Modelling: How to make Mentor Pattern Bolters

[Shortsonfire79]

Hey guys, seeing that this is an almost 'Strictly Space Marine' website. I'll send you all this tutorial. I originally posted it on 40K Terra. So I'm just copy pasting the entire thing.

 

Heres a cool conversion I tackled last night at like..12 PM.

 

A Mentor Pattern Bullpup Bolt Rifle.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/MentorBullpup.jpg

 

We be makin one of those.

 

First get your bolter

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1335.jpg

 

And you're going to want to cut it up (duh)

Keep in mind, whatever you cut up, keep it.

To cut it up, use your knife to score along the lines over and over, for the roundish areas, you can roll the blade.

 

Like so.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1336.jpg

 

After you do that, you're going to want to set up what exactly you're going to be doing. You can file down all the areas where you had cut, so that everything is smooth, which is what I did.

 

Get a strip of plasticard, and glue it to where the grip will be.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1337.jpg

 

That plasticard is about 2mm thick, so I shaved it down, to about....I dunno, 1-1.5 mm.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1339.jpg

 

After that, you'll want to glue the grip on, make sure its aligned right.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1340.jpg

 

Remember that barrel that you saved? Glue that on next ( I did the tip thing first, which is why the barrel isn't exaclty centered with the bolt action.) Get some plasticard rod, mine has a 3mm diameter, it probably doesn't matter what yours is. Glue that on underneath.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1341.jpg

 

Next, the handle (I'm having a major mind blank on these names)

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1343.jpg

 

Then, the cartridge, if you look in the picture, the cartridge is almost touching the handle, so feel free to put it as close as you want. I plan on modeling the guy to be pointing with his other hand for this gun. His left on the grip.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1344-1.jpg

 

Don't forget to drill out the barrel/diffuser/flash suppressor/silencer. Whatever you want to call it.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1345.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1346.jpg

 

You're essentially done, if you want, you can try to cover up the cracks with Green Stuff, then make the little grooves. I'm too lazy to do that.

 

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1344.jpg

[Shortsonfire79]

The Mentor P36 Plas.

 

 

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/M36Plas.jpg

 

 

Start with your bolter.

Clean off the flash.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1347.jpg

 

Find yourself a Plasma Gun, cut off the shoulder guard.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1349.jpg

 

Find yourself a Plasma Pistol, be it the one with the arm or not.

Cut it off the hand if necessary.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1352.jpg

 

Cut off the muzzle for the bolter, and the thingies on top and bottom.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1354.jpg

 

Cut off the grip for the bolter.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1355.jpg

 

Take your Plasma Pistol, and cut and square off the handle part.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1353.jpg

 

Get your grip and glue it to the base of the Plasma Pistol part.

Shave the back off.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1357.jpg

 

Get some Green Stuff, (Size shown in comparison to the gun) and use it to fill the gap for fusing the pistol to the Bolter, I didn't use superglue, but you might want to.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1358.jpg

 

Make it neat

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1359.jpg

 

Glue the muzzle onto the gun (mine isn't very neat yet)

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1360.jpg

 

Glue the shoulder guard onto the gun

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1361.jpg

 

Drill the flash holes.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1363-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_1362-1.jpg

[Cpt Ultio]

i'm going to do the plasma one for one of my veterans, nice one

[Montuhotep]

That Bullpup is perfect for an AGL! Good one! :D

[Shortsonfire79]

Whats an AGL?

 

Thanks!

[juckto]

I tackled last night at like..12 PM.

You mean 12AM?

[Montuhotep]

Whats an AGL?

Auxiliary Grenade Launcher - a new piece of kit for the Marines, limited to Masters/Captains - Krak or Frag grenades. This reminds me of the stubby M203 launcher.

[Shortsonfire79]

I thought that regular marines could get grenade launchers ( I REALLY need the codex)

 

And for some reason, I haven't been getting email responses for this..

 

And I meant AM =-D

[Brother Styphus]

I think I've seen this pattern done using Kroot rifles. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, or do I have to make one?

[Maligoare]

I think I've seen this pattern done using Kroot rifles. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, or do I have to make one?

 

I do have a bolter/grenade launcher using a Kroot Rifle somewhere about, but pics will have to wait until I can find it. It isn't a bullpup pattern though!