DarthGM
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Good Morning, RPFers!
Long time lurker, first time builder here sharing the work that I've been doing for the past 6 weeks. I probably should have posted this up a while ago, but I was shy and somewhat intimidated by the fantastic work many of you are doing in the world of "Fantasy Gunsmithing". But after a lot of work and a few discussions with some of my local 501st brothers, I'm sharing with you the progress of my first ever prop build.
(Well, not my FIRST ever, I took a stab at a DC-15A Clone Trooper rifle a while ago, but that went no where fast...)
I've been detailing my build progress on my Blog, Fragments from the Rim. Instead of just copying and pasteing it all here (which probably wouldn't work), I'll just share some highlights and progress photos and link to the related posts.
I've been playing SW:TOR from the beginning, and something about the gun that's most known by the nickname "Flashy" really appealed to me. It looked "Star Wars" to me. It also looked like something that could be replicated, molded, and cast in resin. I'd been looking for a project to cut my crafting teeth on, having seen and been ever-so increasingly jealous of the work folks have been doing in prop-making, and decided that this would be where I wanted to start.
Flashy Build Prelude: Reference Photos
I grabbed a bunch of screen captures of the gun (the model is used by many characters in the game) to try to get as many angles as possible.
I figured this was a good place to start, and helped me get an idea as to how to proceed with the process of Conceptual design. It's a simple design, but it has some odd angles and interesting details about it.
Flashy Build Prelude Two: Design
Here's where I show my level of expertise; that of an utter novice. I used graph paper, a ruler, and a pen to mark out the approximate dimensions of the gun. I originally used an old NERF pistol to get the rough size and dimensions of the pistol grip, and sized the rest of the gun off of that. It seemed to work out well, and I was pleased with the proportions.
The scope is in the front-on picture for size. I decided that I would work on the scope as an extra, possibly even just using a rifle scope on some sort of side-bracket that I would figure out later. I wanted to focus on the pistol to start.
The design down, it was time to move on to cutting some wood.
Flashy Build Part One
Again, just some "highlights".
On to Phase Two...
Flashy Build Part Two
I thought she was really starting to come together at this point...
Still more details, still more work. Now we move on to the part I've been dreading; details and filling.
Flashy Build Part Four
And that's it for the officialy blog posts. I've been updating the rest on my Google + account, but I need to do a part 5 post for the "official" build progress on the blog...
...which I'm gonna do right now, and share it here.
The plan is to be able to pull molds of this gun. I like the design, and I know a few people who would like to have one if I can get the mold thing to work.
That will be another story to share, I'm sure...
But yeah, that's my work. I don't think it's too bad for a first attempt. I know that if/when I do this again, I'm going to plan and think a few things out more throughly, like how to mold it to leave space for lights and maybe sounds.
Thanks for letting me share with you, folks!
Long time lurker, first time builder here sharing the work that I've been doing for the past 6 weeks. I probably should have posted this up a while ago, but I was shy and somewhat intimidated by the fantastic work many of you are doing in the world of "Fantasy Gunsmithing". But after a lot of work and a few discussions with some of my local 501st brothers, I'm sharing with you the progress of my first ever prop build.
(Well, not my FIRST ever, I took a stab at a DC-15A Clone Trooper rifle a while ago, but that went no where fast...)
I've been detailing my build progress on my Blog, Fragments from the Rim. Instead of just copying and pasteing it all here (which probably wouldn't work), I'll just share some highlights and progress photos and link to the related posts.
I've been playing SW:TOR from the beginning, and something about the gun that's most known by the nickname "Flashy" really appealed to me. It looked "Star Wars" to me. It also looked like something that could be replicated, molded, and cast in resin. I'd been looking for a project to cut my crafting teeth on, having seen and been ever-so increasingly jealous of the work folks have been doing in prop-making, and decided that this would be where I wanted to start.
Flashy Build Prelude: Reference Photos
I grabbed a bunch of screen captures of the gun (the model is used by many characters in the game) to try to get as many angles as possible.
I figured this was a good place to start, and helped me get an idea as to how to proceed with the process of Conceptual design. It's a simple design, but it has some odd angles and interesting details about it.
Flashy Build Prelude Two: Design
Here's where I show my level of expertise; that of an utter novice. I used graph paper, a ruler, and a pen to mark out the approximate dimensions of the gun. I originally used an old NERF pistol to get the rough size and dimensions of the pistol grip, and sized the rest of the gun off of that. It seemed to work out well, and I was pleased with the proportions.
The scope is in the front-on picture for size. I decided that I would work on the scope as an extra, possibly even just using a rifle scope on some sort of side-bracket that I would figure out later. I wanted to focus on the pistol to start.
The design down, it was time to move on to cutting some wood.
Flashy Build Part One
Again, just some "highlights".
On to Phase Two...
Flashy Build Part Two
I thought she was really starting to come together at this point...
Still more details, still more work. Now we move on to the part I've been dreading; details and filling.
Flashy Build Part Four
And that's it for the officialy blog posts. I've been updating the rest on my Google + account, but I need to do a part 5 post for the "official" build progress on the blog...
...which I'm gonna do right now, and share it here.
The plan is to be able to pull molds of this gun. I like the design, and I know a few people who would like to have one if I can get the mold thing to work.
That will be another story to share, I'm sure...
But yeah, that's my work. I don't think it's too bad for a first attempt. I know that if/when I do this again, I'm going to plan and think a few things out more throughly, like how to mold it to leave space for lights and maybe sounds.
Thanks for letting me share with you, folks!
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