Props Legendary Armor Halo 3 M6G Magnum - It's baaaaaack. Agaiiiiiiin.

[Stormy151]

So, a couple years ago, I posted the beginnings of this project here.

Then Avengers happened. And Dark Knight Rises. And Star Trek 2, lol

I've lost some photos over the years, so we're going to skip ahead...

So, I started with a 3d Model. Modeled in Rhino 3d...

This model was CNC Machined from a material called Renshape, it's a very dense foam. Almost like wood, but capable of holding very fine details.

I lost pics of that process... :cry

Then I went and modeled in some details in order to generate files I could use on a laser engraver to put in the text and such...

So... CNC, Laser, Yadda Yadda Yadda... Poof!

More to come...

 

[Stormy151]

More goodness....

So, once I got the main body all assembled, and all the engraving done, I did some of the other detail parts via CNC, only this time I did them in wax. There's a little piece on the back of the slide, the two little knobs on the side of the "scope", and the bottom of the clip.

Here is a photo of the wax after I molded them, the clip plate broke during de-mold because it was so thin...

But I got it....

I also did the clip release levers that way. I molded them, cast in plastic and attached to the master. A little bit of primer, sanding, yadda yadda yadda...

Here is a shot of the back of the slide. The tan bits are clay from the molding process, and you can see some little slivers of silicone as well...

More later....

 

[Stormy151]

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[Stormy151]

Annnd... then there were two. First pull!

In tasty Hyperfirm rubber.... Not "like". The real deal.

 

[Stormy151]

So yeah, it's been a long time coming- but so glad to finally get this thing finished up. I realize we're on again/off again, but the Halo stuff is just for fun- we all have real jobs and careers and such, and the paying work takes precedence.

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

Very nice! All of the details are perfect.

 

[thorn696]

Another masterpiece by Legendary Armor. :cool

 

[mkshane81]

Yes!! Great to see it back in action. Looks absolutely fantastic.

-Matt

 

[JUSTINIAN 117]

What size it is? It looks a little one the big side.

 

[Carpathia]

I look at the things you guys do and my head fumes with envy. Looks incredible!

 

[Walter Spase]

Very Clean... Very Nice... Time for some Halo 4 work...

 

[rundown]

Crazy amount of detail Was wondering where this was at.

 

[Stormy151]

What size it is? It looks a little one the big side.

It's big. I sized it for a 7ft Spartan. The base Magnum without the laser scope is about the size of a Desert Eagle. I'll have to take a comparison pic. I used to have one but I lost it.

 

[Carpathia]

The scale of this gun IS actually pretty big. The pistol used in ODST is the same base gun with a silencer addition, and in these pictures...

...you can see how large it is in the ODST's hand (taking into account that the silencer adds considerable length, I'm focusing on the size of the grip in the ODST's hand). Fairly large in the hands of a normal person.

So, the size of LA's gun is spot on.

 

[Stormy151]

Huh. That silencer and the extended mag would not be a hard to make as an add-on. I know a few ODST costumers that would like those... Maybe when we get this first run of Magnums shipped out I'll work on that as an option...

 

[Carpathia]

That's pretty much what I was trying to accomplish with my M6X Multi-Pistol, albeit in pep form. I would love to have the capabilities and tools that you have.

 

[ACDCrockr209]

That is one sexy M6G!