ZK's ZF-1 research thread
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Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
Well this pic pretty much proves the Maglite theory! :lol
Great shot of the flamer assembly and rocket area as well.
-G
http://www.scifiguns.com/pictures/ZF1b.jpg
Well this pic pretty much proves the Maglite theory! :lol
Great shot of the flamer assembly and rocket area as well.
-G
hollywoodhardware
Sr Member
Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
Great work so far!
Here are a couple of screenshots:
Thomas
Great work so far!
Here are a couple of screenshots:
Thomas
Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
Awesome pic, thanks Grief. That gun is a bit of an oddball. The part in between the rocket and the barrel is different, It has no yellow light on the left side but looks like it has a brass knob next to it instead. Maybe the flamethrower valve. It looks like this one has the pop out dart pods. It's also missing the aluminum side arms. Paint job is very close to the live fire gun but not exactly the same. Any idea where this pic is from?
ZK
Well this pic pretty much proves the Maglite theory! :lol
Great shot of the flamer assembly and rocket area as well.
-G
http://www.scifiguns.com/pictures/ZF1b.jpg
Awesome pic, thanks Grief. That gun is a bit of an oddball. The part in between the rocket and the barrel is different, It has no yellow light on the left side but looks like it has a brass knob next to it instead. Maybe the flamethrower valve. It looks like this one has the pop out dart pods. It's also missing the aluminum side arms. Paint job is very close to the live fire gun but not exactly the same. Any idea where this pic is from?
ZK
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SANTA, YOU SHOULDN"T HAVE!!!!! :eek Look what i opened up yesterday.
SANTA, YOU SHOULDN"T HAVE!!!!! :eek Look what i opened up yesterday.
MattMunson
Master Member
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I think that's the either the "history channel" gun, or the one that we've seen that I theorize to be built up by someone who worked on the movie. But yeah, there are some things on THAT gun that are not found on ANY of the screen-seen pieces. So don't put TOO Much stock in any "discoveries" you make based on those pics.
I think that's the either the "history channel" gun, or the one that we've seen that I theorize to be built up by someone who worked on the movie. But yeah, there are some things on THAT gun that are not found on ANY of the screen-seen pieces. So don't put TOO Much stock in any "discoveries" you make based on those pics.
Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
I don't think it's the History Channel gun. The HC gun is wrong in alot of ways. Actually there are more things wrong with it than right. The one Grief posted is not far off . It gives me the impression it was a stunt gun, maybe one of the functioning guns where function trumped finish. All the main parts look correct, some the flamethrower parts look to be a little different. I wonder if this was the flamethrower gun and it needed all the extra bits to work. It has the brass valve on the left side and an extra brass tube that comes out of the top of the "clippard valve".
Also that bump on the lip of the upper half of the pod is a good identifier. I will try to get back on this project at the begining of next month. I need to print off some more screen caps and see if i can match the oddities and paint job with something on the screen.
I don't think it's the History Channel gun. The HC gun is wrong in alot of ways. Actually there are more things wrong with it than right. The one Grief posted is not far off . It gives me the impression it was a stunt gun, maybe one of the functioning guns where function trumped finish. All the main parts look correct, some the flamethrower parts look to be a little different. I wonder if this was the flamethrower gun and it needed all the extra bits to work. It has the brass valve on the left side and an extra brass tube that comes out of the top of the "clippard valve".
Also that bump on the lip of the upper half of the pod is a good identifier. I will try to get back on this project at the begining of next month. I need to print off some more screen caps and see if i can match the oddities and paint job with something on the screen.
Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
Because of the diagonal reflector between the rocket and barrel, it looks like the model used to threaten Zorg.
Because of the diagonal reflector between the rocket and barrel, it looks like the model used to threaten Zorg.
Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread
i would have to disagree with that, there looks to be too many differences.
-z
i would have to disagree with that, there looks to be too many differences.
-z
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I've rethought my first impression of that gun and I think it was one of the guns in an uncompleted stage. Before they put the side arms on and the light. The only differences i see are the block in between the barrel and rocket. Superkrates' pic shows that block and it looks right. The other diff was the brass knob on the side. After looking over screencaps i noticed the ZF1 Zorg carries near the end of the movie also has this brass knob. Weird, i never noticed that damn knob before but there it is. Here is a close up of Zorgs gun. OK so instead of finding a part we add one to be found. WOW this is fun!!!
I've rethought my first impression of that gun and I think it was one of the guns in an uncompleted stage. Before they put the side arms on and the light. The only differences i see are the block in between the barrel and rocket. Superkrates' pic shows that block and it looks right. The other diff was the brass knob on the side. After looking over screencaps i noticed the ZF1 Zorg carries near the end of the movie also has this brass knob. Weird, i never noticed that damn knob before but there it is. Here is a close up of Zorgs gun. OK so instead of finding a part we add one to be found. WOW this is fun!!!
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morpheus13
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I had someone ask Simon Atherton about the gun a few years ago. It was explained to me that the History Channel ZF-1 was built by an intern student working in the shop using original shells and a few left over pieces. The rest of it was constructed with a little creative license. I own 4 polaroids of the finished piece when it was sitting in Simon's shop but only found out after purchasing them that they were of the intern project and not the real thing.
I had someone ask Simon Atherton about the gun a few years ago. It was explained to me that the History Channel ZF-1 was built by an intern student working in the shop using original shells and a few left over pieces. The rest of it was constructed with a little creative license. I own 4 polaroids of the finished piece when it was sitting in Simon's shop but only found out after purchasing them that they were of the intern project and not the real thing.
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Looking good Griefboy, i'm still trying to decide how i want to proceed with that cutting part. Do you have any closeups of the torch end? Is it threaded or?
Looking good Griefboy, i'm still trying to decide how i want to proceed with that cutting part. Do you have any closeups of the torch end? Is it threaded or?
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Yep, it's threaded. I'll try to get a closeup in a bit.
Yep, it's threaded. I'll try to get a closeup in a bit.
Mutant-Enemy
Sr Member
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Posting so I can book mark this thread for up-dates...Nice work here.
Posting so I can book mark this thread for up-dates...Nice work here.
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