Baptiste Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Your source is from some fan site, which has nothing to support its claim that it is even a acog "style" scope. Go away. His source is perfectly reliable, plus from the side, it does look Acog-ish. Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalosoldier92 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 BR-55HB SR doesn't have an ACOG... Also, myself and Sturmjager are both titans on Halopedia. We know our stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Sturmjager, thanks again for your input And welcome to the party Buffalosoldier! And the rest of you Unfortunately.. ( ) My camera is currently not allowing me to upload pics of my progress. Plus, I'm going away for 10 days on Saturday. So this is going to have to go on hold until I get back. But please, rest assured that it will be finished, and completed upon my return. This isnt going to be left half-done. I might still be able to upload a few photos before I go, but I wouldn't hold your breath.. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 His source is perfectly reliable, plus from the side, it does look Acog-ish. Not really, its a fan wiki, and is just opinion. If someone can give me a link with someone from the design team of the game saying how they based the scope on the acog (and even then, it would be based, its not an acog at all), I will take back what I said. Link to post Share on other sites
DWells55 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 In-game in the first person view, the scope somewhat resembles a SUSAT. Link to post Share on other sites
Sturmjager Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Not really, its a fan wiki, and is just opinion. If someone can give me a link with someone from the design team of the game saying how they based the scope on the acog (and even then, it would be based, its not an acog at all), I will take back what I said. They weren't intending on it looking like the ACOG, it just happened by luck. Just like the rifle in itself looks like the baby of a FAMAS F1 and the XM8 Carbine marriage, you don't need a developer source to place that into an article. Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalosoldier92 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 So, that's what happens when I finally get a girlfriend... jk jk jk jk jk I personally think it's a FAMAS thats more sleek with a 2x scope mounted on top... Link to post Share on other sites
Sturmjager Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 So, that's what happens when I finally get a girlfriend... Was that suppose to be..."funny" AJ? Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I know I promised more work, over a month a go, but for reasons I wont post here, the project had to take a back seat. BUT, I've been tidying it up,and doing more cosmetic work today and yesterday, and will do more this week. Pictures up this evening of what I've got done so far!! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Photo time! Here you can see the general shape of how its coming along. The handguard has been removed obviously, because I'm in the process of finishing the reshaping work I'm doing to it, to give it the curve that you can see on the BR. And in this photo you can see the plasticard I added to the sides of the rail, to try and break up its blocky shape into something more like the BR. It's not finished yet, I'm going to another piece to the rear of the rail, underneath the rear sight. And also trim off the corner of the original famas handle, to smooth it in. Link to post Share on other sites
WhutJP Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I think the red dot should be sitting further back on the rail there. perhaps if you removed the rear sight and extended that rail all the way to the back (when you cut the front to give it that curve perhaps you can transferr some of the rail) then you could sit the dot further back. Looking at those pictures above of the rifle, the rail shame is really similar to the g36E carry handle. Might make life easier if you could get one of those, but of course its more money... anyways looking good so far man, good luck with this Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Thanks mate, and I agree about the different rail, but it was a choice between paying a fair amount of money for an E rail and having it shipped in, or getting a C rail for free from a mate who didnt need it anymore. And to be honest, I went with the cheaper, possibly not AS good option, lol. Call me a skinflint, but I thought it was worth the money saved. And I like the idea about extending the rail and moving back the RDS. I might have a crack at that, but from a purely practical point of view, I thought it a good idea to have the iron sights on, just in case the RDS failed mid-skirmish, or the battery died, etc. It would suck to then just have a hollow metal tube to aim through. But thanks for the input, and the comments Link to post Share on other sites
WhutJP Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Yeah running out of batteries could suck a bit hah.. what if you changed the sights? maybe replaced the g36 ones with low profile pistol sights? (the g36e optic rail has a similar set up on top). maybe some 1911 ones? I just mention it because the g36 ones are quite obvious and really do change the shape. oo oo, just had an evil genuis idea though it would take a bit of work... what if you cut a groove down the center of the rail except for the last rail ridge which you cut the sides but left the center as a front sight? that would be low profile pistol sights.. might not be the most accurate though, also you would have to make that groove dead strait. but hey its things like that that make a project awesome right? anyways, again good luck. ps : last post i meant shape not shame and i was talking about the actual halo rifle (though i think you understood my crazy internet england) Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Lol, I understood what you meant, don't worry. And that's not a bad idea, about using low profile sights, I'd just worry about how easy they would be to use. I'll wait until I've finished this, and see how I think it looks with the C sights on there. In the mean time, here's another photo, to show the front part on, thought still not finished. And I also added smaller strips of plasticard onto the rear part of the rail, to fill it in. and a close up Link to post Share on other sites
Sturmjager Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Nice work so far Vamp! Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Thanks Sturmjager I sprayed on the first coat of Black krylon this afternoon, I will take some pics of the whole thing together tomorrow, and post them up. Btw, what's your username on the 405th? Did you read the e-zine that they published recently? Link to post Share on other sites
{{RommelsElite}}Pz4 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Looks great man. Cant wait for some more pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Okay, I sprayed it in black krylon now, and then touched up the bits that I missed the first time round, and this is what it looks like - And a close up of the front end Now, it's not completely finished. I want to fiddle some more with the handguard to alter the shape even more, and I'm going to stencil on some UNSC logos on the stock (I filled in and painted over the Famas trades). But I'm going away on Tuesday (getting married!) so tomorrow is my deadline for this, for the time being at least. So I will try and get some logos painted in tomorrow, and try to get a shot of this, with the armour that I mocked up. And so, for the time being, this is pretty much done. I know it's not a completely accurate replica of a Battle Rifle, but I was never kidding myself that it was going to be. BUT, I think that it looks pretty good. I'm pleased that it now looks more like a Battle Rifle than a Famas does, lol. And on top of that, it's actually great to use! The lowered rail gives perfect eye relief, and a fantastic platform for optics. And the modded handguard is also a lot more comfortable to hold than the standard Famas one. So I'm fairly pleased More pics will be up tomorrow hopefully, if I get the logos done okay. Link to post Share on other sites
Unit 318 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I don't see it... Sorry... Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Fair enough Like I said, I'm not claiming this to be 'a replica of a battle rifle' so much as I had originally hoped. Because it wasn't that easy. But still, I'm quite pleased with it. Link to post Share on other sites
Vamp V^^V Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 An unfortunately blurry pic of the logo that I painted on earlier. Going to sharpen up the edges later, but I didn't think it was bad for a freehand job. Link to post Share on other sites
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