The upper receiver was shaped mostly on a belt sander, but some detail work was done with a palm sander, and eventually a sanding block to refine the shape.ĮVERY edge on this thing is beveled! this was all done by hand with a dremel tool. The ability to remove whatever piece I was working on from the center spine was a HUGE help in shaping these.
This would eventually leave these pieces looking like a bunch of u-channel MDF chunks.Īdditional details were added by either shaving down the existing blocks, or by adding 1/4" MDF pieces to the outside of the forms and taking away from those. Next step was to glue and clamp these pieces together around thin strips of MDF that would serve as the center sections. Here's the rough parts laid out onto the center spine. My plan was to have a central "spine" that all of the outer components would slide onto, forming the organic shape of the M8.Īfter trimming, parts that needed to be symmetrical were clamped together and sanded down along their edges to make certain they were as exact as I could get them. I had a huge honking sheet of 3/4" MDF left over from the Laser Rifle project Onto this I sketched out the various parts. My version above is an amalgamation of the two.
This is because the M8 in the game renders and the M8 on the box art have several differences. Those with a keen eye may notice that my illustrations don't match up 100% with the reference image above. You have been warned.įirst off, as with everything I make, I drew up some blueprints. Note: if you email me and ask to buy this gun for $28, I will say yes I will then take your money and mail you a box of wood shavings.
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