MustangGTR1
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Did anyone ever make a kit of the Rail gun from Erasier?..Kev
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ERASER - Arnie´s Rail gun ?
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saberforge
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Re: Rail gun
I have never heard of one, but that gun is really awesome.
Especially when arnies has two of them "rawr" "get to da chapah"!!
I have never heard of one, but that gun is really awesome.
Especially when arnies has two of them "rawr" "get to da chapah"!!
MustangGTR1
Sr Member
Re: Rail gun
I really shocked no one has as of yet..Kev
I really shocked no one has as of yet..Kev
Tiki
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Re: Rail gun
Ahhh.... the rail guns! I worked on Eraser, and I have to admit I was really let down when I got to take a look at the actual Rail Gun props (hope nobody on this forum built them!). Sounded so promising in the script, but the actual guns looked so kit bashed - very reminiscent of the original Galactica blasters, yet much more fragile in appearance. If somebody does make a kit - they have to be sure to include the mechanical barrel recoil!
Ahhh.... the rail guns! I worked on Eraser, and I have to admit I was really let down when I got to take a look at the actual Rail Gun props (hope nobody on this forum built them!). Sounded so promising in the script, but the actual guns looked so kit bashed - very reminiscent of the original Galactica blasters, yet much more fragile in appearance. If somebody does make a kit - they have to be sure to include the mechanical barrel recoil!
Jack T Chance
Sr Member
Re: Rail gun
I'll admit that having the gun prop would be cool if you had enough room to display it. :cool
BUT... the people that did the "projectile" visual FX needed to be FIRED. Rail guns fire HYPERVELOCITY projectiles... bullets that move many times FASTER than a normal bullet. Whereas the bullets from a normal gun have their "muzzle velocity" measured in Feet Per Second, with rail guns, the rounds are so fast, the velocity is typically measured in MILES Per Second! :eek
And yet, in the movie Eraser, whenever the rail gun is fired, you see a visible, missile-like projectile crawling SLOWLY across the screen, as if it were a kid's home-made model rocket, not a hypervelocity projectile moving at several Miles Per Second!
I'll admit that having the gun prop would be cool if you had enough room to display it. :cool
BUT... the people that did the "projectile" visual FX needed to be FIRED. Rail guns fire HYPERVELOCITY projectiles... bullets that move many times FASTER than a normal bullet. Whereas the bullets from a normal gun have their "muzzle velocity" measured in Feet Per Second, with rail guns, the rounds are so fast, the velocity is typically measured in MILES Per Second! :eek
And yet, in the movie Eraser, whenever the rail gun is fired, you see a visible, missile-like projectile crawling SLOWLY across the screen, as if it were a kid's home-made model rocket, not a hypervelocity projectile moving at several Miles Per Second!
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d_jedi1
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Re: Rail gun
oh come on.. if they'd done it right we wouldn't have had much of a film to watch.. you know, Arnie gets shot at... gets hit.. and his skin rips off his body following the projectile THROUGH him.
O.K. so I know someone is going to tell me that it's impossible but I mean we ARE discussing a hollywood film so uh... anythings possible
oh come on.. if they'd done it right we wouldn't have had much of a film to watch.. you know, Arnie gets shot at... gets hit.. and his skin rips off his body following the projectile THROUGH him.
O.K. so I know someone is going to tell me that it's impossible but I mean we ARE discussing a hollywood film so uh... anythings possible
saberforge
Member
Re: Rail gun
Actually, im pretty sure thats NOT the projectile we are seeing on screen, but actually the superheated air creating a vortex of circular heat rings as the projectile moves so insanely fast.
Actually, im pretty sure thats NOT the projectile we are seeing on screen, but actually the superheated air creating a vortex of circular heat rings as the projectile moves so insanely fast.
outlander
Sr Member
Re: Rail gun
Yes, that's what it was supposed to be. I actually owned one of the stunt/backdrop railguns from the warehouse scene and I'm with Tiki, it was a very slapped together mess. It paled so much in comparison to the gas-fired heroes that I couldn't wait to get rid of the thing in a trade.
It was a very cool looking weapon in conception, tho'.
J.
Yes, that's what it was supposed to be. I actually owned one of the stunt/backdrop railguns from the warehouse scene and I'm with Tiki, it was a very slapped together mess. It paled so much in comparison to the gas-fired heroes that I couldn't wait to get rid of the thing in a trade.
It was a very cool looking weapon in conception, tho'.
J.
Jedi Lawja
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Re: Rail gun
The pistol grip and forward grip are very similar to the 'V' guns.
The pistol grip and forward grip are very similar to the 'V' guns.
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