Blaster finished / firing test

[FettHam]

Finished my blaster mod. Installed an Electronics123 sound board and fitted USB/battery to rear. Cheese... yes. But I enjoyed the build and experience.

Here's the first test at the firing range aka soundbar

 

[VutycFett]

That’s cool how the buttons are on the stock. Just going to have to hide it for pictures.

 

[FettHam]

Thanks, I'll probably black them up later on. I was sick of looking at the thing by this point.

I think the way he holds it angled down will also help hide them.

 

[Irongladiator]

FettHam - Is that a Rubies EE-3? A bit small in my opinion, but I also have one that I got simply to try and paint on. I followed this guys tutorial for painting it up:

He did a pretty amazing job on his - and he's a bit more entertaining to watch. Did you bore out the scope and barrel of the blaster? Also did you remove the screws on the stock and bog up screw holes? I did! I also eliminated any small gaps where you can see the plastic halves coming apart with Loctite.



I picked up a full size ROTJ EE-3 kit and am waiting to receive it.

Thanks,
-Iron

 

[FettHam]

Irongladiator yes it's a Rubie's. I did watch his video, nice job he done especially in a day!

I had to take the whole thing to bits to fit the USB circuit board into the stock a route the cables. So I sanded/filled all the seams and holes when I was on. The scope is an real scope, so I had to slightly cut into the top to make it fit. Not sure it was worth it haha but I done it mostly to gain some experience.

Nice one, where did you pick that up from?

 

[Irongladiator]

Irongladiator yes it's a Rubie's. I did watch his video, nice job he done especially in a day!

I had to take the whole thing to bits to fit the USB circuit board into the stock a route the cables. So I sanded/filled all the seams and holes when I was on. The scope is an real scope, so I had to slightly cut into the top to make it fit. Not sure it was worth it haha but I done it mostly to gain some experience.

Nice one, where did you pick that up from?

FettHam - Nice on the "Real" scope! I also picked up a real scope for my kit so that it looks a bit more authentic too. (I had thought that wasn't the Rubies Scope on it. )

-Iron

 

[Irongladiator]

FettHam
I realized I didn't tell you where I got the ROTJ EE-3 kit from. I got it from an Etsy builder who calls herself "AprilStormProps". she's out of Australia and is selling them for $105 for a DIY kit. Here is the link:

This item is unavailable - Etsy

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.

www.etsy.com

She also offers a built and painted kit for $205.00. I have no problem building it myself and painting it up, so I opt'd for the $105 DIY kit. The thing I like about her kit is that she uses a commercial printer and it is made out of ABS Plastic as opposed to consumer PLA. Which ABS is said to offer more durability and sand way easier than PLA. I have a PLA Jetpack kit that's on the way that I'm NOT looking forward to prepping/sanding. I have heard of this stuff called XTC-3D, which is supposed to work wonders when trying to cover up those pesky 3-D Print lines, so I may give that a look.

And again, I have a real scope that I acquired from Amazon that I intend to install on it. The scope I picked up is a Hatsan Optima 4X20 Scope. Here is the link:

Amazon.com : Hatson Optima 4x20mm Scope, Black, One Size : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : Hatson Optima 4x20mm Scope, Black, One Size : Sports & Outdoors

www.amazon.com

(BTW I paid $9.99 for this, I now see it is $18.98......I musta got it on sale or something)

Will it be an screen accurate representation of the ROTJ EE-3? Probably not.......but I think it is very close and not a bad buy for $115.00 all in.

Thanks,
-Iron

 

[Flykiller]

Edit : I found my answer on the CRL
Thanks

 

[Irongladiator]

Flykiller
I'm glad you found your answer. But I was gonna say I wasn't sure what you meant by....

Does anyone where I may find a tutorial that show how far the Rubies isn't accurate ?

I was just gonna toss up my size comparison pic since I have both the Rubies and a full size ROTJ EE-3 from AprilStormProps.

The Rubies measured in at about 25 inches.
The AprilStormProps variant came in around 33 inches.
I know 8" doesn't seem like much but just looking at the two of them....

Thanks,
-Iron

 

[Flykiller]

Thanks -Iron.
Sorry I bother you.
Your answer is welcome.

Have a nice day,

Jérôme

 

[Irongladiator]

Thanks -Iron.
Sorry I bother you.
Your answer is welcome.

Have a nice day,

Jérôme

Hi Jérôme,
It's not a bother at all. That's what everyone's here for - lending perspective and helping out.

Thanks,
-Iron