CableGuy's DoopyDoos (feat. T-Jay kit) ANH E-11 WIP

[CableGuy[TK]]

Wow,  Congartulations and welcome to the ranks. Totally awesome. I hope you have a great time in your armor and with your amazing blaster. Well done!  Sorry I haven’t been active much these days to comment along your build. I was going to recommend to paint or replace the screw head that secures your scope rail to the rear sight but it’s not necessary. just something I thought might help hide the silver screw head, blend in with the rest of the blaster. Again , just a suggestion but certainly not needed, you already got cleared so bask in the glory of your accomplishments. 

Hi Brian.

Many thanks. Good idea with the screw - a little matt black paint should do the job. :-)

Appreciate your feedback and comments during the build. :-)

Best wishes,
Trooper Dan. :-)


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[CableGuy[TK]]

Congrats! I've been following this excellent thread and will refer to it for my own build eventually. Thanks for documenting everything so well.

Thanks, John.

That’s very kind of you. As a newbie to blaster making myself, I’m honoured that it’s of use to other builders.

Thanks again,
Dan :-)


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[CableGuy[TK]]

Woohoo, congratulations on this double-achievement! Can only imagine how great this must feel, mate. After all the work, you deserve it. Have a fantastic weekend.

Many thanks, Tino. It feels VERY good!!

I’m following your EIB submission and will hopefully be joining you soon. Looks like yours is a given for EIB and Centurion. :-)

Best wishes my friend,

Dan :-)



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[tennantlim[501st]]

Congratulations Dan! You wear the armor well. 

[CableGuy[TK]]

Congratulations Dan! You wear the armor well. 

Hi Tennant,
Many thanks!! Much appreciated. :-)

Best wishes.
Dan :-)


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[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi all,

Thought I’d do a little summary now that the build is done (barring any little tweaks).

Let’s start with tools. With the exception of the obvious, like screwdrivers, drill, sandpaper etc, this is a selection of the primary tools I used.

Firstly, and most importantly - a good respiratory mask. Mine is now filthy after spray painting.




Dremel with flexible shaft.




A selection of files.




Dremel attachment - these were my most used attachment.




Spade bits (for the scope)




Sculpting tools for any work with greenstuff. SUPER TIP - (courtesy of Tino) - keep tools and fingers wet whilst working with greenstuff. :-)




And here’s a summary of the paints, and quantities, that I used.



2 x 150ml Humbrol Grey Primer 1
1 x 150ml Humbrol Brass 54
2 x 150ml Humbrol (metallic) Silver 11
2 x 150ml Humbrol Matt Black 33
1 x 400ml Citadel Matt Black x 1 (still some left)
1 x 400ml Hammerite Hammered Black (still some left)
1 x 400ml Hycote Gloss Black (still some left)

It’s been a thoroughly enjoyable build. Thankfully, there are not many things that I’d do differently if I did it over. Although, I’m still considering an upgraded Hengstler at some point.

Anyway, that’s it from me for now.

Thanks for reading. :-)



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[T-Jay[TK]]

Thanks for posting your build steps in such a detailed manner. This will surely encourage and help other people here to successfully complete their own builds and get more out of these resin kits, than just gluing and spray-painting them.

[CableGuy[TK]]

6 minutes ago, T-Jay said:

Thanks for posting your build steps in such a detailed manner. This will surely encourage and help other people here to successfully complete their own builds and get more out of these resin kits, than just gluing and spray-painting them.

Cheers, Tino. I learned from the best... ;-)

[Dracotrooper]

Awesome Dan! - Congratulations on being 501st Approved!  What an achievement! You look like you just stepped off the film set by the way  With your 'hands like a surgeon' I'm not one bit surprised you've captured all the details you have. Glad to have journeyed with you in the building of your blaster;' great fun. Be sure to document your first troop as a 501st member by adding to the trooper log section of the site; see you there!

[CableGuy[TK]]

Awesome Dan! - Congratulations on being 501st Approved!  What an achievement! You look like you just stepped off the film set by the way  With your 'hands like a surgeon' I'm not one bit surprised you've captured all the details you have. Glad to have journeyed with you in the building of your blaster;' great fun. Be sure to document your first troop as a 501st member by adding to the trooper log section of the site; see you there!

 

Many thanks, Jesse. You are very kind.

 

It’s been a pleasure having you aboard for the journey, and I’ve really benefitted from your input here, and on your own thread.

 

Good thinking with the troop log - I’ll certainly do that when it happens. :-)

 

Best wishes,

The Surgeon (I mean, Dan) ;-)

 

 

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[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi all,
Decided to put together a simple slide show of my build, featuring some of the highlights of the build. Saves trawling through the whole thread for pics.

Hope it helps any prospective builders. :-)

Best wishes,
Dan


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[T-Jay[TK]]

That is a very good idea and a nice summarization of your build. Well done, Dan.

[Harbinger[IPM]]

Nice little video montage you put together. Blaster looks terrific.

[CableGuy[TK]]

6 hours ago, Harbinger said:

Nice little video montage you put together. Blaster looks terrific.

 

Thanks Brien - that’s very kind. :-)

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hmmm... what’s this that’s just arrived in the post???






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[Durbin]

A video of your next doopys build would be a massive hit!


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[T-Jay[TK]]

2 hours ago, CableGuy said:

Hmmm... what’s this that’s just arrived in the post???    (...)

A rubber blaster?

[CableGuy[TK]]

A rubber blaster?

Eyes like a hawk, Tino. ;-)
I requested it without weathering so I can have a go myself. I’ll get more pictures soon. :-)


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[CableGuy[TK]]

A rubber blaster?

Eyes like a hawk, Tino. ;-)
I requested it without weathering so I can have a go myself. I’ll get more pictures soon. :-)



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[Dracotrooper]

ah, so the fun continues Dan - excellent! Looking forward to your posts.

[Harbinger[IPM]]

Hollow scope rail, is that the Rogue One E-11?

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

Sheartech or Imperial Warfighters?  I've been thinking of getting a rubber one, so would be interested in your thoughts.

[CableGuy[TK]]

5 hours ago, Dracotrooper said:

ah, so the fun continues Dan - excellent! Looking forward to your posts.

 

It’s always fun around here mate. :-)

 

3 hours ago, Harbinger said:

Hollow scope rail, is that the Rogue One E-11?

 

Hmmm... not sure about the scope rail. It’s ANH - might just look funny in the blurry pic. :-)

 

2 hours ago, themaninthesuitcase said:

Sheartech or Imperial Warfighters?  I've been thinking of getting a rubber one, so would be interested in your thoughts.

 

Went for Imperial Warfighters, Chris. It’s really nice. 

More details here:

 

[CableGuy[TK]]

8 hours ago, Durbin said:

A video of your next doopys build would be a massive hit!


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Hehe. Might be a while til my next one. Probably pipe build next though, as and when. :-) 

Edited December 18, 2017 by CableGuy

[CableGuy[TK]]

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