Casting problem with my pistol

[BananoPower22]

finally after long waiting my resin pistol is here. I just glued the scope and i'm waiting for the e6000 to fully cure so i can then start painting it

 

 

 

 

BUT there's a problem with the pistol.. check out the pictures

 

 

bubble holes EVERYWHERE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

should i contact the seller about this problem or should i just bondo it, sand it, forgive and forget?

[4505Marcel]

It does look like a very poor cast mate, you should always expect some bubbling as it is near on impossible to get it perfect. But that is quite bad, its going to take a lot of work filling those up. I would contact them, but they sent it out so they will know what its like.

[Southscout]

I agree with Marcel. That's a very poor cast. I've seen some bubbles during my time here checking stuff, but nothing like this.

[Darth Voorhees]

Yea that is a bit excessive. Looks like he shook up the resin before he poured it. You should be able to fill the small ones with some bondo spot filler pretty easily though. The bigger one would need regular bondo. I would contact him/them about it.

[BananoPower22]

i'm out of bondo sadly so i went ahead and sanded the pistol however i could and sprayed some black satin on it, the bubble holes aren't very noticeable now. you won't see them unless you're really looking for them

 

 

 

 

 

sadly im not pleased how the black ended up looking. i might sand it later and repaint so it's not so shiny

[Griffin-X]

As mentioned in my PM...I would lightly sand it and then brush it with some type of filler (bondo, ABS paste, etc), then sand it smooth, primer it, and paint it flat black. Once it's primed and painted black, you can always weather the little imperfections with silver to get that nicely worn look.

 

This is how my blaster from the same seller turned out.

 

[BananoPower22]

I've started sanding the pistol down and I'll buy some bondo tomorrow and I'll do my best to fix it. And I'll also buy some flat black spray paint. Question: is there a way to keep the gun steady so you can walk without having to worry about the pistol falling down to the ground? The pistol doesn't fit very well in the holster.

 

[BananoPower22]

Good news! I found an old galon of bondo that i had on the back of my car, so i went ahead and bondoed the bubble holes...

 

 

 

the sanding isn't perfect but i tried my best. now, after all of that was done i used some chrome spray paint as a base color in case the flat black, which i'm about to buy in a couple of minutes, scratches or wears off the chrome paint will be revealed and eureka! battle damage

 

[Griffin-X]

Nice idea. For mine, I drilled out the barrel tip and the front of the scope to give it an extra edge. For my holster, I have a small square of white foam that helps secure the blaster (while walking). I mostly carry mine though, gotta be ready for Rebels and eWoks!

 

 

[4505Marcel]

I have an earth magnet mounted in the handle on the greeble and a corresponding magnet behind the holster, doesnt tend to fall out.

[bjsavage7]

I put a tiny strip of Velcro on the outside of my handguard, that sticks to the inside of the holster.

[BananoPower22]

I put a tiny strip of Velcro on the outside of my handguard, that sticks to the inside of the holster.

can you show a picture of how tiny the strip is on the blaster and the holster?

[BananoPower22]

Couldn't buy the spray paint yesterday but I'll def do it today. I sprayed some chrome paint on the pistol, here's how it looks dry

 

 

 

and this is the can, if maybe one of you're interested in chroming something

 

[bjsavage7]

I did this

[BananoPower22]

finally managed to buy the flat black paint and... voila!

 

 

what do you guys think? I'm in love :wub:

[Griffin-X]

Not too bad...! I'd take some of that chrome and dry brush and "weather" it a bit.