>>4710516Neat weapon, not terribly tricky and you seem to have a good grip on a lot of the how-to already. A few recommendations:
- For the metal band at the front of the upper barrel: I'd get a larger section of PVC that slips over the barrel, then cut it at the bottom to make this shape. Trying to heat and drape plastic will be a bit more time consuming and getting the surface uniform will be tricky as well.
- For the front grip, I'd do as above. Get a piece of PVC that slips over the lower barrel, and sculpt the grip on top of it. I prefer Apoxie sculpt, but it can be a tad pricey. MDF would be fine as well. I'd avoid foam, as this is a part that will need to be rigid since it will see a lot of handling.
- For the green gun body: I recommend Styrene plastic. Easier to work with than metal and cheaper as well. Check local sign shops; often they'll give away scraps for free. The upper bolt and bolt housing section can similarly be built from sytrene. It layers easily and bonds chemically with PVC adhesive (nasty) or superlue (less nasty) Pic related
- Rear stock would be best out of cheap wood; MDF or Pine would work well.
You might be able to shag some tricks from my Force-a-nature build.
http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/2010/04/tf2-force-nature.htmlBlindSquirrel's Ergo Proxy shotgun write up will likely help as well:
http://blindsquirrelprops.blogspot.com/2010/06/ergo-proxy-shotgun.htmlBest of luck, MAGGOT
