greenyone Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 A friend who has one of those new fangled resin 3D printers made me a pistol from a popular thingverse file. The resin print looks absolutely beautiful compared to a traditional filament printed part...however it does not fit well in my studio creations boot holster. It's pretty loose in there which leads me to believe it's either not accurate or just too small for that holster design. In brainstorming for a solution to make it fit in there snugly I came across this stuff. Foam molding clay. I'm trying to make this work in a non permanent way that can be reversed in the event that I upgrade to a better fitting pistol in the future. So I tightly wrapped the pistol in plastic food wrap (Saran Wrap) to try and bridge any of it's details that the foam would creep into. That seems to do an Ok job, but I followed up with stretchy electrical tape too. I don't want the foam to adhere to the inside of the holster either so I used some blue painters tape to line the inside surfaces of the holster. After that I grabbed a handful of the foam clay and packed it against the inner walls of the holster, the took my wrapped pistol and jammed it in there. The foam is super light weight. It's advertised as being like EVA foam once dried. (24-48 hr air dry time). It look a little massaging with wet fingers to pack it tightly around the pistol. A little more tape to keep things in place while it dries. I'm hoping the whole foam plug easily pulls out of the holster once dry as the foam does not really seem to have any adhesive quality to it. It says you can trim and sand the dried product too. If this works out I think I'll just use some silicone or rubber based cement to semi-permanently attach it to the inner walls of the holster. Fingers crossed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The finish on that resin print does look really good. There are a few 3D holdout blasters out there and I know at least one of them is severely undersized. The SC holster is also oversized when compared to the RS lineage version, so that gets you into the situation you're in now Interesting solution. I've seen magnets used most frequently. Some folks have constructed brackets that fit inside the lip as well. Way to think outside of the box with your take on it though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Yeah there's definitely an issue with the fact that the blaster makers and the armor makers are rarely the same people, and there are more of both now than there ever were. This is a great tool to add to the toolkit of customizations though, along with magnets, velcro and brackets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawless Scout Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 6:08 PM, greenyone said: I'm trying to make this work in a non permanent way that can be reversed in the event that I upgrade to a better fitting pistol in the future. Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing - Pistol is right size most likely as yup the SC is way too big. Had the same issue with my first SC kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenyone Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 It's a pretty snug fit with the molded foam insert now. I did glue a small black velcro strip along the trigger guard of the pistol and some corresponding white inside the holster too. Now I can slip the gun into the foam for a no-wobble fit and the velcro keeps it from lifting up and out. I did smear a bit of rubber cement between the foam and the plastic (once dried) to keep it from lifting out with the gun when drawing it from the holster. Here is a crappy video. https://photos.app.goo.gl/LXytLjNwVYf1Q5vW7 There is a guy in my garrison that has been making Inferno Squad and Tie Pilot kits for years (among other kits too). I think he only takes orders/commissions via his facebook page. Anyway he just put together molds for scout trooper kits based on Mr Poopies 3D-printable armor files. Meaning, he printed the armor and created molds from them for the purpose of thermo-forming ABS kits. He said for the holster, he used a scout blaster to get the sizing right and he plans on offering that rubber cast blaster as an optional accessory with his kit. It would be nice if all the armor makers would do the same. Once I see his kit in person and see how his blaster/holster fits... I may commission him for a new holster and matching gun If anyone is interested in his kit you can find him here: https://www.facebook.com/radu.plucinsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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