New dredd movie lawgiver build

tango'd fett

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Been meaning to post this here for a while and finally got around to it :)
I have had it running in our thread in the costuming section but thought it needed one of its own here :love
Check out that one too if your interested
http://www.therpf.com/f24/dredd-2012-costume-project-pics-page-1-a-161812/

This is a build I started in May of this year for a group project we did for the movie mania event at the NSC which we completed in September. As I was building all the armour too i had to put this on hold till all that was done and do a basic build at the event.
this was a joint project with RPB member judge west who did all the plans for this . These went through many changes as more pics became available as did the build.
Its based around a glock 17, as the movie prop was, and I started with a cheap airsoft springer with the intention of adding a gas or electric blowback version later.
Here's an early pic of the first parts . this was mostly scrapped as more pics appeared but some made it through !
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I rebuilt the mag housing and added the rear and piece behind the grip
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This is the point where it was put aside until the event where I did a basic build and Judge west added all his cool electronics , LCD screen , light up superbright LED barrel and sounds B)
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After the event I stripped it down completely and began a more accurate build with the intension of using the master to make molds from. I also wanted the masters to fit snuggly around the airsoft glock so the blowback feature could be achieved as in the movie.
First revisions
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Upper receiver added
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rear slide parts test fit
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Side view progress
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I got to a point where I needed the Blowback glock so went for a gas version as they seemed to have a faster and more realistic action . I had to make a few slight changes but it fitted in well and was virtually the same size as the springer.
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I then worked on the rear slide and built a basic block to test out the blowback action
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heres a vid of the blowback in action

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Been perfecting the rear slide since then and adding the right hand side larger section pieces in readiness to test the blowback agaib with these.
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top sights left to do and the section with the lettering on. Will need to look into getting it laser cut I think to get it looking right.
 
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This is awesome! When will this be available & how much?

Thanks munkey , maybe ready before Christmas but if not definately early in the new year , not even thought on prices yet though.

Btw this is the hero version , dredds gun . There appears to be differences in these mostly around the rear slide are. The stunts are flatter on the right side as they don't have the working blowback action. There may also be an electronics version which just does all the cool flashy lighty fun :) This isn't based on the recent schematics pics from the gear featurette either. This I believe is an early pre pro design and not the final prop. There are quite a few differences particularly around the trigger area of the donor glock which aren't the same as the final guns.
 
I'm making a foam version of this (okay truth is I have left it to the side as it was stressing me out), your version is just lovely and you've inadvertently helped me out with the bit I was stuck on, so thank you very much. It won't be anywhere near as god as yours though. Great job.
 
@tango'd fett - MIND BLOWN!! That's unreal mate. Very impressed. I think I'll have to re-jig mine some more. Being in Australia, I'll never have the "blow-back" feature!! I might have to settle for LCD and lighting.. Keep up the great work mate. :)
 
Thanks Skeg yours is pretty awesome too mate , real clean lines.
That's a bummer you can't get airsofts, the gun laws in Oz are stricter than the UKs
 
I'm making a foam version of this (okay truth is I have left it to the side as it was stressing me out), your version is just lovely and you've inadvertently helped me out with the bit I was stuck on, so thank you very much. It won't be anywhere near as god as yours though. Great job.

Ah cool , what sort of foam are you using ? I used some polyurethane insulation foam recently to sculpt the masters for my shoulder armour . Great stuff to work with and you can fill it with body filler too :)

Bounty s hunted , these pics are a bit fuzzy , the LCD screen my friend made looked amazing and he fitted a super bright led in the barrel too that flashed in sync with the gun sound , have no idea how he does it but it was awesome :)
 
Ah cool , what sort of foam are you using ? I used some polyurethane insulation foam recently to sculpt the masters for my shoulder armour . Great stuff to work with and you can fill it with body filler too :)

I'm just using EVA mainly, a little perspex. Might go back to it over the weekend :)
 
The blow-back video is super cool. And I noticed some places where you did better than all the builds around here.
 
Bounty s hunted , these pics are a bit fuzzy , the LCD screen my friend made looked amazing and he fitted a super bright led in the barrel too that flashed in sync with the gun sound , have no idea how he does it but it was awesome :)

Ooooohhhhh, that sounds outstandingly awesome!
 
LCD display bezel going in , needs a clean up before its finished too.
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Started the sights last night too and stripped some of it down to smooth out the insides in readiness for moulding .
 
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Almost there , sights added and LCD bezel test fitted. No barrel yet , ill make that from Ali as I have a length of rod that's the correct size :)
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@ tango'd fett - Looks un-real mate!! love it. Can We get a close up of the sights please? I'm due to make some for mine and wouldn't mind a decent reference point... :)
 
@ tango'd fett - Looks un-real mate!! love it. Can We get a close up of the sights please? I'm due to make some for mine and wouldn't mind a decent reference point... :)

Cheers mate , here's the only other pic I have at the moment , I took it all apart after taking these but I can take a pic if the sights off if that helps ?
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Thanks again BH for the kind words :)
 
Thanks mate. That'll give me a good starting point. :) If you have some off as well, that would be fantastic too.. :) Thanks again mate.
 
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