Topic: Stormtrooper E-11 blaster

[Tamer]

I totally agree. Thanks for sharing as always Serg.

[jkno]

And a behind the scene ANH shot where you can see the blasters they used as well:




for full size: http://i49.tinypic.com/1z71xqf.jpg

[jkno]

An interesting read about a screen used E-11 blaster also known as Bapty:

http://www.originalprop.com/blog/movie-guns/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope/

[jkno]

If someone wants a nice Sterling for converting it into an E-11 this is an option. Even before it is released the airsoft Sterling seems to be a great success: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152167284923497&set=a.252572788496.137996.166485503496&type=1&theater

Not sure how you can cut up the mag (if at all possible to modify as an E-11 mag) or change the muzzle tip to be more accurate to the C1, and not to the regular Mk4, because this was made after the C1 (used for ROTJ E-11)

[Tamer]

This is gonna make one cool E-11 conversion. I can hear all those 501st and prop replicas folks shouting for joy!

[jkno]

I'm thinking about this new Sterling airsoft, especially to make it ROTJ, but there are a few things that hold me back for now:

- the airsoft Sterling can be too expensive - we'll see soon enough
- it is not 100% accurate to either MK4 or C1, so it has to be modified anyway
- easier to change it as C1, but not sure if there is a way to remove the front muzzle part
- not sure if/how the magazine can be shortened.

[Tamer]

I bet if any of these problems can be overcome (other than the initial price) you will do it Serg!

[jkno]

Even if all these small inaccuracies or glitches end up being fixed, this airsoft Sterling is just the base gun. Unlike the E-11 from ANH (and ESB) in this case the greeblies are quite different. U shaped metal strips instead of the plastic (or maybe even rubber) T-tracks, a different type of scope and scope rail, and a few other greeblies.

though I can see people who don't care too much about accuracy modifying it as ANH blaster, and I would do it too if I could afford 2 of them. We'll see.

[jkno]

It seems it costs over $500...

[Tamer]

It seems it costs over $500...

Wow, that is a lot of deniro to get something you have to heavily modify to get it to anything remotely resembling movie accuracy!

[jkno]

Exactly. It is a cool replica, even better by being metal and airsoft, but on the other hand it needs to be modified and upgraded to become a ROTJ E-11. And indeed all this will cost quite a lot of extra dinero. For $300 I might have gone for one, but not for $500.

[jkno]

Original screen used Stormtrooper blaster sold for 38k

Of course they had to add the greeblies on it (though not the best ones, Hengstler seems a resin copy), but still it is screen used, or at least that is what they declare it to be:

http://www.icollector.com/Star-Wars-Episode-IV-A-New-Hope-Stormtrooper-Blaster_i20788635

[Tamer]

$32,500! Wow, it better be screen used at that price.

I sure do like the looks of yours better Serg.

Let me get this on the front page.

[jkno]

Seems it is the old Bapty from Prop Store:






It comes with Master Replicas T-tracks:

[Tamer]

I just know 30,000 for this is astounding.