Official ROTJ Blaster Thread

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Originally posted by SITHcamaro:

Here's a quick and easy gun painting tutorial for a ROTJ Fett blaster, along with a pict of my gun..
www.geocities.com/dvader75/gun.jpg
Remember to cut and past the link..

All I did was paint the entire gun black with acrylic paint (I mixed in some brown for the stock...and added some here and there on the body of the gun for variations in the black). After it dried, I used a silver, brown and a little gold paint here and there. Parts like the scope got slighty heavier doses of silver paint, but what I did mostly was paint on some silver, then wiped it down with a dry rag. This left a nice tinting of silver (did the same with the brown and gold...used the gold here and there mostly on the metal connection between the handle and the stock). Some of the obvious places got solid little scrapes of silver...like the tip of the barrel, around the cooling vanes, the adjustment nuts on the scope, and various places here and there that stuck out more from the gun.
After it was all done, I sealed it with a coat of satin finish clearcoat spray paint! Worked like a charm!!!!!

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Originally posted by Lynn TXP 0369:

Sithcamero.... looks great!

Here's mine......

Main body & steel plates....
1)I painted the whole thing flat black.
2)Steel dry bush.
3)rust dry brush
4)2-3 shades of gray dry brush
5) black misted on to blend it all together

rubber front grips....
1)flat black
2)2-3 shades of gray

wooden stock and grip...
1) black dry brush
2) 2 shades of brown

clear flat whole thing...





Lynn

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Would anyone have a clue to what the stock plates are to the ROTJ blaster?

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I have really good pics of them but no clue as to what they actually are. They coul dbe virtually anything. I think the chance of finding the actual item is a VERY long shot. If you need some good reference shots, please let me know.

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I've got two pictures of a very similar Webley stock (both sides). Anybody wanna post them here for me?

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I will! Email them to me!

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Thanks Brak's. They've been sent.

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Here are pics of the stock from BobaFettish:

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What kind of replica gun will pass for the handle and load chamber of the Fett blaster? I doubt I can get one of thoes WWII flair guns, unless someone has a sourse for a casting. I have emailed both Richies armor and Golden armor, but no reply as of yet.
Do any of these look the part?
Thanks,
ST

http://store.yahoo.com/gun-sword/rev...civil-war.html

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The bottom of the grips on those Civil War pistol seem too flared. I remember an old tutorial posted on AYW that showed how to make a ROTJ blaster using a Crossman .357 pellet gun as the base gun. I discovered that Mark B. used a toy revolver for my base gun, but after it is all assembled, painted, and weathered, you can't tell.

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Great pic's of the stock!!!! But, what are the stock PLATES? I Quess it was something they just made out of some sheet metal.

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Ah, the SIDE PLATES on the stock. I spoke with Boba Debt on this very subject and he said he is having someone make a set for him (and possibly a set for me). They are being hand made. I really don't know the origin of the originals. If I am lucky enough to get a set, I would be willing to let someone cast them. I'll check back in with BD next week.

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Hopefully this is what you were looking for:

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Here are two diagrams I drew up based on the above pics. I believe they are fairly accurate. Unfortunately I neevr finished the smaller one as I couldn't seem to get it exactly right...

Large Plate:



Small Plate:

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The large plate looks a lot like the inside of one half of a film drying clip I used to have. It was made from plastic. It was used to clamp onto a wet developed roll of film, which you'd then hang from a wire to let the film dry.

Unfortunately, I gave all my old b&w photography supplies away years ago.

However, maybe this will give us a starting point...just a thought.

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Hey, thanks guys. Now I have a place to start from.

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Does anyone know the origin of these pieces or have any theories? Obviously they were not on the original Webley stock. Are they metal, plastic, or ???

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Does anyone know the dimension of the circle on the plate so I can scale the diagram? Thanks!

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Here are my ROTJ rifle stock plates. They are cast in resin and are painted with real metal dust in the paint. They look EXACTLY like rusted metal in person.

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Where, oh where did you get those, Chief? I... must... have... them.

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I met this guy through an auction on ebay. He lives out in Oreon if I remember correctly. I found him by winning an ebay auction for resin knee darts that he made. When I bought his knee darts, I asked him if he had any more Fett parts. He told me about these stock plates. He does damned good work.

He also says he's working on a resin rifle. I'm not sure where he stands on that one.

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Here is a piece I am working on. Needs painting and a little more work.



I updated the pic. I still have a little work to do but I am almost there. Sorry about the lower res pic, my digital camera isn't the best.

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Looks goodWill you make be making them for the whole class?

ST

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webchief, those pieces originated with bobadebt. I am not sure if he has any more but that is where they came from!

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Really? That's weird. He never mentioned to me that's who he was. I wonder if it was in fact him I was dealing with or simply a person that had bought them from him.

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I am modifying the one that I posted above and am finishing up the second piece. I should be done by this weekend and will post pics. After, I post pics, if anyone is interested in a cast piece, I would be happy to talk to them. Look this weekend for the pics, until then, the work-in-progress is a couple of post above.

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Does anybody know what that tip is to the barrel?

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Thank you!!!!! I was wondering the same damned thing!

Well... on the ESB version, it's a part of a Graflex flash but the ROTJ version is driving me NUTS! I walked around Home Depot TWICE looking for something that would work. STILL NOTHING comes close!

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One small correction. The barrel on the ESB is an MPP Microflash manufactured by Micro Precision Products of England.

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Hmmm, maybe if it was put on a large washer. I thought it was some type of cover to a shower handle. I don't know and it's driving me crazy.

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I was in a surplus shop today and found these little nesting steel shot glasses. They look the same size and shape as the ROTJ blaster tip. I got a set of 4 for $10.00. I found a web sight that sells them. It also gives thier dimentions as 2 in wide by 1 and 1/2 in high. If you cut the bottom off and glued in a peice of steel, or aluninum tubing, to make it look like a heavier peice, I think it would be **** close to the real thing. If you look around you can probobly find them, like mine, without a logo.
What do you think Fett fans.

http://www.smithandwesson.com/cups.htm

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HA! Those ARE damned close!!

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I just chopped up a funnel from an auto parts store. I'm pretty sure that this is not what ILM used, but it worked for me and superglued right on. Cost: about one dollar.

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Ah, For some reason I can't get metal out of my head. A plastic funnel would have been a lot cheaper. Next time I will try to think softer....he he, but I still like my metal parts...oooh ya, I like my metal parts. :evil
Cheers,
ST

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Hey guys, I was in Hobby Lobby and saw a small wood flower pot. It works great for the nozzle. I had to sand down the rim to fit my barrel of 1 1/2" inside diameter. With a little epoxy to smooth it out and some paint I think it will work great and it was only $1.00. Here is a link.

http://catalog.craftsetc.com/viewPro...item_id=380909

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Hey I work at Home Depot so as I walk around I always have my fett parts in mind.......I used a rubber piece that goes on the bottom or chair legs and I think it look pretty good.

Jay

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My solution to the tip dilemma was solved while drinking a Coke! I noticed that the bottle where it tapers up to the opening was the perfect shape. So after some cutting, gluing, and some epoxy work it looks pretty much dead on. Cheap solution and easy to find!

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My final solution for the gun tip was the clear plastic measuring cup covers from cough medicine! It may not be exact, but its damned close! I just drilled a hole in the bottom of it and glued it on.

Bob-A-Fett
BH-1171
NEG Webmaster
www.501neg.com

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Here is the pic of my resin copy of the 1.99 tiny flower pot. I could have made the hole larger and will fix that on my next gun but I think the shape worked well.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/lafonj/Gun_4_5.jpg

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Here is mine:



Can't tell you how I made it (you'd laugh too hard), but I do have a mold of it. If you PM me I'll tell you more...!

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Where did all you guys get the wiper blades for you rifles? I haven't been able to find any that match for my ROTJ rifle.

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PM sent!

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You can find replacement blades and wipers in the automotive section of wal-mart. Usually run $2-3 each.

Phil

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Which brand or style best fit the gun?

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seemed like the cheapest ones there did the trick just fine. Of course I'm talking about using them for an e-11 trooper rifle. If we're talking for fett I don't know. The wiper blades should be relatively universal and work equally well.

Phil

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Can someone who used wiper blades post some pics of their gun? All the ones I have seen look a little small and I am curious how they look on the blaster. Thanks!


***I got my ribs off a prop dealer and think they look great, just curious how the wipper method compairs, I haven't found any wipers the same size.

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I have read that the blade are possible off a British tank or armored vehicle. I don't know which or if that info is correct.

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I thought it was documented that the wiper blades on the ROTJ Fett blaster are the same as the wiper blades used on several of the earlier lightsabers, and that they are wiper blades for an Austin Mini.

If so, with the resurgence of the Mini's popularity it seems like it would be easy to locate a auto parts dealer that speacializes in Minis (in the U.S. or abroad) that sells OEM wiper blades. They would be more than the generic ones at WalMart, but then again, they'd be *correct*. Just depends on how obsessed/anal you are about that sort of thing.

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Do you know what year Austin Mini it was?

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Well, it would most likely be in the 1968-1976 range of Minis, but it's not critical since all of the Mini/Mini Cooper parts from those years are interchangeable (kind of like the old VW Beetles).

Most likely, you're looking for Anco wiper blade refills, Part # 12-12. These are replacement blades for the Minis.

Try searching for wiper refills for a 1968 Austin Mini Cooper here:

http://www.autobarn.com/parts_lookup.htm

Good luck!

[E.D.C. Studios]

Guys those modern blades will not be correct, you need lightsaber grip material. In fact I used close ups of the ROTJ Fett frifle to help me craft the profile for my recent extrusion of grip. Does anyone know how many feet of grip would be needed for the rifle? Or even how many grips and what length they should be? I can offer them cut to size then and backed with adhesive

I can put together a special deal for TDH if somone can get me the info.

[BobaFettish]

If I remember correctly, the RotJ blaster uses eight feet of it.

[E.D.C. Studios]

BobaFettish wrote:
If I remember correctly, the RotJ blaster uses eight feet of it.

Cool, any idea of the quantity and size breakdown?

[Spidey2222]

8' is right. There are 12 - 8" pieces minus the cutout. I have a pattern at the house and can post it when I get home.

[Spidey2222]

Here is the pattern I came up with.

[E.D.C. Studios]

Cool! I can offer up pre cut sets of grip to whomever wants them now....the price should be $40 shipped per set with adhesive VHB tabe on the back.

Or if anyone just wants a length long enough to cut their own it will be $32 shipped for the 8 feet.

[Prymer13]

Ok, after months of reading posts and looking at some of the great pics out there I have decided two things:

1.) I am going to make a Boba Fett ROTJ complete costume.

2.) I am going to scratch build a blaster. (From what I have read the Spidey Blasters are all "consumed" and there won't be more made. AND I can't affor some of the prices people are asking for the ones being sold on EBAY.

Now here come the questions:

1.)Does anyone posses accurate dimensions of the ROTJ blaster? If so, could they foreward them to me?
2.)It appears from the pics I have seen that in ROTJ Fett does not have the back-up blaster/sidearm that is seen in ESB. IS this true?

Thanks in advance to you all.
Darren

[DARTH WOLFE]

Not sure on the dimensions but it is true he does not have a back-up side arm in ROTJ. Good choice in choosing the best Fett and good luck.

[batninja]

I don't have dimensions, but I can give you an idea of what I used to make mine:
1. Crossman Air pistol from Wal-Mart; removed the barrel housing, and used JBWeld epoxy to secure it into...

2. 2" PVC pipe.

3. Evergreen #189 plastic ribs, found at HobbyTownUSA.

4. I cut the middle section out of a cheap auto funnel for the barrel tip.

5. $8 rifle scope from Wal-Mart, JB Weld-ed onto the top of the barrel.

6. Small piece of Sintra, curved to fit over the cowling, and puttied in place with Bondo, plumber's putty or the like.

7. Custom 'D' connector, made from 2 pieces of Sintra, glued together and sanded down. Someone on this board can make these from aluminum or metal, but not sure.

8. Wood stock, made from small piece of wood, sanded and stained.

9. And finally, a shoulder strap, using shotgun mounts (found in the gun section at Wal-Mart) and an old camera case strap. Not movie accurate, but nice to be able to use your hands once in a while.

I hope this helps you get started!

[Prymer13]

Thanks for the help DW and Batninja. I am hoping, like I said to get this rolling soon.

Batninja- Could you either e-mail me any answers you have for the folling questions, or answer here?
-How long is the 2" pipe?
-did a search in hobbytown usa for:Evergreen #189 plastic ribs
and got nothing...ideas?
-the piece of sintra that you are referring to, is that what you used to cover the chanber of the revolver? (cylider)
-where would one be able to get sintra?

Thanks again for all of your help.
Darren

[batninja]

Here's my rifle. I apologize for the big pics..





The PVC pipe for the barrel is about 12 1/4". This may not be exact, but I figure it's too late to change it now!

The Evergreen plastic strips (#189) can be ordered from the following website, but you should be able to find them or something close at a local hobby store, like HobbyTownUSA.

http://www.udisco.com/hobbies/inv/EVERGR.HTM

NOTE: This is by no means a 'movie-accurate' replica. I made this a few years ago before I had access to all the MoM exhibit pictures. But I have no intention of redoing it, either. I LOVE the way it turned out.

Let me know if you have more questions.

[DarthVader1]

Eric, I never knew that you made a scratch-built blaster...AND IT'S AWESOME! I love it! If you said that you didn't have access to the MoM pics by that time...GOSH, that's close to perfection!

Robert

[MLax]

that looks sweet. did u use a base gun for that?

[batninja]

Thanks for the compliments, Robert!

I used a Crossman air pistol from Wal-Mart for the base. The only true 'reference' photo I had was from the BF magazine, that had a decent shot of the barrel from the front. By that time, I had already put on eight ribs, which I thought was correct. I had to trash the barrel, sand it down again, and glue TWELVE instead.

The only thing I'd like to replace is the 'D' piece that connects the stock to the rifle. I used two sheets of Sintra and JB Welded them together. It's sturdy enough for display, but not quite strong enough for everyday usage. I have to be real careful when I troop. It's hard to explain to a kid, "No, you can't hold the gun, because it might break in the middle."

Someone makes those 'D' connectors in aluminum, I think. But I'm not sure what mods I'd have to make to the rifle to support a different piece.

[TK3130]

You should be able to make one out of aluminum. If you have a jigsaw and some files, you're all set. Use the current one as pattern, cut it out, file it, screw it on, done!

[Prymer13]

Hey all, I jsut wanted to chime in and say thank you, especially to BatNinja. I used his reference pics and measurements as a base for the begining of my gun. I have the barrel cut, the ribs placed and just got the material for the stock friday.

I also had another member send me some pretty awesome reference pics of his actual webley laid next to a ruler(thank GOD for Autocad and the Scale>reference command!).

Things are rolling.

Thanks again all.
Darren

[thksdad]

hey, i was just wondering what color the ROTJ blaster butt was...is it brown , or is it black like the rest of th blaster. thanks for the help.
Michael

[slave1pilot]

hehehe you said butt.

[cal196]

Its black and rather weathered with rust like the rest of it.

[Jedi-Bob]

Is the blaster in that photo a "stunt blaster"? It looks weird. I did a dark wood stain on mine. IMHO I think it makes it look more realistic.

[BobaFettish]

It may likely be a stunt blaster. The pics are from AoSW. That blaster appears to be solid resin (not sure about the stock and connector plate) including the scope. It is definately not a real Webley.

[cal196]

True, but painting it this color would not necessarily be the wrong color, The stock is also this color in Jabba's palace, but not when He flies over to luke on the sail barge. There are so many variations of Boba Fett what is right or wrong and you really knows?

[fett-uk]

So where do the hollow rifle stocks appear???
oh yeah thats e-bay

[cal196]

looks like its made out of chocolate.

[fett-uk]

mmmmmmmm chocolate !!!!:p

[Trooper TK409]

Here you go.

[OZFettmaker]

The 'stock plates' are older style British power outlet socket parts.FYI

[fettcicle]

The split plugs were used on the ESB blaster as stock plates, but the ones used on the ROTJ blaster were parts off the visible V-8 model.

[Real Scooby]

Can someone tell me what the W&S Flare Gun, usualy is going for ? I might have access to one, but the guy asks around 400.- EURO for a non-functional one.

[RBF]

it's a gun from WO I, gues it's pretty expansive...

[stormtrooperguy]

Can someone tell me what the W&S Flare Gun, usualy is going for ? I might have access to one, but the guy asks around 400.- EURO for a non-functional one.

the closest i've seen was the stalk only for $750 USD. so if that's the whole gun... what's the euro? $2 or so? $800? heck, i'd buy that

[Real Scooby]

Thanks, am considering taking that one already. The EURO is around 1.20 US right now btw.

Just in case I really do, for a ROTJ blaster, do I have to modify the barrel ( by slipping a new one over it or something like that ) or are the wiper blades clued directly on the original one.
I am not sure about that but the original barrel looks a little to thin and to short to me.

[stormtrooperguy]

so on the note of the rotj blaster... when building up a gun, what do folks use for this part:



by this part i mean the bit between the t-track stuff around the barrel, and the rear of the gun? did that make sense?

i bought a resin webley on rpf recently and have started building it out as an rotj rifle, and that part has me a bit stumped.

[tango fett]

Hello!! Let me introduce myself.My name is Daniel, I´m from Argentina and I´m 28 years old. for years I want to make props and costumes of the whole saga, started whit Darth Vader ( now displayed in my house) and now whit Boba Fett rotj blaster made all in scracht, ( I promise pics) .
Please excuses my poor English, it´s not my mother language!!!

Adios Muchachos and Semper Procingo!!!!


dany_the_hutt@yahoo.com.ar

[SaxeCoburg]

Here is a piece I am working on. Needs painting and a little more work.




I updated the pic. I still have a little work to do but I am almost there. Sorry about the lower res pic, my digital camera isn't the best.

Does anybody know what the part on the right is from? I've already got the "V-8 kit" which has the part on the left... but I am still trying to ID the one on the right... any help would be great.

[Ripcode]

Does anybody know what the part on the right is from? I've already got the "V-8 kit" which has the part on the left... but I am still trying to ID the one on the right... any help would be great.

Bump. I'd like to know too.

[digital509]

Bump. I'd like to know too.

I think I remember someone saying it was an older european wall plug plate.

[terryr]

I heard it was from the V-8 kit as well. Part of the battery pack for the moving version.

[wizardofflight]

I just pick up the vintage V8 kit off of e-bay and the large stock plate is not part of that kit. As far as I can tell it is still an unknown.

Alan

[asok]

I just pick up the vintage V8 kit off of e-bay and the large stock plate is not part of that kit. As far as I can tell it is still an unknown.

Alan

Bummer, I just bought the 1977 kit on ebay. I do have a copy of the missing part but, I don't know who made it or where it can from.

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I just pick up the vintage V8 kit off of e-bay and the large stock plate is not part of that kit. As far as I can tell it is still an unknown.

Alan

The large stock plate is not part of the model kit. In fact that part has not been identified yet.

[gunnerk19]

OK, Noob question...

How thick is the grip plate that the stock mounts to? I've just finished carving my stock, but no idea how thick to make the plate... I've looked at Alan's blueprints, and if each square represents 1 inch, I'm guessing it to be around 3/8" ?

[Sidewinder]

My original is 0.35" thick. You mean the Stock Bracket, the grip plate is a different part.

SAS

OK, Noob question...

How thick is the grip plate that the stock mounts to? I've just finished carving my stock, but no idea how thick to make the plate... I've looked at Alan's blueprints, and if each square represents 1 inch, I'm guessing it to be around 3/8" ?

[wizardofflight]

I drew that part at 3/8" mainly for the ease of manufacturing. 3/8 being a standard size for metal plate and plastic sheet, but if the original is .35" then I wasn't too far off the mark.

Alan

[nexus]

Hi, I'm starting to build an ROTJ Fett blaster, but some of the links in this thread are dead. Is there anywhere I can find more pics of the screen used prop and maybe a breakdown of the parts and greeblies needed?

So far I have acquired from several cources a full resin blaster with a solid barrel(is it better to cut off the barrel and replace it with a PVC pipe?), 2 alum greeblies for the stock, a real scope, and some other parts which I'm not sure goes where...

Would it help if I post a pic of all the parts I have?

I'm thinking of making a wood stock from a piece of 1.5 inch plank, using the resin stock as a reference. Has this been done and is there a tutorial somewhere?

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide.

[gunnerk19]

I made my stock using 1/2" sheets of basswood laminated together (I shoulda used 5/8", but my hobby store didn't have it), then cut the overall shape and sanded the bejezus out of it...






The stock bracket is made of 3 layers of 1/8" plastic "wet floor" caution sign laminated as well.

[Dark Amon]

beautifull job !

[nexus]

Wow great job! And thanks for sharing. Now I'm definitely gonna give it a go.

I too want to attempt remaking the stock bracket. Mind sharing how to make the piece that holds the trigger? Did you have professional help of did you just clamp a piece of plastic to the old vise and start filing away?

[Airman Fett]

ANyone know where to find the rubber grip strips still for a decent price?

[nexus]

ANyone know where to find the rubber grip strips still for a decent price?

Why would you wanna use rubber grips when you can use something 99% like the actual tracks used on the movie prop?

Click on the following link (or my sig, if it's working) to get some info:
T-Tracks Material