Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 21, 2019 Report Posted April 21, 2019 Trying this again, hopefully I can get the photos to work this time . Starting my kit, hoping to get a bit of building experience before the armour arrives. I started off washing everything and sanding down. Tidied up, got rid of the rough edges. Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Posted April 21, 2019 I don't think this 3 should be here? Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Posted April 21, 2019 Decided to grind down the resin screw on the handle and put in a real one meaning cutting an existing screw to size Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Posted April 21, 2019 Drilled the hole and put the screw in, thought I'd done a good job until I realised it shouldn't be a cross head screw! I'll try again tomorrow, not a great start Quote
Mupfel Posted April 21, 2019 Report Posted April 21, 2019 Hi,this time it worked !Do you have any plans to add some electronics to your project?Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote
XaeroVore Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Hi Jakebullet,I don't think this 3 should be here?Yes, the three should be there. The real M38 scope had them.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Hi,this time it worked !Do you have any plans to add some electronics to your project?Gesendet von iPhone mit TapatalkHi there, no not putting electronics in at this stage, going to keep it fairly simple, just doing the easy mods for now Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Hi Jakebullet,Yes, the three should be there. The real M38 scope had them.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOh thanks, weird how I've never spotted that in any of the photos I've seen, hhen again I missed the screw type too! Quote
XaeroVore Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Oh thanks, weird how I've never spotted that in any of the photos I've seen, hhen again I missed the screw type too!Yeah, I had trouble seeing them on some of the photos, most of the ones I saw were of the reverse side without the number.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
CableGuy[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Nice progress, Jake. Ā When you switch to a slotted screw for the grip, be sure to position it in the ālockā position (not free). See below;Ā Ā ExampleĀ Keep up the good work. :-)DanĀ 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Nice progress, Jake. Ā When you switch to a slotted screw for the grip, be sure to position it in the ālockā position (not free). See below;Ā Ā ExampleĀ Keep up the good work. :-)DanĀ Thanks Dan, I've done that now 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Pleased with the progress today, I got the correct screw in first Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 I then drilled the holes for the pin and spring to make a working trigger 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Spring installed and pin glued along with the trigger guard Quote
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Nice jobĀ so far, Jim!Ā If I could make a small suggestion, it would be to sand down the rough edges on the trigger guard and trigger before painting.Ā The reason being is that these areas will get a lot of use simply from inserting your fingers and cause the paint to wear off, showing the white resin underneath.Ā Doopydoos makes a great kit, and before long you will have a blaster you can be proud of!!Ā Keep the photos coming! Ā Ā Ā Ā 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 Nice jobĀ so far, Jim!Ā If I could make a small suggestion, it would be to sand down the rough edges on the trigger guard and trigger before painting.Ā The reason being is that these areas will get a lot of use simply from inserting your fingers and cause the paint to wear off, showing the white resin underneath.Ā Doopydoos makes a great kit, and before long you will have a blaster you can be proud of!!Ā Keep the photos coming! Ā Ā Ā Ā All suggestions gratefully received! I'll give them a good sanding before painting thanks Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 More progress made, correct screw installed and pin holes made to connect the handle to the barrel, I'll probably connect those last thing before the painting, seems to be lined up well I think. 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Next I drilled out the resin screws at the end of the barrel and glued in 2 chopped off heads in the place, I later got some green stuff to tidy up underneath. I also drilled out the resin screw from the bottom of the handle and screwed in a real one, that at least was nice and easy! Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Next I glued in the magazine then came the absolute bloody nightmare that was the scope.... I decided I was going to install a screwdriver head, carefully dremmelled at the top. As you can see I made quite the mess so more green stuff was deployed. I think I saved it 1 Quote
CableGuy[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 Nice work, Jake. :-)Front scope doesnāt look that bad. Good recovery.In an ideal work, the hex bolt in the bottom of the grip would be pretty much flush with the grip itself. Looks like you could go another 3mm or so to level it off. 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Once that was set I drilled a hole in the barrel so the bottom of the screwdriver head could act as a pin and glued it to the barrel Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Lastly for now I glued the d ring on the end cap and pinned the selector switch on the handle. I'm taking a break from it tomorrow to go to Wales Comic con so I'll be looking out those 501st guys! 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Nice work, Jake. :-)Front scope doesnāt look that bad. Good recovery.In an ideal work, the hex bolt in the bottom of the grip would be pretty much flush with the grip itself. Looks like you could go another 3mm or so to level it off. I did think maybe it was sticking out a bit much, thanks I'll drill a bit deeper 1 Quote
Jakebullet[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 Only thing i still need to get to hopefully get it through to Centurion level is a counter as I don't think the dummy one that comes will clear. Any ideas on where to get one? Quote
CableGuy[TK] Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 Only thing i still need to get to hopefully get it through to Centurion level is a counter as I don't think the dummy one that comes will clear. Any ideas on where to get one?The doopydoos one will be fine for Centurion. In fact, the whole kit is fine for Centurion if done correctly. The areas that are often upgraded are the magazine (DD one is tiny) and the D-ring on the back. These might be mentioned at centurion level as suggested upgrades. :-) 2 Quote
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