First Contact Phaser Rifle WIP

[Sean]

Doing my best with limited data to build myself a First Contact Phasr Rifle.
The angles on this thing confuse the hell out of me.
Apologies for the bad pics. and If there Is anyone that could explain a few angle questions on this thing I would be very grateful...

Still very early and rough WIP...all comments and even criticisms more than welcome.

 

[Felgacarb]

Looking good so far.

Perhaps ping MrNagata, he's has made a really nice one of these....

 

[Sean]

Looking good so far.

Perhaps ping MrNagata, he's has made a really nice one of these....

Thank you. I will shoot him a PM.

 

[Mr. Nagata]

This looks pretty great, IMO. Looking forward to seeing the finished rifle. The rifle I have was out of the studio mold, so if you need any closeup pictures from different angles, let me know.

 

[Sean]

This looks pretty great, IMO. Looking forward to seeing the finished rifle. The rifle I have was out of the studio mold, so if you need any closeup pictures from different angles, let me know.

Thank you so much for the offer of help. I could really use pics of the trigger guard and grip area from a front and off front view if possible. like this. I would be totally grateful for the help. right now the trigger gourd is squared off. the sketch I worked with has It angled up and outwards In a triangle fashion. I don't trust the sketch. I want to totally wrap my head around all the angled corners of the grip before I go to town on this thing.

Again my thanks to you....

Sean.

 

[Mr. Nagata]

Ok. I'll get them on Monday.

 

[Sean]

Ok. I'll get them on Monday.

My deepest thanks and appreciation to you Sir....

 

[Sean]

The latest and still crappy pics. the place Is a mess. have to clean up and wrap it up for this weekend. hell calls tomorrow...






Thanks for looking ladies and gentlemen...

 

[Mr. Nagata]

How's this?

 

[jhusel]

Lookin good Sean! Can't wait to see this as it progresses!!

 

[Sean]

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How's this?

Thank you so much Mr. Nagata. exactly just what I needed.thumbsup:thumbsup
Very nice prop you have there.

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Lookin good Sean! Can't wait to see this as it progresses!!

Thanks man. I will also be glad when It's a little further along. can't buy it. make It...lol

 

[USS Endeav]

The latest and still crappy pics. the place Is a mess. have to clean up and wrap it up for this weekend. hell calls tomorrow...


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Thanks for looking ladies and gentlemen...

That is quite the undertaking! Looks very good...

I have one that Roddenberry sold years ago which were made by HMS, the prop house that made them for the movies and can attest that yours is so very close.
I was at the LV Con this year and saw a few examples of ones made without the benefit of your eye for detail! :sick

 

[yaris]

me likey!!...great work so far

 

[Sean]

Thank you very much guys. and I know Its asking a lot. time Is precious. but I could use some measurements to get this build a bit more precise. any help on this Is more than appreciated. and thanks again for the thumbs up. gotta go to hell now and break my back....ughhhh

 

[VioletSun]

Very nice work. How heavy is it currently?

 

[Sean]

Small pinch of an update. just going to make this one written. I can see my main problem is going to be getting the nose of this rifle just rite. looking at what I have and what is In the photos. my personal opinion is that my nose of the rifle Is a pinch too short. so I'm going to try and kill two birds with one stone. to me the nose flares out from the rounded end of the barrel. so I rounded out the ends of the barrel towards the center. and I loped off a piece of the front end and glued it to the back of the nose.


I want know if this works until I can get some bondo on the part and start shaping It. nothing big will happen until the weekends. jobs very draining.


hopefully I can show you guys some good progress then.

Edit. small side note. I would like to thank Scott from the trek prop zone. he helped me with some critical measurements to get the ball rolling on this thing.

Thanks Scott....



Later......

 

[Sean]

As I thought. the nose Is going to be a pain. and yes I start saturating wood way early with sandable automotive primer. the brand of bondo I'm Using Is supposedly made to go over primer. what the hell experiment. and I have to find some little something to get the ribs of the barrel right also. home made sanding block of sorts...

 

[Sean]

Very nice work. How heavy is it currently?

Apologies VioletSun. missed your post. and thank you. ahhh my guess would be around five poundesh..

 

[Sean]

Still rough looking but working on that.

 

[VioletSun]

The detailing is really bringing it to life! Great work.