an escape from the universe
Continuing along with my current Halo 3: ODST replica obsession, after finishing up the M6C/SOCOM Automag replica, I decided to try and model something a little bit larger and potentially more complex. Specifically the M7/Caseless SMG. Now the Halo SMG is one of those weapons that have been around for several games, introduced in Halo … Continue reading M7S/Caseless SMG Replica
The Halo series, developed by Bungie, holds a special place in my heart. Halo was one of the first games I got on console when I was younger, and I'd followed the series and many of the books for far longer than I'd stuck with most others. And while I stopped following it as closely … Continue reading M6C/SOCOM Replica 3D Print
Sometime after I'd finished my last 'large' project, the Laser Rifle replica, I decided I wanted to take on another 'large' project. In my early days of owning a 3D printer and attempting to print "All the things!", I'd attempted to print and assemble a helmet. That attempt, and I call it an attempt for … Continue reading Fallout T-45b Inspired Power Armor Helmet
It the Part 1 post for this project, I talked about my search for reference material and took a look at what I found throughout the Trigun Maximum manga. Now, with all that material, it was time to start trying to model the revolver in CAD. With everything discussed in the previous post, about how … Continue reading Vash’s Revolver – Part 2 – Design & Iteration
Part 1 of this project dealt with printing the model; Part 2 I made a stand for it, cause, ya know, why not? Part 3, well, I think it's time to add electronics, lights, sound, the works to it. Now the original model was hollowed out for the purpose of adding electronics, but it needed … Continue reading Portal Gun Replica – Part 3 – Electronics