Morita Battle rifle

[paulsboutique]

Having discovered gelblasters recently (like airsoft but with soft gel balls - orbees). I have been building custom blasters, as the types you can get are quite limited.

Here is a FAMAS G2 I designed and use out at events

Anyhow I've always loved starship troopers and the Morita Battle rifle ... Its totally over the top, unrealistic for any real combat, and just laughable .... but its so awesome !!
Instead of making a static prop of one I thought id base it on a gelblaster shotgun and electric gearbox.

This is the shotgun i picked up for it.

Ok CAD time and a quick render to see where im at with the design..

 

[paulsboutique]

This design being so large I will need to split it into parts for each side and then bolt the halves together
Front left and right sides done - roughly 30 hours each side

Suppressor and front mount done and printed in carbon/nylon

Front assembled to check for fit.

 

[paulsboutique]

The next section came off the printer this morning - 36 hours

Test fit for the pump was great except for the actual mounting lug .... I dont know what i was doing when i measured there

 

[Sundowner]

So cool!!

 

[paulsboutique]

Small update, centre sides both printed out

 

[sstnickg]

Outstanding Trooper!

 

[neophyl]

Agreed, that’s just outstanding. The modelling is so clean.
If you ever decide to release them or sell them please let us know as that is one weapon I have always wanted too.

 

[paulsboutique]

Trigger assembly finished and loose fit up of shotgun

 

[Funky]

This is amazing!

 

[paulsboutique]

Not being happy with the cheap shotgun, i took to redesiging the thing myself. Being that the original live fire used an ithica37 i went with that.

Internally i redesigned the gel ball loader and just have the trigger assembly to go. I also made the loader tube wider to house more balls.
Redid the reciever as i will be using black alloy tubes for both outer barrels. As the reciever wont be seen, i didnt worry about its accuracy.

Next up was the Ithica handle, arm and front end.

 

[paulsboutique]

More done on this.
Receiver designed and printed out for test fit and metal barrels and ithica front end test fit.

 

[martinr1000]

this is some next level stuff. Great work

 

[paulsboutique]

Ithica pump handle printed out in wood PLA, just the end caps to do.

 

[paulsboutique]

Pump handle sanded and stained up.
Internal trigger assembly sorted, just the springs to install and then final assembly of the ithica.

 

[Khaos]

Phenomenal work man, been looking to do almost the exact same thing using an airsoft L85. For now Im trying to do a front end kit then later a complete rifle without the need of the L85 receiver.

Problem I have is modelling the gun itself, I was wondering what dimensions you were using as they look perfect! It seems quite a daunting task to model at the moment.

 

[paulsboutique]

Phenomenal work man, been looking to do almost the exact same thing using an airsoft L85. For now Im trying to do a front end kit then later a complete rifle without the need of the L85 receiver.

Problem I have is modelling the gun itself, I was wondering what dimensions you were using as they look perfect! It seems quite a daunting task to model at the moment.

Thanks!!, i used a few side pictures of the muzzlite bulpup and its known dimensions as well as the ruger mini14. The known over all length of the morita is 1100mm so i just worked the front from that and eyeballed the ithica pump to match.

I just did a search for an airsoft muzzlite bullpup, but then saw the price ...

 

[paulsboutique]

Well how things change. Our police department has just outlawed gel blasters in our State and they now require a gun licence and gun safe to own one. Ok......so i dont have a gun safe or license and not wanting to scrap this build, i went back to the deaign and redid the reciever and shotgun to be static only.
Designed up the ruger 14 reciever and printed out.

 

[paulsboutique]

Reprinted the reciever, bolted and glued all the parts together. Temp bolt up of the halves for first round of post processing .

 

[paulsboutique]

Sand and first coats of colour - base silver and then a machinery grey. Ill put a 2k flat over the top but pretty happy with the grey