Joined Surfaces vs. Solids

 From:  SurlyBird
3321.15 In reply to 3321.14 
Hi Danny,

Thanks for asking. Here are some links to images of the barrel:

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/deagle19-kit.jpg

http://www.dreadgazebo.com/gunporn/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/deserteagle.jpg

This probably the best pic I've found so far:

https://www.hyattgunstore.com/images/P/main-708.jpg

I'm not striving for super-accuracy, since the direction we're taking with this project is a bit more stylized. However, I want the gun to have a certain authenticity to it as well, so I've done a lot of scrounging for images. Probably the thing that needs the most work on my model is the scallop that terminates the groove down the side, right before the cylindrical part at the rear. My attempt really isn't accurate at all. It works well enough for my purposes, but I would like to to take a stab at it again at some point. I had to move on and finish up other parts of the gun, but I will probably revisit it again when I get the chance.

I'm interested in how others would go about creating it. My process was kind of klugey - definitely a result of my fledgling knowledge.