Bloodborne pistol build / Iron Kingdoms Magelock pistol

[ThinkBuildWin]

I've lurked around here for a long while checking out other people's builds and I thought that I would share my own

I started a blog to record my journey of setting up my workshop and building the pistol.

My blog can be found here: https://apropernoob.wordpress.com/

but I will post a much shortened account of the build here also.

I drew my initial inspiration from this bit of Bloodborne concept art:



and altered the image to fit more to my liking.



I printed out the picture and made a cardboard template before transferring it to MDF.



I doubled the thickness up to 36mm of MDF, stuck the sheets together and cut out the shape, separating the front breach apart so it can hinge.



I then separated the grip and shaped and sanded it up.



I then profiled the main part, and drilled and screwed the grip to it.



I turned a barrel on my lathe, created a thread at one end and bored out a barrel at the other.



More shaping and profiling, and making a locking tab on the top and adding some cardboard decoration to the breach piece.



I also made a stand for the model (and painted and lacquered it) and started priming everything up.



Next I made a silicone mould of the grip and cast a resin copy.

 

[ThinkBuildWin]

I then cast a mould for the barrel and made a resin copy of that also (on the 2nd try - the first was a bit wonky )



Then some decoration for the main piece, and filled and sanded some more



More decoration for the breach piece and then a 2-part silicone mould of it.
I also made a small mould for the cocking lever with the left over silicone that you can see in the last picture.





aaand that whistle stop tour brings us up to date with where I am at the moment. I will update more when I make more progress!

Thanks for looking

 

[zoal]

praise the moon

 

[MissMisaX]

Love love love this!