CableGuy[TK] Posted July 28, 2022 Report Posted July 28, 2022 What a BEAUTIFUL blaster you’ve created, Adam!! It’s so nice to see the level of detail you’ve delved into. Bravo, trooper! Best wishes Dan 1 Quote
MaskedVengeance[Staff] Posted July 29, 2022 Report Posted July 29, 2022 Such a beaut. I’m not sure I’d be able to disassemble for electronics. Next time you’re at a con you need to get a close up while re-enacting that Princess escort shot. Flanking TKs with the previously leveled Leia shoulder in the foreground. 1 Quote
revlimiter[Staff] Posted December 13, 2022 Author Report Posted December 13, 2022 I'm 30 weeks into my 12 week wait for the BlastFX kit... not that I'm impatient. Just really really thought I'd have it by now. Alas. Anyways, I've trooped twice with the Leia Leveller and it has one problem. It hangs TERRIBLY in the holster. It's not nearly this bad with my leg in the way, but it still pokes out a lot. It's unpleasant. In contrast, my (well, like 50% at this point) resin Quest Design hangs like this. It's fine. Good weight and it doesn't poke out. The QD has the original metal folding stock from Joseph, a hollowed out barrel for the little blinky light and some sound, and the metal Blaster Factory grip and trigger. In contrast, the Blaster Factory E11 is as it came aside from paint and the real Hengstler. The weight and weight distribution is unchanged from the factory spec. So I got this - another genuine Stirling folding stock from Joseph. My thought was that it would add more weight to the nose and help the blaster hang better. The Blaster Factory stock is aluminum and doesn't weigh much at all. The Stirling stock weighs a good bit. They're almost identically sized. A slight different bulge or bend here and there, but the bolts line up. I was able to use the original Blaster Factory screws and spacers (seen at the top) to mount the OG stock. And here it is! Looks pretty much identical huh? I was prepared to file, dremel, cut, and slice to make this work but no work was required. Uninstall one, reinstall the other. I also swapped over the greeblies. And now it hangs like this. It's not perfect but it's WAAAYYYY better and doesn't poke out during troops. The extra couple pounds of weight also feels nice in the hand. The folding stock still folds nice and interfaces where it should with the cap. It doesn't snap in, but it doesn't flop around either. I could bend this a bit more and make the fit tighter, but I hardly ever fold it and don't want to affect how it mounts otherwise, so I'm leaving it. This mod was a slam dunk anyway. Maybe 2023 will see this blaster having some electronics... 6 Quote
Sly11[Admin] Posted December 16, 2022 Report Posted December 16, 2022 Very nice Adam, hoping you will post a a little video once you install the BlastFX kit. 1 Quote
revlimiter[Staff] Posted December 17, 2022 Author Report Posted December 17, 2022 If I ever get it in hand, I will spam every aspect of the install along with some video. Quote
revlimiter[Staff] Posted August 23, 2023 Author Report Posted August 23, 2023 It's been a long time, but I finally have a "finished" blaster including BlastFX. I did a quick video. I'll take some pretty pix of it in the next few days, after I'm done running around and pew-pewing everything in my house! 5 Quote
MaskedVengeance[Staff] Posted August 23, 2023 Report Posted August 23, 2023 Awesome dude! Level those Leias and all the other rebel scum.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted August 23, 2023 Report Posted August 23, 2023 Stunning. ;-) Now, everyone will be asking for the same 2 Quote
BAZINGA[TK] Posted August 24, 2023 Report Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, revlimiter said: It's been a long time, but I finally have a "finished" blaster including BlastFX. I did a quick video. I'll take some pretty pix of it in the next few days, after I'm done running around and pew-pewing everything in my house! Oh that is wild! Love it! Bart 1 Quote
Scimitar[TK] Posted August 24, 2023 Report Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Daetrin said: Stunning. ;-) Now, everyone will be asking for the same Ooooo, you make a really good point! Hey Adam...... 1 Quote
revlimiter[Staff] Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Posted August 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, Scimitar said: Ooooo, you make a really good point! Hey Adam...... Absolutely not. This is one thing I never intend to do to another blaster. Literal months of pain with those tiny wires and trying to shoehorn the guts into odd places. If I ever need another one, I'm just gonna commission BlastFX / TRamp to do it. It would be worth the time waiting and money spent. 2 Quote
T-Jay[TK] Posted August 24, 2023 Report Posted August 24, 2023 Outstanding Blaster, Adam. Yes, there have been a few blasters in the past which I found outstanding, too. But from all E-11s I've ever seen here on FISD, this seems to be the most perfect one so far. 1 Quote
Doggydoc[Staff] Posted August 26, 2023 Report Posted August 26, 2023 Awesome work Adam. A true thing of beauty 1 Quote
Sly11[Admin] Posted August 29, 2023 Report Posted August 29, 2023 Incredible leveler of detail, see what I did there A thing of beauty and something to be proud of Adam, congrats sir. Quote
Nairy[Staff] Posted August 29, 2023 Report Posted August 29, 2023 Alright, I'll level () with you here! I would pay... like... heaps, to relieve you of the burden that is such a powerful weapon! 1 Quote
BAZINGA[TK] Posted August 29, 2023 Report Posted August 29, 2023 I had never even considered a "functional" blaster until you posted this. Now I kinda want one too. Bart Quote
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