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Borderlands inspired Occultist type blaster - Finishing up

My second computergame inspired blaster, actually V4, is finally pretty much finished.
I decided to create a new album for it, since there might come some more images and hopefully some videos. So it's basically a tidying thing.
The blaster was redesigner from older versions I modelled in Fusion 360. In a side by side image in here they look pretty much alike, apart from the missing revolver type back and the different colors. However, reality is, I had to either redesign a lot of the parts or designing entirely new ones.
I started this build, I believe, in May 2024, now it'd the first week of 2025. I think that's a decent time, considering that's all done outside of work, and especially the clean-up and painting has been done in the back yard. The weather didn't cooperate that much ;-)
Like I said, software used was Fusion 360, then all parts but one printed on an adventurer 3 FDM printer with 15*15cm bed. The classic-car-type top casing was too big for my printer, so it's been printed on a K1 max.
There's one Nano board in the "magazine" part, along with 2 LED strips, a small TFT screen and 2 18650 batteries, and another Nano board in the frame, alongside 3 laser LEDs, a mp3 player and speaker for sound effect, 2 LED "noodles".
On top is a fold down halo scope (Ali0 and front bottom center is a aiming laser (also Ali).
I have also designed a V2 and V3. V2 existas as an unpainted demo version in our shop, I plan to build a battered-up-rusty-dirty version based on that. V3 exists only digitally for now. That's a version sporting a shoulder stock, but I'm not really happy with it yet.

Finally I got around to make a day-and-night-video showing all of the effects of my V4 blaster.

Please don't be too hard on me, it's the first time I used a full frame camera and I'm still finding my way. I also had to operate camera, fog machine, lights

Front view, with 3 rifled laser barrels - of course rifling is nonsense for lasers, but it looks cool when it fires that triple laser (very weak lasers used for light barrieres and such).
Bottom center is another laser, for aiming.

Front view, with 3 rifled laser barrels - of course rifling is nonsense for lasers, but it looks cool when it fires that triple laser (very weak lasers used for light barrieres and such).
Bottom center is another laser, for aiming.

Top one is the latest digital render I did in Fusion, the bottom one is the real, physical prop!

Top one is the latest digital render I did in Fusion, the bottom one is the real, physical prop!

Most of the parts ...

Most of the parts ...

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Some general views, all light effects on, holo scope active. I will have to shoot some night footage to really show the effects.

Blaster cracked open, with the "power-pack/magazine" pulled out, turning off the second set of electronics in the frame.

Blaster cracked open, with the "power-pack/magazine" pulled out, turning off the second set of electronics in the frame.

Blaster cracked open, with the "power-pack/magazine" pulled out, turning off the second set of electronics in the frame.

Blaster cracked open, with the "power-pack/magazine" pulled out, turning off the second set of electronics in the frame.

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

My V4 side by side with my old V1.
On first glance they look pretty similar, only the older one sporting a revolver type back.
But, there's hardly any part that didn't need re-designing. For the new back as well as to accommodate all the electronics!

Finished display stand, "metallified", since it's made of wood and 3d printa, weathered.

Finished display stand, "metallified", since it's made of wood and 3d printa, weathered.

Weathering on display stand

Weathering on display stand

Weathering on display stand

Weathering on display stand

Holo scope

Holo scope

Laser scope

Laser scope

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Detail view

Frame cracked open

Frame cracked open

"Power pack" pulled out

"Power pack" pulled out

"Power pack" opened, exposing electronics, batteries are under all this.

"Power pack" opened, exposing electronics, batteries are under all this.