kalkamel
Master Member
Once in a while, when I get some free time from my hectic work schedule, I like to indulge myself in budget builds normally taking not more than a week. Last year I made my budget hoverboard from cardboard and foam and earlier this year I made some Star Trek PADDs out of styrene. These week long builds are normally quick and dirty build and though I try to a certain extent to maintain a certain degree of accuracy, I am severely limited by the materials and tools I used, as well as my skill level. Tools wise, I usually just use a board cutter, a metal ruler, wall filler and glue. No Dremel or any other precision tools were involved. As I said, quick and dirty.
This time round I decided to build myself a tech rifle from Oblivion. I loved the movie so much due to the intricate designs of the sets and the props, and the first time I saw that rifle, I knew I had to have one. Wondersquid did an outstanding job on his kit; his attention to detail is just mind blowing. His build thread helped me a lot in my own build and I owe him thanks.
In my search for reference I came across this blog where a guy posted plans for a printable Oblivion rifle. It was nowhere near accurate but I used it as a base and tried to accurize it along the way, especially the vents.
I traced the template for the shell onto styrene and cut it out.
Once folded this is what I got:
I made further modifications to it to make it more accurate to the movie rifle and attached it to a toy M16 (about 3/4/ the size of a real one), since there was no way I could get my hands on a airsoft of a Magpul Masada in my neck of the woods. :lol Here's the first test fit in the shell:
I had to trim the toy down (with a hack saw) to fit in the shell, but even then it was still a bit loose inside the shell. So I padded the inside of the shell with more styrene to get a better fit. I also added the secondary top layer on the shell with thinner styrene.
Next I made the scope. The round front part is actually a cap from an air freshener. :lol The knurled adjusting knob is the base of a Vicks Inhaler :facepalm:
Next comes painting. Dark grey (it was gloss so I had to dull it down with sandpaper) and flat white.
So after painting and weathering, I assembled all the pieces together (with the help of Superglue and hot glue) For the greeblies on the rifle, I just used more styrene and whatever parts I could find lying in the house. This is what I ended up with:
I used three red colored thumbtacks for my scope infra red viewer.
I also built an Oblivion style single point sling like the Magpul MS3 they used in the movie.
There are tons of inaccuracies, of course, but as I said, I'm limited by my tools, time and my skills. But it was an enjoyable build.
Now to go fix some drones.
This time round I decided to build myself a tech rifle from Oblivion. I loved the movie so much due to the intricate designs of the sets and the props, and the first time I saw that rifle, I knew I had to have one. Wondersquid did an outstanding job on his kit; his attention to detail is just mind blowing. His build thread helped me a lot in my own build and I owe him thanks.
In my search for reference I came across this blog where a guy posted plans for a printable Oblivion rifle. It was nowhere near accurate but I used it as a base and tried to accurize it along the way, especially the vents.
I traced the template for the shell onto styrene and cut it out.
Once folded this is what I got:
I made further modifications to it to make it more accurate to the movie rifle and attached it to a toy M16 (about 3/4/ the size of a real one), since there was no way I could get my hands on a airsoft of a Magpul Masada in my neck of the woods. :lol Here's the first test fit in the shell:
I had to trim the toy down (with a hack saw) to fit in the shell, but even then it was still a bit loose inside the shell. So I padded the inside of the shell with more styrene to get a better fit. I also added the secondary top layer on the shell with thinner styrene.
Next I made the scope. The round front part is actually a cap from an air freshener. :lol The knurled adjusting knob is the base of a Vicks Inhaler :facepalm:
Next comes painting. Dark grey (it was gloss so I had to dull it down with sandpaper) and flat white.
So after painting and weathering, I assembled all the pieces together (with the help of Superglue and hot glue) For the greeblies on the rifle, I just used more styrene and whatever parts I could find lying in the house. This is what I ended up with:
I used three red colored thumbtacks for my scope infra red viewer.
I also built an Oblivion style single point sling like the Magpul MS3 they used in the movie.
There are tons of inaccuracies, of course, but as I said, I'm limited by my tools, time and my skills. But it was an enjoyable build.
Now to go fix some drones.
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