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**Cavalier** · Tuesday 5-Jun-2012, 10:19 PM

All kinds of awesome! Nice work thx for the pics tour!

**Oevil1** · Wednesday 13-Jun-2012, 09:50 PM

I'll go into what I did for the "T" track. I used 2mm styrene plastic (about $9 per sheet), and cut it into 9mm and 6mm strips. 9mm for the horizontal and the 6mm for the vertical. I then worked out how long, and where to bend the T track for each run along the barrel. From there I cut a small bit of timber to bend it over for a sharper bend.
I can recommend the Black and Decker heat gun as it works fast and has a fantastic temp range.
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Once the T track shows a bit of slack from the heating, I race it straight over to the block and bend it straight down. It cools rather quickly so be careful.
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After a bit of trimming and finishing, they slide nicely into the right holes.
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Not too bad considering how much they cost...maybe a bit more practice...
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So, from there I managed to get them glued on and disassembled the rest for the primer part of the build...
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Ahhhh...the scope rail. I managed to make this from some 20mm wide and 3mm thick aluminium from Bunnings. This was easier to make than I thought. Theres plenty of forums with scope rail tutorials, but let me know if anyone wants more details on making this.
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Next up will be the final coats of paint and assembly. Can anyone recommend the best finish? Gloss, satin, matt with or without clear finishes????

**chopper** · Thursday 14-Jun-2012, 07:40 PM

looks good

**seantrooper** · Thursday 14-Jun-2012, 07:54 PM

satin finish.

The handle should be glossy. If you can, do a hammered finish on the entire body (except handle) and then spray your satin black over that. That's what I did and it looks really pretty much like real metal.

**Oevil1** · Thursday 14-Jun-2012, 09:11 PM

Thanks Seantrooper. Sounds like the way to go. Heading to Bunnings tomorrow I'd say Smile

(Thursday 14-Jun-2012, 07:54 PM)seantrooper Wrote: satin finish.

The handle should be glossy. If you can, do a hammered finish on the entire body (except handle) and then spray your satin black over that. That's what I did and it looks really pretty much like real metal.

**Oevil1** · (This post was last modified: Tuesday 26-Jun-2012, 06:46 AM by Oevil1.)

Here's the latest installment. I finally got it painted. I went with Seantroopers suggestion on this build. Hammered metal first with a satin black finish and gloss black on the handle. For the ejector I used Tamiya Gun Metal. Not too much silver and not too dark either. Unfortunately the photos aren't too detailed to pick up the paint effects. Shall try again soon...
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Now I do have one last installment regarding the SCOPE, primarily the...oops, I almost gave it away. It might be something exciting or a complete failure. However I think it should work out and give your blaster scope a futuristic feel and a bit of 'bling'. But I won't know till I pick 'them' up from the laser cutters tomorrow...yes the LASER CUTTERS.

To be concluded...

**scope** · Monday 25-Jun-2012, 09:04 PM

Looks fantastic mate

**Oevil1** · (This post was last modified: Wednesday 27-Jun-2012, 07:24 AM by Oevil1.)

Here it is kids...my first E-11 completed with a holograghic like reticle for the Doopy Doo Resin Scope. I was struggling there for a littel bit as to how to finish the scope. Then it dawned on me while I was throwing away an old dvd...so the experimenting began. I found that I couldn't cut the dvd's with scissors, tin snips or a circle cutting compass. They just kept on delaminating. So I tracked down a laser cutter and we tried a couple of things with varying results and eventually got there.

A larger lens for the rear of the scope and a smaller one for the front. I then had the reticle professionally printed on clear polymer and cut to size...
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Not too impressive yet...but once its put together and attached to the scope, move it around and watch the varying holographic effects.
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This was hard to photograph, but the lenses look a lot like a highly polished high end lens you would find on thermal imaging equipement. Surprisingly, these were pretty cheap to make so if anyone would like a set let me know. Only $3.50 per kit . PM me if interested