[Emerald Fists] Sicaran WIP 2

More painting on my sicaran.  I tried out some heat burn on the barrels with some purple and blue washes.  Do ballistic cannons get hot like that?  Probably not?  I assume the entire barrel would get hot and not just the end but what do I know?  I like the look.

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  1. greggles4 August 2015 at 15:20

    I believe the sicaran has two of these.
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/GAU-8_meets_VW_Type_1.jpg

    Mounted on top of it.

    I do believe that would generate considerable heat from the exhaust gases at the exit points.

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    1. The Ambit4 August 2015 at 15:55

      haha I'm sure it makes heat, however I'm not sure where it is generated. Those guns are huge!

      I do a lot of target shooting with shotguns and they generate heat (seemingly) along the entire barrel (easily dissipated with appropriate heat shielding). I imagine the heat must come from the action where the controlled explosion occurs and must travel from the breach up to the muzzle as the gas expands. So I don't think the end would be the only hot part (I obviously haven't ruined my firearms by shooting until they glow red). My gut tells me that the end (where gas expansion occurs) would actually be cooler then the adjacent area where the gas was at a 'constant' pressure. All I think you'd see is carbon scoring, not heat damage.

      edit: this youtube video seems to concur with me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAwrmOapb4

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    2. The Ambit4 August 2015 at 15:56

      Either way though I think the heat burn looks cool on a model (apparently I chromed my barrels) :)

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    3. greggles4 August 2015 at 16:26

      Wow very good points...I was trying to find an example of a mini gun heat signature, but was having issues with search terms.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFEafMjrlOw

      End of this video shows the effect of the mini gun by the end of extended firing.

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    4. The Ambit4 August 2015 at 16:38

      Cool. Yeah you can see the heat quickly generate from right ahead of the action and extend forward toward the end (and the muzzle looks black still).

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    5. greggles4 August 2015 at 16:43

      So basically can have fun with it, depending on the type of action you want it to represent! Sounds like a win to me!

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  2. Mordian7th4 August 2015 at 20:09

    Lovely work, man! Really digging the Blood and Skulls sponsons, I am totally going to follow your example on the next Sicarans of my own. Brilliant!

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    1. The Ambit4 August 2015 at 20:49

      Sweet! Another plus is it made them way easier to magnetize!

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