Print PDF
Favorite
Email
Step 11The injector
The injector starts life as the inner roll from some cling film (seran wrap?). This gives the base shape to work with.
Take an offcut of pink foam slightly wider than the roll, press the roll into the foam until it leaves an indent. Cut a circle out of the foam roughly in the centre of the indent. This should be easily wedgeable into the cardboard tube. Wedge and glue the foam into the end of the tube and then carve it into a rounded shape, sand it smooth.
To make the rings to go around the injector cut a 5mm slither of foam from the block. Foam this thin is flexible and ideal for the job. (You could carve this the same as the other circles but cutting the inside hole for the tube to fit into is a little harder). Wrap this foam tightly around the tub and cut it marginally longer than it needs to be. Slice the foam on both ends at a steep angle (image 3), this makes the join in the ring less obvious. Glue one end of the foam and wrap it around the tube as tight as possible, use masking tape to hold it in place. Make a second ring and wrap it around the first, this ring can be glued along the length of the foam to secure it to the first ring. Once the glue has dried you should be able to slip the rings off of the tube, this is important because the top ring of the injector has to be fitted while it is in the gap of the gun.
Paint the parts of the injector with some silver acrylic and black details and this part in then ready for assembly into the rest of the weapon.
Take an offcut of pink foam slightly wider than the roll, press the roll into the foam until it leaves an indent. Cut a circle out of the foam roughly in the centre of the indent. This should be easily wedgeable into the cardboard tube. Wedge and glue the foam into the end of the tube and then carve it into a rounded shape, sand it smooth.
To make the rings to go around the injector cut a 5mm slither of foam from the block. Foam this thin is flexible and ideal for the job. (You could carve this the same as the other circles but cutting the inside hole for the tube to fit into is a little harder). Wrap this foam tightly around the tub and cut it marginally longer than it needs to be. Slice the foam on both ends at a steep angle (image 3), this makes the join in the ring less obvious. Glue one end of the foam and wrap it around the tube as tight as possible, use masking tape to hold it in place. Make a second ring and wrap it around the first, this ring can be glued along the length of the foam to secure it to the first ring. Once the glue has dried you should be able to slip the rings off of the tube, this is important because the top ring of the injector has to be fitted while it is in the gap of the gun.
Paint the parts of the injector with some silver acrylic and black details and this part in then ready for assembly into the rest of the weapon.
| « Previous Step | Download PDFView All Steps | Next Step » |
 |
Add Comment
|
