ROMULUS PULSE RIFLE, first test build.

Flyscriber said:
Hi everyone. Heres an Alien Romulus Pulse Rifle ive been working on for a while. Ive constructed the V1 tester so i can see the issues i need to address. I have collaborated with a good friend and fellow modelmaker Brian Jones to make ourselves a couple of high quality replicas. As we will be making moulds for our rifles, i thought i would see if any of you would like one. Please bear in mind that this is only the test version, (although it is really cool) and the final one will have all the detailing sorted. It will be pressure cast in resin with all internals ready for electronics, working trigger, safety, torch etc.
If you would like one of these please let me know and i will put you on the list. Please note there will be a little wait until i manage to find the reference i need to finalise it accurately.
Im just testing the water so to speak.
Thanks for checking it out folks. Happy modelling. :)

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Hi, This looks fantatsic, what will you be selling these for ?
 
Hi Can you put me down on the list, please.......I have the Snow Wolf Aliens Pulse rifle which is an airsoft version, but this looks incredible
 
Interested Flyscriber, depending on price and final rifle.
Speaking of, with the movie out and the HCG one's photos released showing all sorts of details, have you had any time to work on the latest version? You know how us crazy prop people LOVE updates. ;)
Thanks and looks great so far. Awesome work. :)
 
SG-RB, Philtw, Enterprise0216, Generallurko, you guys are now added.

Just to let you know the second version redesign is underway after checking the ref. Heres what has been decided for the kit.

It will be available as a kit only, pressure cast resin, metal barrels, functional safety switch (under the trigger guard for the torch), functional trigger, functional switch fittings (on the side for the main gun, Led and lens holders for the front torch. The stock will be solid without the Auto Aim function seen on screen. This is because the construction of this movable part will be prone to some large forces, and it is my belief that it will not sustain use as a replica without machining the parts from metal and mounting them on a metal base to provide the support. This would place the cost well outside most people reach which we don't really want to do. So thats the thinking on that part.

I am trying to get the lighting and sounds sorted out via another company, who specialise in that area, and, if i design it correctly, anyone buying the lighting kit can easily fit these to it. In order for that to happen, the model needs to be able to be stripped down easily. Therefore it would seem right to have the connections for all the parts of the kit screw together, rather than require glue. It makes the design a little more difficult so please bear with me on this one.
I will have another update for you folks asap.

Thanks once again for all the interest. Happy modelling everyone.
 
Love this, I think I actually prefer this to the OG pulse rifle. Blasphemy I know. Please add me to the interest list!
 
Another name to add. Just got back from the movie, and my daughter wants a pulse rifle. Maybe she will get one for the holidays. *happy dad emoji*
 
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Flyscriber said:
SG-RB, Philtw, Enterprise0216, Generallurko, you guys are now added.

Just to let you know the second version redesign is underway after checking the ref. Heres what has been decided for the kit.

It will be available as a kit only, pressure cast resin, metal barrels, functional safety switch (under the trigger guard for the torch), functional trigger, functional switch fittings (on the side for the main gun, Led and lens holders for the front torch. The stock will be solid without the Auto Aim function seen on screen. This is because the construction of this movable part will be prone to some large forces, and it is my belief that it will not sustain use as a replica without machining the parts from metal and mounting them on a metal base to provide the support. This would place the cost well outside most people reach which we don't really want to do. So thats the thinking on that part.

I am trying to get the lighting and sounds sorted out via another company, who specialise in that area, and, if i design it correctly, anyone buying the lighting kit can easily fit these to it. In order for that to happen, the model needs to be able to be stripped down easily. Therefore it would seem right to have the connections for all the parts of the kit screw together, rather than require glue. It makes the design a little more difficult so please bear with me on this one.
I will have another update for you folks asap.

Thanks once again for all the interest. Happy modelling everyone.
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I think that’s very reasonable!
 
Flyscriber, are you going to be doing decals? See attached (from the HCG prototype: "real" pulse rifle might be different): There's rifle numbers and WY wings (both sides), mag number (I guess they track magazines in the future?), and the tiny text saying what the weapon is (can't see what this says beyond the F44).
Did you get reference for these somehow?
Most prop builders can probably recreate the numbers, but the wings and tiny text would be REAL tough (if not impossible).
Don't mean to add more to your plate. But with you doing such a complete job on the rifle itself, it'd be nice to have decals too. :)
Chris
 

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Awesome photos! Thanks!
Some things I found interesting...
  • The 05 doesn't have that little button that 04 has on the "vent" next to the counter.
  • Looks like they were going for a "wood" look for the grip and foregrip?
  • Rifle model text is on the right side, where the HCG one has it on the left. No text on the 05 left side.
    • Can't read the 1st line of text (maybe a serial #? I think I see 44 in there) but the 2nd line looks to be "MFD BY WEYLAN YUTANI" (note there's no "D" for Weyland, nod to the 1st movie "mispelling") and the 3rd "UNDER LICENSE"
    • Flyscriber, any thoughts about my "decal" question?
  • I like the little pivot "switch" on the front-left side, by the gold-disc. I guess the flashlight doubles as the tracking/targeting mechanism? Maybe the gold disc is for fine tuning the signal or something ("You're probably getting some interference from the structure."
  • The braided wire is different than the other shots I've seen, where it looks almost ribbed. Maybe it was changed pre- or post-usage?
  • HCG REALLY needs to work on their "mag switch" (or whatever it is just in front of the trigger on the magwell)
Again, just intersting thoughts upon first viewing. :)
 
Brilliant, thank you for posting these Nostromocrew, although there are differences between these images and the weapon seen on screen as far as i can tell. I will be double checking this against as much film ref as i can to nail it down. I think i will go for the 04 version as that's the one that survived the onslaught in the movie. As far as i can tell there are many differences, even down to the design of the layering on the thickness of the receiver, as there is another subtle step under the detail taken from the thompson (Just above the trigger on the right side)on the 04 version, which is considerably different and will need to be modelled into the design. Ill report back once ive decided on that part of the detailing. Decals are no worries at all for this kit and will come with it. I will do the red 04, weylan logo and the small text, and if anyone wants to put the 05 number on the 04 body version i could do those as well.
More soon :). Thanks folks for the input and images its great.
 
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