Props Halo Reach M6 Pistol (Pic Heavy)

A week or two ago, I received my Reach pistol from smick6 (amazingly accurate model BTW) and began to paint it. At first I went for the fresh factory look, but then I decided to give it some weathering to make it look more realistic. I think I will add more pictures of the finished result, and I have more progress pictures that are still on my phone. I'm very happy with the way it turned out, so I wanted to share it with you guys!


I started by cleaning up the cast with a dremel, and fine sanding the places that would need smoothing. I then added spot putty to certain places and wet sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. This was my first experience with spot putty, and I'm very satisfied with the results. I then primed the gun and began painting it.





This is the gun all painted, factory finish. I had to use a paint pen for the yellow, since I didn't have a good enough yellow otherwise. All of the writing and other details are done by hand with the smallest paintbrush I could find.





I decided that the gun looked too "fake" I guess? So I began weathering it using a combination of blackwash and dry brushing. The finished product can be seen below, but the lighting isn't the best so I will upload more pictures later.




Thanks for checking it out! Tell me what you think, and hopefully I can get some better pictures up soon.

wow i feel like the spartan version of Clint Eastwood now tell me are you feeling luck....punk? except he would be unstoppable

sgtpeppers88 said:

wow i feel like the spartan version of Clint Eastwood now tell me are you feeling luck....punk? except he would be unstoppable

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I was actually at my friend's house last night with the M6 and he pulled that one on me it was pretty funny to see him act it out.

Nice work. I like the weathered version better for sure.

very nice work. looks like you put your hand in your tv and took it from your spartan in game.

Great improvement from the fake looking "toy" gun lol. It looks great!

Awesome job man!

Amazing! Very nice job, dude!

Sweet paintjob! Thanks for sharing!

Sky Dragon said:

I was actually at my friend's house last night with the M6 and he pulled that one on me it was pretty funny to see him act it out.

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lol! he pulls a gun on you u pull a knife he says wtf? then while he's mocking you u pull a sniper from your pocket and shoot him

What color paints did you use? I want to make magnums for my twin cousins but dont know what colors to use.

Dude that's a great looking magnum the detail you put into it is amazing keep up the good work.