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 You find yourself faced with the dilemna of needing a particular weapon that for one reason or another just is not available ; fortunately there is a simple solution - Create It Yourself ! One of the oldest techniques for creating an original model is utilizing bits and pieces of existing models modified into a new individual model ; it's known as kit-bashing . Some of the best examples of this can be seen in some of the Sci-Fi films and TV shows from the mid to late 70's , for example take a look at the rear engine section of the Battlestar Galactica and you'll see rows of WWII model tank hulls making up the surface details , as a matter of fact WWII model kits were used to great extent to add detailing to the ship models in Star Wars all you have to do is look . Most model builders tend to hoard kits simply to utilize the parts for detailing which is much easier and typically offers cleaner and more professional looking results than just creating a part from scratch . The hardest part is finding that particular piece that has just the right look and shape for what you need , but often the " searching " leads to new ideas and improvements in your concept .   Using a Belgium FN-MAG as the base for this " Robot Killer " was the starting point , and removing the barrel to substitute the long barrel from a GI Joe Sigma Six rifle pretty much gave me the weapon profile that i wanted . Next it was a matter of rummaging thru my stock of kit parts to find suitable details to fill out the bash . When kitbashing , scale is not as important as finding the right piece with a suitable configuration to complete the design . I've outlined and created a legend displaying the various odds and ends that were used to create this sci-fi rifle . The 1:18 scale pieces were from BBi , consisting of mortar and bazooka tripods and barrels . The spaceship parts were surface details from a russian spacecraft . The Star Wars Speeder Bike parts pretty much explain themselves , chosen primarily because they fulfilled the need for the power cell and energy focusing chambers . It's more or less just trying out the bits and pieces , how they look and what might need to be done to modify them so that they fit together . For the most , very little mods had to be done aside from some simple cuts and filing .  This is a heavy weapon , and as such needed a bipod . The original bipod was kinda flimsy so I did not really miss removing it , and since the FN-MAG base had additional gun mounts on the bottom I was able to utilize the handle from a 1:6 scale radio set to start a new bipod . It has the added plus of being functional , in that it can be folded up or down .  | Mail-O-Rama | Geeb's How To | Head Sculpts Using Polymer Clay | Customizing The Batcycle | 1/6 scale diorama | terrain diorama | 1/6 Scale Boots | Re-Rooting Hair | BimBott | Read_A_Book | WorksInProgress | Aki Ross Repaint | Gun-Bashing | painting heads | Diorama Technique 3 | | Return Home | Updates | The Archive | Gorby Site Map | Geeb-O-Rama's Model Workshop | Geeb's Toy Box | Geeb-O-Rama Goodies | Movie Madness | World Of The Bizarre | Cool Beans | |
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