Re: Oblivion Movie Rifle - Taking Deposits!
BIG UPDATE! - Ok Peeps, I know I said this before, but we really are near the end!!
This is the nightmare 5 piece mold I had to create to give me all the cavity space for various mechanisms.
Handle Final 4 by
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The Handle is finally cast up, YA!
Handle Final 3 by
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I glued in place the stock hinge assembly. This is what the butt connects to.
Handle Final 5 by
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Even though I am giving you a ton of working mechanicals inside the handle, this part I had to say not to. For mIne I dremeled out a notch in the handle.
Handle Final 6 by
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Then I cut off the length on this piece so it would fit.
Handle Final 7 by
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Now I glue it in place
Handle Final 8 by
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The bottom of the handle
Handle Final 9 by
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Now with the cover in place. Originally this was cast as one piece, but it looked awful so I redid the handle bottom on the mold and then cast this separately.
Handle Final 10 by
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Glued in place the front magwell detail piece, and test fit the clip.
Handle Final 11 by
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to make the clip removeable I made the clip lock a separate piece which I drilled for a rod.
Handle Final 12 by
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With the rod in place, now all I need is a spring for it all.
Handle Final 13 by
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It's a bit blurry, but there were gaps here I had to fill
Front belly by
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This is the trigger mechanism I rigged up. First in wood,
Trigger assembly by
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Then I primed the wood, and added in the cocking handle mechanism too.
Trigger assembly 2 by
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This is all the trigger parts, cocking handle mechanism, barrel and light front end and spacer pieces cast up.
Parts 4 by
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The tabs on the trigger fit into notches on the bottom. But I had to dremel the upper part so the spring would lay well.
Trigger assembly 3 by
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The trigger is in place and the spring comes thru from the bottom to secure at the top and give the trigger it's springy quality.
Trigger assembly 4 by
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This is the whole unit ready to be glued into the handle.
Trigger assembly 5 by
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This is a spring setup I devised for the cocking handle to actually move and spring back.
Cocking Handle spring 1 by
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This is the handle in it's normal position
Cocking Handle spring 2 by
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This is the handle being pulled back. and when you let go, it springs back to it's forward position.
Cocking Handle spring 3 by
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This is the assembly inside the gun.
Cocking Handle spring 4 by
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Finally got the spacers for the butt made.
Butt assembly 1 by
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This is what it looks like glued into place. I also screwed it in from the top and those are those screws you see in the pictures on the poster.
Butt assembly 2 by
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Everything is assembled and glued into place on the handle.
Butt assembly 4 by
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The front barrel in place
Barrel by
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Nostromo20 got me some very good replicas of the light setup, so when I get the switches I'll wire it all together.
Barrel and Light by
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The last of the great ones! This is the end in sight folks, after this is a few small detail parts. Aren't we getting excited?!
Front Belly 2 by
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These are the last few parts being molded and some ready for casting.
Molds New by
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Ok, so next update I should have the Rifle finally assembled. At that point it's casting parts and getting the kits together. That update will be me closing the run. So now is the time to decide if your in or out on this. Tell your friends!
