hey everyone! just thought id show you my PR im building so far. its made mainly from plastic card with some normal cardboard used for the Skeleton. id love to hear ur thoughts on it.





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Very nice so far. That`s quite an undertaking you`ve jumped on.

So how are you planning on re-enfocing this M41?

Again Sweet work so far.

Ja

well the plastic card i used for the main body is quite thick so the whole thing it very sturdy at the moment. but i still have to build the inner walls where the handle area meets the M1A1 parts. i was thinking about filling certain parts with plaster to add weight but i think that will just add strain on the joins.

i just cant wait to paint it. thats the part i enjoy most.

Looking good so far!

Not too sure about the plaster thing- as you said it might put too much stress on the joints. Maybe some strategically placed lead weights would work.

Best of success!

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."

The Pr looks great! I bet if you do some research on how others have built thier PR you may find a technique for mounting the thompson parts.

I'd suggest, for the "filling", some cheap 2 part resin instead of plaster. Michaels carries some cheapo stuff that I have used to fill insides of airsofts and rotocast stuff to give it weight. It works well and it's not too heavy that it would strain anything.

Good luck and keep us posted, it looks bad ass so far!!

Njc------------

Looks great !
For some of my projects I have used plasticine as filler.
Just push it in to were you want it.
It gives a nice bit of weight and its cheap and clean to use as well.
Scott

That thing looks fantastic. I'm amazed at how something scratchbuilt can look that good. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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wow thanks for all the kind words and great advice everyone. i test fitted the whole thing together today and it has a bit of weight to it as it is so i dont think im gunna need to add much more to it. im liking the plasticine idea though, sounds cheap and easy to do!

well i have almost finished the pump grip today so photos of that up as soon as its done.

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right here are some pics of the almost finished pump handle. just needs a good sanding then a priming and then the actual painting (inc weathering).....



***EDIT***
ok here is my final update of the day. the whole lower section primed and sanded.....

Edited by: [url=http://p220.ezboard.com/bthealienslegacy.showUserPublicProfile?gid=nickatron>nickatron[/url] at: 2/26/07 2:36 pm

Nice work mate, looking good.

Darren

Nice work!!!!!!! Here mine I did in wood.

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"This going to be stand up fight or another bug hunt"

hey thanks everyone! and teckwolf your PR looks awsome from what i can see! nice one

ok some more progress pics for you to get your grubby mitts on. i have attached the upper vent and barrel and have painted the whole "business" end of the rifle. hope you like......

aaaaaand a bit more done. painted and weathered the stock. and primed the shroud. here is a test fit of the guts...

Da-aamn, that is some FINE work! I'm particularly impressed with the shroud. Look forward to seeing the WIP progress.

Jay

another big step today! Found some perfect spray paint at my local model shop (tamiya olive drab) and went to work on her. here it is all assembled apart from the whole grip area. still got to make that. but here it is so far.......

it's a work of art mate, this is a great scratch build, Kudos

Darren

It's a very impressive scratch build!
The pump grip in particular is fantastic!

Where is the mouth dropping open smiley when you need it?
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AWWW WOW mate,this is truely a piece of work mate

You`ve done an awesome job on this PR.

Ja

thanks again for all the kind feedback guys! im working on the whole grip area today so hopefully it wont be long before its finished. ill post pics as soon as it is.

well well well. what a day. really wanted to get her all finished today as i was starting to get sick of this project. kinda rushed the painting of the grip but i think it looks ok once its all together. still a couple of things i wanna add (like the trigger, but i dont want to add that until i know im not gunna play with her anymore ). well anyway here is the 99% finished piece........

Very Nice mate. That`s an Impressive M41A (HAHA I`m not going to say "weapon" HAHAHA).

Well just be carefull whilst playing with it you don`t break it Plus once finished playing with it I`ll have it

Again Top Marks on a beauty

Ja

So most of this is hollow, am I correct? I can see from the WIP photos that you built it in ... 'modules'. How are they attached together? Did you design it so that it can be stripped down to the component pieces?

Thank you for sharing your beautiful scratchbuild with us!

Jay