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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:17 pm
by qbnbountyhunter
haha, i had to sand it by hand, so it isn't at its full potential, but at least i tried
P.S. Spud blaster-what makes it so ghetto? the less than mediocre bondo job?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:24 pm
by goathunter
I'll give you a hint.It pays to use 80 grit paper and lower on Bondo.I just finished out the Bondo on my new gun and it has been a pain in the rear.3 hours straight of hand sanding.But I think I've finally got it looking right.
Any how, back onto your gun.Sorry for my tangent.I'd say good layout of the tank and barrel, it hides well.The only thing I would suggest is strip the paint and go back to sanding.Just switch to a coarser grit and change the paper often.A sanding block will be your best friend.For tighter places(trigger area,etc.) I duct tape a piece of sand paper to half(cut lenghtwise) of a 5" piece of pool noodle.The foam follows profiles very nicely and isn't so rough on the hands.
Good luck man
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:19 am
by qbnbountyhunter
thanks for the tips, this was my first time with bondo and i was short on sandpaper. i will prob go with your advice and strip the paint, then redo the bondo.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:42 pm
by spudy buddy
WOW!! that's a cool gun
looks like the real thing.
BTW is somthing wrong with my comp because the video is just a picture for me
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:56 pm
by qbnbountyhunter
to load the video you must right hand click with your mouse and select the "open link" button to view the video.
thanks for liking it!
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:25 pm
by Novacastrian
Why no shooty in the vid man, i was like "cool a vid of the m1 shooting stuff" And then i was like "aw man, he didn't take a shot"
Edit: Ah ok, can't wait to see a few shots
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:31 pm
by qbnbountyhunter
thee camera was low on battery so it only got the first few seconds of the gun
. i plan on having a shooting vid soon
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:39 pm
by bigbob12345
Yea I want to see that thing in action.
that is an amazing work of art I once tryed to do somthing similar to that but I used wood instead of Bondo and mine was a peice of crap compared to that
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:01 pm
by Thursto
Very nice indeed, i love it, i love the realish rifle look, although yu could invest in a electric sander
But never the less, this is a very unique gun, never seen one like it before, although its a bit similare to the paper mashay one you made, but i think this one is alot better.
~ Thursto
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:30 pm
by qbnbountyhunter
thank you, the bondo is alot better than paper mache
, but it is a bitch to sand down, thanks for like it!
Video soon!!