Rusty Pulse Rifle

[dmpsk8]

Thought I'd share a quick project and some inspiration.

Last year, I picked up an old, very rough pulse rifle b-cast. It was cheap, so I figured it would be a decent restoration project. Sadly it looked even worse in person than I was expecting. And, it was also broken in half during shipping, haha.

So, it sat on my shelf of unfinished projects collecting dust. Over the weekend I decided to see what could be made of this piece of ****. Below are the results. Since the cast was so rough, I decided to go for a rusty/abandoned look. The whole project was about trying to make something out of scrap, without investing any more cash.

The power-loader themed stand is made from a thick cardboard tube and some wood. The cardboard cylinder was sealed with glue before paint, so its pretty tough now. Inside there is a foam core, with a fabric pad for the rifle. The counter is made from scrap plexi bits and a simple decal. Barrel is steel, I borrowed a burnt tip look for interest.

This thing went from a waste of cash, to something pretty unique.

Hopefully it inspires some else to finish a project they have given up on. Don't let your need for perfection stop you!

1-Rusty_Pulse_Rifle by K D, on Flickr

5-Rusty_Pulse_Rifle by K D, on Flickr

4-Rusty_Pulse_Rifle by K D, on Flickr

3-Rusty_Pulse_Rifle by K D, on Flickr

2-Rusty_Pulse_Rifle by K D, on Flickr

 

[AJK001]

That actually looks damn good.

 

[Scapey]

Nice work!

 

[Sundowner]

Not bad at all! That is the lovely thing about weathered props, hiding mistakes is easier! Well done.

 

[eethan]

looks awesome! and at least this was probably really good practice for your painting skills

 

[dmpsk8]

looks awesome! and at least this was probably really good practice for your painting skills

Totally. Gave me a chance to experiment with some tidy plastic welding to make that counter. The decal is sandwiched between to pieces of plexi, then the corners were tacked (soldering iron “welded”) together.

 

[Harada357]

Very nice work !!! Great finish Idea - weathering to the extreme.

 

[Johnnyfl]

Left behind on LV426 and survived the nuke blast

 

[dmpsk8]

Left behind on LV426 and survived the nuke blast

That was my exact thought when doing it!

 

[joberg]

Was about to say the same thing; good project and paint job is A+!

 

[Riceball]

While you did a great job at making convincing rust I feel that you went a little overboard with the rust. I don't know how the actual prop pulse rifles were constructed or how they were supposed to be in universe but I've always thought that the green parts were plastic/polymer and thus wouldn't rust. Aside from that nitpick, good job.

 

[dmpsk8]

While you did a great job at making convincing rust I feel that you went a little overboard with the rust. I don't know how the actual prop pulse rifles were constructed or how they were supposed to be in universe but I've always thought that the green parts were plastic/polymer and thus wouldn't rust. Aside from that nitpick, good job.

Thanks for the input. I think if you reread my initial post, the approach will make more sense. The point was over weathering to make use of a really rough cast, Which otherwise would’ve ended up in the dumpster.

 

[Riceball]

Thanks for the input. I think if you reread my initial post, the approach will make more sense. The point was over weathering to make use of a really rough cast, Which otherwise would’ve ended up in the dumpster.

I know that it was a really rough cast, but it still doesn't make sense to have what (I believe) to be plastic parts rusting. But as I said previously, you did do a very good job on the rust.

 

[dmpsk8]

I know that it was a really rough cast, but it still doesn't make sense to have what (I believe) to be plastic parts rusting. But as I said previously, you did do a very good job on the rust.