Making a Realistic M-16 Model Out of Paper
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Making a Realistic M-16 Model Out of Paper
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"WEAPONS - Why do you want to make weapon crafts?" This is a question that my parents constantly keep asking me and I invariably answer - "I love to make them, from my early childhood I have been fascinated with the Army and weaponry and the mechanism of guns."
I have made quite a few firearms during my time at home in the pandemic and one of them is a M-16 out of paper that shoots paper bullets. It's an interesting and complicated piece of craft that took me around 5 hours cumulatively to create.
So if you are into weapons too, go ahead and try to build a similar one!!
Supplies
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- Hot Glue Gun
- Hot Glue Sticks
- Normal Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Cutter
- Tape
- Ruler / Scale
- Lots of A4 size white papers
- Black and yellow colour paper (feel free to experiment with any combination of colours)
- Cardboard
- Pen / Pencil
- Rubber bands
Making the Body, Barrel and a Part of the Shooting Mechanism
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- Take an A4 size paper, roll it vertically and tape it.
- Make 12 such rolls.
- Take 2 black papers, stack them on top of each other horizontally, place one white roll at the bottom, roll the black papers again into a combined roll and finally tape it together.
- Remove the white roll from the inside edge.
- Now take 2 more black papers, keep them horizontally (similar to step 3) and place the 'new' black roll on the bottom and start rolling, then tape it.
- Take out the black roll from inside and mark it at 5.5 cm from any sides
- Then hot glue the distance from the mark and the edge of the role. Put the small roll inside the big roll till the mark.
- Take 4 of the white rolls that you made earlier and mark all 4 at 17 cm. Then cut all 4 so the length can be 17cm.
- Then tape 2 of the rolls together and make 2 of those.
- Then Tape one of the 2 rolls that were taped together to the small side of the black roll. Do the same with the other one.
- Now take one new black paper and mark it at 12 cm from any side. Then fold the side from the small length inside till the mark.
- Then fold the same length inside and keep doing that till you are at the top and glue it.
- Then take the rectangle that you just fold it and mark it at 17 cm and then cut it sot the total length is 17 cm.
- Then place it horizontally and mark it at 2 cm from the right side and the left side.
- Then hold both of the sides at the mark and fold it inside so you get a 3d rectangle.
- Then fit it inside the black paper from the white side.
- Then take it out till 6cm from the right.
- Then at the black rectangle, mark it at 6 cm again from the right to the left.
- Then remove the rectangle again.
- Then from the 6 cm mark, again mark it at 5.5 cm.
- Then draw a rectangle from the distance between 6 cm and 5.5 cm.
- Then cut the rectangle out.
- Now fit the rectangle again on the black roll of paper.
- Then the black roll that you see between the 2 white rolls and make the same length of rectangle on the black roll of paper.
- Now take the rectangle out and detach the white rolls from the big black roll and cut the rectangle that you drew on the black roll.
- Then attach the white rolls again on the black roll.
- Now you will have a rectangle on the black roll.
- After that, take a new black paper and roll it from the bottom left and don't make it thick.
- Now fold the right edge of the roll, in.
- Then take a rubber band and put it in the fold you made and then glue the folds tip to the body of your paper roll.
- Take that roll and put it through the black roll and take the rubber band to the edge of the white tips.
- Now finally GLUE the rectangle on the big black roll.
You have the first part done - easy-peasy right!!!
Making the Magazine
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- Take 1 roll that you made at the start and mark the roll at : 5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm and 20 cm.
- Cut the remaining part.
- Now give a cut to the marks but DO NOT fully cut it.
- Then fold it inside and make 2 more of those.
- Now glue them together in a same angle.
- Then take a new black paper and fold it in half and then cut it.
- Now keep the half of the paper horizontally and make a roll and tape it. Do the same with the other half.
- Now make both of them flat.
- Now take the magazine you made with the three papers and cut the top of it flat.
- Now take the flat rolls and glue them at the SIDES of the magazine. DO NOT glue it on the flat top.
- After that take a new black paper put the magazine on top of it and draw the out line of the magazine.
- Now cut the out line and paste it on the magazine. Do the same with the other side.
- Now take a new white paper and fold it it in half, now fold the 2 sides to the half and do that again.
- Now Tape the open side of the paper.
- Mark it at 5 cm and then make 3 of them and cut it.
- Now make the 3 five cm's flat and fold them in half and tape the open side.
- Then use hot glue on the open side of the magazine and put the half 5 cm's inside. Do it to all 3.
- Now take the body that you made at the last step and make a cut to it from the LONG SIDE of the barrel.
- Now glue the tips of the magazine and fit it inside the cut you made.
You have now finished the magazine.
Making the Pistol Grip
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- Now take to white rolls and cut them in half. Put one half away and take the three.
- Refer to the picture for the next step.
- Now make a cut at the opposite side of the body.
- Then apply hot glue on the tips of the 3 rolls and fit all 3 of them side by side int he cut.
- Now take a small piece of black paper and wrap the handle.
The grip is done...
Making the Handguard and Applying Colour
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- Take the remaining white rolls and make more so you can have a total of eight rolls.
- now take them and make a circle in the middle of them so it can fit on the barrel and tape all of the rolls together so it will remain a circle even if you take it out.
- After that take a new black paper and keep it horizontally.
- Now keep the handguard on the bottom of the paper and glue it.
- Now roll the paper so your handguard is black.
- Then apply some hot glue on the white top of the handguard and past it on a new black paper.
- Now cut the outline so you have a covered top. Do the same with the other side.
- Now take a pencil or pen and stab it on the hole of the handguard from the top and do the same with the other side.
- Now apply some hot glue on the bodies barrel at the bottom and fit the handguard on the barrel.
- Now take a yellow paper and put it horizontally.
- Then mark it at : 3 cm, 6 cm, 9 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm and 18 cm.
- Now draw a line till the top.
- Then cut the strips.
- Now take one strip and glue one edge on the tip of the strip and past it on the tip of the barrel.
- Now take one strip and glue it on the handguard and space each of them at 1.5 cm.
- Now take a small strip and cut it so it can be 8 cm.
- Then paste it on the top of the Magazine.
A coloured gun is now ready - huuusshhhh!!
Making the Receiver
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- Now take cardboard and cut it at the size given in the photo and make 2 of them.
- Mark one side of the cardboard at 4.5 cm and the others side at 3 cm.
- Cut the distance between the 2 sides.
- Do the same with the other side of the cardboard and glue them together.
- Now apply glue on one side of the cardboard and paste it on a new black paper.
- Then cut the outline and do the same with the other side so you have coloured the main sides.
- Now cut pieces of paper according to the cardboard's length.
- Now you have a coloured receiver.
- Now glue the bottom sides of the receiver to the body.
Ready with the receiver.
Making the Stock
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- Now Take a new black paper and fold it in half HORIZONTALLY.
- Then fold the top left and right part in.
- After that leave a 3 cm gap and fold the top part downwards to have a flat tip.
- Then fold it in half.
- Now draw the outline on cardboard and cut 6 pieces.
- Then leave a 3 cm gap and cut it.
- Do the same with 4 of them
- Now glue them together.
- Take the uncut piece and glue it to the glued ones.
- Do the same with the other side.
- Now cut the paper you folded in half.
- and glue it to the side of the Stock.
- Do the same with the other half.
- Now cut strips of black paper and glue it to the edges of the stock so no cardboard will be seen.
- Now cut a yellow paper and cut it at 15 cm length and 1.5 cm width.
- Make 2 of them and glue it to the bottom side of the stock.
- Now glue the stock to the body.
Almost towards the finishing of the gun...
Making the Front Sight Housing
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- Take a new black paper.
- Roll it from the bottom left and tape it.
- Then bend it in half.
- Then Bend it at 6 cm.
- Then cut the remaining part.
- Glue the long part to the short part.
- Then glue the bottom of the Front Sight Housing to the edge of the Handguard.