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Robotprops Community Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 280 Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:00 pm Post subject: Another Aussie recast |
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If you've seen my other blasters, I prefer to do custom looks, but I thought I would give this one a more traditional look.
I used metal for everything that would be metal except the upper receiver. I added the SA binding post and replaced the resin firing pin with an interesting greeblie from the greeblie box.
A bit of polish and some aging and it turned out pretty good. It even kicked the Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol out of its box for a bit.
Thanks for looking!
[img] http://propsummit.com/upload/816/imgp1771.jpg[/img]
P.S. Can someone tell me how to show the pics rather than the links?
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Very well done! Love the paint job and the patina of the gun
What did you use as paint? |
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Joberg! High praise.
The paint is primer/ Krylon chrome/ flat black / clear coat and wet sand with 2000 grit and clear coat again.
On the metal bits it's an easy: paint/ clear coat/wet sand/ clear coat.
On the upper, I found a great automotive paint that looks like smooth metal after a wet sand and a clear coat. |
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Staar Community Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 757 Location: AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Certainly a superior build mate!!
Cheers for sharing..
High regards
MARK _________________
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:07 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Mark! Glad you like it. |
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Bwood Community Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | On the upper, I found a great automotive paint that looks like smooth metal after a wet sand and a clear coat. |
And that paint would be …... |
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hehehe
That would be Dupli-Color Magnetic Grey Metallic |
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Fangorn81 Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:20 am Post subject: |
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just put "[img][/img]" tags around the URL and it will show up.
Also. nice work. Especially considering how much of a pain those kits are to work with! _________________ Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That's something else.
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Links fixed. All you have to do is highlight the image url and click the 'Img' button in the message control panel.
Andy |
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amfx74 Community Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Posts: 138 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:40 am Post subject: Aussie recast |
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Looks great, love the addition of the real fittings and the metal barrel. great work. |
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DeckB26354 Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely work. Great job.
Nice grips. I like the colour. Which BR set are they from? |
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help and the praise guys.
Deck: The grips are from the Aussie recast which is taken from a Rick Ross set circa 2000 I believe. They have quite a few bubbles and needed to be flattened on the inside with a belt sander, but they polished up nicely. |
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DeckB26354 Community Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info. I would love to get hold of a set of those grips, see what they are like.
If you ever see one or know where I may get the Aussie version, please let me know. I would appreciate it. |
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Robotprops Community Member
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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The Australian recast of the PKD-2 is semi okay here because Rick no longer has the molds or masters of that version of the gun, as he sold them off many years ago. So he has given slight permission for those of us that want that version of the gun to buy one, but it is good to keep in mind that it is still a recast, and will likely have the low quality of one. There is also a slight chance it will show up as an authorized version once again.
The PKD-1 version, or called here the PDK, are recasts made by CoolModels, and infamous recaster, that is both infamous for the amount of stuff he rips off, but also for the barrel bottom quality of his casts. They are warped, bubbled, and often out of alignment between sides, and the parts rarely fit. It is almost easier to build from scratch than build one of his models. I would stay as far away as you can from these. Not to mention Rick will occasionally do a run of his PKD-1 guns, and he often sells them for near the same cost as the recast to propsummit members.
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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That's good info Andy, thanks. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, better to buy directly from Rick and pay a little more than trying to fix crap |
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed. I've got one of Rick's kits that the recast was taken from and there is no comparison. Rick's casts are nearly flawless and even the quality of materials used is of a much higher caliber. |
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DeckB26354 Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: Grips |
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Hey, thanks for the pointer, Robotprops.
I will start scouring eBay!
Cheers. |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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I had a talk with Rick and he may be doing another run of his PKD-1 sometime soon. Hopefully we can generate enough interest to convince him to do so.
Andy |
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