Another Aussie recast

[Robotprops]

If you've seen my other blasters, I prefer to do custom looks, but I thought I would give this one a more traditional look.
I used metal for everything that would be metal except the upper receiver. I added the SA binding post and replaced the resin firing pin with an interesting greeblie from the greeblie box.
A bit of polish and some aging and it turned out pretty good. It even kicked the Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol out of its box for a bit.
Thanks for looking!

















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P.S. Can someone tell me how to show the pics rather than the links?
Thanks!

[joberg]

Very well done! Love the paint job and the patina of the gun
What did you use as paint?

[Robotprops]

Thanks Joberg! High praise.
The paint is primer/ Krylon chrome/ flat black / clear coat and wet sand with 2000 grit and clear coat again.
On the metal bits it's an easy: paint/ clear coat/wet sand/ clear coat.
On the upper, I found a great automotive paint that looks like smooth metal after a wet sand and a clear coat.

[Staar]

Certainly a superior build mate!!

Cheers for sharing..

High regards

MARK
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[Robotprops]

Thanks Mark! Glad you like it.

[Bwood]

[Robotprops]

Hehehe
That would be Dupli-Color Magnetic Grey Metallic

[Fangorn81]

just put "[img][/img]" tags around the URL and it will show up.

Also. nice work. Especially considering how much of a pain those kits are to work with!
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[andy]

Links fixed. All you have to do is highlight the image url and click the 'Img' button in the message control panel.

Andy

[amfx74]

Looks great, love the addition of the real fittings and the metal barrel. great work.

[DeckB26354]

Lovely work. Great job.

Nice grips. I like the colour. Which BR set are they from?

[Robotprops]

Thanks for the help and the praise guys.

Deck: The grips are from the Aussie recast which is taken from a Rick Ross set circa 2000 I believe. They have quite a few bubbles and needed to be flattened on the inside with a belt sander, but they polished up nicely.

[DeckB26354]

Thanks for the info. I would love to get hold of a set of those grips, see what they are like.
If you ever see one or know where I may get the Aussie version, please let me know. I would appreciate it.

[Robotprops]

You bet, They pop up on eBay quite frequently. You can usually get one for around $60 -$70.

The grips on this kit are really nice. The kit is a lump if $h!t but the grips are well cast and are the larger version.
http://www.kingofswords.com/Aresenal-Replicas/Blade-Runner-PDK-Pistol.html

[andy]

[Robotprops]

That's good info Andy, thanks.

[joberg]

Yep, better to buy directly from Rick and pay a little more than trying to fix crap

[Robotprops]

Indeed. I've got one of Rick's kits that the recast was taken from and there is no comparison. Rick's casts are nearly flawless and even the quality of materials used is of a much higher caliber.

[DeckB26354]

Hey, thanks for the pointer, Robotprops.

I will start scouring eBay!

Cheers.

[andy]

I had a talk with Rick and he may be doing another run of his PKD-1 sometime soon. Hopefully we can generate enough interest to convince him to do so.

Andy