M14 Rifle - WIP

Dagon

Spent the whole day modelling this. Still a lot of work to do though... I stuffed up on the metal receiver part. After I've done the main rifle, I'm going to model a scope for it.


WIP Renders -







References - http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/M14-large.jpg

http://thespecialistsltd.com/files/Replica_M14b.jpg

http://api.ning.com/files/7ByS0TlnYdq4qiicWSy0rac-Kq*XNudEU7nqC6zSFAz8o5-nE1TC00n6-Gi5qDSjtRiRyydoxkJ*Sw*f5M7KbKlZbA*UfFsZ/m14_fullshot_withclip_785width.jpg

DWalker

Finally something other than an M-16!

Of course, with a life span closing in on 70 years, there are more than a few variants. If you are going for a sniper version, you'll want the longer 21" barrel - yours appears to have an 18" barrel. The stock also varies quite a bit - yours is typical of older weapons; more modern variants tend to have a pistol grip, or even a collapsible stock, although that's more common for an M-39.

The scope mount in your final image is also an older version - most use some variant of the Picatinny rail such as this one:


Leupold Mk4s seem like the most common choice, although just about anything has been used at some time, including some early infrared set-ups:


From personal experience, the scope is the easiest thing to model, so you might want to provide a few different options - variable power, night-vision, fixed power.

Dagon

I decided to model the scope. I'll finish it after I remodel the receiver since it's really bugging me now.

Scope -





NEW Receiver -

This was the best reference I could find for the receiver.

Receiver - http://www.gunrunnerstactical.com/images/product/rifles/lr_FultonArmory-M14-receiver.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/tboiler/DSCF0671.jpg

Brain Zapped

Looking rad so far! Anxious to see more. I'll be watching this thread as I'm currently working on an optics set and gun myself.

ivanzu

The gun cant function that way,scope mount is blocking empty shells from ejecting out.

Dagon

That may be true. I'll have to look for more references though. The receiver part is the hardest section especially if I want it as accurate as possible. It's quite a complex part.

BARDLER

Dagon wrote: »

That may be true. I'll have to look for more references though. The receiver part is the hardest section especially if I want it as accurate as possible. It's quite a complex part.

It is indeed true. I am not a gun expert at all, so find some good reference to go off of.

Dagon

Here's the remodeled receiver. Lost interest in it though. Been really difficult to get it as accurate as possible. I may come back to it later.