Sci-Fi Helmets / Plasma Guns

[Antiqua_Sphinge]

Has anyone done (or care to do) something along the lines of a helmet or ray gun for Sci-Fi scenes usable by either gender?

Then there's ray guns. http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the_10_mos ... ce_fiction

[Mindfront]

Some kind of an ordinary helmet like military? Or anything extraordinarily?

[Antiqua_Sphinge]

Some kind of an ordinary helmet like military? Or anything extraordinarily?

Something similar to the pic would work as it's a decent design to shed flak / shrapnel while also being cost-effective in low-tech / colonial venues.

Adding night-vision / ranging goggles while being futuristic would be overkill.

[Mindfront]

The helmet in the picture have fabric on the surface, is that what you want or shall it be of metal?

I guess it should look like it has being used for a long time?

[brkurt]

Has anyone done (or care to do) something along the lines of a helmet or ray gun for Sci-Fi scenes usable by either gender?

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Then there's ray guns. http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the_10_mos ... ce_fiction

Do you want to look realistic, or fantastic.?

I'm designing a mini-rail gun that fits into the forearm of a character in a story I'm completing, so you'd get the gauntlet plus the weapon.
The idea being that my character's body armor charges up the weapon between uses, and he doesn't have to carry it around.

So...probably it will be on the left guantlet, so as to leave his right arm free.


Does that interest you? Should take about a day to prototype.

[Antiqua_Sphinge]

The helmet in the picture have fabric on the surface, is that what you want or shall it be of metal?

I guess it should look like it has being used for a long time?

A dull painted metal works as camouflage covers vary by environment, the example fabric working in wooded terrain (temperate or tropical settings).

[Antiqua_Sphinge]

Has anyone done (or care to do) something along the lines of a helmet or ray gun for Sci-Fi scenes usable by either gender?

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Then there's ray guns. http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the_10_mos ... ce_fiction

Do you want to look realistic, or fantastic.?

I'm designing a mini-rail gun that fits into the forearm of a character in a story I'm completing, so you'd get the gauntlet plus the weapon.
The idea being that my character's body armor charges up the weapon between uses, and he doesn't have to carry it around.

So...probably it will be on the left guantlet, so as to leave his right arm free.


Does that interest you? Should take about a day to prototype.

Sounds good, and better than what I was going to try to adapt and model.

[brkurt]

Sounds good, and better than what I was going to try to adapt and model.

Broomhandle Mauser C-96 3.jpg

What you've started with is an 1895 Mauser 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, the first of its kind. Good idea.

Now..how about using the handgrip as its battery?

And, a glowing clip, with named charges on each 'cartridge'.

Since it won't need triggers, you can come up with interesting things that seem useful.

The idea is to keep it 'steam punk'; the basic shape doesn't change, although the functions do.

My weapon will be rigged; it will assemble itself as it comes out of the gauntlet. (Rail guns have electromagnet arrays, rather than a barrel).

[Antiqua_Sphinge]

Sounds good, and better than what I was going to try to adapt and model.

Broomhandle Mauser C-96 3.jpg

What you've started with is an 1895 Mauser 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, the first of its kind. Good idea.

Now..how about using the handgrip as its battery?

And, a glowing clip, with named charges on each 'cartridge'.

Since it won't need triggers, you can come up with interesting things that seem useful.

The idea is to keep it 'steam punk'; the basic shape doesn't change, although the functions do.

My weapon will be rigged; it will assemble itself as it comes out of the gauntlet. (Rail guns have electromagnet arrays, rather than a barrel).

'Broomhandle' Mauser does lend itself to either 'steam punk' or futuristic as it was the basis for the DL-44 sidearm in "Star Wars".

The fun part will be figuring out how to model it.

Rail guns are indeed interesting considering a solid projectile accelerated by one potentially releases a lot of energy on impact.

[brkurt]

Here is a the first (rough!) sketch of the Gauntlet Rail Gun.

My idea is that making a certain kind of first (something from Wushu Kungfu) the gun is activated, and assembles itself, always giving the soldier an update on its charge and integrity.