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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:06 am Post subject: Tomenosuke Blaster finally finished (pic heavy) |
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Hi all, just finished my pro and thought I would post some pics, I would love to say it was fun, but it wasn't, if I never see a bottle of blue ever again it will be too soon.
Thanks for looking.
John.
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Nexus7 Community Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2014 Posts: 440 Location: New York Metro Area
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Stunning! |
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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:50 am Post subject: |
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That is perfect! Just perfect! Very well done! I'm impressed! If my new kit will be looking just half as good, I would be satisfied...
How did you treat the plastic frame? _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, regarding the frame, I basically went over it with 0000 grade steel wool just to bring the shine up, with the cylinder I put it on a threaded stud secured each end with a nut and washer, put it in a battery drill, spun it while holding 0000 steel wool against it to polish it.
John |
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Bwood Community Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Magnificent! For my money, that's as good as it gets. |
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Nexus7 Community Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2014 Posts: 440 Location: New York Metro Area
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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I'd put it up there with one of the best receivers that I've ever seen. |
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jakob2121 Community Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Add me to the "that is the ideal finish" chorus. Beautifully done. |
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R.A.M. Community Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely amazing!
R.A.M. |
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Staar Community Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 757 Location: AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:27 am Post subject: |
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A truly stunning result, congratulations!
High regards
MARK _________________
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Nexus6 Community Member
Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 473 Location: Off-World Colonies
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:43 am Post subject: |
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That bluing job is even, rich, & deep.
EXCELLENT work. _________________
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hirohawa Community Member
Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 1067
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:54 am Post subject: |
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Looks fantastic.
Which blueing method did you use to achieve that excellent finish?
It is so even and deep. |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Hello all, big thanks for the great comments, really appreciate them.
Regarding the method I used, I basically looked up various methods on cold bluing on the net and ended up giving this one a go :-
http://www.sporterizing.com/index.php?showtopic=1202
All parts were de-seamed of any mould lines etc, then step sanded using 3M sanding sponges, medium, fine, superfine, ultrafine and microfine, in warm soapy water, dried then knocked back with 0000 steel wool.
The piece to be blued was then thoroughly wiped over with pure acetone (not the stuff from chemists for removing nail polish as this has additives). Then using kitchen roll folded into a smallish square the neat blue was applied (Birchwood Casey Perma Blue) rubbing it in until the surface began to darken. It will look patchy but don't worry you're just staining/darkening the metal for now.
Do this a couple of times, turning the cloth to a clean piece when it starts to look dirty, until the piece is pretty much covered/darkened, then put the piece into a container of boiling water for about 20-30 seconds, remove and dry thoroughly (I used a plastic tub with boiling water from a kettle)
Now you need to start blending out removing the patches/streaks using 0000 steel wool, very gently sweeping it along the piece until it begins to look more even and uniform, you will remove quite a lot of the bluing to begin with, especially along sharp edges etc don't worry as you need to repeat the above process.
Whenever you use the steel wool you will need to wipe over the piece with acetone as steel wool normally contains oils (to help prevent it rusting)
Do the above as many times as it takes to get the desired look/effect your after.
You will find that after three or four applications in the steps above you wont need the steel wool so much and any slight patches can be blended away just using the cloth with bluing solution, wiping it on then quickly and briskly rubbing with some clean/dry kitchen towel.
The parts were then saturated with gun oil (I used Birchwood Casey Barricade spray) and left in a plastic tub while moving on to the next part.
Small parts like triggers, screws, cylinder levers etc can be blued as above but using cotton buds as opposed to the kitchen roll.
When your happy with the finish, wipe off all oil and apply Renaissance wax.
For my first (few) attempts I was using Aluminium black, which just didn't work for me as it was too black and came out with a very matt finish which was almost impossible to polish up without removing all of it.
The look I was aiming at was as in the below pic
Hope the above helps |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:57 am Post subject: |
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TFS with us stonedog7563. Fantastic finish on that weapon Good thing I had my sunglasses on at the time .
This is a hero quality prop ready to be on screen. |
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hirohawa Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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TFS! Great tips gonna have to try that out. |
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corellian77 Community Member
Joined: 29 May 2011 Posts: 58
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous! I love the flawless, even sheen you were able to achieve. |
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bwade wanna Community Member
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 133
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Flawless. Simply flawless.
Your replica is now the one to beat. As far as I'm concerned, you have set the bar. And I intend to raise it! |
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 5:13 am Post subject: |
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absolutely amazing, congratulations! |
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DaveG Community Member
Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 373 Location: Southern Calif.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful job!
0000 steel wool made by Liberon has no oil and i've found is a much better product than the stuff sold in hardware stores. It's made for the furniture finishing crowd and can be purchased from Rockler.com. _________________ Dave
"I just want to say people... Get A Life! Move out of your parent's basement! It's just a movie!" |
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racprops Community Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2450 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Super nice.
Rich _________________ I never have enough time to do all I want to do! |
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clutch Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Holy shizballs that is nice. Will you do my receiver? lol |
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