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Lol... Yea, guess you're right. We'll see....

Stand is somewhat complete. Still need to sand and paint it, and the vertical support isn't glued in yet. Still looks pretty good...

Knowing me, I probably will build up to it, even though I say I won't... but Princess Leia's line "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" will most likely apply.. lol... 5'5" and shrinking... lol

Thanks for the reply. Yes, he has mentioned weathering, but I'm not sure I'm at that level in painting yet. I have other projects that would require it, so I may practice on those before I try anything on this blaster. My biggest fear is messing it up, even though weathering is technically messing it up anyway... lol... And thanks for the certification info. Even though I've been on this forum for about 6 months or so, I'm still learning. And even though I won't be getting the full armor, I'm still going to be here to keep myself updated. I really learned a LOT since I've been here, and it's been AMAZING!

I did see posts that the Hengstler was angled to match the folding stock, but I thought it sat low, like what I did. I didn't see that it was actually higher. It's actually glued, so I won't be able to raise it up without ripping it apart...

Lol... that's why I ended up getting a resin printer. It NEVER would have come out that good on an FDM printer (I tried... lol...). And last night I did put in the pins, so it's finally complete.

Thanks! This is one of my most ambitious projects, and I'm glad it's complete. If it passes certification that would be great... if not, that's ok.

So here it is...almost completed... Still need to add the pins on the Hengstler. It's the best pic I can grab right now. I'm 3D printing a stand for it as I type. When it's complete I'll take a better picture.

I pretty much finished my post. I hope I did things right with the whole thread.

So other than the tabs on the Hengstler, and the stand, this build is complete! 6 or so months later.... lol... I'll post a final picture when the stand is complete, probably by the weekend. Again, I REALLY want to thank @justjoseph63 for his EXTREMELY EXPERT guidance throughout this build. And if anyone has any questions or comments, PLEASE let me know. I'm sure I didn't do some things right, so I'm not afraid of criticism. After over 40 years I FINALLY got my blaster!!!!!!!!!!!

The electronics are set up so that you can change "modes". The rotary switch at the trigger, for this build, is actually a push-button. When you plug the battery in, it defaults to "blast". If you press on that rotary switch, it changes to "stun". When the ammo counter reaches zero, you get a clicking sound... you press that rotary switch and it reloads. The electronics aren't perfect... sometimes you get no sound when pulling the trigger, sometimes the count drops by 2 for no reason... but hey, I like it. And to be honest, I won't be using it a whole heck of a lot, and as I type this I am printing a stand for it.

Here is a picture of the scope and Hengstler displays. The ammo counter starts at 50, then counts down to zero. When that happens, you have to reload. More on that in the next post...

Here is the power cylinders attached to the magazine. I made sure that they were parallel to that part of the magazine. I still have to put on the "tabs" on the Hengstler. The paint is still drying.

Here is a wider shot of the blaster, still without the power cylinders glued on yet.

A shot of the finished assembly. At this point I haven't glued on the power cylinders. You can see the wires from the displays, and also the Greeblies on the folding stock.