ukswrath[Staff] Posted November 12, 2015 Report Posted November 12, 2015 Looking at this picture, what an awkward way to shoot. The gun though supported by the mono pod, is being balanced with the right hand holding the Geisha post (as Germain puts it), and the left hand is on the trigger at a 45-90 degree angle? If this is correct, to artist has obviously never held a gun before. 2 Quote
camprandall Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Posted November 12, 2015 Yeah, the mounting stuff is awkward. I'm mainly about the cannon and might not build the stands at all. We'll see. Quote
Billhag Posted November 12, 2015 Report Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) The rear telescopic monopod is there as a stabiliser for when the blaster is being used in a static position where the need for free-form swivel / elevation is not required. Clint, brilliant work matey, really loving this build. Edited November 12, 2015 by Billhag 1 Quote
camprandall Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Posted November 13, 2015 The rear telescopic monopod is there as a stabiliser for when the blaster is being used in a static position where the need for free-form swivel / elevation is not required. Clint, brilliant work matey, really loving this build. Wow, you England guys keep pulling out the surprises! Hadn't seen that angle before. Cool! Any chance you could also pull out a functional accurate stand that I can slap on this thing? I've been busy repairing and adjusting my TFA the last few days, but I did manage to get my hardwood side pieces for the trigger area cut out and glued. It wasn't nearly as easy as it should have been because my available tools jump from a dremel up to a miter or table saw. Cutting this and keeping any of the curves intact was a total pain, but I did find some cool mini saw blade Dremel attachments that helped a lot. You'll notice that the shape is different than the base pine wood trigger. That's because of the more recent pics that showed a slightly different shape than I had originally determined. I'll dremel and bondo it up to make it nice and even and smooth. Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted November 13, 2015 Report Posted November 13, 2015 Man, with the stands this thing is going to weigh a ton unless made of some light weight plastic. Quote
camprandall Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Posted November 13, 2015 Man, with the stands this thing is going to weigh a ton unless made of some light weight plastic. Well, he is the "heavy" gunner. 1 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted November 13, 2015 Report Posted November 13, 2015 Will it come with a shoulder strap? lol Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 13, 2015 Report Posted November 13, 2015 What did you do for the harness? I looked everywhere for a Flyye FY-VT-C011-BK but can't find them in stock. I find the O/D ones on Ebay though...but then you need to do a good dye job... Quote
camprandall Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Posted November 13, 2015 What did you do for the harness? I looked everywhere for a Flyye FY-VT-C011-BK but can't find them in stock. I find the O/D ones on Ebay though...but then you need to do a good dye job... I actually ordered that component from Chris Hale, who formed the white boxes, molded the rubber straps and everything. I'm not sure what he sourced for the vest. I'll post pics later. Quote
camprandall Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Posted November 13, 2015 Will it come with a shoulder strap? lol It should! Quote
camprandall Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Posted November 14, 2015 Ok, I finally finished up the trigger area last night (minus the little extension that hangs down in front. I'm pretty happy with it. The proportions are a little off after seeing some more pics, but I did cut some pieces to fill out the inside area bit and get closer to the proportions from the pics. I know for one thing the bottom bulge on the front of the handle isn't quite right, but I didn't want to rely on bondo for significant pieces because they may too easily break off. Insert pieces to shrink the hole a bit and get closer to proportion. Bondo work... With sanding and then glazing... And then a coat of primer to find smaller imperfections. A touch more glazing should finish her off. 2 Quote
BobasDent1138 Posted November 14, 2015 Report Posted November 14, 2015 Wow that stock is very sharp with the primer. Good stuff! Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 14, 2015 Report Posted November 14, 2015 I actually ordered that component from Chris Hale, who formed the white boxes, molded the rubber straps and everything. I'm not sure what he sourced for the vest. I'll post pics later. Thanks - we're getting closer to premier so really want my vest done by then. Quote
camprandall Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Posted November 14, 2015 Ah, forgot to post pics of the vest that I ordered from Chris Hale. I tried to increase the brightness/exposure to show the details a little better. Here it is in all its glory! 4 Quote
TakoTuesday[501st] Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 Chris' vest is nice. He custom makes a lot of the parts on the vest including the pouches. I modeled the buckles and straps for him. Quote
Pyrates[TK] Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 That vest looks mint and looks more comfortable than the one I served with. Mr. Hale would make a stellar "SAR Tech" for the military. Loving the progress on your BFG and can't wait to see the rest! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
camprandall Posted November 15, 2015 Author Report Posted November 15, 2015 Ok, got some work done on the last piece that I was hesitant to start. It's the weird pop out vertical box thing behind the trigger. After getting the stock and trigger and top box done, it was a little easier to figure out the proportions since once you start building one of these, you really have to follow proportions of your own gun vs the pics. Anyways, here's the first part of it. I also have two guys working on the 3D prints for my greeblies so hopefully one of those comes out. It's been tricky and required re-working and re-slicing to get it more printable, but I think maybe I have it figured out now. 2 Quote
camprandall Posted November 15, 2015 Author Report Posted November 15, 2015 And just a note - I actually glued 1/8" abs to make 1/4" parts because that seemed to be about the thickness from the pics. This whole thing sure would be easier if I had proper tools and supplies. Quote
BenjaminTheTK Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I'm loving this thread. And pretty much any thread discussing the heavy gunner (my dream build). Edited November 17, 2015 by BenjaminTheTK 2 Quote
camprandall Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Posted November 18, 2015 I'm loving this thread. And pretty much any thread discussing the heavy gunner (my dream build). Thanks Ben! Here's another update. I was actually quite excited to get this piece framed out because it was pretty tough to figure out. The remaining parts to it should go pretty fast now that I have it framed out and the majority of the pieces built. In other exciting news, I received pics of one of the two 3D printing sources I'm trying and the parts look fantastic! Very little cleanup. Let's just hope now that the scale is right because I really have no idea until I put it on the gun. 1 Quote
TakoTuesday[501st] Posted November 18, 2015 Report Posted November 18, 2015 Those parts turned out great! I can't wait to see the final blaster. Quote
camprandall Posted November 19, 2015 Author Report Posted November 19, 2015 Making progress! I'm getting pretty sick of measuring, re-measuring, bondo, sanding, etc so I decided to paint a few things that are about finished anyways just to see some positive results. Can't wait to carry this thing! 3 Quote
midorimushi[TK] Posted November 19, 2015 Report Posted November 19, 2015 Clint, really glad to see that you're still at this thing..it's looking great!! Quote
Pyrates[TK] Posted November 19, 2015 Report Posted November 19, 2015 Redefining "Boom Stick!" - Awesome! Quote
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