Thursday 21-Apr-2016, 08:21 PM
Good news! My Z-6 is finally complete!
The last coats of weathering and clear went on yesterday and today I suited up and took it for a "Spin" (pun intended ;P)
![[Image: 20160421_144422_zpsyiozncha.jpg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144422_zpsyiozncha.jpg)
![[Image: 20160421_144624_zpsndykj463.jpg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144624_zpsndykj463.jpg)
![[Image: 20160421_144558_zpsk4tnezjh.jpg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144558_zpsk4tnezjh.jpg)
(Shooting at the garden is not advised)
![[Image: 20160421_145957_zpsibo6zq7j.jpg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_145957_zpsibo6zq7j.jpg)
You may have noticed the Aurekbesh on the right side. I have christened my blaster "The Thunderbolt". A reference to the aircraft that carries largest minigun on the planet: the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and also a bit of a nod to my forum name
And as always with first tests like this there was a few little things that need work. I found out that my AKER Amp doesn't hold charge for very long and that my chest piece is a lot stronger than the handle:
![[Image: 20160421_154031_zpsqkg54pru.jpg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_154031_zpsqkg54pru.jpg)
So some little fixes to do now!
![[Image: received_242178012836813_zpsc2naigw9.jpeg]](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s655/Luke_Shadbolt/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/received_242178012836813_zpsc2naigw9.jpeg)
But soon I will be hefting this big guy around the battle-zone!
I'm going to make a video of the spinning and sound later on, I will post it when I'm done.
That's it!
The last coats of weathering and clear went on yesterday and today I suited up and took it for a "Spin" (pun intended ;P)
![[Image: 20160421_144422_zpsyiozncha.jpg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144422_zpsyiozncha.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160421_144624_zpsndykj463.jpg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144624_zpsndykj463.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160421_144558_zpsk4tnezjh.jpg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_144558_zpsk4tnezjh.jpg.html)
(Shooting at the garden is not advised)
![[Image: 20160421_145957_zpsibo6zq7j.jpg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_145957_zpsibo6zq7j.jpg.html)
You may have noticed the Aurekbesh on the right side. I have christened my blaster "The Thunderbolt". A reference to the aircraft that carries largest minigun on the planet: the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and also a bit of a nod to my forum name
And as always with first tests like this there was a few little things that need work. I found out that my AKER Amp doesn't hold charge for very long and that my chest piece is a lot stronger than the handle:
![[Image: 20160421_154031_zpsqkg54pru.jpg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/20160421_154031_zpsqkg54pru.jpg.html)
So some little fixes to do now!
![[Image: received_242178012836813_zpsc2naigw9.jpeg]](http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Luke_Shadbolt/media/Z-6%20Rotary%20Cannon%20Build/received_242178012836813_zpsc2naigw9.jpeg.html)
But soon I will be hefting this big guy around the battle-zone!
I'm going to make a video of the spinning and sound later on, I will post it when I'm done.
That's it!
![[Image: 53635972792_7031aa3c80_z.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635972792_7031aa3c80_z.jpg)
