edit - july 22nd - Got some photos in from Sarge today, so the study just keeps on expanding. Very cool.
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EDIT - july 20th - thanks to some input from Alex I have revised the photo study to be accurate to what the GEM pulse rifle looks like. I also added two more photos to it, with thanks to everyone who's let me use photos! Thanks guys.
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Over the years I have noticed that no two pulse rifle makers (unless one is recasting the other) seem to have the exact grips.
The grips seem to vary wildly in some cases. I've always thought this was interesting (maybe I'm alone in that interest) and have been mulling over doing this little grip study for a long time.
I've worked on Spats, which has a comfortable grip, the Wilco, which I think is very comfortable, and the Icons, which I don't much care for.
I prefer the wider, fuller grips, such as the Gem and the MIM have. Now, both of these models are reputed to be recastings of SD pulse rifle, but don't seem to have the same grips. At least not in the comparison pics I have for reference.
The Rcroberts ebay classic (as I call it) also has a wide grip. Everything on that resin monster is wide though
I really like the look of Matt's new grip too.
Anyway, hope you guys enjoy my little "chart" here culled from years of saving reference photos of many prop makers work.
[img]http://www.propaholics.wolfchasers.com/uploader/users/Noeland/grip%20study3.jpg[/img]
Edited by: [url=http://p220.ezboard.com/bthealienslegacy.showUserPublicProfile?gid=noeland>Noeland[/url] at: 7/22/06 3:38 pm