Dizzy's DVH b-grade E-11 pipe build

[DizzyStormtrooper[501st]]

ive broken this out of the closet finally! the parts were Lou's "b grade special" with miscasts and bubbles ahoy so i naturally had to pick it up being the cheapas- i mean "financially responsible" individual i am. i usually dont start build threads until im far enough in that im almost finished, so anyway...

 

thanks to Vern for pointing me in the direction of templates and measurements i needed, that guys the guru of guns.

 

ill skip to the major points. got the pipe cut and drilled to spec, cleaned up all the burrs inside then painted it black INSIDE before putting the bolt in so you wont see any white after its complete.

 

put the bolt it slightly, then cocking lever, then fully insert the bolt so the lever is held in by the body. not sure if i was off when i drilled out the ejector port, but you can see some more detail and some numbers on the bolt, but i think that makes it look cooler, more real.

 

glueing the... grip thing. idk what the parts are called but i love this project cuz its like having a real sterling. i wont screw it to the body like Nicky did but id like to for reassurance, but i want to see just how strong this epoxy is. i got it from walmart in the autobody repair section. it held when my motorcycle got hit!

 

for the rest of the parts, i had A LOT of dremeling, sanding, exactoknifeing, and modding to get the mold pouring stems and excess resin off. many hours and a cloudy apartment later... (and i still have milliput to get and fill in missing areas)

 

 

i got 2 power cylinder casts, not sure if that was intentional, but i cut off the back of one and put the fronts of the 2nd on it like this. idk if its accurate but it looks better.

 

next comes mag and sight assembly

[SorenM[TK]]

Looking forward to follow this...looking nice so far...I like the detail with the bolt numbers!....

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Looking good, a little bit of bondo and it should be fine

[DizzyStormtrooper[501st]]

"a little" is an understatement lol

 

theres a bunch or bubbles on the end of the clip. heres the mag parts together and glued on. easiest model kit ive ever built.

 

and the rest of the sterling parts minus the front sight

 

ill have to fashion up a scope rail, counter bracket, return spring, cut this rake up for t-track, and add a bunch of milliput. i think ill use some kind of small tube to mount the hinge of the stock

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I used a felt pen lid for the stock mount, glued a nut into each end (furniture nuts have a large round base and threaded in the middle) and used screws to attach the stock

[DizzyStormtrooper[501st]]

what about the forward part of the stock? i intentionally didnt drill the bottom row of holes so i could epoxy along the length to hold it on

[SorenM[TK]]

I drilled out all the holes for authenticity, and attached a pin and some glue to hold it in place......Works fine I think

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I used a dog leg pin, slid it in the first hole then attached the rear