If you’re going to go " Ridonkulously over the top…!"
commit to the role.
No false modesty.
All silver, it is…!!
If the 12.7 mm doesn’t get the zombies…the over the top bling will…!!
Loose test fit, before glueing…
A bit of flat clear, to go on the accessories yet…
The grips have a very interesting effect.
the weird “shape” causes moving shadowing, and a dynamic effect as you move it around…
imagine it, on @Friendly_Fire 's back deck…!!
Looks good, Beemer. 
Nice work.
Although I have to say, I prefer the individual bird design on the other 3D print grip… makes for a better look, imo.
Shame you can’t get that grip design on this model. 
All was going so well…
then…
glueing accidents… grip and frame join.
grips…major … glue into space between raised ridges of grips.
Never gonna get that out.
Thankfully… easy fix, with my local guy.
A few bucks, and re-print some new grips and baseplate… start over again…simples.
Frame to frame…
Some leakage out, in a couple of areas.
while setting, i wiped it thin, with chemiwipes.
I’ll let it set overnight.
Then, try to lightly sand off, the now thin section of extruded glue remaining.
Mask that area off, then repaint.
Sound about right.?
Theres always something…!!
The bullets came up alright…
Taped off, and painted with gold.
i’ll reverse tape 2morrow, and do the tips with dark grey.
Nice detail, on the back of the cartridges.
Visible from the rear.
I tried painting silver on the inside of the cylinder…
tricky, uneven surface.
I was going to paint the cylinder release latch silver…
But i suspect it will not turn out well.
Now, you can see the glue stains…
Hopefully these can sand out, when dry…then paint over
Whats the secret, to successfully applying epoxy, on tiny areas.?
I used a small aplicator and left space/margins…but it still ran.
any tricks.?
Now you’ve done it. I have to pull out another great track, cheeky bugger.
If it’s a small repair and you’re using 5-minute epoxy you can mix the two parts on your palette then hold off applying for a minute or two until the mix has thickened up a little. Just don’t leave it until it’s like jelly.
Other than that, less is more is the rule of thumb with glue… just enough to cover the area and it doesn’t have to be a thick layer.
When beemer see’s a new blaster he likes
“Gotta get get”
Gotta Get GAT…!!
I ilke that boom boom Pow
Final boss is toast now
I hit em , and they stagger,
onto the next zombie now
I’m so “headshot is great”
they so ventilated and taint
I got that boom, boom boom…!!
Oh no… we’re not ryhming again are we? 
I’m more…
Well we could do…
Had that track booming in the Camero with his mrs driving down the river, he was skiing and I was spotter.
Yep he’s all good, she gave me a cheeky grin and tromped it, as soon as I see her foot smash the floor , oh there he goes, round we go for a pick up. Was so funny.
She was a cool lady
And Done.!!
Wet and dry sanding removed most of the gunk… a respray is not perfect, but much better…
Taped off the area, respray the area, dry and clear coat again.
I decided to do a few of the fine details…
silver on the small areas…cylinder release latch, front of frame etc .
Silver pasco pen as a base…then a small tub of x-11 gloss aluminium.
Came up alright.
To fix the slight sloppiness of the cylinder, i inserted some adhesive packing foam, at the rear of the cylinder frame.
It firms it all up, allows slight resistance to the cylinder push in / out, and allows slow rotation of the cylinder.
A question for the painters amongst us…
is it possible to mix paints, for extra effect.?.?
If possible, i would like to add a smidge of blue, to the gloss aluminium paint.
going for a very light blue effect…for the 2nd grips incoming.
im assuming you would mix the paints, then spray on via airbrush.?
Does mixing paints work well.?
It does. Give a little test try and see how you go. Adjust accordingly to achieve your desired result. As long as same paint types.
Hmmm…
According to A.I…
use silver x-11 as a base.
Let it dry.
Then, thin coat of blue over the top.
either ts x23 (acrlic)
or ts 72 (lacquer.)
i’m thinking the x23…can it be " watered down" to make it a bit less intense.?
Shadow 2 looks good…
but a bit lighter would be the desired effect…
Might try painting a plastic lid first…
Perfect time to do it.
Grips aren’t glued on.
Grips are very low cost.
Nothing to lose, funk to gain…!!
Could even settle for tight friction fit…interchangeable coloured grips…!!
You’ll never know, if you don’t give it a go…!!
Tamiya paints can be mixed pretty easily for different effects… just don’t go mixing PS and TS paints, they don’t play well together.
A compatible thinner is also required if you’re after a thinner flow paint, so make sure you talk to the guy behind the counter or you’ll end up with problems. Goes without saying a compatible primer is also crucial.
You can also buy water based Tamiya paint, sometimes an easier option but not as durable as the TS line. But if you’re only looking for an effect for a static prop it’s fine.
Might be time to buy yourself an airbrush kit, Beemer.
