Working on the rifle for my kit, started with a cheap-o (20$) Rubies Boba Fett EE-3 Blaster from amazon, very poorly made but it'll work for a base:
First step was to cut off the stock and barrel tip. The gun is too short, so I needed a longer (and sturdier) stock, and wanted to extend the barrel to make this more into a long rifle instead of a carbine:
Rough Before/after size comparison:
First coat of gloss black as a base, and stained the wooden stock:
Current progress, have the barrel shroud, barrel tip, and stock cover plate painted and waiting on them to dry. Did a graphite rub on the rest of the blaster to give it a metallic look. Next up is going in and painting details by hand and doing a clearcoat on the stock while I wait for the paint on those other parts to dry so I can attach them.