HappyTrooperDotCom Posted May 29, 2016 Report Posted May 29, 2016 Fellow Troopers, As you know, us TDs/TKs aren't on the top of the pay scale at the good ol' Empire. We have to make do with our meager paychecks. I thought I'd share my cheap and easy E-11 prop build in case there are any other troopers looking for an inexpensive E-11. I used Rubie's Star Wars Rebels Stormtrooper Costume Blaster from Amazon, a drill, some paint, and some greeblies to spice it up. The blaster isn't 100% screen accurate when it comes to size and shape, but it is pretty close. With a little TLC, you can turn a toy into a nice prop. Greeblies used: Electric shaver power cord from Amazon for $5, got the idea from this site...thanks! 5/32” x ¼” pop rivets from Home Depot for $5 Hard drive screws from work for free 3 pin inline mic connector used as the Hengstler counter connector, from eBay, 2 for $5 shipped E-11 power cylinders from Shapeways.com for $10 with coupon E-11 D-ring from Shapeways.com for $2.50 E-11 D-ring mount from Shapeways.com for $3.50 Scope reticles for free from this awesome site! If you are interested in the build, you can check out the YouTube video here: Its not the best looking blaster in the galaxy, but it is a fun build and not terribly expensive. 4 Quote
TK19140 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Posted May 29, 2016 Very cool fun project HappyTrooper! Enjoyed your Leia blaster video too! Between us, I ordered a few off Amazon for a fun future weekend project! 1 Quote
humperdingle Posted May 29, 2016 Report Posted May 29, 2016 You can also sand most of the T-Tracks flat, which makes a big difference. Quote
baldormoline[501st] Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 Did you just use a moto tool to rout out the underside of the scope rail? It looks so good! I was considering getting one of these (or two) from Target or Wal-Mart during the Halloween season. Quote
baldormoline[501st] Posted November 12, 2016 Report Posted November 12, 2016 For those of you looking for the link to the video tutorial, here it is...... 1 Quote
cwolfe[TK] Posted February 6, 2017 Report Posted February 6, 2017 Fellow Troopers, As you know, us TDs/TKs aren't on the top of the pay scale at the good ol' Empire. We have to make do with our meager paychecks. I thought I'd share my cheap and easy E-11 prop build in case there are any other troopers looking for an inexpensive E-11. I used Rubie's Star Wars Rebels Stormtrooper Costume Blaster from Amazon, a drill, some paint, and some greeblies to spice it up. The blaster isn't 100% screen accurate when it comes to size and shape, but it is pretty close. With a little TLC, you can turn a toy into a nice prop. Greeblies used: Electric shaver power cord from Amazon for $5, got the idea from this site...thanks! 5/32” x ¼” pop rivets from Home Depot for $5 Hard drive screws from work for free 3 pin inline mic connector used as the Hengstler counter connector, from eBay, 2 for $5 shipped E-11 power cylinders from Shapeways.com for $10 with coupon E-11 D-ring from Shapeways.com for $2.50 E-11 D-ring mount from Shapeways.com for $3.50 Scope reticles for free from this awesome site! If you are interested in the build, you can check out the YouTube video here: Its not the best looking blaster in the galaxy, but it is a fun build and not terribly expensive. I have two of these on the way. Thank you! CW Quote
artimorty Posted February 7, 2017 Report Posted February 7, 2017 Thinking about doing one of this myself. Seems fun and a good cheap way to get skills before ruining something more expensive. Thanks for sharing here. Quote
mgb1016[501st] Posted February 7, 2017 Report Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) That's how my blaster was done, and I love mine! Edited February 7, 2017 by mgb1016 Quote
The Sleepy Llama[501st] Posted February 16, 2017 Report Posted February 16, 2017 Thanks for the how to. Just finishing my build. Helped with my confidence. Quote
TK903 Posted September 20 Report Posted September 20 Just saw that Shapeways has gone bankrupt and the parts are no longer available. Any alternatives? I don't have a 3D printer. Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 20 Report Posted September 20 5 hours ago, TK903 said: Just saw that Shapeways has gone bankrupt and the parts are no longer available. Any alternatives? I don't have a 3D printer. Have you thought of reaching out to your local garrison/squad, someone may be able to print for you https://www.501st.com/members/displayUnits.php Although these are for the Hasbro blaster you may be able to use them for the Rubies blaster Quote
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