T K's DD Build

[T K[501st]]

First off I would like to thank all those who have shared their builds. They have given me the most wonderful guides to follow.

 

 

I was really excited to find a brown box at my door. The DoopyDoos resin kit finally came. I have already acquired T-Jay's wonderful finishing kit, so I am ready to start!

 

Here's all the parts (including T-Jay's kit)

 

 

I would also like to show you the DD D-ring compared to the one in the finishing kit. A world of difference!

 

 

First things first, a bath for all the parts to clean off release agent and other crap.

 

 

Next I decided to trim off the excess resin on the small parts using a Dremel. I'd also highly recommend safety glasses and some sort of breathing protection as this resin dust is nasty to your lungs.

 

 

Next came drilling out the holes on the barrel.

 

 

Time to replace these"screws".

 

 

I found that removing these screws was quite difficult for me... Not sure why, but they put up a fight.

This is all I was able to do today, but I hope to get more done in the near future. Any tips are really appreciated as this is my first build.

[Astyanax]

Wonderful stuff! I have the exact same configuration but haven't moved forward yet. I can't wait to follow in your footsteps!

[T-Jay[TK]]

Hi Aaron, that was a quick start. Your progress looks good so far. Thanks for that comparison shot of the rings for the end cap.

 

Maybe you want to use your bigger drum sanders from picture 4 (upper left corner) to trim the inside of the two guards. Those perfectly match the guards and you can shape them more realistically.

 

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32111-fisd-e-11-blaster-reference/#entry414339

[T K[501st]]

Good idea Tino. I'll definitely do that. I hope I'll be able to work on it tonight.

[longshadow]

I've been having a similar problem removing the resin screw blobs. Can't seem to drill the hole in the proper location. It's gotten so bad I'm considering cutting the whole muzzle off and ordering a 3D printed one from Shapeways...

[T K[501st]]

I've been having a similar problem removing the resin screw blobs. Can't seem to drill the hole in the proper location. It's gotten so bad I'm considering cutting the whole muzzle off and ordering a 3D printed one from Shapeways...

Yeah, I'm just going to do my best then use some green stuff to recreate the proper look.

[Bozzy]

On my hasbro i used a dremel and a 932 cylinder sanding stone (as it fitted perfectly in the screw slot) and just ground it away.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Bozzy

[T K[501st]]

Sanding stone. I had not thought of that... I'll try that today. Thanks Chris!

[T K[501st]]

All righty! I was able to work a bit tonight. Here's my progress. Also changed the photos to be smaller, better for viewing.

 

I finally found a way to look at references by putting my iPad in a plastic bag. Happy day, no nasty resin! I brought the thickness of the flash guards down and the sanded down the gluing side.

 

 

Next I replaced the fake screw with real ones.

 

 

Then I worked on the trigger. I used a spring from a pen that was graciously donated by college recruiters.

 

 

Chris, your suggestion worked wonderfully! I was able to get the proper size for the hole.

 

 

Getting the selector and the d-ring thingy fixed for the proper d-ring. For the selector I sanded a bit to much so in the pictures below I used foam to build up the height, later i found a washer of the proper size that I will use instead.

 

 

Next came the folding stock. Then drilled the holes out and cleared out the resin and fitted the pipe insert.

 

 

That's as far as I have gotten tonight.

[T-Jay[TK]]

Glad to see you thinned the guards. Looks so much better.

 

Somehow I like the way your photos are organized now

Edited April 12, 2016 by T-Jay

[T K[501st]]

Glad to see you thinned the guards. Looks so much better.

 

Somehow I like the way your photos are organzied now

Yeah, I'm glad you recommended that I thin them out. Edited November 14, 2015 by T K

[Sentry71[TK]]

Yeah, I'm just going to do my best then use some green stuff to recreate the proper look.

I'm at that step now as well - and planning on the same fix.

[T K[501st]]

Here is my progress! Please note that I was working and I got in the 'zone' and forgot to take photos...

 

The Scope and Sight

 

 

Mag

 

 

Folding Stock - needs sanding.

 

 

And this is where I did not take photos... Here's what it looks like so far.

 

 

That's all for now!

[T-Jay[TK]]

That is a huge update, Aaron. Just your clearing strip on the inner bolt seems a bit wide to me. Would suggest to check the cleaned Sterling parts in the gallery chapter. Correct width is about 6,4mm.

 

Are you going to do some fine-tuning on the front sight guard and the hole in your folding stock front?

[T K[501st]]

That is a huge update, Aaron. Just your clearing strip on the inner bolt seems a bit wide to me. Would suggest to check the cleaned Sterling parts in the gallery chapter. Correct width is about 6,4mm.

 

Are you going to do some fine-tuning on the front sight guard and the hole in your folding stock front?

Yeah, the strip does look a bit thick, I'll be making it smaller.

 

And yes, I will be fine tuning the sight and the hole. I'll take some more photos of them to get your input. These are also just rough starts on the parts.

 

I hope to work done soon, but one of my sisters is getting married this week, so I probably won't get much done. Hopefully Friday will bring more updates.

 

And thanks for all the pointers Tino! They are really appreciated.

[T K[501st]]

All righty. I finished my blaster.. so here it is. I did not get it as accurate as I wanted it, but I needed it finished. I also decided that in the future I will build a better one.

 

[T-Jay[TK]]

What happened? No pictures of your work?

 

It was such an interesting start and this last update is a big jump to the finish line...

 

However, you said you needed it finished so everybody will understand - as long as you keep your promise to build an even better one in the future

 

Anyway, the result is looking good. Maybe add some light weathering on a few edges but even without it looks fine.

[T K[501st]]

What happened? No pictures of your work?

 

It was such an interesting start and this last update is a big jump to the finish line...

 

However, you said you needed it finished so everybody will understand - as long as you keep your promise to build an even better one in the future

 

Anyway, the result is looking good. Maybe add some light weathering on a few edges but even without it looks fine.

Yeah, I was a bit saddened, I wanted to do so much more. But I plan on weathering this one. And I will make a better one in the future!