Hey there all, Matt here. This blog is going to be an attempt to chronicle my prop building adventures. I am literally brand new to this, so hopefully we will see growth as we move through the posts.
Today I am going to talk about the initial phases of my first build! This is the H&K VP70 used by Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 6.
This is not the standard H&K VP70, according to comparisons of screen shots and real life photos of the VP70.
Therefore this is a bit of a hybrid build, taking elements from both the basis of the model and the game model and trying to blend them.
Here is a screen shot of the illustrator file I worked on for my blueprint.
I added the "MR" where the "HK" should be for a bit of branding. So after tinkering with illustrator for many hours, all the while being taught the basics of the program by my wife, I produced the blueprint and finally got it printed out.
After printing, I decided to do a mock-up with cardboard just to check the dimensions. Mainly the height and width of the gun, not the depth. So after attaching to some spare cardboard with contact cement, I used an exacto blade and cut it out. I think it came out pretty good for trial 1.
And here is one more, in my hand, to show relative size.
Fall break is week after next, and gonna be getting my first sheet of MDF to start work on!
