Strode
Sr Member
Hi guys,
I always wanted to build this gun.
Something about giant illogical blades attached to rifles which fire hot spikes really does it for me. Also I needed a break from my other more-or-less-always-incomplete projects so I decided to start another one I will probably never finish. Anyway, onwards!
I decided to build the Halo Reach version cause it had the best references in terms of multi-angle shots. These shots allowed me to draw up a bunch of blueprints that I printed out, transferred them onto 2mm PVC sheets and then cut them by hand.
Once I got the main blueprints marked out, I started to put it together. Apologies for the crap pictures, I have a camera phone and I work mostly at night after work.
Barrel parts
Barrel internals
Lower body round thing parts
Upper main body parts
Test fit. By this time I had filled in the main body with Plaster of Paris and epoxied two threaded bolts to hold the barrel securely to the body. I still haven't decided whether this was a good move or an extremely stupid one :/
Lower round thing, I used aluminum from a beer can to round it out...
Here is a dry fit of all the parts so far. I had a PVC pipe lying around that fortunately were perfect for the barrels. I also filled the upper body with more Plaster of Paris, and sanded it down to make the contour.
I cut the pieces for the side plates of the barrels and attached them.
By this time, I decided to add light to this thing. Brilliant idea but I've never added LEDs to anything before or worked with electronics ever. Also, I never designed it to have space for a battery. Joy. But anyway, after some reading, questioning and not burning my house down, I managed to light 5 LEDs. Honestly, it was a big moment for me, because I have never done anything like this before.
I moved on to the sights on top of the upper body. The black stuff is plumber's putty and the amount used is a testament to my skills :/
Added more putty to the barrel side plates and those things that go on them.
I then moved on to the upper body shroud. I measured and cut everything and the thing still turned out too small. So I sliced it through the middle and added more putty to make it fit. I used auto body filler and sanded it to make it smooth.
The lower round thing was a bit more complicated. I only have 2mm and 3mm PVC sheets on hand. This lower round thing had to have channels. So I measured out a piece of 2mm PVC sheet and sanded it tediously down to what I hoped would be 1mm and cut the channels in. I then rolled it over the round thingy and added more putty to blend it in. Everything was sanded smooth later.
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I always wanted to build this gun.
Something about giant illogical blades attached to rifles which fire hot spikes really does it for me. Also I needed a break from my other more-or-less-always-incomplete projects so I decided to start another one I will probably never finish. Anyway, onwards!
I decided to build the Halo Reach version cause it had the best references in terms of multi-angle shots. These shots allowed me to draw up a bunch of blueprints that I printed out, transferred them onto 2mm PVC sheets and then cut them by hand.
Once I got the main blueprints marked out, I started to put it together. Apologies for the crap pictures, I have a camera phone and I work mostly at night after work.
Barrel parts
Barrel internals
Lower body round thing parts
Upper main body parts
Test fit. By this time I had filled in the main body with Plaster of Paris and epoxied two threaded bolts to hold the barrel securely to the body. I still haven't decided whether this was a good move or an extremely stupid one :/
Lower round thing, I used aluminum from a beer can to round it out...
Here is a dry fit of all the parts so far. I had a PVC pipe lying around that fortunately were perfect for the barrels. I also filled the upper body with more Plaster of Paris, and sanded it down to make the contour.
I cut the pieces for the side plates of the barrels and attached them.
By this time, I decided to add light to this thing. Brilliant idea but I've never added LEDs to anything before or worked with electronics ever. Also, I never designed it to have space for a battery. Joy. But anyway, after some reading, questioning and not burning my house down, I managed to light 5 LEDs. Honestly, it was a big moment for me, because I have never done anything like this before.
I moved on to the sights on top of the upper body. The black stuff is plumber's putty and the amount used is a testament to my skills :/
Added more putty to the barrel side plates and those things that go on them.
I then moved on to the upper body shroud. I measured and cut everything and the thing still turned out too small. So I sliced it through the middle and added more putty to make it fit. I used auto body filler and sanded it to make it smooth.
The lower round thing was a bit more complicated. I only have 2mm and 3mm PVC sheets on hand. This lower round thing had to have channels. So I measured out a piece of 2mm PVC sheet and sanded it tediously down to what I hoped would be 1mm and cut the channels in. I then rolled it over the round thingy and added more putty to blend it in. Everything was sanded smooth later.
