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I was able to finish off the stock with a few more coats of polyurethane, glue on the stock greeblies, and put the entire thing together. I will most likely upgrade to steel rings for the leather strap attachment, but am fairly happy with how things turned out! At first, I was worried that it wouldn't be heavy enough to feel like a substantial weapon, but that is definitely not the case. Actually, I'm a bit worried about the D bracket flexing between the grip and the stock. Has anyone reinforced this piece? Is there a way to harden or strengthen the material (in this case, resin) to prevent cracking? I don't plan on handing off this blaster to kids while trooping like I can my E-11, but I still feel the need to be very careful with it!
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I tried to create a bit more weathering in spots I felt a lot of wear would be happening. Dirt on the grip and black paint worn away on the back side of the handle were obvious choices, I thought.
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<blockquote data-quote="RoboTarot" data-source="post: 400908" data-attributes="member: 7630">I was able to finish off the stock with a few more coats of polyurethane, glue on the stock greeblies, and put the entire thing together. I will most likely upgrade to steel rings for the leather strap attachment, but am fairly happy with how things turned out! At first, I was worried that it wouldn&#039;t be heavy enough to feel like a substantial weapon, but that is definitely not the case. Actually, I&#039;m a bit worried about the D bracket flexing between the grip and the stock. Has anyone reinforced this piece? Is there a way to harden or strengthen the material (in this case, resin) to prevent cracking? I don&#039;t plan on handing off this blaster to kids while trooping like I can my E-11, but I still feel the need to be very careful with it![ATTACH=full]138340[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]138341[/ATTACH]I tried to create a bit more weathering in spots I felt a lot of wear would be happening. Dirt on the grip and black paint worn away on the back side of the handle were obvious choices, I thought.[ATTACH=full]138342[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoboTarot, post: 400908, member: 7630"] I was able to finish off the stock with a few more coats of polyurethane, glue on the stock greeblies, and put the entire thing together. I will most likely upgrade to steel rings for the leather strap attachment, but am fairly happy with how things turned out! At first, I was worried that it wouldn't be heavy enough to feel like a substantial weapon, but that is definitely not the case. Actually, I'm a bit worried about the D bracket flexing between the grip and the stock. Has anyone reinforced this piece? Is there a way to harden or strengthen the material (in this case, resin) to prevent cracking? I don't plan on handing off this blaster to kids while trooping like I can my E-11, but I still feel the need to be very careful with it! [ATTACH=full]138340[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138341[/ATTACH] I tried to create a bit more weathering in spots I felt a lot of wear would be happening. Dirt on the grip and black paint worn away on the back side of the handle were obvious choices, I thought. [ATTACH=full]138342[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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