NERF Alien M41A Pulse Rifle Paint Job

Hi all, was asked to paint up and weather a Nerf Pulse Rifle from the movie Aliens.
Had a great time doing this and am really happy with the result.
Let me know in the comments if I have done this Nerf pulse rifle justice.
Thanks
Scooter
IG: / _plasticpix_

[@chriscureton518]

Awesome work as usual. Love everything you do

[@sarlaccbreath7701]

Great job man! Look fantastic

[@bpalpha]

Awesome. Please put one of those cool bolts where the pull on the receiver should be. Absolutely bad @ss! 😜

[@chrisreimer4794]

Looks great. What type of tape were you using (the thin blue tape before the painters tape)?

[@pomkin355]

Sorry, I think this a really sub-standard job. I have no gripe with personal aesthetics but the technical execution is really poor almost beginner level. I note some major flaws: The recesses with the moulded boxes are all still highly visible; the 45 degree mould lines from the black & white stripes on the barrel cover weren't touched & are very obvious when they could have been sanded or shaved smooth, and the cap screws look terrible because they protrude, when countersunk would have been much better & flush with the surface; the paint quality very obviously displays brush strokes; finally the ejection port looks exactly like what it is, poorly sanded and painted plastic. Also from a content point of view, it seemed much of the first half was watching you shave the plastic with a chisel.