HALF - LIFE 2 - Gravity Gun Replica - 27.10. - Finishing up!
Hey guys!
It's been almost three weeks since the last update so there's definitely time for another one, right? RIGHT!
That's probably the last one before she is completely finished and I couldn't be happier
So let's move on with the pictures!
I played around with the leds a little bit and cranked them up to 100% of power which make the crystals really come to life.
As this gun will be used as subtle lamp in my living room the leds will be turned down to around 50% whereas a press on the little button on the left barrel should cycle between different modes and levels in brightness.
The next thing on the list was creating the three prongs attached to the front element.
Those were made from 8mm thick acrylic and additional thinner sheets to give them a little bit more of depths and detail.
Those thinner sheets not only make up for a little bit of additional detail but figure also as cover for the cables which are running from the leds in the arms inside the main chamber of the gun to be controlled via the Arduinos. Therefore some channels had to be milled into the thicker pieces.
Since for my upcoming project a 3D-printer is essential I treated myself with one and had me a mount printed for the gun to rest on
Needs to be sanded, filled and then later on casted from crystal clear resin.
...oh yeah, and of course there was an additional stand needed for the barrel to sit on
Onto with the prongs. After running the cables through the channels the prongs got assembled and some thin washerswhere glued onto each side.
WOHOOO!
Later that day I managed to find myself some time to work on the cages which enclose the crystals on their top side.
I had them glued already since I was working on the main chassis of the gun but never got to it to actually finish them up. So now the time has finally come
The next day, after the paint had dried I mounted them all around the gun and was surprised how well it actually fit together hahaha :lol I expected the worst to be honest.
And since I did receive a few messages asking how long the gun actually was... it's EXACTLY 600mm long without the prongs.
So there are a few things which are left to be done:
- Having the cables of the prongs lead inside the main chamber.
- Finish up the prongs itself.
- Hook up all the cables to their appropiate ports on the Arduinos.
- Install the ON/OFF-Switch, DC-jack and button
- Paint the rest of the gun.
Those tasks require a good day of work so the next update you guys will see is probably the end of this project
Hope you're enjoying it so far!
Cheers to all of you!
