Buck Rogers Ray Gun Replica
- Thread starter ghostryder
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This replica release is apparently gold plated. If you go to the GoHero site, you can see the photos of the release version.
It's still a great set, I'm getting one despite already having an authentic vintage XZ-38.
Also don't miss their 1/6 figure of Buck Rogers, coming soon.
http://www.goheroshop.com/
It's still a great set, I'm getting one despite already having an authentic vintage XZ-38.
Also don't miss their 1/6 figure of Buck Rogers, coming soon.
http://www.goheroshop.com/
ghostryder
Legendary Member
drusselmeyer
Master Member
Ok, this is something I just don't understand.
Originals have appeared on ebay for years often selling for less than $100. Copies are being made costing more than originals? ...and they are expecting them to sell?
Strange.
Originals have appeared on ebay for years often selling for less than $100. Copies are being made costing more than originals? ...and they are expecting them to sell?
Strange.
Jack T Chance
Sr Member
Orange safety plug = EPIC FAILURE!!! :angry
I don't give a rat's arse about the gun safety laws here in the USA, I HATE orange safety plugs! As far as I know, Master Replicas has not been required to put orange safety plugs in their line of prop replica guns, such as the Star Wars blasters (but please correct me if I'm wrong about that,) so why is Go Hero being required to add that plug, which makes their replica less accurate?!? :confused
Guess I'll hope and pray that I can find a good deal on the original in copper (the ones with the gold painted finish usually have lots of scratches and/or chipped/flaked off paint, ruining the condition and look) one of these days.
I don't give a rat's arse about the gun safety laws here in the USA, I HATE orange safety plugs! As far as I know, Master Replicas has not been required to put orange safety plugs in their line of prop replica guns, such as the Star Wars blasters (but please correct me if I'm wrong about that,) so why is Go Hero being required to add that plug, which makes their replica less accurate?!? :confused
Guess I'll hope and pray that I can find a good deal on the original in copper (the ones with the gold painted finish usually have lots of scratches and/or chipped/flaked off paint, ruining the condition and look) one of these days.
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Got my replica XZ-38 from GoHero!
Weird... dead mint, and "modern" looking, kind of creepy. The gold seems more like paint than plating, it's shiny but also seems kind of thick, as though it were a paint coat rather than metal. It probably photographs more impressively than it appears in person.
The trigger action is stiff, and it gives a strong "POP" with the spark in the window.
The packaging is nice but very "collector-y".... very commemorative and celebratory. I guess folks want that sort of thing, but I would have rather just had the pistol in a handsome case without all the medallions and papers and so on.
That said, the little figure of Buck is nice. And it was a neat touch to include the cross section patent drawing.
The only real difference I see between my original pistol and this replica, is that the four compression rings on the barrel are jammed together tighter on the replica. Plus the replica has cheezy copyright info stamped on the side, instead of the elegant simplicity of the original. The XZ-38 was just called "Disintegrator" on the side, but this one is now an "ATOMIC Disintegrator", which makes it seem more like the pistols from the Fifties (especially with the "gold paint finish").
So anyway... pricey at $175, and I would have liked a lower price with less ruffles and flourishes. BUT it's an interesting piece and certainly you'll never find an authentic gun as "minty" as this.
This pic shows my original vintage pistol in the new display box. Looks a lot better to my eye!
Apparently the new 21st-century crime is "confusing a cop"...
Weird... dead mint, and "modern" looking, kind of creepy. The gold seems more like paint than plating, it's shiny but also seems kind of thick, as though it were a paint coat rather than metal. It probably photographs more impressively than it appears in person.
The trigger action is stiff, and it gives a strong "POP" with the spark in the window.
The packaging is nice but very "collector-y".... very commemorative and celebratory. I guess folks want that sort of thing, but I would have rather just had the pistol in a handsome case without all the medallions and papers and so on.
That said, the little figure of Buck is nice. And it was a neat touch to include the cross section patent drawing.
The only real difference I see between my original pistol and this replica, is that the four compression rings on the barrel are jammed together tighter on the replica. Plus the replica has cheezy copyright info stamped on the side, instead of the elegant simplicity of the original. The XZ-38 was just called "Disintegrator" on the side, but this one is now an "ATOMIC Disintegrator", which makes it seem more like the pistols from the Fifties (especially with the "gold paint finish").
So anyway... pricey at $175, and I would have liked a lower price with less ruffles and flourishes. BUT it's an interesting piece and certainly you'll never find an authentic gun as "minty" as this.
This pic shows my original vintage pistol in the new display box. Looks a lot better to my eye!
Apparently the new 21st-century crime is "confusing a cop"...
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Well the first Buck Rogers gun was the "XZ-31 Rocket Pistol", which is blued steel and looks very no-nonsense.
The XZ-38 Disinitegrator Pistol was basically designed by Daisy to be sold as a toy, and the cartoonist drew the gun into the strip to help market it.
The XZ-38 Disinitegrator Pistol was basically designed by Daisy to be sold as a toy, and the cartoonist drew the gun into the strip to help market it.
Master Jedi TJ
New Member
classic
Phase pistol, I think that I remember reading that Daisy was heavily involved in the design of the toys. The Dillie syndicate was big on merchandising, they could have probably given Lucas some lessons. To keep the money flowing in, the syndicate made sure that the artist consistently used the designs. If you ever get to read Alex Raymond's beautiful Flash Gordon strip, he never really settled on one design for FG's ray guns. If that makes any sense. :confused
Useless piece of trivia. In one of the BR strips it showed Buck reloading his disintegrator, it was a small cylinder that was housed in the chamber with 8 windows on top of the pistol. Unfortunately, you would have to cutup a pistol to duplicate that feature.
I need to go and read my BR collections books again.
David.
Useless piece of trivia. In one of the BR strips it showed Buck reloading his disintegrator, it was a small cylinder that was housed in the chamber with 8 windows on top of the pistol. Unfortunately, you would have to cutup a pistol to duplicate that feature.
I need to go and read my BR collections books again.
David.
Yeah, projectrho.com (great site) has that panel, as well as the one I posted above. This one features Buck disguised as an alien, reloading the disintegrator pistol.
The toy Disintegrator only needs to have its flint reloaded, which is done through the thumbwheel on top of of the gun.
- k
The toy Disintegrator only needs to have its flint reloaded, which is done through the thumbwheel on top of of the gun.
- k
Wake
Well-Known Member
If anyone in Europe is interested in buying one of these please check my junkyard interested thread.
Am I right in thinking that the orange plug is easily removable?
Am I right in thinking that the orange plug is easily removable?
