Club Obi Wan

Hey all I got the resin in today, so I can start making the orders now! No more sitting and twiddling my thumbs!

Thanks to everyone who has been ultra supportive so far!!

Also here's the official for sale thread. I'll update his one with progress pics and the other with order statuses...

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great news! Did you get in the new grips?

crowe07 wrote:great news! Did you get in the new grips?

No not yet. Still waiting... Hopefully in the next day or two! Can't wait!

Please include me on the list for one... You are doing FANTASTIC work...

Hey all! been a couple days since the last update!

But. I got the grips in FINALLY! So taht's good, they'll be hitting the lovely silicone quite soon. The casts are coming okay too. I've been having some issues with air bubbles, because of this task stuff, but now I'm heating the moulds before pouring and it's making a difference. *keeps fingers crossed*. It doesn't look like I'll get them out before Christmas though. I hope that's not a big issue? I won't be here for the week prior to Christmas either.

But I do have a proto just drying up and waiting for a clear coat, and I'll spray the grips the right color so that you can get an idea of the final product.

Thanks for the support everyone!

Not in any hurry whatsoever. Take your time and do it right, my man. Thanks for the update.

In no hurry here either, I can wait....4 months for a jacket, 3 months for a hat (still waiting). So take your time, do it right and do it well, we'll just stand behind you and go aaahhhh, wow, oooooooh, awesome, is that SA???

IL

what?!?! NO NO NO!!!! I want it NOW!!! NOW NOW NOW!!!!!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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hehehe....

uh... sorry.... uh... no ... NO that's great!!! No... I can wait... sure... that's... that's just fine... just FINE!!!

Heheh...



-r!

how am i gonna knock over a 7-11 on christmas eve without the heater???

no worries here.....take all the time you need. it's good of you to find out all the error's (bent retractor pin, air bubbles in resin, etc.) with rhboyd's gun....that way mine will be perfect

go habs go!

:evil:

grrrr.....






-r!

yep, after Christmas is fine, better that it takes time and comes out great than have you rush anything.

Cant wait to see the new pics

Indiana G wrote:how am i gonna knock over a 7-11 on christmas eve without the heater???

No problem. Just use the old index-finger-extended-in-coat-pocket trick! Or better still, whittle a pistol out of a soap block. Just make sure it doesn't rain on the big day...

KingNothing - thanks for doing this! I'm extremely interested in seeing one of these replicas in the flesh one day...

Indiana G wrote:
go habs go!

the habs the only thing worse is a leafs fan....oh wait...D'oh that's me

I'm pretty sure all of us in Canada are greatly appreciative (can't spell) that KN is doing this.....we owe you

Hey if you're ever in Niagara Falls, let me know

IL

Just a quick note to everyone. I won't be available from the 18th- the 26th. I hope everyone has a great Christmas, and I'll be getting the guns ready to go shortly thereafter!!

....just in time for a new years stick-up

have a great christmas KN.....and since we're all in the spirit of giving:

go oilers go!

I wish I could chime in with my hometeam....the canucks....but I can't. I am pretty upset with them...they always seem to stop short of real effort.....

Well I guess one thing is certain, we all hate the Habs and the Flames.

How's everyone? I'm back baby!

I've been making guns all today and will do so tomorrow. I should have everything ready to ship this week, I'm waiting on the Lanyard rings that snakewhip forwarded up to me. I also realized the grips that I have are a touch small and the top isn't quite correct. But not to worry, before I left I bought a pair of vintage origional mint condition grips. So those should be in any day now, and those aren't hard to mould or pour.

Hope that's a good update, I'll take some pics of the grips now to show you what I mean.

BTW I was away last week and heard Sidney Crosby was in a fight, saw it on youtube. What a joke!

crosby dropping the gloves.....very dangerous.....you go first

you gotta admit he's got heart .......too bad the flames turned him into a nobody the last time the pens were here....ha ha ha ha ha!!

can't wait to see the pics KN

Yeah the kids got heart. He's not all bad.

So here's a couple pics of the grips I have now. They're a touch small and the part where the diamond checkering starts at the top is too low. It should start about 4 mils higher than that. But not to fear, new ones are on the way.




And here's a quick pic of a finish I was working on. It's a crappy pic but you get the idea. More blued, less distressed. I think it's still a bit too black but the paint formula is almost ready. Needs a touch more silver into the colour too.

Beautiful!

They look great, cant wait to have one of those in hand

Thanks for all the work you've done with this (waited a long time for something in Canada )

Croft

Croft,
Well I plan on clear coating everything and drying it in an oven. So no sticky. I think artsee uses a patina which might react to the resin. Not sure about that though. But they will not be sticky, that's for sure. And about the scratches, no it will be more of a rubbed effect. Sorta like where the gun would rub in the holster and whatnot. I acutally scratched it by accident so I decided to put more on there.

WOW!Looks absolutely fantastic!Keep the good work up...would you do another run??

So.... any updates???!

Holidays are over... back in the swing... just checking in!!!

cheers,
-r!

Ah yes. The update.

I'm working hard. Basically because I'm heat curing the resin it's taking a while. 7 hours per gun, and I can only do one at a time. Then the paint takes an hour to dry with heat or overnight without per coat. And there is 2 coats. But it's coming along smoothly. Shipping will be happening fairly soon! Thanks for waiting everyone!

EDIT - Forgot to mention, I probably will fill the barrel halway through with resin mixed with lead shot, to give it some more weight. It will still be drilled to the point where you couldn't tell it wasn't all the way through.

take your time KN.....we want them perfect

....besides, it'll give me more time to 'case the joints' that i want to hold up

how boutz some pics to wet our whistles with?

Geeeeze. More pics?? lol. For sure. I'll get some pics of progress stuff tonight. It's all over the place. So messy. But #### it's fun.

I guess I'm really picky and if a part has a tiny air bubble I'm not happy. (Mostly because I hate filling them). But I have since learned a real cool technique. Baby powder or talcum. Dust the moulds and it pulls the resin into all the small places, and BAM almost no air bubbles.

KingNothing wrote:Geeeeze. More pics?? lol. For sure. I'll get some pics of progress stuff tonight. It's all over the place. So messy. But #### it's fun.

I guess I'm really picky and if a part has a tiny air bubble I'm not happy. (Mostly because I hate filling them). But I have since learned a real cool technique. Baby powder or talcum. Dust the moulds and it pulls the resin into all the small places, and BAM almost no air bubbles.

you should take some action pictures of the gun.....like dropping it out of a car or having it run over by an airplane wheel, or throwing it into the ocean off of the portugese coast....that kinda stuff will weather the gun considerabley or may even break it.....you may want to use rhboyd's gun for that kind of stuff

Indiana G wrote:

KingNothing wrote:Geeeeze. More pics?? lol. For sure. I'll get some pics of progress stuff tonight. It's all over the place. So messy. But #### it's fun.

I guess I'm really picky and if a part has a tiny air bubble I'm not happy. (Mostly because I hate filling them). But I have since learned a real cool technique. Baby powder or talcum. Dust the moulds and it pulls the resin into all the small places, and BAM almost no air bubbles.

you should take some action pictures of the gun.....like dropping it out of a car or having it run over by an airplane wheel, or throwing it into the ocean off of the portugese coast....that kinda stuff will weather the gun considerabley or may even break it.....you may want to use rhboyd's gun for that kind of stuff

Yeah I already did use it for that stuff. I use yours for a door stop and for picking my nose though. So it'll be distressed soon, I just got off a cold.

That was kinda gross eh?

Gross, but hilarious.

Well at least he isn't scratching his butt with them....gee my gun looks great but has a weird smell

IL

You have yours already???

Why does everyone dislike BC? ....Think I'll wear shorts tomorrow...

Hahah no he doesn't have one yet. Just a hypethetical butt scratching senario.

But the butt scratching add's a whole realm of realism. It's like the 4th dimension.

BTW nick... I'm from BC. Born and raised for 8 years. (Always raised an Oilers fan though, never jumped the boat).

At least the Oilers play consistent hockey unlike the Canucks. Those guys keep tearing at the hearstrings all season and then....totally drop their game in the playoffs! At least we don't have Crawford anymore.

Indiana G wrote: .....you may want to use rhboyd's gun for that kind of stuff

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:

don't pick on me just cause I live in the centre of the universe!!!!

sheesh!!!!

-r!

you're in new york now???

too much talk'n boyd....when we get our guns, i'm calling you out.

10 paces, draw and fire............make sure you say 'pow' when you shoot.....so i can say, "missed me!!!"

uh... that should be KApow...


sheesh!!!

'new york'... pshaw!!!!
-r!

KA-POW only if you're using flint or caplocks.

'POW' is correct for more modern day firearms.

If you're using the resin guns under discussion in this topic, you'll hear......nothing.

Regards! Michaelson

I dunno why you guys are all over the Habs, Flames, Canucks etc...the Sens are takin' it all the way this year, anyway, so what's the diff??

the gun's lookin good, mate! If I didn't already have my Artsee, Ida gotten in on this! good luck!

I knew Schaeffer when he was a Canuck....but I think the Senators let him go last year didn't they?.....

KingNothing, I had PMed you last week about getting a gun, did you get my pm?

swcrazyfan, got your PM and replied.

Here's some progress pics. Just sorta scattered everywhere. Took them with my phone because I keep on forgetting my #### camera. Anywho. Here





This pic ^ I think is a lot closer to the finish for the gun I was aiming for. Hope you all like it!

Also I was hoping to get the first few out late this week or early next. I'm shipping with the current grips, jsut as a place holder and when I get the new ones in (still waiting, surprise surprise), I'll send those out to the guys who don't have them.

KN looking great, you're doing an awesome job!!!! I can't wait, well I can but I don't wanna. Seriously I'm in no hurry so if you wanna wait til you get the proper grips so that it won't cost you anything extra I'm fine with that.

Toronto is the the centre of the universe???? I thought it was mississauga??? Oh, no wait, it's Toronto but only when the Maple Laughs win a stanley cup. Until then I thinks its New England

IL

looking awesome KN! i'm with lurch....i can wait for the proper grips to come in as well......i've been using my hand....(kinda like this: but with the index finger pointed out) for my 7-11 hold ups and it seems to be working fine so i don't need the prop right away

go habs go!

I feel the same KN - When you get the proper grips, you can send the whole thing the way you want it to look going out.....oh....I'm looking forward to this one.....

I can wait as well, that way you don't need to pay extra to ship out the other set of grips. Looking great!!!!!

Croft

Just wanted to second that thought about the finish, looks great! Any news on the grips?

Alright... Cool guys. Will be holding off for a bit.

So here's a bit of an update. I am awaiting paint to dry on 6 guns right now. I'm also making the dummy rounds and experimenting paint colors for the grips. So it's coming together. Not much work before I get 6 out the door and then shortly after the rest. I like to work with a smaller amount and get them done at once, rather than try to do all the orders (which is more than 6). This way people get to see that there is progress. lol.

I'll post some pics sometime here, once everything is satisfactory. Again I know it's been a while, but the wait will be worth it!

you sunava....

how DARE you be more concerend with quality over speed?!?! Why I oughta....




Awesome news, brother... we'll be patiently waiting for updates, right gang!?
-r!