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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:30 am Post subject: My finished Tomenosuke kit from latest run |
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Hi guys...
Just wanted to share with you a few snapshots of my newly finished Tomenosuke kit... It's been almost a year in the making!
The bluing is THE single most difficult thing I've ever tried And this is the fourth and final version which I'm quite happy with
Contrary to what the pictures show, the metal parts are pretty dark grey/blue. The light color is due to the shine. That's the everlasting story of how light can cheat our eyes...
I've gone with the... let's say "generic Blade Runner blaster" look
I wanted this to have the weaver knob because I already have one of Rich's beautiful blasters in my collection with the slotted screw...
What do you think?
EDIT:
This is the full guide to to bluing process...
This work requires safety equipment: Safety glasses, gloves and respirator mask. And should be done in a heavily ventilated room or outside. Here are the steps I took...
1. Sanding, sanding, sanding, going from grid 600 til 1200.
2. Finished sanding process with Liberon steel wool grade 0000. Put some effort into this phase, the smoother the surface, the better the bluing fluid adheres.
3. One thing I learned at this stage: Whatever you do, DO NOT TOUCH the receiver from this point on with anything else than clean paper towels!! Not even with the rubber gloves. Even the tiniest stains will effect the final result.
4. Clean the receiver with acetone.
5. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
6. Apply Birchwood Casey Perma Blue (concentrated liquid) with cotton pads evenly all over the receiver.
7. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
8. If you get smudges (you will!), rub the smudges with cotton pads (with bluing fluid on), then directly thereafter rub off the bluing fluid with paper towel. Repeat this stage til you get an even finish.
9. Seal the parts in acid free oil (I had them soaking for 3 days).
10. Polish with wax, for instance Renaissance Wax.
11. Buff with polishing cloth (for jewelry). _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte
Last edited by Buch on Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:25 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Beardybloke Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Ooh yeah that's what I call a blaster Buch, it's so shiny you could see yourself in it, in fact we can see you in it 😀 _________________ Tell him I'm eating.. |
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Buch Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Yeah that's me right there on the lever _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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hirohawa Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful! |
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phase pistol Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Well done! |
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BeastMaster Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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congrats, looks sweet! _________________ "F*ck it, it's just a movie. Let him worry about it" Harrison Ford |
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cratercritter Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations. All the hard work has paid off. Superb. |
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Staar Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Truly exceptional! _________________
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Nexus7 Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Amazing. "You've done a man's job, sir!" |
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corellian77 Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice job on the bluing. Excellent results! |
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Skin-Job Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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very nice indeed, congratulations!
Karl |
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Buch Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the comments guys
I am a little bit proud of this piece.... _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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Beardybloke Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I especially like what you did to the grips,what is it in the checkering is it brasso or just standard car polish _________________ Tell him I'm eating.. |
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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Beardybloke wrote: | I especially like what you did to the grips,what is it in the checkering is it brasso or just standard car polish |
First I polished them with some cheap, standard aluminium polishing paste and a buffing wheel... Then hand polishing with Brasso... _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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