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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:59 am 
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I finally got an original and mint full metal MGC (Model Gun Corporation - Japan) Stormtrooper blaster, and it is one of the best conversions I've seen. These are the E-11 blasters used by Stormtroopers in ROTJ (together with Pugman resin versions). True prop collectors know how rare these things are, especially good conversions. It still misses a small greeblie, but I will get that separately and add it myself.

The Stormtrooper blaster comes with:

• Aluminum scope rail
• Accurate Weaver Scope Ring
• Aluminum Scope with separate glass lens (from Boba Debt's last run)
• Aluminum Barrel Rails
• Accurate Mr. Sparkle Hammer Greeblies
• Real RO72 Sight
• Lightly weathered

And it also came with the original MGC cardboard box from the 80's, which is insanely cool. Now to make some plaques and a cool metal stand.


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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 3:33 pm 
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WOW ! :ac10

Where you got it from?
That's a real beauty and as i would say a perfect match up of 100% authentic parts as well.
Congrats :thumbsup


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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
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Turrican wrote:
WOW ! :ac10

Where you got it from?
That's a real beauty and as i would say a perfect match up of 100% authentic parts as well.
Congrats :thumbsup



Thank you. It came from US, which if you think it is a bit insane. :toothy It is a very cool piece, love it!

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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
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Have your tried to put some blanks in it and play a bit Rambo in your house? :toothy


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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
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Being converted like the scree used one this cannot fire anymore. But the trigger and selector move and is quite cool

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Being converted like the scree used one this cannot fire anymore. But the trigger and selector move and is quite cool


Did they "destroy" it , or are just leaving some parts which could be made it fire again?


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 Post subject: Re: Jkno's collection from Transylvania
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Being converted like the scree used one this cannot fire anymore. But the trigger and selector move and is quite cool


Did they "destroy" it , or are just leaving some parts which could be made it fire again?


The moment you truly converted it by screwing and bolting the U tracks and other greeblies, this will never return to its original MGC Sterling shape. Neither did the screen used ones. I'm sure they were intentionally made this way, ILM had to do changes like these before with Baptys in Tunisia and MG-15 with removed inner barrels for the Sandies. For ROTJ E-11 they decided not to use real guns anymore and instead they used resin ESB Pugmans and MG Sterlings heavily converted.

I've seen other MGC conversions, but this is one of the most accurate out there - and TKBondservnt (FISD blaster expert) & OdiWan (RPF) both confirmed it. In other conversions people kept the bolt and spring and it might be able to shoot - which is inaccurate. Still the trigger on mine works fine and also the selector. But once you drilled holes in it, this will never be a true MGC again - you can have a total screen conversion like mine, or a partial conversion, not too accurate but it might still dry fire.

See below some pics of the screen used blaster, then some pics of an unmodified MGC, and you'll notice the differences. This was converted to be a true ROTJ E-11 replica as much as possible.

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If during the filming of ROTJ they needed an extra E-11 blaster they'd be in luck. All you needed to do was get in a time machine to 1982 and hand it to the props master and tell him "But you've got to return it to me in 33 years!" :cheers


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LOL, I wish :cheers

Though I still need to add the door catch greeblie on it, and seems Markus will help me with that. Hopefully some day it will be discovered what this truly is. That is why this greeblie will only be attached with double sided tape for now

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Regarding the greeblie, given its size I might think it is a the striking plate for a window or sliding door lock. Some google search terms that result in similar looking items are "vertical window lock", "mortise lock", "mortise striking plate"


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People have searched for it a long time, but no one found the exact item so far. :pale

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One of my 3 exceptions to the Original Trilogy Imperials only rule of collecting, together with the Gentle Giant Leia statue and Kotobukiya Droids statue:

Original Graflex Flashgun
Genuine Exactra 20 bubbles
Roy t-tracks & D-ring assembly
Custom stand & metal plaque


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Final setup of my Model Gun Corporation ROTJ E-11 Stormtrooper blaster - special thanks to Matt for the cool metal stand, and to everyone else who helped me get this awesome piece in the first place, or the greeblies for it: :)


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Hope you not had to buy the Graflex for over 600 USD.
The prices for Star Wars stuff are insane now. :banger

Should sell my whole collection and buy me a house. :grumpy


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Turrican wrote:
Hope you not had to buy the Graflex for over 600 USD.
The prices for Star Wars stuff are insane now. :banger

Should sell my whole collection and buy me a house. :grumpy


Got it for a good price. As for a house, I already have mine, no need for two :)

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