Deckard's Blaster. Help?

[DaithRook]

Hello all!

To begin, let me say that I approach you all on hands and knees, seeking the wisdom and advice of sci-fi professionals far more skilled than myself.

I have been on the hunt for Deckard's blaster for some time now, and I have narrowed it down (painstakingly) to a few options.

But before I take my final steps, I was hoping you could answer some basic (nay, noobish) questions of mine. I will try to be brief.

1.) Can anyone attest to the quality of Out World Inc.?

2.) What is a Stunt Model?

3.) What is the difference between a Kit and a Buildup Model?

This search has been so long and exhausting, but I think I am finally getting close. Any help in taking these final steps would be greatly appreciated!

~Rook

[The Loyalizer]

Welcome.

I'll take a stab an answering a few of your questions best I can.

Can't speak to the quality of the Offworld, as I don't own one, but with a few replacement parts and fresh paint they clean up nice. Have a look at some of the Offworld threads here and you'll see what I mean.

A stunt model is basically a solid casting of the blaster, no moving parts. Rich does make a stunt version that has a few moving parts, but usually they're just a solid chunk of resin. They vary in size and quality of the casting.

A kit is basically an unassembled gun, that you assemble and paint to suit your tastes. Rich's kits break down fully just like the screen used blaster does, whereas Rick Ross's kits don't break down as fully, but still have a lot of assembly and painting required.

A build up is a kit that has been assembled, painted, and finished by the the person selling it usually.

Hope it helps, browse the threads in the forum you'll find a wealth of information.
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[joberg]

Welcome aboard Rook...and to the world of BR.

[racprops]

You might like reading the many articles on the Blaster and other Blade Runner things on my web site http://www.racprops.com

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[racprops]

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[phase pistol]

Hi Rook!

My friend has an Offworld which he painted. Came out nice! But the Offworld is not a true replica of the Blaster, it is too small. The correct gun is a .44 caliber, while the Offworld is a .38.

If you can get the Offworld cheap and you have a talent for modifying and painting it though, I have seen some pretty good replicas made from them. Check around on the board here and you'll see.

Karl

[propsjonnyb]

The Offword is a good basic start, but there is quite a bit wrong with it and a lot of work involved to get it looking right in the first place. The stunt kits, resin or 'all metal' kits and buildup's all will give you an accurate looking replica of the real thing, with slightly different degrees of accuracy and functionality depending on how much you want to invest and more importantly if you want to build it yourself or have it built for you, the point being - you want to get to a point where it's difficult to tell if it's the filmed one or a replica , so the more you invest, the better the end result , having Rich build your replica means that he is an accredited 'expert', a recognised experienced professional film prop builder with a detailed knowledge of the gun and you can't get better than that, with one exception - using 'real' gun parts, yes there are others who are very talented and very good at making props and replicas , just have a look around this forum , so its a question on what you want to do and what do you want to spend , currently anything from a $100 USD to the top of the range @ $1200.00 USD .

[racprops]

I would add that building out of real gun parts runs:

Steyr Receiver: $1200.00 (Avg)

Real Bulldog pistol: $400.00 (Avg)

Buying and Machining a 4.5 Barrel out of 44 rifled stock: $200.00 to $500.00 (est)

Making your own custom shells ..$100.00 to $1000.00 more..(Est)

Some have bought one of my kits for these parts and as a guide to all the machining: $500.00.

Rich
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[andy]

Welcome Rook,
Here is what I can add...

[jameth]

IMO only.

Get a Blaster from Rich.

The kit if you have mad skills or are patient and willing to practice.

If you can afford it get the Deluxe like I did. It comes complete and put together ready for wiring, and a finish, paint, pewter black finish, whatever you like. You can further refine and finish it as well.

You can pay for the complete one but it's a lot more and finishing the Deluxe is a lot of fun and very little work. Plus then you can finish it to your exact taste.

The kit is great but don't learn on it. Practice every step on scrap material and then once you have it down work on your kit.

The Offworld is $300 I believe. By the time you are done upgrading you will have spent what you will on a Rich kit and IMO it's the best, most accurate blaster there is. Many who know far more than me say the same thing. It also just feels incredible in the hand. Just like the real thing. I have numerous gun replica's and Rich's is by far the best.

My opinion only of course.

P.S. I have no buisness connection with Rich or any of his affiliates, offer not valid in Rhode Island and Texas, Void Where prohibited.