Fallout 2: YK32 pulse weapon replica (Please Vote)

contec · Post by **contec** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:04 am

Hello there, I been lurking a while and decided to join the forum.
Here is a replica i did last year of the YK32 pulse weapon from fallout 2
Im mostly a startrek prop maker but i entered a contest on another forum and i decided to make a raygun. I thought the designs for fallout scifi guns were so great so i picked the Yk32 , It was a little hard to make out anything from the small gif picture that i found on the net but i think i did a good job.

/Conny

In the making:
I vaccumformed 2 halfs of the body and used a old toy gun for the grip.
I have also added a big red LED in the nozzle. It looks cool in the dark.

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:39 am

wow. pretty darn impressive.

Nooke · Post by **Nooke** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:54 am

Yeah, that's some really nice work you've done there. Maybe make the 'rubber' part yellow instead of red, but who cares. It's really dope!

sarge112 · Post by **sarge112** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:36 am

A level one making an impressive contribution to the forum?

What?

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:46 am

Post by **Manoil** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:37 am

Noice.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:00 am

I loved using this gun, it made me feel like I was playing the character Flash Gordon in the position of Mad Max.

Excellent job man. Kudos.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:13 am

Kudos, Kodos!

Nooke · Post by **Nooke** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:52 am

I suggest contec as admin or at least mod in the fan art and fan fiction forum. Sieg fucking Heil!

Edit:

Tell us more about the vacuum forming.

Nameless_One · Post by **Nameless_One** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:59 am

Nah, don`t waste your time, he won`t understand anyway

contec · Post by **contec** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:45 pm

A little tutorial on vaccum forming:
First you need to make a mold of the thing you wanna vaccumform. It needs to be able to take the heat from the warm plastic that will be stretched over it. Wood,plaster, bondo or resin is good and easy to work with.
On the YK32 i made a frame of styrene plastic which i then covered with bondo, I sanded it to get it as smooth as i could, Thats because every little inperfection will show up on the vaccumformed piece.

I filled it with bondo and sanded.

My vaccum forming table is a modified version from this tutorial

http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/st ... index.html

I have a frame made of wood that i attach a sheet of plastic to.
After heating the plastic in my oven i took it out and attached it over my molds then i started my vacuum cleaner that sucked down the plastic over the mold.

It sucks down really thight so it can be hard to get the mold out .
For the YK32 i had to vacuumform 2 identical pieces and then glue them together.

If anyone is wondering:
The other thing i am making in this picture is a Stun Grenade from Star trek:enterprise

/Conny

Nooke · Post by **Nooke** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:48 am

You seriously rock, bro! Thanks for the explanation! Can I buy a YK32 kit of ya?

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:56 am

Wait...
Someone who actually makes cool stuff?
Is on DaC?
Poor bastard.
:no:

rabidpeanut · Post by **rabidpeanut** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:33 am

This is the first time i have EVER seen anyone on DAC be nice to another forum member.

WHAT
THE
FUCK
IS
WRONG
WITH
YOU
PEOPLE ?

BTW nice model. Hated the gun personally. Gauss rifle FTW.

sarge112 · Post by **sarge112** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:04 pm

hat_man99 wrote:Wait...
Someone who actually makes cool stuff?
Is on DaC?
Poor bastard.

thats exactly what i was thinking
constructive contributions on dac?
madness

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:17 pm

dac is by no means an agglomeration of hoodlums. Where are the dackers of yesteryear? :no:

contec · Post by **contec** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:45 pm

Im thinking of doing a pip boy 2000, but the new games pip boy 3000 looks cool also.
Or maybe some gun again, the solarscorch would be fun.

/Conny

Speed_demon · Post by **Speed_demon** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:28 am

Looks good. I would say make me one, but with all the lightweight materials I would break it in less than a day. I make stuff like (chain)maille, that stuff is a lot harder to break lol

GOOD F*CKING JOB NOOB!

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:55 am

Conny, you should attempt a T-51b helmet replica! If you made one I'd probably buy it.

Nooke · Post by **Nooke** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:58 pm

I will pay you more than they would to not sell them one. I would buy one, too.