Mole
Well-Known Member
For those who aren't in the know, this is a Carter Special.
For complicated reasons which I won't go into here, Carter was issued with a converted M16 (rather than her usual P90) for the first half of Season 7 and totally rocked the shorty look.
My base weapon was a cheap M4 airsoft.
I got a very nice resin copy of the Elcan scope and Beta C-Mag from Matsuo.
Firstly I stripped the whole thing apart and removed all of the airsoft components. I didn't need it (or want it) to be able to fire BBs. The only bit I did leave in was the lead bar in the grip to give it a little weight. I also had to cut out a lot of the reinforcing bars so I could fit the C-mag in.
Next I cut down the barrel and fitted the new birdcage/flash surpressor to make sure the barrel was about the right length. My handguard is a bit long compared to the actual prop but I like the look of the barrel, reciever and stock all being the same length.
Next was to fit the stock. Buying an actual thumbhole stock was cost prohibitive for me and would have meant cutting the M4 down even more to get it to fit. Using a stock from an M16, I cut it to length and added the wooden dowels for strength and to give me something to build the filler up around.
Because I cut the M16 stock down the buttplate was too big so I had to cut it in four and shape it to fit.
The whole thing mocked up awaiting filler and paint.
Other side.
Lots of filler and sanding later...
The real deal had a texture on the stock so I used Plasti-Kote Velvet spray paint. Worked a treat!
A bit of black spray paint later... a terrible picture of the finished article!
And another terrible phone pic of me with my new baby.
And I met Christopher Judge!
For complicated reasons which I won't go into here, Carter was issued with a converted M16 (rather than her usual P90) for the first half of Season 7 and totally rocked the shorty look.
My base weapon was a cheap M4 airsoft.
I got a very nice resin copy of the Elcan scope and Beta C-Mag from Matsuo.
Firstly I stripped the whole thing apart and removed all of the airsoft components. I didn't need it (or want it) to be able to fire BBs. The only bit I did leave in was the lead bar in the grip to give it a little weight. I also had to cut out a lot of the reinforcing bars so I could fit the C-mag in.
Next I cut down the barrel and fitted the new birdcage/flash surpressor to make sure the barrel was about the right length. My handguard is a bit long compared to the actual prop but I like the look of the barrel, reciever and stock all being the same length.
Next was to fit the stock. Buying an actual thumbhole stock was cost prohibitive for me and would have meant cutting the M4 down even more to get it to fit. Using a stock from an M16, I cut it to length and added the wooden dowels for strength and to give me something to build the filler up around.
Because I cut the M16 stock down the buttplate was too big so I had to cut it in four and shape it to fit.
The whole thing mocked up awaiting filler and paint.
Other side.
Lots of filler and sanding later...
The real deal had a texture on the stock so I used Plasti-Kote Velvet spray paint. Worked a treat!
A bit of black spray paint later... a terrible picture of the finished article!
And another terrible phone pic of me with my new baby.
And I met Christopher Judge!
