Oblivion Jack Harper's Pistol - Build Thread (Pic Heavy!)

[TKSteve]

WOW! Amazing job.

 

[Gueezer]

Love these buid threads, and this is one of the most amazing that I have seen!
Fantastic talent... Congrats!

 

[Soulinertia]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I really appreciate it!

 

[Sean]

No problem. you did an absolutely fantastic job. and I thank you for making the decals available. ordered a set this morning.

 

[Soulinertia]

Started work on a holster:

 

[kevinericon]

MAD SKILL, man! The holster looks dead on too! OK that does it, now I want a pant to go with the holster.

 

[Rysjin7717]

Awesome work SI and the silver leafing is a great idea to incorporate into props and related items.
opcorn :cool

 

[Zendragon]

Amazing work. I just watched this last night so consider me extra impressed!

 

[Sean]

Dude the holster rocks! just as much as the great job you did on the pistol. just one question I have to ask. have you flipped the pistol around In the holster? Just to see If they possibly made It backwards somehow for the movie.

 

[PeterLC]

Re: Oblivion Jack Harper's Pistol - Build Thread

The solution for the led lenses was very clever. For those that need them, the correct led lenses can be found here:
https://www.elfaelectronics.com/elfa3~ex_en/elfa/init.do?toc=20642&name=+Lenses+for+LEDs+

I'm sure there's a more local distributor if you're in the US but this is a good place to get them in Europe.

They look good but that company wants 50 euro for shipping just a few lenses.

I'm thinking some small lengths of acrylic rod of the right diameter would work too.

 

[jhusel]

I got some from Digi-Key. No minimum order, was $6 shipped to my house

 

[PeterLC]

They want $34 to ship some to me in Australia and that is supposedly Digi-Key Australia.

 

[JOATRASH FX]

Re: Oblivion Jack Harper's Pistol - Build Thread

They look good but that company wants 50 euro for shipping just a few lenses.

Try sending them an e-mail. I've had electronics companies want up to $100 to send parts that would fit in an envelope but when you send them a e-mail about it will work with you.

 

[Soulinertia]

Dude the holster rocks! just as much as the great job you did on the pistol. just one question I have to ask. have you flipped the pistol around In the holster? Just to see If they possibly made It backwards somehow for the movie.

I did try flipping it around in the holster, but it's an awkward fit and it doesn't look right. Part of the cut-out along the top and beveled edge of the holster lines up perfectly with a ridge along the top edge of the pistol, so I'm confident it was made that way on purpose.

 

[Soulinertia]

Here are some progress pics of the holster I'm working on:

I started with a piece of gray Kydex which turned out to be a bit too dark

Drew out and cut some basic shapes with the dremel

Then I used a heat gun to form it

I found it was pretty easy to do with a pair of thick gloves and heated one section at a time forming it over the edge of an aluminum box I had lying around.

Then I cut some shapes out of a plastic lid to an old tupperware container

After initial spray coat with buckles and straps installed. I still need to cut and stitch them in place

w/lights!

I'm going to try to 3D print and replace the top panel with the "49" routed out of it.

Stay tuned for more updates . . .

 

[Chrisisall]

This is just all kinds of awesome!:thumbsup

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

Wow this gun is amazing!!

 

[pinder91]

This thread is the epitome of why I started lurking (what was to eventually become the RPF) way back in 1999. Fantastic!!! :thumbsup

 

[Computersfx]

Damn!! Epic job!!!

 

[Soulinertia]

Finished painting the buckles and sewing the straps. I should have went with a lighter gray elastic, oh well. Maybe I'll try dusting them with some spray paint.

Also updated the red LED cover: