Thats looking very good. Going to have to pull my scratch build out of the box now.
Thats looking very good. Going to have to pull my scratch build out of the box now.
That's coming along beautifully so far! I'm really impressed with the trigger/hammer assembly you made!
Trigun wasn't my first anime but I've always been a big fan of it, Vash is just such a great goofy fun character
Thanks for all the feedback ! I'm still not feeling well, but I did get some work done on the cylinder tonight, I used some brass tubing and Apoxiesculpt to make it and I have another piece of brass tubing that fits perfectly inside , which will be perfect to make the bullet casings. I have some rough days ahead at work so I don't know how much I'll get done but hopefully monday I'll be able to mold the front half of the gun.
Last edited by Weaselhammer; Feb 10, 2012 at 5:29 AM.
MORE PROGRESS !!! THANKS TO CAFFEINE !!! So tonight I assembled the prototype barrel assembly somewhat and drilled out for the cylinder. I cut and glued in the pivot and the pins for the trigger and hammer, which works smoothly! I'm also really happy with the heat sinks. Here are some pics !
Thanks ! I can't wait to get more done !Sandman0077 said:
Still working on this alot, I went back and made some improvements to the main hinge, and finished fabrication of the latch, I still need to find a torsion spring for the latch return though. Right now I'm making the grip which I will cast in 2 halves with urethane resin. After that, the only thing left to make is the trigger guard, then just fit and finish type stuff. I will be assembling with more accurate screws, etc. once it's painted.
Making the grip took alot more time to do than I planned, but I'm not on any kind of deadline so that's ok, I just enjoy the problem solving and building. I made the grip out of multiple layers of 1/4" MDF and shaped it with files, sanding sponges, and my dremel.
I put what I have done together after a quick shot of primer to show the flaws better
Next is the trigger guard and front sight, tell me what you think !
Nice. Looks real.
The cylinder looks a tad small compared to that photo. Can you wrap it with a layer of plastic?
Excellent work so far! But I have to agree with terryr...the cylinder looks like it should be a little bigger.
I wish you wern't using that Vice Alpha kit as reference.
It dosen't look bad but I don't think totally accurate either, and everyone cites that as an example of the gun when building them. Personal preference, really. I've attatched a couple composite images I assembled from the series that show show some good detail. I think the one issue that Vice Alpha got "wrong" were the proportions.
Regardless, this is the best custom buildup i've seen of this gun.
Thanks for all the feedback ! I actually have over 130 reference pics (thanks Sandman) of Vash's gun. I have found that There are subtle differences that pop up just in the anime itself. I guess mine is a mutt of a mixture of anime and other replica versions, and will never be "screen accurate". I totally agree with the cylinder dillemma, which is made to look worse because I sanded too much off of the frame underneath it making the gap worse. I was trying to get it squared up and took off too much material. I was thinking of wrapping a layer of styrene around it like Terryr suggested.
Not much to update about other than I fixed the gap around the cylinder by wrapping a piece of styrene around it to increase the circumference a little. I also built a new latch that is stronger, I just didn't trust the other one ! I was going to make the trigger guard tonight, but I got caught up in the funny picture thread on the off topic forum and wasted too much time lol
Tonight I attached the trigger guard to the frame and re-primered everything. I also fixed the spacing issue between the tubes in the cylinder, thanks to a tip from Fevereon props ! I drilled out the barrel and added the barrel tip as well. The farther I go into this build, the more I see the inaccuracies, but I'm still very proud of this, especially since I've been doing this (prop making) for less than a year.
really like the look, i did a revolver a few years ago, the finish on mine was rubbish, however i focused more on the trigger/hammer movements. to get 'basic ideas' i took apart a toy cap gun and studied the movements and the spings before copying the parts in alloy..
Man this is amazing! I made the Pepakura version a couple years back and fiberglassed it. I bet when it's finished it will be good and sturdy for some gun spinning.
Thanks for the kind comments everyone ! I have painted the gun and am going to take some good pics outside soon, here is one from my work bench.
That's nice! Are you gonna make some bullets for it? ^^
Extraordinary build! Keep it up! =D
I do plan on making some bullets for it, I have to get some more brass tubing and hopefully will have that done soon !loveyuri said:
Thanks ! Big fan of yours !chinbeard said:
Excellent work! The lines on that sucker are so clean!
-Jonaas
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