Superkav Posted February 24, 2014 Report Posted February 24, 2014 While I'm waiting for my armour to arrive I got itchy fingers so I modded a Doopy M38 scope to take real lenses for extra authenticity. My cast was a bit off on the near sight so I cut it off with a fine blade and sanded it back to even again. I drilled a small pilot hole and then came in through the back with a 25mm spade bit. It made light work of the resin and left a nice neat hole. I cut the far sight too, cut a pilot hole and came though the back with a 14mm spade bit. I added a 14mm and 25mm lens which fit perfectly. I'll paint the inside and glue it all back and show final pics but you get the idea. Pm me if you want to give it a try. I have lots of lenses I can supply. Total cutting time was an hour max. Some pics of the stages so far... Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 I'll definitely be following this one. I've got a monocular (a la SIMpixels' mod) en route via the mail already. Looking good so far! Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 What did you use for the lenses? Quote
Superkav Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) I used glass magnifying lenses which I have ready access to and are relatively cheap (about £4) I bored out the entire scope stepping down from 25mm to 22, then 16 then 14 so I can see all the way through and it looks really good. Next step is painting inside. Edited February 25, 2014 by Superkav Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted February 26, 2014 Report Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) I used glass magnifying lenses which I have ready access to and are relatively cheap (about £4) I bored out the entire scope stepping down from 25mm to 22, then 16 then 14 so I can see all the way through and it looks really good. Next step is painting inside. Will there be pictures of the boring out? Edited February 26, 2014 by Dark CMF Quote
bigcheesewilly Posted February 26, 2014 Report Posted February 26, 2014 Perfect timing!.....that's exactly what I was thinking about doing with my dd scope. Great work!...I'll give it a try. I suppose the deeper you drill into the scope the more depth perception.....now I just have to go and do some recon where to get suitable lens here in oz.....hmmmmmm Quote
Superkav Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Posted February 27, 2014 Too late for pics of the actual boring but here's a pics showing the result. You can see the steps down in diameter. Quote
emile1138 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Posted February 27, 2014 Looking good! I'll be watching this progress! Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 Looking good, Rory! Can you snap a shot of the scope straight-on from the front/rear, showing the bore all the way through it? Really impressive stuff! Quote
Superkav Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Looking down the tube Edited March 1, 2014 by Superkav Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 Thanks, Rory. Looks really good. Going to be continue watching this one!! Quote
sloth Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 Looks good. Have you made any more progress lately? Quote
Superkav Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Posted March 19, 2014 My armour arrived so the E11 has taken a back seat for a while. I'll be back on it once I submit myself for approval. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
fuumantroop[TK] Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 How did ya mount the lens on the rear of the scope? Quote
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