Hasbro conversion, detailed build

[Sgt JB]

so, I got my Hasbro blaster, and my resin parts came in the mail today. I did about the same things to mine on the dis-assembly. I'm not putting the electronics back in. What I've started doing, and it's a pain, but will be worth it in the end, is to grind off the t-tracks off the barel,I'll be putting more accurate t-tracks on later. Then filling all the screw holes and seams with modeling putty. There are several holes on the grips where the grid-work is, so I've started making a 'stamp' for the putty by using liquid latex to make a mold of the grip grid-work. I'll then stamp the wet putty with the grid-work to keep the looks consistent without blank holes in the grid-work. I'll get pics up when I'm further along, I'd only be making reproductions of what's already been posted, since I'm still in the dis-assembly phase.Hope it looks as good as yours by the end. BTW, Where do you get this e6000 glue I hear so much about? I was planning on using 2 part epoxy on mine. Please see this thread for starter pics, as they're almost identical to mine.

 

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I don't have pics up yet, they'll be coming later today when I'm further along, and can take a break while it's drying or something.

 

also, can someone post a good pic of where the t-tracks should go for EIB standard, the reference shot in the EIB page is missing.

 

 

PICS BELOW!!!!

Edited September 28, 2021 by gmrhodes13
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[NoVATie[Admin]]

I got E6000 at Jo-Anns. I imagine Michael's or Total Crafts would have it too.

[Sgt JB]

I got E6000 at Jo-Anns. I imagine Michael's or Total Crafts would have it too.

 

cool, Joann's is within walking distance, actually just passed it going to Home Depot.

[Sgt JB]

k, got some build pics up, just gotta figure out how to show in post.....If anyone can give me a fast how to, I'd be grateful.

 

 

this was after I clipped the tracks off, and ground the rest down with a palm sander.

 

 

front view

 

 

taken apart, and inside primed on spots that would be visible from the outside.

 

 

Putty I use for filling in the gaps and screw holes

 

 

filling holes

 

 

now for these holes, I made a stamp of the crosshatching using liquid latex, I then stamped the putty to make it look like the cross hatching

 

 

 

 

assembly with the resin parts

 

 

more assembly

 

 

here it is primed. Like the sabre? it's my custom job....

 

 

the primer really lets you see the cracks, and seams better, I used the putty thinned down with thinner, and painted it on with a brush. then sanding, then more paint. I then drybrushed the outside with metalic model paint (see my painting thread soon)

 

final pics minus t-tracks and scope work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not 100% done, as I need to finish the scope rings, add the t-tracks, and hit it with a few coats of satin finish clear coat!

[gjw]

Looks good.

I don't know how you all remove the t-tracks so cleanly.

On mine the vertical section of the t-track was easy enough to remove but when removing the flat horizontal base of the t-track I sanded right through the barrel.

Bondo fixed it up but it was never round again.

 

Which paint did you use?

[Sgt JB]

Which paint did you use?

 

The sanding, I used a Black and Decker mouse with a fine grit sand paper, I then sat with 'Empire of Dreams' on the PC, and went SLOWLY. Took about 2 hours sanding total.

 

I started with Games Workshop's Citidel model paint primer, several coats of Chaos black model paint, then drybrushed with several metalic paints, I'll be doing a painting how to thread tomorrow, so stay tuned.

[2155TK[TK]]

wow amazing work bro! "I'm not worthy!!"

[james007bond[TK]]

Looking good buddy, here mine at the moment...

 

[Bell[TK]]

Great build. Inspired me to have a go. Heres my convert.

[TK3373[TK]]

 

These conversions look great. Here's what I did with mine a year ago.

[james007bond[TK]]

And here's one I 'made' earlier..... hehe