Props Br 55 Project.

[war veteran117]

Hey guys! It's been a while since i've posted anything so i hope u guys like it. Some of you may remember my old post of my Br55 but that thread was eventually abandoned because i had too much school work. I used the sliced BR pep and made some of my own modifications to the sliced parts such as: a functional bolt, dummy rounds, a heat shield and cutting in a few details.

Some pics(work in process):

*the strings you see are used to hold the pieces together as i have not glued it together*

here it is the mag out:

A close up of the mag(the rounds are not finished yet, these are just temporary) :

At the moment i'm working on the functional bolt, heat shield, and scope. I'm still trying to figure out what to use to coat the outside of the carboard. I was thinking resin but my art teacher recommends paper mache. Any tips/advice would be great. I hope you like it!

 

[Overlord Ian]

I would say resin, paper mache doesn't always look so great

 

[Spartan 051]

yeah i would agree with Overlord_Ian paper mache never looks the hottest over time

 

[war veteran117]

I see. But then what would i need to remove the bumps and other cardboard textures?

 

[LeeKegan]

Looks great. I like how you are incorperating all the functional thing into the BR.

 

[sarge5020]

great br best cardboard one ive ever seen!

 

[war veteran117]

Looks great. I like how you are incorperating all the functional thing into the BR.

Well i'm trying to @ the moment. LOL

 

[war veteran117]

Small update:

The heat shield is complete + some modifications to the grip and additional details!! Next up, the functional bolt!

 

[delta38]

haha thats cool. nice work!!!!

 

[centerside]

Add a layer of Cardstock or any thick cardboard to make it smooth, then fill up the gaps with thin strips of cardstock again, so that the end product will be solid and easy for the resin to be more effective. then, after the resin, your ready for paint

Awesome build, and skills, Good luck

 

[Xtreme TACTICS 101]

Great work so far!

I would recommend resin aswell. But after putting on 2-3 coats of it and its finished drying, then sand it smooth.

I made a tutorial on how to make a battle rifle with a load of functions here: "How To Make The Ultimate Cardboard Battle Rifle Tutorial" thread.

CHEERS!

 

[S1l3nt V1p3r]

Sure's looking good! Keep up the good work!

(Side note: I still baffles me that I have used the layering technique way before it became acknowledged by the common people.)

 

[centerside]

Tactics 101 - Awesome tut my friend hehe

Some info on how I'm doing my BR and AR, I used screws to make the gun look rugged, though real guns don't have so much visible screws hehe

And cut out the barrel cavity since you have't glued the pecies yet

 

[Yur Ry]

Looking good so far.
Keep up the good work.

 

[war veteran117]

Sure's looking good! Keep up the good work!

(Side note: I still baffles me that I have used the layering technique way before it became acknowledged by the common people.)

Same here. On my old thread of my battle rifle, i included a pic of an old assault rifle i made with the layering technique and someone actually said that it was weird ~_~

 

[SprayNoob]

Hey man LOVING the BR love the detail that you put effort too, as well.

keep up the Great, and awesome woork

SprayNoob, begone!

 

[centerside]

Same here. On my old thread of my battle rifle, i included a pic of an old assault rifle i made with the layering technique and someone actually said that it was weird ~_~

Hehe, that person might have never used cardboard for anything before (no offense to that person, peace )

 

[war veteran117]

New updates:
Threw together a barrel and stuck it on with tape to measure dimensions. The scope and Bolt are currently still in the works.

progress is a little slow. But hopefully i'll finish it by the end of next week.

 

[centerside]

progress is a little slow. But hopefully i'll finish it by the end of next week.

Steady pace, it's always good not to rush thinks, and also not to go to slow. Can't wait to see more updates

 

[war veteran117]

Steady pace, it's always good not to rush thinks, and also not to go to slow. Can't wait to see more updates

yup, however the problem is that this is a home/school project. So my teacher is expecting something by the end of next week. lol