Comment on Are airsoft H&K SL8 replicas still a dream?
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It wouldn’t be too hard to 3d print parts and kitbash an existing gun into it. Given what I remember of airsoft, the 3d printer would be cheaper than the gun and you’d end up with a piece worth bragging about.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This was my thought as well. It seems you could use the G36 of your choice as the base and bodge on the upper rail, stock, and so forth.
I will say this, though, if OP is worried about the finish quality of the external parts: Getting a factory looking finish on those big plastic pieces is going to be very difficult with 3D printed parts and require a ton of postprocessing.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I think if I were really planning on a factory perfect look I’d go with extra walls and ABS. That way you could slurry dip all the pieces to remove lines and chemical bond them together for stability. It’s actually a lot easier than sanding or bondo, but the tradeoff is fumes and acitone so it’s not a perfect option.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I was surprised at how easy it is doing the bondo and sanding. It just works, yea it’s a bit of work but it’s not to bad.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Honestly yeah, it’s my go to for a lot of different projects. That said, I find you can get a near factory finish with abs, including textures you can’t print, without any changes in weight or sanding work using slurry and nonbinding materials to transfer the texture.