Fallout 3: AEP7 Laser Pistol

Hey everyone! I know I haven't been on here in quite some time but I'm back with another Fallout 3 prop.
This time around, I made the laser pistol from Fallout 3/New Vegas for my friend who I made the plasma rifle for.

Here's a quick teaser of the finished product:


First things first, for my blueprints I used the side-profile picture from the Fallout wiki and scaled it to fit my hand.


Once I had done that, I traced the picture on my computer screen onto paper to use in the workshop.


Once that was done, I got cracking on cutting out the pieces that would make up the main body of the gun which is basically a glorified elongated box, using 1/4" poplar stock.



After the main body was established, I decided to figure out a way to have an actual laser inside wired to the trigger for extra effect. The solution presented itself almost instantly in the form of a laser pointer with a built in pressure switch that came with an airsoft pistol from Walmart.
All I had to do now was figure out how to make it work with the trigger.





Continued on next post.