Finally Started This...

[thorssoli]

For the most part I'm making this the same way I made my M6G pistols. 3D file is largely based on Bevbor's Pepakura file. I'll be shaving off some of the details that'll work better by hand.

Enough about all that though. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking:


















I said I'd let the pictures do the talking, but since someone's going to ask, this portion of the rifle is about 32" long. Here it is with one of my ARs (made by Adam) laid on top of it for comparison:


The scope assembly and the muzzle brake will be separate carvings too. Then I'll just have to make the barrel and the recoil suppressor. I'll probably try to knock those out on a lathe, but I might outsource that little chore.

Comments/criticisms welcome. Expect an update late Monday or early Tuesday.

[Cirkob5477]

Ouhhh, shiny
How much time did it the machine take to carve THIS one?
I saw it took it 7 hours and a half to make the M6Gs

[thorssoli]

Each half of the main body was around 13 hours and 40 minutes. A long time, but better than the week I'd've spent building it in pep.

[Castellan_Craft]

The fact that this is AWESOME just goes without saying. ^_~

I don't know why but whenever you post pictures that involve a ridiculous number of clamps, I get this odd compulsion to ROFL.

How does the CarveWright work out for you if I may ask? I looked them up, and the only review on the Sears website is absolutely panning it due to having to replace parts so often. That's not a very good sample size of opinions though. @_@

[thorssoli]

I don't know why but whenever you post pictures that involve a ridiculous number of clamps, I get this odd compulsion to ROFL.

How does the CarveWright work out for you if I may ask?

ROFL my friend. By all means ROFL.

I've had my share of little annoying problems with the machine. The good part is that there's a very helpful community of owners complete with a forum on the carvewright website that has kept me from throwing the thing off a roof. I freely admit that even my very first project with the machine was the absolute limit of its capabilities. Everything I've been doing so far is pretty much all it can handle.

I'd rather have a more impressive, professional machine, but the one I need would cost ten times as much as the Carvewright and I really don't have the budget for that just yet.

[S1l3nt V1p3r]

Oh my, Thor! That is just splendidly done!

You know, I sure could use some clamps like that with all the layers of wood I have to glue onto the MA37.

[link4044]

looking pretty sweet there

[bevbor]

Wow. Incredibly cool.

P.S. I know, I know, such comments not welcomed here, but just I can't keep myself...

[Brandon McClain]

I was wondering if that file was going anywhere!! I sure hope you end up casting this thing!! Its so beautiful!!

[TyrDropProps]

How much did you pay for "Lopez" there and would you say it was worth it?
I've seen you make quite a few things from it and you seem very satisfied.