redkraytdragon
Active Hunter
I wasn't exactly sure where to put this thread so I just opted for here, hope that's ok!
So since I decided that I really wanted to make up one of these for myself (and I wanted to have one for display at local shops and for an upcoming con), I decided to make up this little tutorial/wip for everyone (who's interested) to see how these bad boys go together (I'll also probably do a youtube video tutorial as well at some point)
Here's the statue that this weapon is based on
And the blueprints I came up with for it
So here we go -
Raw kit as it gets sent out
Cleaning up the sprues
Some filing
Followed by sanding
All smoothed out and then repeat for the other 2
Next I start sanding the seam lines along the corner edges
Then some surface sanding with 320 to prep for primer
Now to clean out the stock bracket hole a bit for extra space for some adhesive and to allow for some play to set it in
Next up drill the hole for the muzzle cone
Now for some glazing putty (or putty of your choice)
Applied thinly with an exacto in spots where needed
Mixing up the Devcon and applying it to the cone hole
Set up and trim any excess adhesive before it gets too hard
I'll let this set over night
Up next, sand the putty and any final touch up sanding before primer...stay tuned!
So since I decided that I really wanted to make up one of these for myself (and I wanted to have one for display at local shops and for an upcoming con), I decided to make up this little tutorial/wip for everyone (who's interested) to see how these bad boys go together (I'll also probably do a youtube video tutorial as well at some point)
Here's the statue that this weapon is based on
And the blueprints I came up with for it
So here we go -
Raw kit as it gets sent out
Cleaning up the sprues
Some filing
Followed by sanding
All smoothed out and then repeat for the other 2
Next I start sanding the seam lines along the corner edges
Then some surface sanding with 320 to prep for primer
Now to clean out the stock bracket hole a bit for extra space for some adhesive and to allow for some play to set it in
Next up drill the hole for the muzzle cone
Now for some glazing putty (or putty of your choice)
Applied thinly with an exacto in spots where needed
Mixing up the Devcon and applying it to the cone hole
Set up and trim any excess adhesive before it gets too hard
I'll let this set over night
Up next, sand the putty and any final touch up sanding before primer...stay tuned!