Shaping the barrel
In the next few steps, we will create the barrel shape, which will later also support the iron sights. The barrel and the sights are arguably the most detailed and sophisticated parts of any gun, so we will only create the simple shape of the barrel without the sights:
- Using the 3D Cursor, add a circle to the front end of the gun and rotate it by 90 degrees around the y axis. This circle is the base of the barrel:
Figure 2.40 – Barrel circle
- In the side view, we will extrude the circle and move it along the x axis until it reaches the tip of the barrel:
Figure 2.41 – Extruding the barrel
- Add two loop cuts to create the ring on the middle of the barrel:
Figure 2.42 – Barrel loop cuts
- Widen the ring using the same technique as before. First, extrude it with E but leave it in place by clicking the right mouse button. Then, expand it by...
