My Cannon from scratch

[Pred Haster]

Hi everybody!
I've been coming on the lair since the beginning of 2009.
This forum is a huge source of inspiration for me. So much talented members !
I decided to start my predator costume 2 months ago.
I precise that I am french and I live on a french island (Reunion Island) in Indian Ocean near Mauritius and Madagascar, so it is not easy for me to get some good stuff to work with, but I keep trying...

Here, my cannon I made from scratch : a water gun toy, PVC pipe, some parts from a "Tau ship" from Warhammer 40,000, etc.
So be gentlemen with me please, this is my first post !

1) the cannon from scratch, you can see the differents parts I used. I also put some bondo on the top because I wanted to make a mix between AVP and AVPR design.



2) and here the cannon with a primer coat



3) Finally, I painted and weathered my cannon but I still have to underline the glyphes on the top in red / orange like the wolf cannon. I apologize for the poor quality of pics...

without flash

with flash


Actually, I am working on the cannon arm using Vinman templates. I will post pics a.s.a.p.
Thanks for looking.

 

[AlphaTech686]

I think this thing looks great. It is very tough looking. Nice job. Island near Madagascar, sounds beautiful.

 

[crawjaw]

Looks as though you're doing just fine with the materials at your disposal. Gun looks terrific.
Good luck with the rest of your build and welcome if you're a new member.

 

[irricanian]

Nice job! I love seeing people scratch build from what they have access to, shows pure imagination. Keep up the good work!

 

[SUICIDALRAIDER]

yes i agree , nice job. you should be proud of what you accomplished.

 

[predator666]

Excellent work

 

[RoguePredator]

wow that is amazing, the fact that is custom scratch built is impressive!!!!!. great job.

 

[Akisha]

holy moly, thats a nice Cannon you have there. Man I cant wait to see the rest of your build. This is going to be one amazing costume!

 

[Sand Scout]

very impressive indeed great use of what you have to work with

 

[hez1]

Nice to see some scratch building going on...good work!

 

[carpe noctem]

awesome cannon!! probably cost you less than $10!!! and u got yourself a nice cannon !!

 

[Pred Haster]

Thanks all for the kind words.
Effectively, it cost me only the gun, some paint cans and bondo... Less than $12 I think.
I keep working on my costume. It will take some time but I take so much pleasure doing it that the time does not matter !
I will post some update soon...