As a photographer, I needed a realistic assault rifle prop for a photoshoot, and when I found this, I decided it would be perfect after a little work and preparation.
I was impressed that it was completely life size, well proportioned, and bore a lot of features that are pretty much identical to the real rifle.
I spent a week making a few amendments, building up layers of metallic and matt black spray paint, then ageing the whole thing with some fine grade wire wool.
The end result is nicely convincing.
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