zanderwitaz
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DISCLAIMER: The majority of this project wasn't built by me. It was built by the talented Terry Butler ( @Weaselhammer ) here, and then handed off to me later on in the build for some tweaks and molding. We now both have copies of the project and will be posting completed pictures when the time comes. You can follow him here to see the paint job happen right now! https://www.facebook.com/VectorSigmaCreations/ as he will be finishing his first, I've got a lot on my plate and won't get to it 'till later. You should follow his stuff regardless if you like scratch builds!
Onto the build!
Terry started with the stock, cutting out the notch for the bullpup magazine before gluing and shaping the outer layers.
The receiver and lower canister got blocked out of MDF and PVC respectively.
The beginnings of the front handguard and receiver spine. This was a commission and the client wanted a moving bolt, so a cast resin slab slides back and forth inside that PVC spine.
The front handguard got refined as well as the magazine shaped. The stock that cradles the receiver is sintra.
The outer barrel was PVC and sintra. The canister mount got blocked out too.
Some of the parts got a primer bath while others got detailed up.
The upper handguard hides the battery compartment for the electronics.
It glowsss! (The master, none of the subsequent casts will have this feature)
Some even primer to level things out. The most noticeable part here is the detailing, namely the tedious styrene half rounds that were heated and bent to fit in all of the nooks.
The grip getting some dowel pins for detail.
Carefully sanded and ready for paint!
Onto the build!
Terry started with the stock, cutting out the notch for the bullpup magazine before gluing and shaping the outer layers.
The receiver and lower canister got blocked out of MDF and PVC respectively.
The beginnings of the front handguard and receiver spine. This was a commission and the client wanted a moving bolt, so a cast resin slab slides back and forth inside that PVC spine.
The front handguard got refined as well as the magazine shaped. The stock that cradles the receiver is sintra.
The outer barrel was PVC and sintra. The canister mount got blocked out too.
Some of the parts got a primer bath while others got detailed up.
The upper handguard hides the battery compartment for the electronics.
It glowsss! (The master, none of the subsequent casts will have this feature)
Some even primer to level things out. The most noticeable part here is the detailing, namely the tedious styrene half rounds that were heated and bent to fit in all of the nooks.
The grip getting some dowel pins for detail.
Carefully sanded and ready for paint!
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