Glie-44 Pistol Build Log

So I'm going to try my hand at the Glie-44. I purchased 2 of these to start with. http://amzn.to/1Iexb6J

This airsoft seems to be perfect with a few modification needed.



killrmonkey provided some much needed reference material.

I took the gun apart.



The grip unscrews and you can remove the safety switch.



Taking the screws out and some zooming revealed that they just removed the plastic screws and glued the grip back on.



The grip is a bit different but it just seems to be missing the back knurling and I don't have a great reference for the front but I'm assuming the little bit there is also removed. Not to hard to cover/fill that stuff in.



The trigger needs to be replaced. There is also a hole on one side I'm still trying to identify. I'm also not sure how to deal with the clip. It might have been left in and just filled to look solid.

I'll probably be 3d printing most of the top and then laser cutting some bits to add details. Like the back cap and the chamber or slide whatever you want to call that bit. It's going to get a lot rougher from this point out but I hope to have it done by premier time.

I'll try to keep this updated but I'll also be dumping photos into a facebook gallery as I work on it. You can find that here. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/....1073741832.410890165744479&type=3&uploaded=8

or check out my props page here. https://www.facebook.com/corsecprops/

Hope to see it finished! I love the look of Glie-44 blaster gun!

`This is going to be an interesting build for me. I normally do laser cut stuff but in order to get this accurate its going to need to be 3d printed. So time to learn new skills! It will be interesting to see how much swearing happens at sketchup before I switch to a different program.

The prop you are using for reference has to be of cast, CNCed and/or 3D printed parts with what appears to be a metal flash hider. The details are too soft to be otherwise. If the hole you are referring to is on the right side behind the trigger, then on the real Sig that is where the mag release would be switched to to make it left-handed. The Sigs defaulted to right-handed but can be modified to be left-handed. Depending on what year Sig you have the knurling on the back strap is part of the metal of the frame. I have one from the 90's that has vertical grooves down the back. That part must have been left out or altered during production.

Looking forward to seeing how this build works out, man. That is one wicked looking blaster and the Sig is the best ever made.

I removed the clip release button and it looks like the hole is a bit larger then the one in the prop.

The airsoft version you have is of the P226, Sig's high capacity combat 9MM (15 rounds). I'm starting to think the prop was based off the P220 that uses a single stack magazine and thus has a much slimmer (and differently configured) grip.

I did some research on the P220 airsofts and even the pistols themselves and this one seemed like the best bet. It's still really close and I'm not too worried about my build but it would be nice to find the exact model they used. This is the one that Sig makes. I'm going to have to do my scaling off the trigger guard to make sure the I don't over size it in case the grip is a different size.

Finally making some progress on the 3d model. Something finally clicked and now the program isn't fighting me at every step now.



EDIT:

Things are moving a lot faster now. It's starting to look great. Having some trouble with the front of the receiver part but the muzzle break is done now.

Closing in on completion of the 3d files. I've run into a few problems but its looking good.

I've got the muzzle break and that other flash chamber or whatever you want to call it done.



I began working on the lower part of the receiver. It looks like they printed these parts in 2 sections and inserted the sig parts around them. It's coming together but I'm hitting some issues with the program.



This part has a knurled pattern inside the indent. I can't seem to figure out how to make it automatically in the software (fusion 360) so I'm doing it by hand. It's going to be time consuming and rather annoying but it will get the job done. I hope to have this done in a few days. That gives me a week to prep and paint before opening day. I will probably not take it to the theater or anything but it will be fun to have around.

Looks terrific man! I want one. I have the same model airsoft pistol.

I think it's done. At least till I have to do any fixes to the model after the first printing.







I also did some research and looks like the screws are #10 Torx Security Screws. I'm working on splitting it up and getting it ready to send out to the printer.