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Double-barreled Kriegsmarine Signalling Pistol Renders

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After being away from blogging for almost an entire year (big life changes) I am finally back! Posts might not be regular every month from now on, but D_ROGUE is still very much alive. Things are just moving a little slower, as well as a bit sideways...like a crab.

As the title for this post states, I have created a model of a double-barreled Kriegsmarine signalling pistol for the game!

A couple of years ago, I visited The Royal Navy Submarine Museum. Amongst the fascinating history and artifacts on display, I saw what looked like a firearm. Upon reading the information plaque, it turned out to be a unique and very rare double-barreled flare gun from a German submarine. These big-bad-beefed-up flare guns were used on U-Boats in the Second World War not only for signalling and when in distress, but also for lighting purposes.

My interest peaked, I took several photos for reference thinking it would be a fun hard-surface model to recreate. Some further research later, I found this pistol had a very interesting history and I just knew I wanted to add it to the game in some way.

A lot has happed personally in my life the past year, which limited my spare time to work on the project. However, I was still able to spare an hour or so here and there every week. I decided to do something fun as well as challenging and out of the selection of models to work on next, I thought the Kriegsmarine signalling pistol would be perfect just for this.

Additionally, I wanted to document the whole creation of the model from start to finish. So, for the first time ever, I recorded the entire modelling process for one of my 3D pieces of work into a time-lapse!

Tune in next week for that but for now, enjoy these lovely renders and turntable of the complete model! I also did a variant render with a dark anodized coating. Enoy! 


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©
 

Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©


Jason Bartlett ©




So why is there a WWII signalling pistol in D_ROGUE? That will have to remain a mystery until the game is released!


Thanks for reading :)

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