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Jens2133 Community Member
Joined: 21 Aug 2011 Posts: 145
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 10:37 am Post subject: Goldberg Arms' .38 Cal. Detective Special revisited |
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Hello, all!
As the rest of you, I have always been fascinated with Dave Goldberg's variations of our favourite blaster.
As I had a pair of grips lying around which were a tad on the small side, I decided to have a go at the idea of a .38 version of the gun.
I simply rounded off the lower back of the grips and polished them back to an acceptable sheen, using furniture polish I had at hand.
So, I guesstimated how much smaller that version would be in comparison to the real thing, and I settled at 80%. A friend printed the parts of the original blaster (the amazing version by Anders Pedersen on Thingiverse) in dark grey and black ABS and I began to put it together. I decided to use glue, since, for one thing, it will only be intended for display, and, secondly, I'm better accustomed to it.
As you can see, I am currently building an outer grip frame from styrene, on which I will then screw the grips.
Also, I felt that the 80 % Steyr mag looks a bit small, so I asked my friend to print another one at 90 % size. The original size mag is just there for comparison.
Naturally, I will update with new pictures as the build goes along.
Cheers
Jens |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Interesting variation on that DaveG project. Eager to see your next update |
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Silverside Community Member
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Loving the shape of those grips! |
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Jens2133 Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Thank you!
I'll be getting the new Steyr mag next week. Until then, I'm working on the grips and other details. Hopefully I can post some pictures tomorrow. |
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Jens2133 Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:32 am Post subject: |
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A short update. I've worked on the grip frame (I'll be leaving it closed).
Naturally, it went a tad less easy than I had hoped.
Luckily, working with the ABS will later help me hide the crimes.
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Getting there and as you said: ABS is pretty forgiving |
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Jens2133 Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Time for some updating. I've done the frame and added the new Steyr part:
It actually looks quite decent with the grips screwed on...
...and not at all as puny as I had feared:
A size comparison with the version I bought years ago on Etsy:
Still a lot of filling and sanding to do, as well as adding the sight rod (non-wired), as well as holding magnets, LEDs and a battery to the Steyr mag. And painting and a bit of weathering, of course. When it is finished, it will end up here:
More pics to come. Thanks for watching so far! |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:26 am Post subject: |
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F.A.B. work on that gun It's an "in-between" DaveG's and the regular weapon...I like a lot!! |
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