Han Solo ANH Hero DL-44 Blaster (Todd's/DEC)
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- * Blaster Kit from Todd's Costumes (www.toddscostum...)
* Wood Grips from Dark Energy Creations (darkenergycreat...)
RPF Link
(www.therpf.com...)
* Tools: drill, needle files, sandpaper (250, 400, 500, 1000, 1200 grit), Dremel sanding drums (60 and 120 grit), Dremel abrasives wheels (150 and 400 grit), Dremel grinding wheels, Dremel assorted grinding bits
* Weathering Paints: Vallejo Rust wash (76.506), and acrylics...Mahogany Brown (70.846), Leather Brown (70.871), Olive Drab (70.889)
* Chemicals: Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black, Brass Black, Super Blue, Linseed Oil, 3-in-1 Oil
Modifications (Denix/DEC)
* Strip off stock finish
* Sand, sand, and sand the Denix upper and lower until you can't sand no more to get rid of the pot marks
* Clean up lines and angles
* Flip sight slider, sand down sight mount nubs and countersink holes, sand down sight hinge area, deepen and clean up the "V"
* Cut out half circle cutouts in front of sight mount
* Shape trigger, increase grip finger space
* Reshape hammer, left raw
* Clean up all knurling
* Sand / fill in Denix Made in Spain imprint
* Remove all cast lines
* Install extractor profile. Thank you Troy
* Flatten screw and mount under the barrel to make the profile less noticeable
* Make new removable firing pin with 6" length of 8-32 threaded rod and 1" length 1/4" OD aluminum spacer with 8-32 internal thread)
* Refinish Denix with BC AB
* Install grill and greeblies
* Fit DEC ANH walnut grips (stained with linseed oil and weathered)
Modifications (Todd's)
* Strip finish off Todd's mounts and knobs.
* Flatten sections of Todd's main scope mount.
* Blue steel parts with BC Super Blue.
* Paint crossbar with Krylon Satin Black using custom weathering stencil
* Weather as needed
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Excellent work Morgan! Appreciate the fact that you included the tools used.
Thanks man. Hope this helps in your build.
Awesome job! I have the scope mount kit and barrel kit from Todd. Can't wait to build my own DL-44.
Thanks man. Please share once you are done with your build.
Really great man, totally looks real!! Cant wait to build one myself! Thx for tips.
Nicely done! It’s fun to see some of my mods from the RPF used by others.
Beautiful work! I love it :-P
awesome man! ive been on the fence trying to figure out if I should get the complete DEC kit or the completed Todd's...great video!
Todd's kit is great as the FH and BB are steel and it comes with his super accurate scope. But with Field Marshal's recent kit (which was not available last year when I picked this up) is an interesting option as well.
very nice job ! Looks amazing ! Can you tell me what paint you used on the bracket itself ? The piece thats bolted to the Denix itself !
Thanks! I used Krylon satin black spray paint.
@@zjunlimited thank you !!
what did you use on your scope to give it the color?
I scuffed the surface with a gray 3M pad infused with some 3-in-1 oil to knock down the shine. Then in certain areas, scuffed more to give it more of a weathered appearance. I didn't use any blueing chemicals or paint.
How hard was it put on the wood grips?
Not difficult. It does require some shaping of the inner grip to fit the contours of the handle. A good needle file set and you should be good.
@@zjunlimited OK thanks man for the info.
Anytime. Check out the FB Star Wars Blaster group for more info.
If you look frame by frame as Han pulls his blaster out before shooting Greedo, you'll notice the scope knob is actually on the side and NOT the top.
I think there's a knob on top and the side and it's a different version of the Han blaster for ANH...otherwise know as the Greedo Killer than the Hero. Completely different design.
@@zjunlimited
It actually is a different gun because that scene was filmed in Hollywood while much of the rest of the movie was in England and they could bring the gun prop with them. However the design looks very similar. I doubt they would change it SO much for the audience to notice.
In the era before digital and HD, certainly not. Even today most people probably wouldn’t notice nor care. But when you see them side by side almost everything is different. An example below.
www.warmachinepaintball.com/product/dl44-greedo-killer-machined-denix-replica/
@@thereturningshadow Oof- Weren't you attacking people on other videos for "Not knowing how the prop was like in the film"?
I mean the fact that you didn't know the difference between the greedo killer and the hero is just sad.
Even worse is that you assume the greedo killer didn't have two knobs. Yikes from me.
And no. The designs didn't look very similar. Infact please educate yourself on the topic before you go attacking people with YOUR misinformation.
@@thereturningshadow But the scope mount was scratched up in the film. Go into the Therpf, they have screengrabs that are constantly debated. The weathering progressed throughout the film.