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New Hunter
Here's my take on the ESB Fett sidearm and holster. There are some really good models out there (Rafaelfetts' for one), but there are a few details that I wanted in my own version that didn't look readily available as a package.
For the blaster, I've been sticking with the proportions and details that Art Andrews put into his sidearm. I really like his prop, with the main tube's wrap-around cut off, and I'm inclined to believe that this is correct to at least one version of the original. Also, I wanted to include finer details like the barrel base knurling and grip's texture, just to make the parts pop and also to take advantage of the resolution that resin and sls printing will get out of the parts. A separate articulated trigger was a must as well, with room for a return spring. Finally, I wanted the assembly to be broken down into components to make finishing really easy; I am not a fan of masking if I don't have to do it, and the separate parts (to me) make the finished product look more like a real-world piece than a printed model.
The Nemrod holster has some goofy geometry, so I tried to keep it as close to correct as I could using phototelemetry and a boatload of reference pictures. I know that there were more than one version of the original holster; I worked up mine with the separate retaining strap that rivets to the main body. I have also worked up a version with the strap as part of the original holster extrusion, I'd like to give that a shot in flexible filament after I get the two-piece version wrapped up. For the Nemrod logo, it looks like there are a few ideas of how it should be done? With that in mind, I've worked up holster versions with full logo, no logo, and a sanded-down style.
So, on that note, if anybody has any feedback or opinions on the pieces themselves, or details like the logo on the holster, please share them. While models and prints are never going to be the same as an accurate modified Pulce and genuine holster, I'd like to get these as close to correct as I can before throwing them on the machines.
A few renders-
Thanks for looking!
For the blaster, I've been sticking with the proportions and details that Art Andrews put into his sidearm. I really like his prop, with the main tube's wrap-around cut off, and I'm inclined to believe that this is correct to at least one version of the original. Also, I wanted to include finer details like the barrel base knurling and grip's texture, just to make the parts pop and also to take advantage of the resolution that resin and sls printing will get out of the parts. A separate articulated trigger was a must as well, with room for a return spring. Finally, I wanted the assembly to be broken down into components to make finishing really easy; I am not a fan of masking if I don't have to do it, and the separate parts (to me) make the finished product look more like a real-world piece than a printed model.
The Nemrod holster has some goofy geometry, so I tried to keep it as close to correct as I could using phototelemetry and a boatload of reference pictures. I know that there were more than one version of the original holster; I worked up mine with the separate retaining strap that rivets to the main body. I have also worked up a version with the strap as part of the original holster extrusion, I'd like to give that a shot in flexible filament after I get the two-piece version wrapped up. For the Nemrod logo, it looks like there are a few ideas of how it should be done? With that in mind, I've worked up holster versions with full logo, no logo, and a sanded-down style.
So, on that note, if anybody has any feedback or opinions on the pieces themselves, or details like the logo on the holster, please share them. While models and prints are never going to be the same as an accurate modified Pulce and genuine holster, I'd like to get these as close to correct as I can before throwing them on the machines.
A few renders-
Thanks for looking!