New Project... MA5C Rifle

tha finch · Nov 12, 2010

Ok, starting a new thread with progress from my new (first) prop build.
This thread will contain pictures of progress!!!
Start:

Adding Expanding Foam for structure:

After Resining the model twice:

More pics coming soon as i make progress on the model!

SPRTNBD50 · Nov 12, 2010

Looks bent but no warps!! I would say good but if I were you, I'd Resin first then add expanding foam.

tha finch · Nov 12, 2010

Yeah, people told me to resin first then foam it, but it worked either way!! Yeah unfourtunatly i couldnt get the bend out of it!
Hopefully i will aquire a product like bondo in the next couple of days and add some detail to the pep prop!!

Specter 1 · Nov 12, 2010

I would suggest split it in two (right before the end of where the trigger touches the grip) use bondo and make it even

tha finch · Nov 12, 2010

Once i get my hands on some bondo like substance i will detail the model and hopefully straighten it!! I couldnt straighten it while resining as i was already using both hands... Im not sure if it is able to be straightened from here as it is pretty solid now. But, i guess i could somehow compensate with bondo

tmccarty23 · Nov 12, 2010

Looks good for your first prop.

Like Specter-1 said, you could cut it in half and reattach it to make it even. Then you can use bondo to make the two halves seamless. If not, oh well, it still looks good and the bend isn't all that bad. It makes for a good learning experience and can only improve your skills. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

Swift · Nov 14, 2010

Just in case you miss my post in your previous topic, go looking in a Repco or similar autostore for body filler, it shouldn't be too hard to find

tha finch · Nov 15, 2010

Swift said:
Just in case you miss my post in your previous topic, go looking in a Repco or similar autostore for body filler, it shouldn't be too hard to find

Thanks Swift, just read your other post...
Yeah we do have Repco's in Aus!!! Ill go to Repco in the next couple of days and check it out! If i find some ill buy it and begin detailing...
Thanks mate!!!

tha finch · Nov 16, 2010

So today i went out and bought car body filler, paint and a metal barrell...
I started on the detailing with the body filler and managed to curve the top of the prop. Ive sanded it back so its ready to paint, even though ive still got plenty of 'bondoing' to do!
Anyway heres pics...

So tomorrow i might continue with the work, but i might leave it till the next day as i have my formal tomorrow!!!

Swift · Nov 17, 2010

Looking much better then my first attempt at weaponry

Glad you found that body filler, good luck!

blowing bomb · Nov 17, 2010

nice good like with the bondo

Patryn · Nov 17, 2010

Very cool, I have a SMG sitting on the table all pep'd up and now seeing yours has me wanting to get time to get back at it! Thanks for the pics!

tha finch · Nov 19, 2010

Thanks for all the positive comments!!!
Anyway heres more progress...
More detailing and the barrell..

tha finch · Feb 4, 2011

So, ive been away for along time... I went on schoolies and then completely forgot about it, and then i had my 18th birthday... But im just making excuses!

Anyway i decided to finish the rifle once and for all, so heres some more progress...

I finished touching up with the bondo
I glued in the barrell
I found a small torch and created a hole for it... And fiddled it around so it would sit almost straight
I also found a genius solution... Since i cant glue in the torch (batteries go in the back of it) i decided to wrap an elastic band around the torch, to create a rim, so it wouldn't slide out.

Now all i have to do is to resin it again and paint!!!

Heres the pictures:

So hopefully ill make more progress in the next couple of days

tha finch · Feb 10, 2011

Ok, so for those who are following this thread, ive basically finished the MA5C with a coat of paint. Im still wanting to add some more paint to the prop, where there are small scratches in the bondo, to give a weathered and scratched effect.
Anyway heres more pics...

I should be making some more progress tomorrow...
Let me know what you guys think of it, and what improvements you think i should make!!!

tha finch · Feb 10, 2011

So, i beleive this project is finally finished. Ive completed the weathering effects with chrome paint. Im still considering purchasing an ammo counter and attempting to install it, but it would be extremely hard, as i would have to cut the prop up to get the battery case in.
So it looks like im finished. Its probably the most basic MA5C rifle on the 405th, but it looks pretty sweet!

Hopefully i'll be able to start on a M6D pistol soon.

Please leave your comments and suggestions here about what you think and how i could improve it!
Thanks guys!

ventrue · Feb 10, 2011

Well, it's a little late for that kind of advice now that the model is painted, but there are lots of spots where you can see the liquidy surface of the resin or even the paper's structure below that. A few hours of sanding and more Bondo would greatly benefit the model in my opinion.

tha finch · Feb 10, 2011

ventrue said:
Well, it's a little late for that kind of advice now that the model is painted

True, i cant really do much now, but i would still like feedback so that i can make future models even better

ventrue said:
there are lots of spots where you can see the liquidy surface of the resin or even the paper's structure below that. A few hours of sanding and more Bondo would greatly benefit the model in my opinion.

I can admit that this wasn't a perfect job, i sorta rushed through the bondo/sanding phase. I think i could have added bondo in places that i didn't add anything, and sanding was a hassle due to the many bumps and ridges in the model. But yeah, if i was willing to spend more time on the model, it would have been a better job.

ventrue · Feb 10, 2011

tha_finch said:
sanding was a hassle due to the many bumps and ridges in the model.

Well, removing the bumps is kind of the point of sanding, isn't it?

tha finch · Feb 10, 2011

haha, nah i meant the actual ridges in the model...
Unfourtunatly my sanding block wasn't small enough to fit some gaps, so i had to use my hand with the sandpaper, which took longer to sand bits back.

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