Ghost in the Shell "9-Weapon"
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XRaySpecs
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Left side/ Right side
The right side openings are larger.
Muzzle (Compensator)
This is the compensator fitted to the 9-Weapon muzzle. Compensators have openings on their upper surface in order to direct the muzzle blast upwards, the push-back from which prevents the gun jumping up too much when firing. On this gun, the right side openings are larger, an innovation which provides push-back to the left and down.
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Not too interesting, but them's the (muzzle) breaks!
The right side openings are larger.
Muzzle (Compensator)
This is the compensator fitted to the 9-Weapon muzzle. Compensators have openings on their upper surface in order to direct the muzzle blast upwards, the push-back from which prevents the gun jumping up too much when firing. On this gun, the right side openings are larger, an innovation which provides push-back to the left and down.
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Not too interesting, but them's the (muzzle) breaks!
Mike J.
Master Member
Thank you. Had hell of a time today trying to translate / look up / typeset some Japanese. Google wouldn't OCR it for some reason. Turned out it would have been easier to guess English words and translate them. Huge pain in the ass, but I got it figured out in the end. It's a Godzilla 2014 prop, in case you were wondering why it wasn't posted here.
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XRaySpecs
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Sorry for the wait!
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The weapons in "Ghost in the Shell" are shown as items to help illustrate the 2029 setting. As such, although they loosely follow projections based on current technology, they're not strictly bound to them - instead being designed based on what will look good in a movie context.
For example, the guns are generally made of metal rather than plastics, and that's one place where you can see the director and the rest of the staff (although if we're honest, mostly the director) impressing their own ideas upon the designs. However, on the other hand, it could be that there has been progress in numerically-controlled 3-dimensional metal milling techology and improvements in alloy technology, and what we're seeing in these weapons is the effect of those improvements and such predictable trends as greater precision in gunsmithing, coupled with lower costs.
In that sense, it would be a mistake to say that the weaponry shown in "Ghost in the Shell" is always futuristic. This is something that both Mamoru Oshii (director) and Noutomi-san (weaponry concept design) have touched upon in their comments.
However, first and foremost, is the desire to design something futuristic the best way to achieve a futuristic design? This is something that many films and works in other media have failed in. In fact, it woudn't be far off to say that the concept of "a futuristic design" stopped having real meaning back in the 50s. We believe the movie that really demonstrated that once and for all was "Blade Runner." But despite all that, since we've never actually tried our hand at purely "futuristic designs," we'll have to put this down as an open question with no definite answer yet.
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The weapons in "Ghost in the Shell" are shown as items to help illustrate the 2029 setting. As such, although they loosely follow projections based on current technology, they're not strictly bound to them - instead being designed based on what will look good in a movie context.
For example, the guns are generally made of metal rather than plastics, and that's one place where you can see the director and the rest of the staff (although if we're honest, mostly the director) impressing their own ideas upon the designs. However, on the other hand, it could be that there has been progress in numerically-controlled 3-dimensional metal milling techology and improvements in alloy technology, and what we're seeing in these weapons is the effect of those improvements and such predictable trends as greater precision in gunsmithing, coupled with lower costs.
In that sense, it would be a mistake to say that the weaponry shown in "Ghost in the Shell" is always futuristic. This is something that both Mamoru Oshii (director) and Noutomi-san (weaponry concept design) have touched upon in their comments.
However, first and foremost, is the desire to design something futuristic the best way to achieve a futuristic design? This is something that many films and works in other media have failed in. In fact, it woudn't be far off to say that the concept of "a futuristic design" stopped having real meaning back in the 50s. We believe the movie that really demonstrated that once and for all was "Blade Runner." But despite all that, since we've never actually tried our hand at purely "futuristic designs," we'll have to put this down as an open question with no definite answer yet.
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XRaySpecs
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Barrel (pointing toward muzzle)
Bolt (pointing away)
Cocking spring
With the gun in this position, all you need to do is twist the barrel a quarter turn to unlock it and let it slide forward for an easy replacement.
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It's been fun! I'll be following the build with much interest!
Bolt (pointing away)
Cocking spring
With the gun in this position, all you need to do is twist the barrel a quarter turn to unlock it and let it slide forward for an easy replacement.
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It's been fun! I'll be following the build with much interest!
Mike J.
Master Member
Received my grenade parts a while ago. They fit together pretty well. Of course, since I didn't engineer in any sort of locking mechanism, they come apart just as easily. But the LEDs fit. The print quality leaves a little something to be desired. Some lettering on the base of the shell didn't come out, or got obscured by the polishing process. One of the pieces has some rough stair-stepping on one side, but not the other, which will need to be sanded. Despite knowing exactly how big it is, it's a bit smaller than I imagined. I'll have to take a photo and compare my grenade to the Major's.
My radio-isotope tracer was held up for a few weeks for some reason. As soon as I emailed Shapeways about it, they got it out the door. I should have the parts in my hands tomorrow evening.
No progress on the gun itself.
As a consolation prize, have this image I found:
My radio-isotope tracer was held up for a few weeks for some reason. As soon as I emailed Shapeways about it, they got it out the door. I should have the parts in my hands tomorrow evening.
No progress on the gun itself.
As a consolation prize, have this image I found:
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XRaySpecs
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Illustrations for special bonus telephone cards (illustrations: Hiroyuki Okiura) - An unusual look at Motoko and Batou as deformed characters
You know, the more I see of these illustrations, the more I realise that I owned this book, ha ha! It ended up in a huge bag of books sold off to BOOK-OFF last time I moved.
You know, the more I see of these illustrations, the more I realise that I owned this book, ha ha! It ended up in a huge bag of books sold off to BOOK-OFF last time I moved.
MatrixC7
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Re: Ghost in the Shell "9-Weapon"
Dear Mike.J,
Sorry to interrupt you, but would you like to share the book 'The analysis of Ghost in the Shell' with me?....I have been looking for that book for several days but failed...
Anyway, thank you so much.
Yours sincerely,
MatrixC7
Dear Mike.J,
Sorry to interrupt you, but would you like to share the book 'The analysis of Ghost in the Shell' with me?....I have been looking for that book for several days but failed...
Anyway, thank you so much.
Yours sincerely,
MatrixC7
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