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December 14th, 2011, 11:48 AM
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Re: Need laser advice for project
How about a few details? Making it out of wood? Resin? Legos?
If you're gonna sell it, do you need a license or isa closed customer project? (I suspect the latter based on what you said but just to be clear).
Lastly, I concur. Dale has done an awesome job archiving lots of fantastic stuff on his site.
All my best,
Russell
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December 14th, 2011, 02:23 PM
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Warrior Ace
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Re: Need laser advice for project
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How about a few details?
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I plan to make a master out of wood, epoxy putty, styrene sheets of varying thicknesses & other styrene RR construction parts & bits from models. Maybe a Lego piece here & there (heavily altered), then mold it & cast it in resin.
I was getting Monsters In Motion kits, but their molds keep failing in key areas, not to mention that it just wasn't as accurate to the real thing as I'd believed. Even heavy modding can't completely fix the proportion issues I have with it.
Once I began crazy research, I started to feel like I should just make as near a perfect one as I could, since no other one is offered anywhere (I even think Coyle's one, although I believe it to be probably the most accurate out there, is still off on some places, and of course, the awful Radio Shack trigger...), I'd make one my own self, and for anyone else that thinks I did a great job on it.
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December 16th, 2011, 03:55 PM
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Warrior Ace
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Re: Need laser advice for project
Okay, scratch this.
I'm getting too many conflicting online images & my own DVD caps here. It seems there were SO MANY versions of the laser, in essence, nearly any way it looks is right. 
In the words of Emily Litella, nevermind. 
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December 16th, 2011, 05:39 PM
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Warrior Ace
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Re: Need laser advice for project
I ran into the same problem doing my 3d model of the pistol. My reference image library is loaded with conflicts.
I hope you dont give up, just decide what you like and go with it.
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December 16th, 2011, 06:34 PM
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Re: Need laser advice for project
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
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December 17th, 2011, 03:36 AM
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Re: Need laser advice for project
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Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
Studio scale viper!
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That is definitely in my future.y 
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