Star Wars Merr Sonn Power 5 Blaster Replica
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:59 pm
I've been looking at making a Merr Sonn Power 5 replica to go with my TIE pilot helmet on display for a while, but finding 3D models of the parts has proved nigh on impossible. There are parts on Shapeways but they come in at just over £100, and would still need a Mauser C96 replica to fit them to. I stumbled on Buckethead Props on YouTube a few weeks ago, and then found his Etsy store where he was selling the lasts few "B" grade resin casts of his Merr Sonn based on a Denix C96, less than half the price of just the conversion parts. I managed to grab one of them just before they sold out.
When the blaster arrived I found that there were a few small bubbles on the top around the received, the T track vertical piece was just a thin shell, and the top of the flash hider had a large bubble under the top surface. But as this was a cheap "B" grade cast I knew there was going to be work involved, so this wasn't an issue, and the rest of the cast was nice and clean. Armed with some black Milliput and some black 2mm ABS strips I set to work preparing it.
First up was removing the top of the T track and using a Dremel routing bit to cut a groove that I could then glue some ABS strips into to create a new vertical piece. then the flash hider bubble was removed, and roughly filled with Milliput. All the other little bubbles were also filled.
After leaving the Milliput to set for a few days, it was sanded smooth and then the flash hider had new holes drilled. While I was at it I redrilled all of the other holes to be much deeper.
All of the other filled bubbles were sanded smooth, and the whole blaster and other resin parts rubbed with fine wire wool and then washed thoroughly to remove any mould release. It will be left to dry before painting and gluing on the small parts.
When the blaster arrived I found that there were a few small bubbles on the top around the received, the T track vertical piece was just a thin shell, and the top of the flash hider had a large bubble under the top surface. But as this was a cheap "B" grade cast I knew there was going to be work involved, so this wasn't an issue, and the rest of the cast was nice and clean. Armed with some black Milliput and some black 2mm ABS strips I set to work preparing it.
First up was removing the top of the T track and using a Dremel routing bit to cut a groove that I could then glue some ABS strips into to create a new vertical piece. then the flash hider bubble was removed, and roughly filled with Milliput. All the other little bubbles were also filled.
After leaving the Milliput to set for a few days, it was sanded smooth and then the flash hider had new holes drilled. While I was at it I redrilled all of the other holes to be much deeper.
All of the other filled bubbles were sanded smooth, and the whole blaster and other resin parts rubbed with fine wire wool and then washed thoroughly to remove any mould release. It will be left to dry before painting and gluing on the small parts.