A bit of background: My bro and I absolutely love the Raimi/Campbell Evil Dead series and the chainsaw in the films has been one of the few iconic film weapons that I've always wanted to own.
I recently had the opportunity to acquire one that JasonCash had made. :D I don't have the necessary tools to mod a chainsaw so I thank Jason for creating a great base structure! Haha I hope Jason forgives me for saying this, but the chainsaw arrived quite dirty - lots of mud/grime on the outside and tonnes of grease/old sawdust on the inside. I plan on giving the piece a thorough cleaning and new weathering; which means BLOOD! I've never done anything like this before, so again it's largely a case of trial and error. Any suggestions would be welcome!
Here are the pics of the saw as shipped and me disassembling it (the green numbers are for me to keep track of all the various parts). Hopefully, these might be a useful pictorial reference for your own build:
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What the screws/parts look like:
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Some of what I used to clean/paint:
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I mainly used Sunlight dish soap and a normal toothbrush to clean the outside of the saw, which did the trick for most of the mud and existing paint. Greasy/grimy parts of the saw needed to be submerged in Mineral Spirits for a couple mins before cleaning with a toothbrush - I used an old, somewhat broken Sonicare brush for the more intricate parts. All the other components were used for the initial painting base. I watched Volpin's High Speed Prop Weathering for his M8 Avenger to learn how to weather. Thanks Volpin!
Some of the cleaned parts:
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Several pieces I've already started to paint:
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These are the engine/saw blade attachment parts, so I figure they would be bloodier than the rest of the saw. I'd like to keep the rest of the saw more minimal in terms of goriness.
And a bonus pic... gotta give the saw a hand! Right? ;)
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I recently had the opportunity to acquire one that JasonCash had made. :D I don't have the necessary tools to mod a chainsaw so I thank Jason for creating a great base structure! Haha I hope Jason forgives me for saying this, but the chainsaw arrived quite dirty - lots of mud/grime on the outside and tonnes of grease/old sawdust on the inside. I plan on giving the piece a thorough cleaning and new weathering; which means BLOOD! I've never done anything like this before, so again it's largely a case of trial and error. Any suggestions would be welcome!
Here are the pics of the saw as shipped and me disassembling it (the green numbers are for me to keep track of all the various parts). Hopefully, these might be a useful pictorial reference for your own build:
What the screws/parts look like:
Some of what I used to clean/paint:
I mainly used Sunlight dish soap and a normal toothbrush to clean the outside of the saw, which did the trick for most of the mud and existing paint. Greasy/grimy parts of the saw needed to be submerged in Mineral Spirits for a couple mins before cleaning with a toothbrush - I used an old, somewhat broken Sonicare brush for the more intricate parts. All the other components were used for the initial painting base. I watched Volpin's High Speed Prop Weathering for his M8 Avenger to learn how to weather. Thanks Volpin!
Some of the cleaned parts:
Several pieces I've already started to paint:
These are the engine/saw blade attachment parts, so I figure they would be bloodier than the rest of the saw. I'd like to keep the rest of the saw more minimal in terms of goriness.
And a bonus pic... gotta give the saw a hand! Right? ;)
