oldgojira
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So after searching around and not finding any other avenue, I had to finally resign myself to getting one of the arsenal resin guns for my boo.
As I started cleaning it, I was looking at this site which has pix of the actual gun used by Adam Baldwin for Firefly. I noticed quite a few differences...probably because the original used for the resin model was not Adams. It was a denix with the extra bits added. Anyway, I decided that since I've got gobs of time before I'll need the gun, that I would try and make it closer to the on screen boo.
I used my dremel to cut through under the cylinder for the bullets. Next I was eyeing the next part to cut out under the barrel and I noticed the rail on top not only was really skinny, but the grooves were in the wrong location.
As I was looking at the grooves, I happened to glance around and see some balsa wood I had picked up from Michael's for another project. I decided that I would fill out the top a bit, and correct the grooves at the same time.
After I superglued the balsa wood in place and cut the new grooves, I used wood putty to coat it and give it a uniform surface.
Here is the top of the prop, and my gun:
I didn't take a before shot, but you can see the white resin and how skinny it was compared to the reference picture.
The only other thing I did tonight was start working on where the bullets go. I filled in the chambers a bit with wood glue, and will use epoxy to sculpt around where the bullets go. More pictures to come as I continue the project.
A few things I will be looking to do:
The silver cylinder under the barrel seems small. I may go to lowes tomorrow and get some PVC pipe to go over it, then will dremel out the windows in it.
I will probably use the same balsa trick to build out the barrel of the gun too, which also seems a bit small to me compared to the reference pictures.
-oldgojira
As I started cleaning it, I was looking at this site which has pix of the actual gun used by Adam Baldwin for Firefly. I noticed quite a few differences...probably because the original used for the resin model was not Adams. It was a denix with the extra bits added. Anyway, I decided that since I've got gobs of time before I'll need the gun, that I would try and make it closer to the on screen boo.
I used my dremel to cut through under the cylinder for the bullets. Next I was eyeing the next part to cut out under the barrel and I noticed the rail on top not only was really skinny, but the grooves were in the wrong location.
As I was looking at the grooves, I happened to glance around and see some balsa wood I had picked up from Michael's for another project. I decided that I would fill out the top a bit, and correct the grooves at the same time.
After I superglued the balsa wood in place and cut the new grooves, I used wood putty to coat it and give it a uniform surface.
Here is the top of the prop, and my gun:
I didn't take a before shot, but you can see the white resin and how skinny it was compared to the reference picture.
The only other thing I did tonight was start working on where the bullets go. I filled in the chambers a bit with wood glue, and will use epoxy to sculpt around where the bullets go. More pictures to come as I continue the project.
A few things I will be looking to do:
The silver cylinder under the barrel seems small. I may go to lowes tomorrow and get some PVC pipe to go over it, then will dremel out the windows in it.
I will probably use the same balsa trick to build out the barrel of the gun too, which also seems a bit small to me compared to the reference pictures.
-oldgojira
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