Hand-Schaub's rifle build thread
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:49 am
Greetings once again,
Now that I feel like my Cylon armor is basically complete (with the exceptions of revising parts). I am going to complete people requests to make rifles. My intention is to make "stunt" rifles as I plan to use it for trooping and what not. Lightweight vacu-formed and painted plastic and lots of electrical tape. I have no plans to do a light up version because I don't really want that for myself. The design will be derived from observation and measurements from an original rifle (from who else but Dale).
The tooling will be 100% original from me. I will show progress pics as I go along.
There have been other makers on this forum offering rifles but they don't seem to be around any more or do not offer a vacu-formed version of it. I am primarily making this for myself and a couple of fellow Cylon friends. If the results are good I will offer some up to the board. I will probably make kit versions too.
So to begin the process I am in need of one part and that is the 'left' side panel. Yeah the hard to find one. If anybody has this I will be most grateful but I want to be upfront that I would mold it and use it for my own rifle. I already have resin panels from the other side.
All the other parts I am making myself or having made by a fellow enthusiast. Yeah, I got a guy who can turn acrylic stock!
Now that I feel like my Cylon armor is basically complete (with the exceptions of revising parts). I am going to complete people requests to make rifles. My intention is to make "stunt" rifles as I plan to use it for trooping and what not. Lightweight vacu-formed and painted plastic and lots of electrical tape. I have no plans to do a light up version because I don't really want that for myself. The design will be derived from observation and measurements from an original rifle (from who else but Dale).
The tooling will be 100% original from me. I will show progress pics as I go along.
There have been other makers on this forum offering rifles but they don't seem to be around any more or do not offer a vacu-formed version of it. I am primarily making this for myself and a couple of fellow Cylon friends. If the results are good I will offer some up to the board. I will probably make kit versions too.
So to begin the process I am in need of one part and that is the 'left' side panel. Yeah the hard to find one. If anybody has this I will be most grateful but I want to be upfront that I would mold it and use it for my own rifle. I already have resin panels from the other side.
All the other parts I am making myself or having made by a fellow enthusiast. Yeah, I got a guy who can turn acrylic stock!