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| Arming an Ape......; Gorilla Carbine | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 24 2012, 08:51 AM (503 Views) | |
| Midian | Mar 24 2012, 08:51 AM Post #1 |
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Sorry, not been building for a while so when a friend mentioned he was doing a Planet of the Apes Gorilla soldier I couldn't resist. this a complete scratch build, the metal componants were bits of scrap that were cut and filed and welded together the stock is a piece of 6" x 2" hand carved to what you see, it turned out a little darker than expected but hey ho, i think it looks like it was built by monkeys so can't be far off track, Enjoy the photo's.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Edited by Midian, Mar 24 2012, 08:52 AM.
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| maverick118 | Mar 24 2012, 09:49 AM Post #2 |
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Very nice indeed there...always been a fan of the original ape weapons |
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| TonyRB | Mar 24 2012, 05:17 PM Post #3 |
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Love it, well done |
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| TANGO'D FETT | Mar 25 2012, 02:54 PM Post #4 |
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Nice job mate , particularly on the metalwork . |
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| judgewest | Apr 2 2012, 03:42 PM Post #5 |
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That looks great!!!!! even as a kid- some things you see are just so iconic- I always loved the gorilla guns- very nice job |
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| Somerset fox | Apr 21 2012, 07:38 AM Post #6 |
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Glad to see you've gone for a 'this is how it should look' approach with the strap being attached with gun swivels (i think thats what they're called) rather than going the movie approach and screwing the strap to the side of the body! God looking gun, esp the cocking mechanism. |
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| Midian | Apr 22 2012, 04:47 PM Post #7 |
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Cheers Martin, Was black to begin with but the resin reacted to the primed wood, must have been damp or had sap in it as for the swivels on the POTA 1978 they had swivels attached on the Hero version, ![]() ![]() ![]() Next one will be black and i'm gonna improve the cocking action to try and get it a bit smoother. Guy. |
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| gbscout | Apr 25 2012, 07:30 PM Post #8 |
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Love it. very well done. |
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