Polymer Armory EC-17 Question

[irongladiator]

Hello Fellow ROTJ Scouts,
I ordered my EC-17 kit from Polymer Armory and got it this week! I ordered this back on July 1st, 2023. And even though it took quite a while to get to me, Polymer Armory stayed in touch with me throughout the months. I told him I wasn't in a rush, and he told me that his molds were undergoing a couple changes but the wait would be worth it. He had a few events transpire in his "Life" which prolonged the wait time.

And finally, the wait is over. This was the last piece I needed for my ROTJ Scout Trooper. And I believe the wait was worth it, as it is such a beautiful kit!

 

My question was around the 501st CRL - and specifically this....

 

I see that Polymer Armory (in the picture above) includes a little clear plastic disk - presumably to put in the rear scope. So....when the 501st CRL says "Scope has no actual lens". Does the little clear plastic disk qualify as a "Lens", or does the CRL mean it shouldn't be an actual scope that you can see all the way through it? Because if you look at the scope from this angle you can see that the scope is filled.

The entire blaster will be painted black including this spot. So the little clear Plastic Disk, you won't be able to see through. But when looking at the Scoutopedia pics it does appear to me that the little clear plastic disk is present, obviously you cannot see through but it does indeed look like it was included. Can someone confirm?

 

Thanks,

-Iron

 

[Chopper]

If you paint the scope as is black, then you will be fine. There is no reason to add the clear plastic lens included in the kit. 

The point of including the CRL comment about the lens was because people were making the scope into an actual scope, which wasn't the case in ROTJ.

[irongladiator]

@Chopper

Ah, gotcha! …and that’s about what I was thinking too. Folks making them so you can see through it like an actual scope.

 

Appreciate the clarification.

😎

 

-Iron