My HW99 was looking as bit bland as they all do when the open sights are removed (I bought it second hand and never had them unfortunately). So I designed a blanking plate I could make on a 3D printer, but also jazz up a little.
It's printed from a UV resistant material. Then chemically treated to increase strength, text painted, sanded and polished/waxed. The two pins on the bottom engage the empty screw holes and there's some double sided tape to keep it in place.
If there's any interest in them, I have a pile of unfinished ones that could be finished and put in the new items area of the sales.
Blanking plates looking lovely, Dan.![]()
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They look good Dan, mine are all plain smooth on top, I believe I paid £7 each for mine when originally purchased and custom fitted to the top of the breech block , but ones on offer at the moment are textured or have simple recessed HW99 on the bay of flea with no coloured letters which range from £10 - £13 , it will be awkward to cater for everybodies tastes , some want plain, some want textures some like a bit of bling on their guns , so you could possibly price accordingly ??
My eyes are so bad nowadays that opens aren't a feasible option to me anymore , so the breeches look better with a plate over them . You just have to expect a rush for them to start with then it drops off to the occasional buyer as I've found out in a few places before, then they seem to dissapear or become made to order. But they certainly smarten the guns up![]()
Yes I'll probably do £7.50 for a plain one, £10 for a custom one with letters on. They cost almost nothing to actually make, the cost is in the finishing. Acetone smoothing, de-gassing, sanding, polishing for the plain ones, and paint on the ones with text.
The plain ones I can make in batches so they are nice and easy.
Could you make them for a Mk2 HW80 … Just plain & smooth
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