District 9 Assault rifle finished pg. 5
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The5thElement
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Wow...looks amazing! Well done!
Wow...looks amazing! Well done!
Ziga
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I'm glad you asked that. I'm going for a more weathered look (similar to Weta replica, not filthy like in the movie), so I spent a few hours yesterday literally stabbing the gun with a screwdriver and thinking "WTF am i doing?". I'm sure it will look good in the end, but now it's really traumatic. I painted damaged areas silver, so it look like metal underneath.
I'm glad you asked that. I'm going for a more weathered look (similar to Weta replica, not filthy like in the movie), so I spent a few hours yesterday literally stabbing the gun with a screwdriver and thinking "WTF am i doing?". I'm sure it will look good in the end, but now it's really traumatic. I painted damaged areas silver, so it look like metal underneath.
Sean
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I could not have done that. but I bet It's going to look great...
I could not have done that. but I bet It's going to look great...
Ziga
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I should be making stencils for the alien letters and signs but I'm waiting for masking film to be delivered, so I did some weathering. First I made some silver dents in the paintwork like I said. I didn't go too crazy, the gun may need a little more to look more convincing, but they're really hard to do. Then I airbrushed some transparent grey over key areas and drybrushed some silver over the front black portion and the black circles. After I paint all of the letters and stuff I'll clearcoat the gun with acryllic matte clearcoat (which will kill the paint depth and make the gun shinier - I hate that), and go over the whole thing again with some washes and maybe airbrush. Oh yeah, and install all the extra bits.
And here's a close-up of the canisters. I'm very happy how these turned out. The paintjob on these is black matte spraypaint, then airbrushed 1:1 ratio of vallejo azure blue metallic and black mettalic paint, airbrushed black metallic on the tips, black and grey felt pens to darken the lines and recessed areas and matte clearcoat. A slight drawback is that they tend to sparkle in direct sunlight.
I should be making stencils for the alien letters and signs but I'm waiting for masking film to be delivered, so I did some weathering. First I made some silver dents in the paintwork like I said. I didn't go too crazy, the gun may need a little more to look more convincing, but they're really hard to do. Then I airbrushed some transparent grey over key areas and drybrushed some silver over the front black portion and the black circles. After I paint all of the letters and stuff I'll clearcoat the gun with acryllic matte clearcoat (which will kill the paint depth and make the gun shinier - I hate that), and go over the whole thing again with some washes and maybe airbrush. Oh yeah, and install all the extra bits.
And here's a close-up of the canisters. I'm very happy how these turned out. The paintjob on these is black matte spraypaint, then airbrushed 1:1 ratio of vallejo azure blue metallic and black mettalic paint, airbrushed black metallic on the tips, black and grey felt pens to darken the lines and recessed areas and matte clearcoat. A slight drawback is that they tend to sparkle in direct sunlight.
Re: District 9 Assault rifle WIP
Not sure that's a drawback... Sounds more like a feature.
Great job on this, amazing workmanship!
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Not sure that's a drawback... Sounds more like a feature.
Great job on this, amazing workmanship!
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Ziga
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments, they keep me motivated. Not that I need motivation in these fun stages of the build.
I don't have the book, sadly. I'm working from pictures of the internet and from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBVq-pLn-0c. This fine gentleman is a member here afaik. And he has my gratitude.
Anyway, the masking foil I was waiting for arrived, but it was a defective product - had no stick at all. Sigh! Maybe I'll try another way to make those stencils.
Thanks everyone for your kind comments, they keep me motivated. Not that I need motivation in these fun stages of the build.
I don't have the book, sadly. I'm working from pictures of the internet and from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBVq-pLn-0c. This fine gentleman is a member here afaik. And he has my gratitude.
Anyway, the masking foil I was waiting for arrived, but it was a defective product - had no stick at all. Sigh! Maybe I'll try another way to make those stencils.
BRDencklau
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There is always frisket, an airbrushing tool. Several grades of tack and mil. Translucent as well.
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There is always frisket, an airbrushing tool. Several grades of tack and mil. Translucent as well.
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Ziga
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I tried to make a stencil out of regular masking tape just now and it doesn't work. The details are just too small to cut nicely, some lines are pencil thin. So I don't think any foil will work well enough unless I simplify the design. Maybe I could get a thin white waterproof marker and use it to color the design. In that case I would make a stencil for the bigger parts and freehand the rest. I don't know, I'll work something out. And thanks for your suggestions.
I tried to make a stencil out of regular masking tape just now and it doesn't work. The details are just too small to cut nicely, some lines are pencil thin. So I don't think any foil will work well enough unless I simplify the design. Maybe I could get a thin white waterproof marker and use it to color the design. In that case I would make a stencil for the bigger parts and freehand the rest. I don't know, I'll work something out. And thanks for your suggestions.
Ziga
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Wow, thanks for those glyphs Mike, they will be very helpful.
I thought about printing my own decals, but yeah they need to be white. I did a quick search for companies that do vinyl printing and cutting and found out that vinyl is way too expensive.
Wow, thanks for those glyphs Mike, they will be very helpful.
I thought about printing my own decals, but yeah they need to be white. I did a quick search for companies that do vinyl printing and cutting and found out that vinyl is way too expensive.
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