War machine gatling gun

[sxc]

Hello all,

So I am in the middle of making Mark 1 War Machine Snow Camo Suit. I am trying to get some ideas on making the Gatling Gun. I cant seem to find any posts on people creating them and what they used, unless im just blind. ive been searching like crazy. Any pointers or quick links anybody can help me with?
Im thinking of using an old drill i have laying around for the motor part at least and using foam and PVC for the rest. Just need to figure out how to put it all together.

 

[George]

Hi sxc and welcome to the RPF forum.
For what I know,a small motor is used to rotate the minigun.I'm sure there are warmachine builds either on this forum or on youtube that may be of assistance.

 

[sxc]

HI and thank you George. I have searched youtube and they have very little info on how they made them. maybe two or three. and on this site im having the same issue. there isnt really any diy steps anywhere at least that i can find.

 

[MWiggs]

Hi sxc! I'm excited to see another minigun build, I've always wanted to tackle that. I've been following THIS fellow on here on his build up of the Team Fortress 2 minigun, spins makes sound the whole 9 yards! It's way bigger than War Machine's but maybe it'll help give you a start? Best of luck with this!

 

[sxc]

Hi MWiggs, that guys build is pretty rad. if only i had a 3D printer my life would be easy lol. I need to find something that will connect to my drill and connect to the barrel. thats my biggest struggle right now.

 

[MWiggs]

Idea: grab a piece of wood or sheet of plastic, cut it round and punch out the holes for the barrels, drill a small hole thru the middle and epoxy an unused drill bit into the hole? attach that to the drill and build the base part of the gun around the rest of the drill to hide it.



Just brainstorming

 

[Octoblade]

I was thinking of using a large hole saw. Then you can drill holes in the side and attach your barrel apparatus.

 

[sxc]

Both very good ideas.i was also thinking of maybe getting a mixer attachment and epoxying some pvc to that and the drill head. does anybody have an idea on how to make the barrel circles all even with eachother? Dont want it spinning out of wack.

 

[AegidiusDesigns]

Hey there, I'm currently in the process of making my own War Machine suit and I will be implementing a rotating gatling gun as well. The convention I want to attend is in a week and a half though, and I won't have time to add the motor in by then. Still, I got a pretty solid idea of how to make it rotate, just don't have the time to do it ^^' Basically I got this old toy motor from when I was little. I don't remember exactly what it was from, probably some old toy car that cost about 10 bucks. I have it hooked up to a switch, just need to find the right battery. It's pretty damn powerful, too.

I'll upload pics of the minigun tomorrow, but I just made it with a few cardboard and PVC tubes, and it's really light. To make the little 'segments' that hold all the barrels together, (you know, the circle things that hold all 6 barrels together), I just cut a bit of EVA foam in a circle, and dremeled 6 holes in where the tubes would fit. If you want I still have my templates for how I found the place to punch all 6 holes, too.

In the last 'ring' that holds all the barrels together, I will make a "+" shape in the middle, and I'll make a little + shape to hook onto the motor, and that should be that... I'm sorry, I know I'm really bad at explaining this, I can try to make some little diagrams or whatever because I've really not dabbled too much into electronics, but so far my motor system seems okay. Don't know if I'll do the lighting, though.

 

[JohnnyNeutron]

Hey sxc, if you needed a couple things printed and you had the .stl files ready, I am sure I could help you out. Just let me know!

 

[sxc]

yeah do you still have the template? Might come in handy.

Hey there, I'm currently in the process of making my own War Machine suit and I will be implementing a rotating gatling gun as well. The convention I want to attend is in a week and a half though, and I won't have time to add the motor in by then. Still, I got a pretty solid idea of how to make it rotate, just don't have the time to do it ^^' Basically I got this old toy motor from when I was little. I don't remember exactly what it was from, probably some old toy car that cost about 10 bucks. I have it hooked up to a switch, just need to find the right battery. It's pretty damn powerful, too.

I'll upload pics of the minigun tomorrow, but I just made it with a few cardboard and PVC tubes, and it's really light. To make the little 'segments' that hold all the barrels together, (you know, the circle things that hold all 6 barrels together), I just cut a bit of EVA foam in a circle, and dremeled 6 holes in where the tubes would fit. If you want I still have my templates for how I found the place to punch all 6 holes, too.

In the last 'ring' that holds all the barrels together, I will make a "+" shape in the middle, and I'll make a little + shape to hook onto the motor, and that should be that... I'm sorry, I know I'm really bad at explaining this, I can try to make some little diagrams or whatever because I've really not dabbled too much into electronics, but so far my motor system seems okay. Don't know if I'll do the lighting, though.

 

[AegidiusDesigns]

Here's my gatling. It's a big PVC tube (that I wrapped in a craft foam sheet so I could paint it easier), and then I just used 8mm (I think) diameter PVC pipes for the barrels. They're held together (and in place) by EVA foam circles with 6 holes dremelled in. And there's my 'template' of sorts, where I just traced a circle using a roll of tape (cup, glass, bowls will do depending on the diameter you want), then drew a hexagon in there (use google if you have trouble, it's pretty tough) and then made another hexagon inside the first hexagon to which I traced all the PVC 8mm tubes! Then I just added random bits of foam and stuff to give it some texture. It doesn't look too mighty now, but with the right amount of paint it should look legit!

 

[sxc]

ok im catching your drift. i will have to give it a try and see what i can come up with.