported by your hand on the grip, the stock is supported by that bond.

i would at least suggest epoxying the entire surface of the bracket where it touches the stock. why rely on 2 little spots like that?

and on a different note, the stock looks awesome!!!

I have to admit, I'm pretty happy with the way the stock came out. It looks like it should be a lot heavier than it is.

I did reconsider the stock/bracket connection and decided better safe than sorry. So I applied some epoxy and stuck them together. The whole assembly is still removable by unscrewing the bracket from the pistol grip section. There are some screw inserts set into the flat side of the pistol grip, so it makes a nice connection.

I've been painting the stock greeblies (they're drying now) and have misted some flat black onto the Heiland tube to show some "carbon scoring."
Pics later!

UPDATE: March 2nd

OK, I'm gonna call the EE-3 done.
Finished the final parts last night and earlier today, including the brass pistol grip, the stock greeblies, and the weathering on the blaster body and Heiland tube.

First, the Heiland tube. I misted some flat black onto it in a very uneven random pattern. I then wadded up a paper towel and dabbed some of it off, exposing the base metal, then resprayed some of those places with a lighter mist of black. Gives it a nice charred look.





On the pistol grip, I airbrushed some Testors metalizer in brass. I went over that lightly with Rub n Buff Antique Gold to add some tarnish, then finally in the checkered portion, I added a brownish wash to simulate dirt and grime that had gathered down in the crevises over time.



On the stock greeblies, I first sprayed on 2 shades of Testors "One Coat Lacquers" which I think are primarily for model cars. I used a coppery shade and a reddish shade. They have a nice metallic look to them. I was trying to get as close as I could to the "anodized" red that these parts seem to have.





The photos really don't capture the metallic look of these sections.



The edges of the greeblie "wings" were chipped with Testors Camoflauge Gray.

So tomorrow I'll begin the sidearm!

Absolutely gorgeous paintjob!!!

incredible!!!!