While a lot of other makers have already jumped ahead and started making Deathtroopers, Shoretrooper armor, and Tank Driver helmets, I decided to reign myself in and just make this particular blaster rifle prop carried by this guy:
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That's a new version of imperial soldier that's being called the "Shoretrooper" on a lot of the forums and a "Scarif Stormtrooper" on the action figure packaging. While I like that his armor will make it possible to sit down and possibly even jog comfortably, what I really like is the weapon. While it looks like some of them are just carrying the same old Blastech E-11 that stormtroopers carried in the original trilogy, others are armed with this beauty:
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This is the Blastech E-22 Heavy Blaster Rifle.
Here's my version:
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For details on the build (and better, focused pictures) read on...