Knight the ODST
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Knight’s CE - Post 1
3D assembly and modification.
Hello all!
As the title says I am creating a MA5B from Campaign evolved that is “functional”. By “functional” I mean that it will have: Lights, Sounds, and all the bells and whistles.
*note: this diagram lacks the speaker and tft screen for the ammo counter*
This is an already in-progress build where I will keep uploading (hopefully) small and condensed posts to track my progress.
And lastly before I begin, this project would not be possible without fellow SW Regiment member BlazingForge and cults3d user 3DSOMETHING. Forge is the creator of the assault rifle model and very generously allowed me to modify his files for my modifications. 3DSOMETHING provided a great base level to see what is possible for this project as well as an idea for the electronic components that go inside.
So thats the basics covered. Im excited to show off my progress with everyone and will gladly answer any questions I am able!
Modifying the AR for electronics.
So this AR has some large parts that need to be split up for printing. Namely the upper shroud, lower shroud, fore-grip, lower receiver, and upper receiver. So my first step was slicing those into smaller pieces with pins for alignment. After that was done, I went about carving a channel in all the parts for the wires to make it to the ESP32 board’s location or power supply. Next came a huge list of modifications for ease of printing or assembly listed below:
Unfortunately. Due to the shape of the tft screen, the prop screen suffers from inaccuracy. Rather than the proper seamless shape the ammo counter has in the game, a smaller “insert” frames the screen. Luckily I feel that this sacrifice is worth it. As the results speak for themselves.
To finish things off, here is a teaser for the next post that proves this project is possible.
I look forward to showing off my future progress!
3D assembly and modification.
Hello all!
As the title says I am creating a MA5B from Campaign evolved that is “functional”. By “functional” I mean that it will have: Lights, Sounds, and all the bells and whistles.
*note: this diagram lacks the speaker and tft screen for the ammo counter*
This is an already in-progress build where I will keep uploading (hopefully) small and condensed posts to track my progress.
And lastly before I begin, this project would not be possible without fellow SW Regiment member BlazingForge and cults3d user 3DSOMETHING. Forge is the creator of the assault rifle model and very generously allowed me to modify his files for my modifications. 3DSOMETHING provided a great base level to see what is possible for this project as well as an idea for the electronic components that go inside.
So thats the basics covered. Im excited to show off my progress with everyone and will gladly answer any questions I am able!
Modifying the AR for electronics.
So this AR has some large parts that need to be split up for printing. Namely the upper shroud, lower shroud, fore-grip, lower receiver, and upper receiver. So my first step was slicing those into smaller pieces with pins for alignment. After that was done, I went about carving a channel in all the parts for the wires to make it to the ESP32 board’s location or power supply. Next came a huge list of modifications for ease of printing or assembly listed below:
- Inner barrel inserts to allow for easier painting down the road
- QD Mounts located in the upper receiver
- Space for switches
- Separate logo “plates” for the UNSC and MA5 logo to be resin printed
- Space for the power switch
- Space for the status LED in the receiver
- A removable and magnetized section on the upper shroud for battery and speaker access
- A slightly wider Ammo counter for both accuracy and room to shelter the TFT screen
Unfortunately. Due to the shape of the tft screen, the prop screen suffers from inaccuracy. Rather than the proper seamless shape the ammo counter has in the game, a smaller “insert” frames the screen. Luckily I feel that this sacrifice is worth it. As the results speak for themselves.
To finish things off, here is a teaser for the next post that proves this project is possible.
I look forward to showing off my future progress!
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