Covenant carbine

[WookieLord]

that is really well done... as malcomtidus said, almost professional

 

[brainiac]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I think for my next project, I'll try using some craft sculpting foam and pick up a hot wire device to cut with. That seems like a quicker method, although, if you're on a budget and have a lot of patience, you too can widdle yourself a weapon. I started out with three layers of that foam, but it looks like I'm going to have to add a fourth.

Slowly but surely..

 

[blinkava44]

soooo sweet, nice job man

 

[xalener]

Is the "clip" going to be removable?

 

[Fragclone]

all you needs a paint job

 

[link4044]

looking good so far

 

[hapakid88]

suweet. intereting approach too. with the foam and all.

 

[Damien]

thumbs up

 

[Spartan 110]

loooks great, cant wait to see the final product, keep up the good work

 

[Damien]

BE CAREFUL some spray paint melts foam, the stuff you are using. test spray a piece of unused foam 1st

 

[brainiac]

BE CAREFUL some spray paint melts foam, the stuff you are using. test spray a piece of unused foam 1st

Yeah, I would'nt recommend anyone use spray paint on this type of foam, it will eat through this. I'll be trying out a couple different methods of sealant on test pieces of foam before I even think about touching this. I'll let you guys know what I end up using once I get to that point. Thanks for the warning though.

 

[Damien]

do you think it will melt in silicon? could just make a mold out of it

 

[link4044]

the mould will get into the holes of the foam and it will mess up the gun

 

[WookieLord]

any updates on progress?
if you cover it with a smooth thin layer of some kind of wood filler, like a sort of paste that hardens to a woodlike consistency, then spray it, it should work, but avoid any paints with non-water solvents which are quite rare i think if not completely unobtainable... testing on spare foam is excellent advice.

 

[arbiter]

hay that is awsome man i love it

all it needs is paint and some shiny stuff and you have it made

 

[Ronster]

When you finish this up and get ready to paint it, you need to buy some of the color changing paint that changes from purple to green. So for the most part, it's purple, but depending on the angle you look at and the lighting around it, it would change green. That would be the cherry on the top!

 

[Spartan 110]

i believe that is pearlesent paint

 

[WookieLord]

I always thought it was called iridescence, and apparently so does Wikipedia

 

[Ronster]

Yeah! Irridesent!

Kind like this:

Look at the fans. They look purple strait-on, but at a differnt angle they look green.

Sweet!

 

[Spartan 110]

this is pearlescent

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticmind/201197408/