Hello everyone!

I'll be showing you how to make a half life 2 resistance crossbow prop, I think it looks awesome and much like the game one. It's made from scrap laying around and it took me a few hours to build with drying time not included.

Little note on the photos: This build didn't really have a planning, so on the way I made additions, and could have removed/replaced those, for example halfway through I found a better alternative for the arrow/bolt. Also since the rebels make it from scrap themself I guess no crossbow is the same so don't be bothered by personalifications on the prop

Anyway, I hope you guys like it and leave a comment if you wish!

Step 1: Materials

Junk laying around, this step is just to make clear what I used. Mind that with these the final prop will be quite heavy, so anything lighter is better.

-Aluminium plate/ruler (could use just about anything for this)
-cable tubes (used for the bow part, You could use anything bendable for this)
-Wooden plank (for the base, guess wood is the best thing to use)
-black paint
-rust/copper paint (could also use brown, but copper looks nicer)
-some primer for the aluminium and plastic since the fancy copper paint wont cover very easy
-something to make the battery under the bow, doesn't need to be real, I used a race pack that was dead anyway.
-handle (salvaged mine from a foam gun)
-stock (can make this yourself, I used a nerf stock
-wire/paracord (for the bow, I couldn't find any proper cord so I just some wire, I might replace that later)
-zip ties
-Huge drill bit or metal rod (for the bolt)
-red paint/orange paint (I used red with a thin layer of copper paint mentioned previously)
-piece of pipe (for the scope, if you have anything else to use that's fine)

Step 2: The Main Body & Painting

I used some of the cable tubes and the aluminium to form the top of the base, then placed the wood beneath with a bit of tape around and some Bison Kit. Proceded to paint everything gray and made a little cube of cardboard to put the scope on. Then I used black paint for the bow part, the scope, the stock, and the cardboard cube, I also used copper/rust coloured Revell paint to give the midsection a good look. The handle is from a toy gun, I simly cut it off the toy gun, made sure the trigger was also still in one piece and assembled it to the main with zip ties and pvc glue.