Wow, alot of love...I'm blushing. :$
I made the original out of wood (MDF, 2x4, masonite) The details I cheated a little on, I made them in the computer and cut them at work with a little CNC thing we have here. They were cut in hard foam and I made silicones and sanded and cleaned up the rough edges. (the photo's don't show it, but there is still some stuff that could use more sanding)
I actually built the original in about a week, back when the movie was still in theatres. What started it was seeing the e-bay auction and that beautiful side photo, I always love making replicas, but I hate it when I can't find the right reference. (which I love the reference threads here, you guys, and gals, are just awesome beyond words for the things you post) :cool
But then a friend of mine bumbed the gun off the precarious place I had it (not alot of room in the garage here) when I had it almost finished and it broke into 4 or 5 large pieces and I lost some of the details on the front, so I was heart-broken for months. :cry
When the DVD came out I forced myself to finish. I'm glad I did, I made the decision to make molds of it and I was able to finish out and clean up many of the things I was rushing thru the first time. What you see is actually one of the castings I made, all cleaned up. The gun is in about 10 or more parts and I use some of the parts to hide bad seams in the castings.
I'll try to take some closer macro shots, but time being what it is, I'm prepping for Comic-con.
Again thanks for the love, I will post more stuff as I get the nerve.:lol
love:love
