My Firefly-inspired custom pistol.. Finished 1-13-07

Rodann · Jan 6, 2007

I'm a little late on this bandwagon, I know...........former second shift rat. I could only tape so much.

Anyway, I wanted to design a western-style revolver that might have been made in the future. A cross between old west and modern, but not an old gun with greeblies thrown on it (though that is cool, too).

The majority of it is aluminum, with a bronze front rod, brass receiver, and copper trigger and hammer. The trigger/hammer assembly WORKS, too. It sounds a bit like a cap gun. The grips are drying right now, so I don't have a fully complete pic, but you get the point.

I achieved the weathering by using Brass Black on everything- including the aluminum. I'll admit, it seems like too much, but I like it. So it looks like it survived a housefire. :lol But hey, maybe it's an alloy that oxidizes rapidly. Yeah, that's it.

I liked the "purty" version, though. Too bad I only made one. But I have some extra parts, since I upgraded along the way, so who knows.

1-13-07:
I finished the weathering, and dulled down the port side.

She was listing a little too heavily to the left. I added brass screws in all the important places, and blackened them, too. The grips are done, everything looks antiqued, and I'm happy with it.

wuher da brewer · Jan 6, 2007

Very nice work. I have one of your custom blasters. I really like what you've done with this one. You should show that off at the Blaster Builders Club.

robstyle · Jan 6, 2007

nice cross of Firefly/Star Wars/MIB.

Mr_Creepy · Jan 6, 2007

I really like it, especially the way the cylinder was done :thumbsup

blufive · Jan 7, 2007

Shiny.

:thumbsup

Coz · Jan 7, 2007

I like. Looks like a heavy predecessor of Jaynes gun.
Kinda like the Walker Colt to the Peacemaker, if you see what i mean.

Nice job.

Rodann · Jan 7, 2007

AAAAA.. Doug. Your avatar. Too much hair.

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I was obviously inspired by Jayne's gun a bit. Especially that top rail. I may pick up a Denix and convert it.

It's only around .38 caliber, with six shots. And the barrel is just huge for looks, and kind of a heat shroud. I also made the barrel a little longer than I intended.

I'm obsessed with Firefly now. I saw Serenity for the first time on HBO a couple months back, and picked up the DVD set a couple weeks ago. I've watched every episode about 4-5 times each so far. When I was on second shift, I was taping anything Trek, Stargate, Buffy, Angel, NYPD Blue, ER, Friends, and a bunch of other crap. Too much to keep up with. I was afraid to get hooked on another show. I'm sort of glad I didn't- I would have been heartbroken when they cancelled it.

I think it is cool that there are so many gun design choices from so many eras. Even the Wildey makes a bunch of appearances. Shiney.

TheSt.LouisKid · Jan 7, 2007

Cool.
I like seeing new stuff.

One chunky gun. If you don't shoot someone just hit them over the head, that should do enough damage.

Rodann · Jan 7, 2007

Hey Wuher, you have the long-ish one, that I put pebbled-rubber grips on, right? That's the only other custom I made, I think (although senility is creeping in one me). And the only one I designed AS I was machining it. :lol I literally wanted to build something for myself and goof off that night at work, found some scrap aluminum, and started trying to figure out what I could do with it.

I forgot who I sold that to. You always try to remember who adopted your children.

I just found my grandfather's percussion black powder dueling pistols in the closet tonight, too. I think I might add them to my display.

Boba Debt · Jan 7, 2007

That is incredible work, but them again, I would expect that from you.

If you are obsessed with Firefly you need some loot

Check out this thread and let me know if your interested in the coins, I might hook you up with a set, originally I wanted 3 sets but I think I'm only going to keep one

http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=122002&hl=

Rodann · Jan 13, 2007

Thanks Dave, sorry I forgot to reply- I'm thinking about collecting the coins, and some other stuff, but I'm really mostly interested in some of the guns and costumes. I may actually try to pull off a Jayne-like costume for Dragoncon. If I can find a way to hide my face. :lol

Darth Brass · Jan 13, 2007

Looks awesome and really heavy.

Patattack · Jan 13, 2007

That looks fantastic.

..Honestly, when I first hit the thread and saw the un-weathered version I sort of thought "Meh." No offense or anything. It just didn't appeal to me...looked a bit TOO cobbled-together, like some of the parts didn't belong with each other. The unstained grips might also have had something to do with it. I feel bad sayin' it, but there it is.

BUT. Once I scrolled down and saw the finished, blackened, weathered version, I fell in love. All the varied pieces and the unusual design just sort of "clicked" together when they had the common denominator of, um, weatheredness. Now I think it's fantastic.

I'd be proud to own it, and even more proud to have made it.

motivealloy · Jan 13, 2007

You collection is awesome.

I love what you did with the Nerf 8 shooter. I'm thinking of doing a BSG style with the new version Nerf released this year. My first Nerf repaint turned out like crap cos I didn't take the time to wash the plastic. Oh well, it was just a test mule.

Rodann · Jan 13, 2007

Hey, Brass.

Actually, it's really not that heavy........maybe around 2-3 pounds or so. No more than Mal's pistol. It only feels heavy, when I try to twirl it (ouch). Funny thing is, every time I twirl it, I cock the hammer. :lol I'm not even trying.

Thanks, Patattack. The clean version looked better in person- the flash washed it out, which is why I took some of the finished pics without it. To let the weathering speak for itself. But I originally wanted this gun to be black, with bronze parts. I like the antiqued aluminum look, though.

Thanks, Motive-Alloy. I like the Nerf, too. That would make a cool Firefly gun by itself, and definitely a cool BSG gun. Originally, they were my Bly sidearms, because they looked most like the Clone pistol when holstered. I really just painted them black, and weathered them with silver. Later, I added some silver detail. Not much. I may still do something else with them, but you can't beat it for 7 bucks. :lol

Next up...........I'm making a custom sawed-off lever action DOUBLE BARREL rifle out of a Kentucky rifle kit. Yup. Octagonal barrels and all.

OH YEAH..........I meant to add this..........

The weathered gun is not painted in any way. It's all "Brass black" and chemically added. It will sand off, but no paint. Just oxidation.

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