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I want that powerfist!

...epic...

Absoloutley amazing, really blown me away with this.... A superb idea converting toy guns, I know a few stores near me that sell them rediculously cheap, you've got me inspired its something I definetly want to start doing.

Steve

Really impressive stuff. Like alot of other people have said its good to hear from a female wargamer, it was turning into a bit of a sausage fest on here!

xceptionzero wrote:omg! wow!!

this stuff is amazing

you could make props for a living
(do you?)

Nope, I just like making stuff.. I wish I had more experiance and know-how to make these things even better!

Lawkeeper wrote:I want that powerfist!

MAKE ONE!!!

abhorsen950 wrote:Absoloutley amazing, really blown me away with this.... A superb idea converting toy guns, I know a few stores near me that sell them rediculously cheap, you've got me inspired its something I definetly want to start doing.

Steve

What are you going to make? If you want to make a bolt pistol here is a good site for the basics, where I got the idea to make mine... www.bolter.blog.com
You can also check out my crap blog I made at, http://finnlock40.blogspot.com/ I need to update it...1st I need to finish the armor..

This is awesome. I wish I were more skilled at making stuff like this.

Keep up the excellent work!

Nowlan wrote:

panther_king wrote:
On the topic of modding nerf guns, the whole reason I know about slapping some RC batteries in it is because I kind of enjoy modding nerf guns myself for performance reasons. There is a pretty popular mod of the Nerf 'Vulcan' belt fed gun that uses a few 'd' cell batteries; stock it can fire about 180 rounds a minute. Respectable for a toy gun. Swapping a couple Lithium RC battery packs though bumps it to an easy 500 rounds per minute.

The goofballs that make Mana Energy Drink did this a while ago and made a how-to and video of it in action.
http://www.manapotions.com/Chaingun.html

Disclaimer: Running 2x 9.6v RC car batteries did cause their nerf gun to melt by burning out the motor... Oh, and if you short out the RC batteries there's a chance they'll explode.

Sounds like plasma to me! Gets HOT!!!!

Very nice work Finnlock. Have you ever tried using pickle barrel? I can't recall what the tech term is for it, but it is basically thick plastic that frequently can be acquired in ~55 gallon drum shapes. SCA guys use it a lot for armor since it is really tough, cheap, and can be shaped easily with heat. I had been knocking around ideas for using it for some SoB armor for my wife, but she would never wear it, and I am more of a waxed leather guy myself.

Still, you might want to check out some SCA sites for armor tips. You probably are not planning on taking a shot from a club in this, but durable and more importantly comfortable armor might be handy for you Keep up the great work!

Back when I was a larper, I bought a bunch of sets from this guy. He uses 'barrel' construction

http://darkvictory.com/

These pieces are absolutely amazing! How many hours have you invested into this?

Wehrkind wrote:Very nice work Finnlock. Have you ever tried using pickle barrel? I can't recall what the tech term is for it, but it is basically thick plastic that frequently can be acquired in ~55 gallon drum shapes. SCA guys use it a lot for armor since it is really tough, cheap, and can be shaped easily with heat. I had been knocking around ideas for using it for some SoB armor for my wife, but she would never wear it, and I am more of a waxed leather guy myself.

Still, you might want to check out some SCA sites for armor tips. You probably are not planning on taking a shot from a club in this, but durable and more importantly comfortable armor might be handy for you Keep up the great work!

The stuff I'm using is VERY tough, it's foamed PVC, so basicly a sheet of PVC...you could take a shot with a club with it, why you would want to is another matter...

vinbreau wrote:These pieces are absolutely amazing! How many hours have you invested into this?

I stopped counting for my own health... I have been working on and off on the chainsword for the past 5 months....

How on earth did you make that (rhetorical question). Does any of it really work?

Finnlock wrote:
Here are two videos of it, the 1st with the slower setup (posted before)and the second with the high-test speed.
Slow

Fast

What do you guys think?

Definitely go with "Fast"! It's the perfect speed!

Well, the chainsword is proving to be problematic again...thing is getting heavy and I need to figure somethings out cosmetically to finish it with out it being super huge.

ANYWAY, here is something I have been working on, the Sabbat pattern helm (WIP). I wanted to do something to make it stand out some, so I'm thinking wings to give it more of a cannoness style...Wings and flure will probably be gold....what do you think?




Also I started to make some new Inq seals. They are about 2 1/2" wide.

You could always get a red leather executioner's mask and go for a sister repentia. Just kidding. The helmet looks like it will work well. Are you going to put any lenses in the eyeholes?

The purity seal is boss. I really like the runes in the border.

CHEERS

I have red lenses in there now, if time provides i want to light them so they look like they glow.

Thanks about the seals, if I told you how I made them you'd laugh

do tell

This thread is made of win.

Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

DA's Forever wrote:do tell

besring wrote:Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

I'll post tonight with pictures, it's very simple really

On the seals I am guessing a glass bottle pressed into them?

As for the helm you may want to keep it simple, if you add wings and whatnot it will get awkward to wear and get caught up on stuff.

I have a most pressing question that may or may not have been answered by this thread.

Did your girlfriend dye her hair or is that a different girl in the work in progress shots?

DA's Forever wrote:do tell

besring wrote:Please do tell, and nice work so far with the helmet.

Lorne wrote:On the seals I am guessing a glass bottle pressed into them?

As for the helm you may want to keep it simple, if you add wings and whatnot it will get awkward to wear and get caught up on stuff.

I used a cap for a PVC pipe to make the "runes" on the seals. I made 1 impression then turned it about 40 degrees and pressed it again, the over lapping letters make it look like "runes"

malfred wrote:I have a most pressing question that may or may not have been answered by this thread.

Did your girlfriend dye her hair or is that a different girl in the work in progress shots?

No, she is wearing wig

Glowing eye test
Dark/low light

With the lights on.

With flash


They has to be some space under the glow effect in order to see.

Finnlock wrote:
I used a cap for a PVC pipe to make the "runes" on the seals. I made 1 impression then turned it about 40 degrees and pressed it again, the over lapping letters make it look like "runes"

HAH! That's Awesome!

Sweet!

Looking great! One question though: can your gf actually see something when the lights are on? I can imagine it would be quite confusing.

It looks like the lense is divided, as long as the light is not reflecting where she is looking through she should be good.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking great! One question though: can your gf actually see something when the lights are on? I can imagine it would be quite confusing.

Lorne wrote:It looks like the lense is divided, as long as the light is not reflecting where she is looking through she should be good.

Yes, she can see, as Lorne noted, the divided area allows her to see under the ref glowing section. Infact if you look closely you can see her eyes.
I could make the eye glow fill the opening more , but she would have little vision and bump into stuff, hehe.

I like the effect and would like to keep it, but not at the expence of her not being able to see.

That helmet is made of pure awseomeness