henselmonster Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I have had my HFX T-21 for a while and I have been wanting to make some upgrades to it just for a cleaner look and better accuracy. Since the blaster itself is a straight copy of the original Lewis gun, it is pretty close, but since mine is a B-grade cast I want to replace the top deck/receiver/whatever it is called. Luckily our very own spOOL68 made some excellent resin parts that I can use to make these upgrades. First up is an upgrade I did a while back, which is some internal details in the barrel. I made a thread on this development a while back, this is how it turned out. I just 3D printed it at home and painted and weathered. Next up is the deck. I got this idea from someone in my garrison who had made the same upgrade. Here is the existing desk, this was a b-grade cast and the deck was not holding up in the mold, so it doesn't looks great. Here is the great resin version by spOOL68 Now the plan is to make some accuracy upgrades to this, maybe laser engrave the lewis gun information on it like the actual gun (or create "in universe" T-21 info which may be fun) There is great reference on the Lewis gun so making these upgrades will be relatively painless, hopefully. I will add more updates as I work on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Here is the full blaster as of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Doing minor accuracy upgrades to the deck/receiver. Its not perfect but its a little closer. I removed the bolts near the top and bottom, replaced them with smaller knurled screws. I also updated the detail near the center (sorry for not know what any of the proper names are). I modeled it in tinkercad and printed it out on my 3d printer. I still have some details to add. Next up I need to find someone with a band saw so I can reduce the thickness of the deck/receiver. After that, hopefully, laser engraving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveMonkey Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It's looking great brother, keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 That's looking awesome! I don't suppose you'd share any of your models, so others can increase their accuracy, too? (people with 3D printers, that is, unless you post them on Thingieverse so people can also have them printed if they have no 3D printer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Still waiting on the band saw, if not, I will just get creative with my jigsaw and make it work. For now I am trying to decide if I want to go with the authentic engraving (with the added TD# serial) TOP or If i want to go with something that is more in Universe with Star Wars. BOTTOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Leaning toward authentic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I love authenticity... but I have to admit the aurebesh looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 That T21 is a beauty already and after your upgrades it will look even better!! Keep the pictures coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Wow... just wow. This is some nice work John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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