M1 Garand style rifle UPDATE with damage videos

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Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:17 pm

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?
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Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:24 pm

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
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:19 am

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.
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:42 pm

WOW!! that's a cool gun :D looks like the real thing.

BTW is somthing wrong with my comp because the video is just a picture for me :?:
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:56 pm

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!
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:25 pm

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" :cry:

Edit: Ah ok, can't wait to see a few shots :P
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:31 pm

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 :)
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:39 pm

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
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:01 pm

Very nice indeed, i love it, i love the realish rifle look, although yu could invest in a electric sander :P 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.

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Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:30 pm

thank you, the bondo is alot better than paper mache :D , but it is a bitch to sand down, thanks for like it!


Video soon!!
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