Re: The oilcan pistol?
Maybe it's just me but i'd think the guy who was actually part of the department that built the gun would know more about it. :confused
You said it.
No idea who those people are, believe me :confused
Dont get me wrong, those gun guys are freaking magicians when it comes to their job. Anyone that can take a rusted piece of cut up steel and make it a functional piece again is beyond a craftsman.
BUT,
Like I said, unfortunately the person who did the modification work wont get the credit for it. Instead, info is being mixed up and misrepresented because the people talking about it "dont recall". Your first clue as to someone who knows what they are talking about should be where Kevin cant recall if the top ejection slide was there before or after the guns were to be modified and used in the film.
They were modified because Mal's gun was to jam in the mule chase scene. He was to pull the slide and a jammed round would eject. Instead, he is shown reloading the clip and the feature is not used in the final cut of the movie.
The side plate was modified to help gases escape which is why the built up panel plate is there. I believe you can see the area thats been milled out then covered with the new plate section in some of the photos MoffE posted some time ago. The plate is spaced and not flush with the main body. Thats where the vent is allowed to breath. Youll also notice a thumb catch on the side above the "safety". Turn a set screw and move the thumb catch to hold it then push it down to activate the slide.
Before the guns were modified they were fairly much comparable to a 501st bobble head stormtrooper walking down a long hollow hallway "clunk, clank, clunk, clank" in that all parts fit loosely. After they were taken over from the person who retained them from the series upon its cancellation, they were completly torn down and rebuilt. Now, they are built as much like a tank as possible. Its like they are entirely new guns, reliable, dont fall apart, dont clink and clank when handled, clip doesnt randomly fall out....
On the Serenity bloopers reel you see the clip fall out once. The clips and gun had been modified with a ball type catch which is why you hear the clip in the video "click" into place. After it had problems on the film, that single day, the guns were again modified with the set screws in the clip section.
Also notice the new shorter sleeved thumbscrew made for the guns film use.
"I have detailed files"
Here is my Phil casting with one of the hero guns. If anyone is pissed about how brassy the guns are in the film, blame the guy who molded it. He didnt even try and protect the guns finish and most of it came off in the silicone then the other had to be made to match.
No offense to the original weapons creator but the unmodified original guns were a hot mess. Panels would fall off, clips were lost, misfires and jams were common... Kevin did go over the guns functionality as he talks about. Without the addition of the washers he speaks of, it wouldnt be as reliable and solid once rebuilt and modified as they were used in the film and sit today.
