Where is best place to buy MR Star Wars Blasters

[hirohawa]

I have seen the listings on Ebay but I am wondering if these are the best deals or are this scalper prices?

Anyone familiar with any stores that sell these cheaper than ebay?

Thanks

[bsu legato]

The Master Replicas ANH Solo is long, long gone and your chances of getting one for anything near retail price are between slim to none. However there are still some unlicensed copies out there for good prices. Check THIS site out for both the ANH hero and the "Greedo Killer" version.

[Chowser]

what he said

the MR ESB Solo blaster is coming out though.

[Hikuro]

You know, I didn't notice till now but that blaster really looks like the old standard issue Nazi pistol....can't remember its name for the life of me....but it looks just like it just a replaced nozzle.

[promethuem5]

Mauser?

Almost all of the Star Wars blasters from the OT were converted from surplus firearms..... I actually dont know if any weren't... they used old military stuff for props all over the films... the Star Wars magazing did a really nice set of details about this once... interesting to see how ingeneous some of it was.

EDITed for historical neutrality so as to not mess up the time periods.... (thanks JsArclight.)

Edited June 21, 2005 by promethuem5

[JsARCLIGHT]

Yeah the solo pistol is basically a broomhandle mauser with a bolt on flash hider and a tilted scope. If you really wanted you could make an actual firing pistol that looks just like that. They changed nothing on the broomhandle mauser other than add things.

[nitpick] Oh and the broomhandle mauser is from before the first world war [/nitpick]

[bsu legato]

If somebody is feeling ambitious, they can make their own ANH or ESB blasters using parts from HERE.

[hirohawa]

Anybody buy any of the unlicensed versions?

How do they compare to the MR versions?

Thanks

Edited June 22, 2005 by hirohawa

[bsu legato]

I've heard lots of good things about the Blast-Tech parts. It seems that many of the "prop people" use his parts to make their own replicas. His finished blasters seem good too, although his ANH hero is missing the bull barrel. I only recently found the link to sjsmodelsandprops.com, but again I found it through the replica prop forums and if its good enough for them, then I don't think casual fans like us would have any complaints. To my eyes, his ANH hero is superior to the Blast Tech, but only by a narrow margin.

[hirohawa]

Thanks!

Anyone else here have blaster experience?

I've heard lots of good things about the Blast-Tech parts. It seems that many of the "prop people" use his parts to make their own replicas. His finished blasters seem good too, although his ANH hero is missing the bull barrel. I only recently found the link to sjsmodelsandprops.com, but again I found it through the replica prop forums and if its good enough for them, then I don't think casual fans like us would have any complaints. To my eyes, his ANH hero is superior to the Blast Tech, but only by a narrow margin.

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[Ghadrack]

I picked up my MR Stormtrooper Blaster off E-Bay a couple weeks ago, they are going to be your best bet for a below retail price. Master Replicas official site put the Stormie Blaster back up for sale last week, it was still up yesterday for $400.00 instead of $499.00. I believe that www.thesabervault.com still has them in stock, albeit at full retail, but the guy that operates the store is really highly regarded on several of the star wars message boards as a fantastic dealer.

Good Luck

[bsu legato]

Just thought I'd mention that the Saber Vault has the Rebel DH-18 blaster on sale for a paltry $280.

http://www.thesabervault.com/MasterReplica...trooperANH.html

Edited July 16, 2005 by bsu legato

[David Hingtgen]

Go here for a detailed breakdown of most every prop in Eps 1, and 4-6:

http://www.partsofsw.com

Han ANH blaster: http://www.partsofsw.com/dl44sw.htm

Edited July 16, 2005 by David Hingtgen