Back with another update.   First up is a set of Vents on the side of the 2nd chamber of the main barrel.  I started out by cutting the framework for each vent and hollowed out the PVC tube within the edges of the vent.   There will be one large vent on each side.

I then built the vents within this outer frame out of MDF and filled in any gaps with Apoxie.  The whole thing got a coat of primer and painted black.  The vents are slightly angled to give it a more interesting look.  Here is a view of them painted.

The next piece I started  on was the nose of the gun.  This is a very detailed part of the rifle and I was really looking forward to getting started on it.  I order an acrylic tube off the internet for the main part of the nose.  The main materials for this section are the acrylic tube, sheet plastic, heavy gauge wire, braided metal plumbing hose and the LED array I am going to rig up so the whole thing is illuminated.  Still waiting on the LEDs to arrive.


First thing was to get all of the individual pieces cut out of the sheet plastic based off of the blueprint and the concept sketches I have.  Here is what I ended up with.

Next up was gluing all these pieces together into the final shape.   After this was done, the whole thing got a coat of dark metallic paint.  Here is the framework without the acrylic tube on inner pieces in place.

I'm just about ready to put it all together and as soon as the LEDs arrive I will start on that.  LEDs will also illuminate the interior of the chambers through the portholes.  I also finished up the painting of the main barrel.  Black and Yellow.  It is similar to the image above.  I haven't photographed it yet so pictures will be included in my next update.  I will be started on the main frame for the entire gun soon so there should be some big updates in the future so check back soon.