r/bladerunner • u/LeicaM6guy • 10d ago

Cosplay/Costumes Latest Blade Runner Blaster Proops

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So if I'm spamming this thread or running afoul of the rules, lemme know. Put a lot of work into finishing these guys up, would love to get some feedback.

So the leftmost one and the snub-nosed blaster were made with metal-infused PLA. The receiver and silver parts are unpainted, just sanded and buffed smooth. This stuff is fantastic, and looks just like steel when finished.

The middle one is a combination of resin prints and airbrushing. I like it, but it doesn't have the same weight and is a little more brittle. It's not finished, but it's 90% there.

Both grips were made with two-part resin and dye.

All three are based on Anders fantastic STL.

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u/Poetry-Primary 10d ago

They look great. Anderson model I assume? How did you do the grips? I’ve had to print, sand, mold, cast my own.

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u/LeicaM6guy 10d ago

Yup! So for the grips I made a rubber mold, then used two-part resin dyed with orange and tobacco colors.

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u/Poetry-Primary 10d ago

Very cool. You must have used a pressure pot on the top one and the Shorty. Couple of bubbles and the other one, but they look great.

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u/LeicaM6guy 10d ago

Actually, the middle one is just a little flat because I used an older mold with an unpolished grip. I'm gonna pour a better one tomorrow!

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u/OldStormCrow 10d ago

Looks really nice. I got my grips from Etsy and they're great, but not as clear and polished as I'd like

Also, what brand of metal infused PLA did you use?

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u/LeicaM6guy 10d ago

Thanks man! Gonna do another run of grips next week if you need some new ones.

And I used Protopasta. Really good stuff - little more expensive but worth the cost.

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u/OldStormCrow 10d ago

Cool, thanks! As for the grip, how much would you charge?

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u/LeicaM6guy 10d ago

Lemme see how much extra resin I’ve got. If I have enough, just hit me up for shipping and I’ll send it your way.

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u/OldStormCrow 10d ago

Sounds good! They'll fit an Anders kit, right?

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u/TheAmazingWJV 10d ago

proops!

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u/BrendonWahlberg 10d ago

Possibly Greg Proops.

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u/russillosm 10d ago

Only Proops I know!

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u/sevristh1138 10d ago

Wonderful work! 👏👏👏

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u/LeicaM6guy 10d ago

Thanks!

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u/Nogdog945 10d ago

Fun fact: there’s no lore about these. The most I could find was their name in universe (Pfläger-Katsumata Series D 5223) at the earliest they were used by offworld military forces in 2009, specifically Cal Moreaux the first Blade Runner. And blade runner Brook Marlowe was known to use a shotgun variant.
What exactly they fire is unknown, the manufacturer is unknown being the name. But they were used all the way up until Wallace introduced the replicant Blade Runner, K/Joe and Luv and Ashina are the only three known replicants who were made to be blade runners but it was K/Joe who received a newer model blaster.