Quantum Mechanix's replica of Mal's pistol...

POSTED BY: Walkdogger
UPDATED: Saturday, October 27, 2007 00:46
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ARTCAT81

Monday, October 22, 2007 12:44 PM

Anyone else still waiting on their refund? I emailed a status check to them last week and have not heard back.

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MICJWELCH

Monday, October 22, 2007 2:24 PM

For those of you that can't get these shipped to you, someone has been selling a few on ebay that aren't nearly this quality, but still cool. You'd have to paint it yourself. I think they generally run about $50.

"We may experience some slight turbulence, and then... explode."

XARDOZ

Monday, October 22, 2007 2:49 PM

If you're talking about the Wilco kit, I bought one and am distinctly unimpressed. Beyond having the wrong grips for either the movie or TV version of the gun, the casting I received is full of air holes, has lots of molding flash and the barrel is warped.

However, I've read that others are very happy with the castings they've received. Maybe mine was just a poor example.

If you're talking about the "Coolmodels" pistol, it's even more inaccurate than the Wilco.

MICJWELCH

Monday, October 22, 2007 6:35 PM

I haven't actually bought any of the pistols. I'm so cheap I had to carve one myself, and then the barrel broke off. :-( I need more money...

"We may experience some slight turbulence, and then... explode."

TRAVELER

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:29 AM

http://www.culttvman.com/
Try here. I found Mal's pistol for $39.95.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

XARDOZ

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:39 PM

Yep, that's the Wilco kit. It comes cast in three pieces of black resin - the two grip halves and the main gun body.

Caveat emptor - I was not pleased with the casting.

TRAVELER

Friday, October 26, 2007 1:01 AM

Well 39.95 beats 800.00 if you plan to buy one.
I agree. For $800.00 it better fire real bullets.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

XARDOZ

Friday, October 26, 2007 11:47 PM

The QMX Serenity stunt pistol is only $150, and it would be a great piece at twice that price. It fits perfectly in hand, unlike the Wilco (the grips are oversized for the frame and not properly angled) and the finish is incredible.

My only complaint is that QMX can't legally produce a Firefly version.

TRAVELER

Friday, October 26, 2007 11:55 PM

So there have to be slight alterations so it is not a perfect copy. But just looking at some of the pictures, these guns are nearly perfect. I would have to freeze frame Firefly several times to see Mal's gun from different angles just to see where these differences are. $150.00 is a little more reasonable than $800.00 for sure.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

XARDOZ

Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:46 AM

Sure, there have to be differences, but it didn't have to be uncomfortable to hold - or, in my case, poorly cast.

The top rib is different between the Wilco Firefly and the QMX Serenity,and the Wilco has a slightly longer (.25 inch, maybe) barrel. Admittedly, Wilco didn't have the original to work from, so they based their grips on existing Ruger grips.

And yeah, the Wilco unit is $40, but that's unassembled and unpainted. What's your time worth to finish it?

The picture posted here is assembled and painted. When I ordered my Wilco, they said I could get it assembled and painted by them for an additional $25 or so, but I haven't seen that version, so I can't comment on it.

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