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Combaticus
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 Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: WTB resin front trigger for PKD-1 |
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Due to a careless child, followed by a tragic paint-stripping accident, I am looking to buy a new resin front trigger for a Rick Ross PKD-1.
I was just about to order casting supplies when I realized I didn't want to pay $55 for the materials to cast one little part.
Can anyone help a new guy out? Thanks. |
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joberg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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I glue a few sheet of plastic and shape the trigger that way (saw, file and good ol``sandpaper)  |
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Nexus6
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| joberg wrote: | | I glue a few sheet of plastic and shape the trigger that way (saw, file and good ol``sandpaper) |
^THIS^ ftw.
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Combaticus
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| The original might be salvageable; that might be my best bet still. I tried a couple of different quick resin versions with varying degrees of (non) success. But it's all a learning process. Thanks. |
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Robotprops
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| Are you sure that's not a cake? |
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Robotprops
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| Ha!! |
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kane2122
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:03 am Post subject: pkd 1 spare trigger |
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"YUM", blaster cake!....... that particular blaster (looks more like liquorice& marzipan) appeared on ebay not long ago, and went for £32.50?
A week later three more identically finished blasters by the same member popped up with a buy it now price of £60, all sold before the auction finished.
Being a curious chap I contacted the member and asked if this was a recast of the kit sold by MEdropship in the USA? he only confirmed it was a recast from one he had purchased from America? |
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andy
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The sad thing is that those are supposed to be wood grip, wood grips painted orange 
Andy |
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kane2122
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: pkd 1 spare trigger |
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| What type wood?........MDF? |
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| You can always do them in MDF (easy to work with) but you'll have to imitate the wood grain with paint then fix it with a spray varnish (satin finish would do the trick) |
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| Woodgrain is extremely easy to reproduce if you are casting in resin , you 'paint' the inside of your mold with pastels after you have sprayed them with mold release and let them dry. When you pour the resin , as it sets it will 'fuse' the pastel colour in , once demoulded a good polish will enhance the effect. Using MDF is a little more complicated as you need to seal the MDF before painting on the grain effect , then reseal with a good polyurathane hard varnish. |
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