So it's been a while since I've posted around here, but I have made solid progress on the Dt-29. First, I printed the main body, trigger and guard, and other miscellaneous pieces that I was originally planning to CNC route.
Certain pieces like the barrel and scope assemblies where glued together, while others were simply sanded to remove filament lines.
Despite my careful planning of the model, I still had to drill out a space for the spring in the lever that latches the thing shut and dremel out a channel for a tension spring to attach to the slider on that sits in the open slot.
Next up, I lasercut the grips and side panels out of some oak.
The trigger and slider were permanently affixed before I could glue the two halves together and even out the seam, so I went ahead and painted the trigger and some other bits that could be fully finished before they needed to be attached.
I didn't snap ans many pics of the next steps, but there was a lot of filling, sanding, painting, and sealing before I could begin assembling in earnest. I also stained the wood panels to a darker shade. Also not pictured is the large spring I set in the barrel to replicate the function of the movie prop for swapping ammo packs.
As things stand now, I basically need to finish the ammo packs, throw in a red LED, add bolts (some for function, others for looks) and I'll be done! I've got to say, this is one of the prettiest props I've built and it's been really satisfying putting this thing together.
I don't have any pics to share yet, but I've also dipped my toes back into the soft parts of, working on a belt and a scaled up cape since my last one sadly could not be made to work.