Storage Cases for my blasters
I wanted to find a way of getting my Blaster guns around without being asked "odd questions". Solution was to use storage/carry cases. But, they just look bland and I decided to pep them up somewhat. This one is the first so far, based on a standard aluminium case.
First just some hazard stripes on the edges - challenging because the stuff is coated in some stuff that badly repelled any paint. Grinding it down to pure metal I got this finally done.
It still didn't look right, even after heavy weathering.
Generally, in scifi sets, storage containers are marked in some ways. Next for me was to design some marking system of my own, and I settled on plaques - which then needed frames of course, and grips to slide in and out, and a combination of pre-labeled areas, stickers and maybe handwritten parts. And grime and dust of course...
I then designed those plaques and frames in Fusion, printed some prototypes, taught my printer to properly iron the flat surfaces etc.
Each frame and plaque was printed in one piece, using old fashioned offset technique for the writing and labels.
All put together it just needed more weathering. By now there are several color schemes for different planned cases.
Btw, this is NOT the Weyland-Yutani logo, though it looks similar (on purpose). This logo is, in fact my own initials.
The "thing" is now properly encased in its housing, with all its electronig "brain stuff".
The straight light strips left and right will, at a later time, be only flashing like a camera flash, when the whole thing is mounted inside the lid of its case.
Finished case
One of my blasters in its finished case
First paint trials on ordinary aluminium case
Some prototyping for signs and matching sliding frames.
Since I don't have access to a laser cutter, I modeled those signs in Fusion and 3d printed them similar to how old-school offset printing works.
Frame set mounted
Some more signs.
