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cratercritter Community Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Well done. Most impressive blaster finish. So pretty and shiny. |
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BeastMaster Community Member
Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 994 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:09 am Post subject: |
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What a fantastic finish! Thanks for the blueing tips. _________________ "F*ck it, it's just a movie. Let him worry about it" Harrison Ford |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all for the kind comments
Added some weathering/wear to the butt plate and grip frame.
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racprops Community Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2450 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:11 am Post subject: |
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One question, you did the whole model as super clean brand new, why the scuffed butt plate??It too should be like brand new.
Rich _________________ I never have enough time to do all I want to do! |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Thought it resembled this more
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racprops Community Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2450 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:45 am Post subject: |
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OK That works..and I missed the missing paint above the butt plate on the grip frame..
I stand corrected.
GREAT job by the way.
Rich _________________ I never have enough time to do all I want to do! |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:55 am Post subject: |
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No need, your input is very much appreciated, thank you |
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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:58 am Post subject: |
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stonedog7563 wrote: | Thanks all for the kind comments
Added some weathering/wear to the butt plate and grip frame.
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Are you absolutely SURE you want to keep that??
STUNNING!! _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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Staar Community Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 757 Location: AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:23 am Post subject: |
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A truly stunning blaster, warmest congratulations!
Highest regards
MARK _________________
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Love it! And the wear and tear is very well done also |
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clutch Community Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:39 am Post subject: |
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ok, how'd you weather the plate so nicely? |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:31 am Post subject: |
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clutch wrote: | ok, how'd you weather the plate so nicely? |
O.k. might sound silly but it took three attempts, I was trying for a similar scratch pattern as seen on the real thing, I know I wasn't going to duplicate it scratch for scratch but I wanted it to resemble it if possible.
Wrapped the sides with masking tape, as close to the edge as possible (don't need to be too precise as most of the paint comes off anyway) keyed the surface with 320 grit paper to give the paint something to hold onto then gave it two light coats of matt black out of a rattle can.
After about an hour or so I removed the masking tape then left it overnight.
Then I cleaned up the edges using some fine paper (1000 grit I think) then gently sanded the flat painted area with 2000 grit to thin and flatten the paint out (all sanding was done dry)
For the bulk of the scratches I used 120 grit, gently scuffing the surface to get general background scratches and wearing the paint away so the metal ghosted through in areas.
For the edges and stand out scratches I just used the blade of a small flat head screwdriver to etch the pattern into the paint.
To finish I gave the whole bottom a very gentle sanding with 5000 grit to flatten it.
Hope that helps. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the weathering tips! |
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clutch Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: |
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excellent. thanks |
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TomasVolley
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 1 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely top notch. Best I have seen!
Thanks for great pics.
What about green LEDs. They work too? |
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stonedog7563 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Norfolk UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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TomasVolley wrote: | Absolutely top notch. Best I have seen!
Thanks for great pics.
What about green LEDs. They work too? |
Your welcome, thank you for the comment.
Green LED's are not wired so don't work no.
John. |
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Kalel76 Community Member
Joined: 12 Nov 2014 Posts: 10 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous. |
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VFX Freak Community Member
Joined: 31 Mar 2013 Posts: 18 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That is an absolutely stunning finish. I think it's a fantastic representation of what the gun would have looked like when Deckard first got it. That's what I was going for as well, but I didn't achieve nearly this good a result. Very well done! _________________ "I shoot better when I move." - The Sundance Kid |
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Noeland Community Guide
Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 1328
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Museum Quality indeed. _________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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spinner 44 Community Member
Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Madrid, Spain
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Blaster finally finished (pic heavy) |
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stonedog7563 wrote: | 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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