Blastech DL-18 - the Jabbas palace guard blaster

This is a build that i´m working on for quite some time, one or another might have seen it on the RPF already. ;) So the older posts are copy and paste of already done work.


Ladies and Gentlemen - the Jabbas palace guard blaster:

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I already disassembled it a little bit. Couldn´t wait. :)


Yes, it´s a original Umarex:

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The rear sight - if i remember right it was reused as a part of the ROTJ-E-11s scope rail - up up and away into the "real parts" box :D

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The dissassembled parts of the front sight:

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And with the flipped over sight rearranged:

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Nice work Michael!

I know you'll make a mighty fine blaster out of that. :)

You also might want to consider casting that rear sight. While ROTJ E-11 market might be small, I'm sure there are some dying to find that nice greblie.
 
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With a friends help (measurements and pics) i was able to make my accurate version of the threaded endpiece. :D


Turning some alu to the needed dia:

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Drilling and tapping:

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turning the step

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After parting the ready piece we have this:

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Drilling the endcap, first small then the big dia:

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Looks gooooooood :rolleyes

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You see the rod through the receiver? We need a cutout:


Drilling:

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Some sawing and sanding/filing, doesn´t need to be perfect:

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It fits.

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I like it:

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After a treatment with Alu-Black:

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But i think i will paint it.
 
I had made the decision that the threaded end needs paint instead of the already used Alu-Black.


2-3 light covers with my beloved heat resistant stove-paint, and some mechanical weathering later:

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The tool i like to weather with - it´s great (at least if the parts are real metal):

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Additional the grips and the former silver gunparts got some flat black:

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Definatly needs a more shiny and gruffest top layer. I don´t want to use the same paint as for the metal-parts, to get a more interesting/realistic appearance - maybe 1-2 layers of "Future".
 
Here we go again.

The metal is soft, so a needle-file is all you need to make a slot on the side opposed to the original. Don´t spend to much time on this, it is never visible, not even if you mess it really bad):

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That way the securing screw can be insertet again in the upside down scope:

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It got another 2 layers of a semigloss paint:

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Mine, my second one, and another endcap-set ready to use. Next to it the old available parts. It´s threading is not M10, and no other M ..... so we can say it´s inaccurate for a german/italian made gun.

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Next step was making some patterns of the side-plates, and transmitting them on some 3mm alu:

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Not the funniest job, many holes to drill - but it eases the cutting a lot. Three cheers for the drillpress :lol:

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Now it needs some filing and sanding:

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As noone on the RPF had a good idea what to do with the second, i packed it up - so it´s easily stored and/or send when i decide to part with it:

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As the newer RO-72 have other screws than the old ones, i changed the phillipshead screws.

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And i turned some M3 bolts from alu, which then were cut to the needed length to stay clear from the receiver.

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Drilled holes in the alu-sidepieces

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And in the gun

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the inside was flattened with a dremel, and the sidepieces were mounted.

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After that the receiver was put back in it´s place.

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Yesterday i had some free time, and instead of working again on other guys stuff i decided to work on my own blasters. It´s another feel to see some progress on things, instead of just making a part and sending it away - as much as i love to help, it´s better to see parts coming together. ;)

I put the time in cutting the last side piece from 1,0mm sheet-alu, and after that i glued the greeblies to the side pieces, painted and weathered them. And after that .... the long awaited moment .... i mounted and glued them finally to the grip shells of the gun.

I think i like it:

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No, i know i like it. :love


Next job: the scope and/or the plug for the front sight.
 
OK, the other posts were older copy and paste stuff, but this is the actual progress from today:

Some of us were waiting for Dullas scope, but it seems he is still to stressed to have time for any progress. So i´ve spent today some hours in front of my lathe, after checking pics and making size calculations.

And this is the outcome of my try to make my own scope:

The parts

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Assembled

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And next to the gun, for size comparision

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The parts breakdown is made in a way that it could be cast, as maching it is to time consuming if someone would request me to make one.

I think it looks not to bad. :D Feel free to chime in if i missed something
 
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