When I made my 'hero' build, I gutted an HCG for the shrouds. The parts left behind were pretty nice though and it would be a shame to waste them. Much of the resin is hollow and has moving parts, so it is fairly light weight and looks real clean. The metal parts felt too thin to me for my 'hero', but again, work great on a lighter build.
So my goal here is to salvage the HCG that was left behind after taking the shrouds and making a 'lightweight' pulse for use at long cons or by my wife. I plan to add sound, but we'll see how that works out...
So this is what is left after you take apart the HCG.
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I have heard many say the HCG shrouds practically fall off as the glue holding it on crumbles. That was not the case for me. It required a heat gun and lots of effort/force. I did do a little damage and the area below the ejection port which is the thinnest and easily most fragile part of the setup. This resin is crazy receptive to super glue, so I think it will be fine.
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I am thinking about going with the "forward barrel" look of the screen used stunts. Loosening up the barrel and vent requires breaking the glue free at the back of the barrel and just sliding it out the front of the vent triangle. The vent is then just attached with 2 screws.
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The magazine itself is a bit of a problem. The original setup involved magnets inside the shroud holding the magazine in place. The mag release on resin thompson is non functional (it flexes, but doesn't truly do anything). But i may just delete the magazine all together to fit sound parts.
Still overall it is a nice foundation and I am feeling pretty good about the direction.
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