The ultimate Fallout print is here! I've taken the Gatling Laser straight from the game and spent the better part of a week making it into this gorgeous model which has been split into parts for easy printing and assembly, sized dowels for an intuitive assembly process and most importantly - SPINNING BARRELS!! Just like in the gif, the barrels and laser have been engineered to spin freely in sockets which are created when you assemble the frame.

So, a few notes for printing and assembly. I've been doing this for a long time and test thoroughly before making my designs available - you will not save time or filament by placing the parts in any other way. Some sanding and adjusting may be necessary - every print is different and you may have dowel holes that aren't printed correctly, barrel sockets that are bridged flat on top and need sanding or any multitude of things that may need sorting to get a perfect product. You will almost certainly get a fully working model that can be assembled with 20 drops of super glue, but be prepared to spend 20 minutes removing supports and another 20 minutes assembling it.

POST PREPARATION

Step 1 is to remove the supports. I recommend using needle nose pliers and breaking the middle of the tree supports by squeezing them and twisting them. Once the branches are separated from the trunks it is much easier to deal with them.

Post Step 2 is to test fit the parts and sand where needed. The dowels are printed with brims or supports and will need tidying up before test fitting or you may end up with one stuck in a hole or even worse breaking it off and having to deal with it.

Step 3 is to put a drop of super glue on one end of each dowel and place them in their holes, ensuring they are fully seated by giving them a few gentle taps with a rubber coated handle (pliers for instance)

Step 4 is to gently and carefully test fit and assemble the gatling laser and again to sand and adjust where required. If a dowel isn't fully seated and causing unwanted gaps just trim it with side cutters.

Step 5 is to add another drop of super glue to the exposed end of the dowels and do final assembly. Be particularly careful with the amount of glue on the front dowel as it is very close to the socket and could prevent the barrels spinning. As a precaution you may want to slowly spin the barrels while holding the top and bottom frame together while the glue cures.

Step 5 is to add a drop of glue toward the front of the side frame rails to make them intact.

That's it! You should have a beautiful gatling laser model with spinning barrels which sits nicely on the base without falling forward. If you happen to break anything just print a replacement!

Thanks for viewing my work, it's a pleasure sharing this with all of you. Please drop me a like and come back and rate and share your model when you're done!

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