Mass Effect II + III M97 Viper Sniper Rifle Build FINISHED!

I started this project a few months ago and it took a backseat for a while. I decided to make it the same length as my M-29 Incisor, and used this picture as a reference:



I was building this at the same time I was building my first mattock, so I didnt take many pictures as I focused on the mattock.

Anyways, here we go!

I started with the receiver details. I wanted to get these nice and crisp.



Then I did the little box details below that.



Little details on each side



Then I did the rest of the "flat peices" before laminating them together.



Scope riser. I've seen a couple builds where people skip this piece entirely!



Hollowed stock



Glued on shrouds, etc



Started on the barrels. At this scale, the PVC worked out perfectly



The barrel details are pinned for strength and are all friction fit for removal when painting





Barrel coming together



Blocking out the stock



Early test fitting



Stock roughed out and primed



foregrip and trigger area sanded down



The grip details. In retrospect, I should have drawn "penispenispenis" all over this volpin style.



I cant remember which end of the scope this is. Theyre both different though.



Annnnd the other end.



All the parts, sans the little "bolt" part above the stock



Primed up! (No easy feat with this much MDF)



My friend holding the gun as it sits now. Still need weathering, 3 details, and photoshoot! I'll be back.

thanks guys! here's the viper and the mattock in the same shot. My scattergun is in there as well. I'm on the left.

G17RDY said:

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Incredible build, pieces are so sharp!

What sort of tools do you use, scroll saw, router table??

lose the router table and youve got it!

Really nice!

Is the MDF CNC cut, of do you do it all by hand? It is really sharp looking.

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zanderwitaz said:

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lose the router table and youve got it!

(After reading a bit more closely) That is really precise work with only a scroll saw!