Everyone has a dream weapon. Some go further than others in order to achieve it. sometimes it's a weapon that has been budded from the seed of someone else's imagination, but one that seems so perfectly fitting to one's desires, the match-up seems almost fate driven. other times it's a weapon that has yet to exist, balling up in ones mind hoping for it to some day come to life. A weapon with the ideal shape, the perfectly carved markings, the right weight, the most stunning ribbon tied to the pommel of the hilt, and the most amazing story of its origins. Today, I share with the destiny community my journey to creating the "perfect" gun. one that has been hand crafted in order to scratch the itch and fill the gap of lack of destiny. I will be creating a destiny inspired assault rifle, and like bungie and they're journey with creating destiny, would like to share it with you all every step of the way. January 3, 2014 - [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img585/8191/zmv6.jpg][b]FRAME OF REFERENCE[/b][/url] So far, I've constructed the basics of the gun: handle, trigger(nonfunctional), stock, etc. Taking about 1-2 hours, I spent the first day of work right after the original post creating the [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img19/82/1que.jpg]handle[/url]. [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img10/3655/fjar.jpg]The handle's size in reference to the average hand[/url]. during the process, I had learned about new ways of cutting my 3'x4' foam board, in that cutting with a pear of scissors creates jagged, torn edges, where as with a knife, I get a smooth(ish) cut right where I want. [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img196/8527/n1ka.jpg]A zoomed in comparison between a cut with scissors(left) and a knife(right)[/url] The next piece of the weapon was its basic frame, which would be a bit tricky considering its size. It took me about half an hour to cut both sides to the correct near identical-as-I-could-get-it size and shape, but I finally connected the two together in another half an hour. Here are some pictures of an unfinished frame from [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img547/3496/r0nz.jpg]three[/url] [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img823/804/md9d.jpg]different[/url][url=http://imageshack.us/a/img196/8285/28dv.jpg]angles[/url]. and [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img853/9752/7g2i.jpg]this[/url] is both handle and frame connected. the third piece I worked on over the week was the shoulder pad, the recoil reducer, the almighty [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img839/9570/5wma.jpg]stock[/url]. This took another two hours of cutting, gluing, and taping. it was a bit trickier to connect considering I mucked up the measurements a bit and made the stock a bit too thin compared to the frame, but I made it work. [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img854/7655/emsb.jpg]two[/url] [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img546/5121/ud2i.jpg]angles[/url] of an unfinished stock. And finally, the last piece I worked on over the week, [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img41/6351/nfot.jpg]the upper handle part of the gun of which the actual name of it escapes me[/url]. This was the first part of the gun that I worked on that had to be at an angle (other than that one piece of the stock), so it was quite the challenge. to flat of an angle and you throw away the purpose of having an angle in the first place. to much of an angle and it widens the gun too much. [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img716/3115/3l69.jpg]here is another angle of the handle thingamawadyacallit[/url] at this point, I realized the gun was too thin to have this piece simply be a layer thicker like I intended, so I made a change to the design and had it extend quite a bit over the original frame. even so, the majority of the gun is finished and had come out very well, as seen in the picture at the top of this update. I'd also like to share with you the [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img23/6762/brm0.jpg]mess[/url] that was the face of the floor for quite a while. do note that that image is what the floor looked like after a bit of cleaning because I couldnt find my knife. Anyway, that is the status of the gun's progress so far. again, I will update this post next week with my progress. until then, see you starside. December 27, 2013 - [b]THE CONCEPT[/b] a few months ago, I created [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img577/4922/arsketches.png]this[/url] set of fan made destiny inspired sketches of guns. I've dabbled a bit more with it, and decided to work a bit more on one gun in particular: [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img593/8268/arwip.png]the one from the middle[/url]. much time has passed and I lost interest, until the recent trailers and bungie community videos got me inspired to truly work on this project. and so, I created a brand new set of [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img401/958/24gs.jpg]sketches[/url]. the quality on these is a bit on the lower side, but I was just too excited I kept getting new ideas on a gun that I would only spend about 3 minutes on each one. after experimenting a bit more, I decided on [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img546/7290/u91q.jpg]this design[/url]. I have yet to come up with a name for it. nevertheless, I then began to go hunting for some gear (shopping for materials and tools). Today I began my project with drafting the design on 6 taped pieces of paper. I estimate the gun to be around 3 and a half feet, and to be done in about 30-40 hours of work/glue drying time over the span of a month tops. [url=http://imageshack.us/a/img838/7742/odgg.jpg]the culmination of my preparation so far[/url]. I will continually update this thread on a weekly basis as I continue to work on this gun. stay tuned, wish me luch, and I'll see you starside.