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Looking good, Freak! 
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A great result VFX Freak and probably one of the best - slightly worn - versions I've seen.
Great job sir.
High regards
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IT HAS ARRIVED!!!
Is off to do some research on build and bluing... Some very frustrated posts will probably surface the next many weeks  Read the triggers should be a pain in the.......
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racprops
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Someone has a thread on DOING those triggers...somewhere...
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Oh! Thanks, Rich. If anybody knows the thread please post or PM 
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Congrats Anders  |
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TFS VFX Freak! Very good job on the gun  |
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Thanks, hirohawa, exactly what I was looking for
And thanks, Stonedog, I'm SO happy it's finally here!
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| VFX Freak wrote: | For anyone tackling this blaster for the first time, it can be daunting if you've never blued zinc before. I built the previous Tomenosuke Pro kit and after a lot of trial and error I was happy with the results. It can be done but it's all about prep and technique. I still haven't weathered mine. Here's what it looks like:
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Beautiful, VFX Freak!
I think there should be a precise "manifest" of all the parts (like : "1 bag with X*screws type A, Y*screws type B", "1 bag with 1 big spring and two little ones", etc...), so we know that there's no missing screw or tiny part before we start to assemble the blaster (I haven't started yet) |
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Have you decided how to go about the bluing, Pierre?
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I will either
a) not paint anything
b) or only paint (not "blue") the 2 cylinder covers with black gloss paint... (which paint should I use ? I have some "Citadel undercoat black") As I said, I've never done such thing before.
The sight rod looks cool in "metal", so I'll not touch it. |
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After stripping the bluing off mine (Aluminum black to be precise) I noticed thousands of tiny pinhole sized pitting in the surface of the zinc  I've now decided to give any chemical treatment of this a miss, the results are just not predictable enough, plus I'm not after a blued look anyway, I want the Steyr parts to look like bare steel so am now looking into paint  |
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Best finish EVER. IMO, that's it of course.
Not only elegant, clean, but also movie accurate, as it was just released for the factory.
You just made my favourite blaster and will serve as inspitation, thank you 
| VFX Freak wrote: | For anyone tackling this blaster for the first time, it can be daunting if you've never blued zinc before. I built the previous Tomenosuke Pro kit and after a lot of trial and error I was happy with the results. It can be done but it's all about prep and technique. I still haven't weathered mine. Here's what it looks like:
Any color variations you see are more due to reflections in the surface than inconsistencies in the finish. Also notice how light the receiver looks in the 2nd photo. This is also due to reflections as the finish is pretty dark. I think this is a good representation of the finish seen in the movie, minus the weathering of course.
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Did you use Birchwood Casey aluminium black? And on the new Tomen kit?? From what you write it sounds like the bluing corroded your the metal parts?! I know that bluing is a type of controlled corrosion, but it shouldn't "meld" holes in the metal... Should it? Has anybody else experienced this? Now I'm getting a bit anxious myself 
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I used it on the last kit (pro) the holes are tiny and not very deep, I sanded them out back to smooth metal and they have all gone, was just a bit scarey. yes I used Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black.
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racprops
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A black finish can hide lots of defects and sanding off a black finish can show all of them...
In fact I often use this to help make a cleaner model: a coat of paint then wet sand it, the paint will then show the low spots and defects and pits as you cannot sand them off without more sanding to level it off and get to these spots.
Most metal castings will have some defects..a dual or flat black hides these very well.
Also paint can also FILL these small holes.
When I switched from Paint to polished and chemically treated finish I ran into these very problems...
I would gladly stayed with paint, it hides MANY things...
BUT it is inaccurate and thus wrong...
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Sort of look/finish I'm after on mine is as pics below, problem I'm having though is making zinc look like bare steel  as it sits it has a high polished look (nice but not what I'm after) I might even knock the shine back a little and see how it dulls naturally.
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racprops
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I find the small things very interesting…it's my JOB…
I just spotted another small detail that they got wrong…The pin does not float above the barrel it rested right on it.
And the center spike is too long and the detail around the hole the pin comes out is also incorrect...
How they did that wrong with one (or two) of my models on hand and with the same photos we all had I cannot figure...At lease these are not caused my manufacture needs like the moved grip frame pin used to hold the grip frame AND the rear of the trigger guard was done. (also incorrect...)
And yes I Am Nickpicking Ahole...
Rich
PS My model this is correct...it IS my JOB...
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