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Warhammer 40k Bolt pistol quickly thought this up and decided to have a go at it.

laser cut obviously

its not a massive replica but about the right size that a pistol would be

Nicely done. It would make a great prop with a little bit of paint.

i plan on painting it bit eager to get started really damn sanding it down lol

Looks awesome!
Welcome to Dakka!

BTW, I don't have access to a laser cutter, but I'd like a peak at the cut files. Pretty sure they would help me make on out of Foam Core, since you've already done the scaling.

Please PM me if don't mind sharing them.

what i'll do is take a photo of me holding it so that you can see the sizing

Here they are so you can see the sizing, as i say its a realistic size not like the models which are oversized


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Also are you familiar with 2d design? or dxf files?

Very cool!

Will look sharp with some paint.

Looks great!

Maybe add some rivets or screw some or screws bolts onto it? Probably 6-8 per side will be fine and add quite a bit of realism.

nemesismonkey wrote:

Also are you familiar with 2d design? or dxf files?

I've built a lot of paper models, and what you have there is just layers of board stacked and glued. Making it in foam core would involve cutting it out by hand, and allowing for the difference or the thickness of materials. I'd probably have to putty and sand it to get it smooth, and use PVC pipe for the gun barrel, but I could do it.

i'll sort the file out get the sizes etc sorted as this project started off as a complete fluke

Thank you, I would appreciate the effort.

It beats my original plan of using a projector to enlarge a 28mm bolt pistol on a wall as I hand draw the needed template s

might be a good idea to share them on here for all of us.
Anyone do this for a full size bolter and chainsword/axe?