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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · 2d

Okay, mad season over, and we're back. In a Patreon post I made yesterday getting everything up to speed, I mentioned not having done the Sawback charging handle latch for the Diemaco rifles - I have now corrected that.

C8A3 carbine from the a rear isometric perspective - prominently for the display of the oversized "sawback" charging handle unique to Diemaco/Colt Canada AR15 variants.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Sep 3

Right, with the ambi mag release and the butt pad, we're only short the razor saw bolt latch for a complete C8A2, and if you can imagine the full A2 front for the moment (CBF rendering it) - the C7A2.

Left side of the reciever showing the Norgon ambidextrous mag catch

Full left side preview of a C8A2 carbine, minus bolt handle latch

Full right side preview of a C8A2 carbine, minus bolt handle latch

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Aug 28

👀 yeah kinda

NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Aug 28

Finally, we're getting close to looking like what people think of as the C7 and C8 (the A1 and 2). Diemaco BUIS to go with the Diemaco rifles. Gotta do the rubber butt pad next.

Rear 3/4 shot of the Diemaco BUIS showing the left side details

Aim down sight view - the model reuses the A1 rear sight assembly... because it is the A1 Rear sight assembly

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Aug 20

Vibes so rancid today that I had to model something Canadian - TRIAD I Rail System

Low rear right view of the TRIAD I on what will pass for the moment as a C8

Mid 3/4 view of the TRIAD I on what will pass for the moment as a C8

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 30

There's a few details to go (mostly the knob shrouds, lens protectors and their retainers and plugs, and pic mount)

Upper rear shot of the PEQ-2, showing off the momentary switch, mode switch and assorted zeroing knobs

Front 3/4 shot of the PEQ-2, showing the dual lenses and their position relative to the front sight.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 29

Started on the Eye-Cancer Box, Mk.2 (the first widely issued one).

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 22

[hitting a bounder with a cricket bat for-six gesture]

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 22

One of the things about the KAC Vertical Grip is that it's phenomenally hard to screw up- both IRL and to render in 3D. Today I needed an easy win, so that's what I'm doing. Almost done. Missing the battery holder and a couple detail tweaks.

Same gun as previous, but from a lower front third angle

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 16

That's the SOPMOD done. OTOH I still have to do the M203 Butt-pad because the CAF used them on the C7A2 and C8A1/2 onwards. Time to start working on more accessories

Left side render of a Mk18 with SOPMOD stock

Low front right render of a Mk18 with the SOPMOD stock in focus to observe the front details. Details such as the Battery Tubes.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jul 15

Obviously not done, but the SOPMOD stock is being worked on and it's well over the hump now.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jun 24

Getting the first of a few standard issue stocks out of the way, this being the regular USGI "Waffle stock" (so-called waffles not added yet).

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hittin' some CQBR Gear -
First two pics - LMT L8A
Second two - Chopped down Carry Handle

High rear-left shot of the Mk18, prominently displaying the LMT L8a Fixed Rear Sight

Front-right shot of the same rifle for the same effect

Front-right shot with a Sawed-off carry-handle.

High rear-left shot of the Mk18 with a Sawed-off carry-handle.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jun 5

Obviously, we've still go holes in the sides and rail mount junk to go here, it's still in progress.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · Jun 5

What's good about having done two full iterations of the AR15 carry-handle in the prior years is that I have all the important geometry loops and most details sorted and it's all about reusing and adjusting positions to fit the particulars of the bit. In this case- the M1913 carry handle.

Forward right hand side view of an M4 Carbine, with a geometrically unfinished Carry handle rear sight.

Rearward left-hand side view of an M4 Carbine, with a geometrically unfinished Carry handle rear sight.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · May 29

[CS 1.6 noises]

Work in Progress.
Also, again, the Burden of Knowing has struck me once more. So there's two different Quad Rails that were issued with the M4- The RIS (from 1994-ish to early 00s) and the RAS. The Differences? Small, but enough to be a nuisance. I hate the Picatinny era of ARs.

Over-top view of a mostly complete M4/M4A1 Carbine

front 3/4 view of a mostly-complete M4/M4A1 Carbine.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · May 19

553/ SU-231 is done. Movin' on.

Isometric front-right view of the Eotech, notable details to see include the Battery Compartment latch and the ARMS throw levers indicative of the Mil-issue 553s.

Rear view : collection of button for adjusting the sight. Another thing to note is the cut-out on the interior of the projector housing - apparently one of the tell-tale differences between a legit Eotech and an Airsoft knockoff.

Back 3/4 view on an M16A4 - the 553 is both larger and smaller than it feels it should be.

Front 3/4 view of the right-hand side, again on an M16A4.

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NIArms Official @niarms.bsky.social · May 5

553 Eotech/SU-231 in progress. A little past the block-out phase, starting to get into the details. Not the first one of them I've modelled , but I'm also learning with better refs the ways I was slightly off before.