A Gentleman's Hunting Piece: The THUNDERBUSS- Finished Pictures Page10/13

[Herr Döktor]

Had a round-up of parts in my workshop, and after a trip to a craft shop some 200 miles away (don't ask) and the purchase of a selection of lamp rings, I came up with the germ of an idea, which was further distilled by the acquisition of an antique rook rifle stock; thus was born the Gentleman's Sonic Hunting Piece, or THUNDERBUSS:

Alas, still in its most basic form, it still requires metal fittings and fixtures, thermionic valves, copper tubing, control levers, and a trigger.

Incidentally, some of the bits'n'bobs in it include a plastic disposable champagne flute, five bases from said champagne flutes, a chromed plastic salt cellar, a discarded ring from my Steamball project, the plastic reel from a used roll of Sellotape, two plastic vase 'things', part of the siren from a dead smoke alarm, castings of the Steamball spigot and several lengths of grey ABS tube, all threaded onto an length of 6mm allthread.



PS: I *might* have been a little inspired by Professor Grordborts 'Unnatural Selector'...

[Alexander Edmund Clough]

Please pardon the following outburst.

*picks jaw up of the floor*

HOLY <beep><beepity><beep> ON A <beep>!!!!!!!

That's awesome ALREADY, even without paint!

*kowtows at the feet of a true model making master*

[Herr Döktor]

Of course, it won't be finished until I get some nice brass levers for it...

[Alain Raethorne]

That's a mighty snazzy gun you have there Doktor, but wouldn't you know it: I just had the same idea for naming my cannon the other day. You beat me to it, I s'pose, you lucky rat.

Still, it's a smashing gun, old chap.

[Jemima Annabelle Clough]

That's looking promising.

Of course, I mostly got distracted by trying to work out which bits on the gun corresponded to the bits you listed. But having got over that distraction, it is definitely looking promising

[Herr Döktor]

That's a mighty snazzy gun you have there Doktor, but wouldn't you know it: I just had the same idea for naming my cannon the other day. You beat me to it, I s'pose, you lucky rat.

Still, it's a smashing gun, old chap.

Oh, I suppose it's more a generic term: Herr Döktor's Thunderbuss, the Raethorne Thunderbuss, that sort of thing...

[Alain Raethorne]

Ah, right right. Of course.

....However, my cannon has such heft that 'thunder' may be a bit of a weak moniker. Hmm. An earthquake may be more accurate, but it just doesn't have the same zing as the "Thunderbuss".

[Cornelius Finch]

well, it's official. i'm truly jealous. what a gem of a weapon...

[Gazongola]

*steals ideas for own raygun rifle currently in production* Damn! You got there first!

[von Corax]

Truly amzing.

...Is that a Dalek wedged between the cooling fins and the muzzle bell?

[Celadon_Kincaid]

A marvelous looking piece, Herr Doktor. I am positively itching to see the finished product! (As well as lots of WIP photos).

Pray tell, what game does one hunt with a Thunderbuss? Or is it used solely for personal defense?

...Is that a Dalek wedged between the cooling fins and the muzzle bell?

...or are you just happy to see me?

CK

[Spreegem]

Just awesome, even without paint, or being finished. Wouldn't happen to have pictures of progress along the way of building it would you?

[MPsy]

Very awesome!  Seems like a number of us are working on our own rifles and such, myself included.  May I ask what did you use for the trigger guard?

[Torvald_Faust]

You 'might' have been inspired by 'it'? Well, herr Döktor, I dare to doubt that

Either way, as others have said, it is already quite impressive

Also, where did you aquire a rifle stock? It does not seem like an item one would find in the Ether Bay...More complete items is what I mostly see there

[Baron von Fogel]

Beautiful work as usual, sir!

It sounds as though a number of other folks on here are also working on rifle-type props.  I'm in the planning stages of one myself (though not a raygun-rifle) and this is fantastic motivation for me to get started on that project.

Can't wait to see your progress on this!

[Major Willoughby Chase]

That is beautiful, the highest praise I can give it is that it looks real... which I realise now that you've made it, it is.  However it looks real as if it had always been.

Right, I'm not sure I understand myself now.

 

[Smaggers]

When you said champaign flute I had a vision of a victorian beverage holder folding out of the stock.

Lovely work as always sir.    Just the thing for those Martian Mammoths.

[Rowan of Rin]

Blimey Herr Döktor, you could almost do this for a living

The Eye is strong in this one! Lovely assemblage, can't wait to see progress!

[SilasHarridenMD]

Incredible,
i want one,

got bored and threw this together, hope you dont mind.

[markf]

Excellence again and again Doktor, extremely well done.  It would look great on the mantle of my fireplace! markf

[Major Willoughby Chase]

Incredible,
i want one,

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got bored and threw this together, hope you dont mind.

Nice poster

[Herr Döktor]

Thank you all for your interest!

...Is that a Dalek wedged between the cooling fins and the muzzle bell?

No Dalek, but you've given me a fantastic idea for a hunting trophy...

Very awesome!  Seems like a number of us are working on our own rifles and such, myself included.  May I ask what did you use for the trigger guard?

We need to go on Safari! Next stop, Venus! As to the trigger guard, it came with the stock- good old Ebay!

Also, where did you aquire a rifle stock? It does not seem like an item one would find in the Ether Bay...More complete items is what I mostly see there

It seems I was very lucky indeed- mine was the only bid...

When you said champaign flute I had a vision of a victorian beverage holder folding out of the stock.

Lovely work as always sir.    Just the thing for those Martian Mammoths.

A hunting rifle with a cup holder, sorry, glass holder..? There's a thought! And if it be Martian Mammoth, would that make it a Tundrabuss..?

Incredible,
i want one,

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got bored and threw this together, hope you dont mind.

You'll have to 'throw things together' more often!  I am both flattered and impressed!

More pictures and so forth as and when!

[CatfoodRob]

Wonderfully creative Herr Doctor, but you must remember the eventual repercussions of attempting to snag a Dalek as a hunting trophy....   

[Klynt Mahryd]

For the glory of steampunk, you MUST take a picture of youurself posing with the thunderbuss while wearing your space helmet 

[Alexander Edmund Clough]

For the glory of steampunk, you MUST take a picture of youurself posing with the thunderbuss while wearing your space helmet 

I hereby second this motion, with the coda that the good Herr Doktor must also be wearing his pith helmet, and if possible, suitable "on safari" style clothes.