hello fellow marines (and bugs), here is a project i set myself do to in just one day. after ordering a set of M40 grenades i found they had also sent me an empty one as well! so i decided to make this one a "working" prop. enjoy!......

here is the grenade as it came


after some thought about how i would make the workings of the push button, i came up with using pen parts!


and the cap? a glue stick cap seemed a good choice..


i glued the button to a metal rod and slipped the spring over it


and the housing for the spring was also made from pen parts..


all the working parts and how they will go together...


and here is a line-up of all the seperate parts before assembly...


the spring housing glued in place and i also added the cuff from the glue stick to give the cap something to lock onto..


i sculpted epoxy putty between the cuff and housing to give it the right shape and support...


and all painted...




not bad for 1 day of work i think

Ingenious!

Nice 'nade.

Which one is OD in colour?... is this a new explosive?

i think it was the M38 armor piercing that was OD green. i hope i got it right *gulp*

Well done! Pity it came to you weak on details...
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thanks Dom! yeah the casting wasnt too great (some of my M40's are leaning to one side) but will certainly make do until i can afford some metal ones. i just wanna get my complete outfit first then upgrade certain parts as time goes by.

I'll be bringing some to DCon... you can check 'em out if you're there.
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Good work dude!!

Just the kind of "piece together" project I love!

There's something very satisfying about pulling something together out of basically nothing isn't there!?

Bodgeineering! It's the best!!

I've always had great respect for scratch built weapons and kit. The Sarge's armor comes to mind for kit and I've seen some excellent scratch built Pulse Rifles. Unfortunately, I'm not a scratch built kinda Marine but a "spend bucks on cool kit" Marine. My hat...uhm I mean my helmet is off to you nickatron, for a job well done.

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There is nothing more impressive than a bloody big Alien
wiggling on the end of a sharp stick!

thanks for all the kind words guys. I am a great fan of scratchbuilding and find it alot of fun but considering that putting a USCM outfit together relies heavily on screen accuaracy, scratchbuilding is kind of a last resort (if funds are low etc). once i have my "basic" complete get-up then i will upgrade individual parts.

sadly dom i will not be at Dcon as i live far away in the UK. i have seen your grenades though and as soon as my resin ones need upgrading ill be in touch.

Well done, and nice use of found items to make a working replica!

Wow mate thats blody awesome work!!

Well done!!


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thanks bri! im slowly getting it all together. hoping to have my full outfit by the end of this year.

A little steel wool can give it more of a "turned aluminum" look.

What are you doing with a gun in space?

hey joe! the "silver" is just spray on chrome paint. would the wool be ok to use on that u think?

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Nice prop!
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