{"id":979,"date":"2021-05-03T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T03:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haphazard.tech\/?p=979"},"modified":"2021-05-03T22:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T03:56:25","slug":"halo-m6d-magnum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haphazard.tech\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Halo M6D Magnum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got an opportunity to participate in the Punished Props Secret Santa Exchange for the first time in 2019, and I put together a 3D printed M6G Magnum from Halo. It featured a working slide and trigger, as well as a removable clip. It was a great pleasure to join in on the prop making fun and deliver not one, but two completed pistols to the awesome @tim_makes<\/a>. My friend, Tom, helped me with the second model. Painting is not my strong suit since I have red-green colorblindness and it makes color matching difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Model Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Printer: Creality Ender 3
3D Files: M6D Magnum Sidearm<\/a> on Thingiverse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model 1 (Printed on my Ender 3) –
<\/strong>Material: 3D Solutech Silver PLA (Print #1), Filament Friday Black PLA (Print #2)
Paint: Poly-Props SEAL Prime – Black, Poly-Props HEX-ART Metallics – Steel, Poly-Props Valour Clear Coat
Filler: Smooth-On XTC-3D, Bondo Glazing and Spot Putty
Other Materials: Hand-made springs from spring steel wire, Bob Smith CA Glue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model 2 (Printed on Tom’s Ender 3) –
<\/strong>Material: Inland Blue PLA
Paint: Rustoleum Black Primer, Angelus Acrylic Paints, Angelus Clear Coat
Filler: Bondo Glazing and Spot Putty
Other Materials: Hand-made springs from spring steel wire, Gorilla CA Glue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Build Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Punished Props Secret Santa 2019
Halo M6D Magnum Replicas, prepared for shipment to @tim_makes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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This was my first major 3D printed project, despite having my Ender 3 for some time. I ran into a lot of issues with my printer not being calibrated correctly and the angles were not true. Along with a bit of vibration in the printer and cable management issues, printing was fraught with problems. However, most of my problems were solved and minor defects could be covered during finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Prototype (Failed<\/strong>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one had a number of issues, not the least of which was jitters in the surface and curling issues which caused assembly issues. I believe most parts were discarded. Technically, this was the second model I printed. My original plan involved a stationary M6D that I printed hollow to install electronics, but it didn’t pay off. The model was structurally weak and I didn’t know enough about layering back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Test Assembly of the 3D Printed Parts, First Printing Attempt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This was (part of) the first-first prototype model I printed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preparing model for priming. Bondo Spot Putty was used to even out the uneven surfaces left by the XTC-3D resin. I can’t seem to find any photos I took with just the XTC-3D layer applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The slide was assembled after the main body was primed. You can see the layer of spot putty on the slide handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Primed main M6D body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The HexArt Metallics “Steel” paint sputtered while spraying, which actually left a cool texture behind. Everything was sealed up later with the Valour Clear Coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M6D with HexArt Metallics Steel applied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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