Rusty85
Sr Member
Good evening fellow members! If you're like me, and loved the props from Men in Black 1, you're probably familiar with the Tri-Barrel—Will Smith's three-barreled shotgun at the end of the movie. Unfortunately for collector's like myself, the only replica set to be reproduced by ICONS was cancelled when the business went belly up, and to this day I've only seen two photos of that awesome replica.
After many years and rapidly expanding technology, I have finally made some ground on getting a replica of my favorite movie gun. A couple years back, I was able to buy a casting of the Tri-Barrel from a member on the board. I assume it was a stunt reject pull, and unfortunately, the casting was warped in a few areas and was made from a hard rubber/foam combination. Knowing there was little that could be done to transform this into the gun I'd always wanted, I decided to hire a 3D Modeler from the board named Skylu 3D, who I've commissioned for numerous projects and highly recommend for anyone. This guy goes above and beyond and always produces quality parts and has a wicked eye for detail. Using the stunt casting along with a bunch of screen caps and photos we were able to get measurements and reproduce the entire gun down to the smallest detail, and thanks to Zombiekiller (who identified a lot of the parts) and Skylu 3D, we were able to recreate a full-sized replica with a working slide and even the magazine and side details.
While there are a couple small things to figure out (the dome bubble and alien), at this point it is getting down to the end. I've located a place that did the finish for the 3rd movie guns and it's only a drive away (a long one at that). Hopefully for those rare few that are looking for up close pictures of a finished and lit up version of this mighty gun will be able to find them here soon enough. Until then, here is a few pictures to show the amount of work this gun is and how many parts there are, and a render from Skylu 3D of the finished product minus the alien and tubes.
After many years and rapidly expanding technology, I have finally made some ground on getting a replica of my favorite movie gun. A couple years back, I was able to buy a casting of the Tri-Barrel from a member on the board. I assume it was a stunt reject pull, and unfortunately, the casting was warped in a few areas and was made from a hard rubber/foam combination. Knowing there was little that could be done to transform this into the gun I'd always wanted, I decided to hire a 3D Modeler from the board named Skylu 3D, who I've commissioned for numerous projects and highly recommend for anyone. This guy goes above and beyond and always produces quality parts and has a wicked eye for detail. Using the stunt casting along with a bunch of screen caps and photos we were able to get measurements and reproduce the entire gun down to the smallest detail, and thanks to Zombiekiller (who identified a lot of the parts) and Skylu 3D, we were able to recreate a full-sized replica with a working slide and even the magazine and side details.
While there are a couple small things to figure out (the dome bubble and alien), at this point it is getting down to the end. I've located a place that did the finish for the 3rd movie guns and it's only a drive away (a long one at that). Hopefully for those rare few that are looking for up close pictures of a finished and lit up version of this mighty gun will be able to find them here soon enough. Until then, here is a few pictures to show the amount of work this gun is and how many parts there are, and a render from Skylu 3D of the finished product minus the alien and tubes.
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Look at these two beauties! 
