Well, alright, it's not exactly new but as far as I know it has never been replicated before.
Way back in December I started up a thread about Rasputin's Mecha Glove from Hellboy (still going strong with a lot of fantasic progress being done on a build by ASavage) and for that project I started tinkering with having a few pieces of it rapid prototyped. While doing the models for it, I also started to fiddle with a few Firefly projects that I have been wanting to do for a long time and this is the first to have some solid results to show.
Jayne's "plastic" pistol from Jaynestown! Now, this pistol only made a brief appearance in the episode as Jayne was taping it to his abdomen, but in actuality it's one of the most unique props made for the show, very much resembling the gun carried by bounty hunter Jubal Early. (Some of you may recall I cast up a few metal copies of that gun a few years ago.) So, I have been toiling away with this for the last couple of months or so and I finally got the first prints yesterday from a local shop. I am extremely happy with the results!
This pistol was modeled in much the same way as my virtual prototype for Vera/Alice was (see my sig link). I would never have thought that it was going to turn out so well right out of the shop- there's barely any prep work to do before painting. I just need to go over the surface with very light sandpaper and fix a couple of very small details. I have a feeling that Rapid prototyping is going to become my new addiction!
Compared to the photos in the Firefly archive, I am pleased to say this is almost dead on and I am very relieved to have matched the size to the correct grips (Pachmayr Compacs for rossi revolvers) almost perfectly. I was worried that they wouldn't fit and that I'd have to redo a lot of stuff and order another print. So far this is probably the most screen accurate replica I have ever put together and I'm real happy to finally be able to add a new Firefly gun to my collection- there aren't that many cool ones left to make!
Next up is that I have to fix a couple small details, like make a cocking lever and smooth out a couple hard edges. Then I'm going to see if I can mold this sucker (might end up with a couple extra too... ).
More talk later (I need some Zs), but for now, enjoy the pics!
Way back in December I started up a thread about Rasputin's Mecha Glove from Hellboy (still going strong with a lot of fantasic progress being done on a build by ASavage) and for that project I started tinkering with having a few pieces of it rapid prototyped. While doing the models for it, I also started to fiddle with a few Firefly projects that I have been wanting to do for a long time and this is the first to have some solid results to show.
Jayne's "plastic" pistol from Jaynestown! Now, this pistol only made a brief appearance in the episode as Jayne was taping it to his abdomen, but in actuality it's one of the most unique props made for the show, very much resembling the gun carried by bounty hunter Jubal Early. (Some of you may recall I cast up a few metal copies of that gun a few years ago.) So, I have been toiling away with this for the last couple of months or so and I finally got the first prints yesterday from a local shop. I am extremely happy with the results!
This pistol was modeled in much the same way as my virtual prototype for Vera/Alice was (see my sig link). I would never have thought that it was going to turn out so well right out of the shop- there's barely any prep work to do before painting. I just need to go over the surface with very light sandpaper and fix a couple of very small details. I have a feeling that Rapid prototyping is going to become my new addiction!
Compared to the photos in the Firefly archive, I am pleased to say this is almost dead on and I am very relieved to have matched the size to the correct grips (Pachmayr Compacs for rossi revolvers) almost perfectly. I was worried that they wouldn't fit and that I'd have to redo a lot of stuff and order another print. So far this is probably the most screen accurate replica I have ever put together and I'm real happy to finally be able to add a new Firefly gun to my collection- there aren't that many cool ones left to make!
Next up is that I have to fix a couple small details, like make a cocking lever and smooth out a couple hard edges. Then I'm going to see if I can mold this sucker (might end up with a couple extra too... ).
More talk later (I need some Zs), but for now, enjoy the pics!
