Interdependence Week 2

Monday:

Might end up making the prop or a modified version thereof from the movie/comic Valerian and the City of a Thousand planets. Doing research into the trigger and grip I've noticed that a lot of 'futuristic/sci-fi' guns tend to be bulky. I would've thought they'd be more sleek and easier to carry. Also a lot of them tend to light up, I guess it's because of the fact that they are laser guns.

Made a maquette thats about 1/2-1/4 the size of what the final one is going to look like. Althought I might bake the barrel bigger or the grip smaller.

Tuesday:

Spot welded base structure. Added the wire meche and shaped it to get it to look organic.

Wednesday:

Did a layer of papier mache. Tried to smooth it out so it looked elegant. Whilst doing this and pushing the papier mache through, it gave it a scaley texture which was pretty cool but not the look I was going for. I also found out that I can sand the paper mache which I might do to make the structure smoother.

Will let dry Thursday-Monday.

Dan has told me to research into how guns work. Form over function or vice versa.

Bibliography:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets​

https://www.space.com/37560-valerian-weirdest-aliens.html#

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Ultimate-Guide-To-AirsoftingReally/

https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-gun-work

https://io9.gizmodo.com/explore-the-world-of-valerian-with-gorgeous-concept-art-1796554747

http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/kirks_car_12_sci_fi_props