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Treyarch posted this on their Facebook page & I thought I'd link it here for anyone that doesn't do Facebook or hasn't seen it.

Props to Treyarch for posting this. I really like getting this type of insight. And the reason why these images appeared in the Mob of the Dead Trailer.

 

 

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The Blundergat was introduced to Zombies fans in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 with the Mob of the Dead experience. Inspired by Civil War-era weaponry, it’s a hybrid between a Gatling Gun and a Blunderbuss. 
 
What happens when the advent of 3D printing allows members of the team to bring these virtual models into the real world? It means that the Zombies Labs just got a little more interesting. 
 
This week, we’ll catch up with some of the team members and watch them bring a 3D-printed Blundergat to life. Because, why not, right? Exactly.
 
 

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Blundergat - Feeding the 3D Printer

“I purchased my 3D printer a little over a year ago. I’d been experimenting with a variety of different things, trying to learn how to operate the printer and improve the quality of the results. I’m a character artist, so most of what I was printing was character-related. I wanted to try printing something that was more mechanical and complex, so I approached Max Porter (Sr. Artist, Weapons Team) and asked if he'd give me access to the source files for a weapon. He gave me the Blundergat files.” – Scott Wells, Senior Artist

 

 

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Blundergat: Some Assembly Required

"The printing process basically involved combining the rather complex source model into a single, solid object and cutting the main form into 5 pieces that would fit on the print tray (4 segments along the length and then the thickest middle part was also split vertically into 2 halves). For an object this large with quality settings on high, the individual parts took between 20 – 40 hours each to print. The smaller detail pieces were separated out into separate print jobs and glued back onto the final assembled Blundergat at the end.” – Scott Wells, Senior Artist

 

 

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Blundergat - Assembly Compete

 

“Once all the parts were printed and assembled, I did some finishing work to clean up seams and any major print artifacts. This mainly involved priming, spot putty application and sanding.” – Scott Wells, Senior Artist

 

 

 

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Blundergat - Audio

 

"The wonder weapons in our Zombies mode give us the opportunity to explore fantastical sound design from the language of the DG-2 to the Thundergun. The starting point for all of the wonder weapons is as far out there as possible while still sounding like a weapon. 

Not so for the Bludergat, though.

We wanted it to have its roots with an actual Blunderbuss, but then add spice on top of it to make it feel like a wonder weapon. While we never actually recorded one, we did record a small cannon that used gunpowder to launch whatever you could fit into the tube." - Brian Tuey, Director of Audio 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I died of jealousy when I saw they were making this. They should hold a sweepstakes on CoDz, the most dedicated Zombies forum, for someone to give it a home...

If they throw a sweepstakes, I hate to say it, but I'll cheat lol. The Blundergat is my favorite zombies weapon design so if this happens, CoDz may get a flood of new users signing up... MWAHAHAHAHAH

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Thanks again for adding more pictures @MixMasterNut. Treyarch keep posting as I'm going to work.

 

Treyarch have also posted some of the sound recordings & some text from Brian Tuey (Audio Director). I have updated the OP with all of the Blundergat posts. 

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Sorry lol I didn't make it, my lady friend probably could but she cringes at the sound of me nerding out to zombies....prettiest hater I ever met :angry:

 

Just found it on google image one day and kept it.

 

There is a college in my town down the street with one of the best 3-d printers around, would be sweet to pay them to make me a cool replica, I'd probably choose the Shangri La wunder weapon just for coolness, acid/blundergat is my #2 coolest looking.

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It's absolutely amazing how this turned out, looks absolutely awesome! Would be neat to see them make replicas of other zombie guns haha.  I'm kinda interested though, did anyone else notice what looks to be the bust of Maxis from the Origins opening cutscene photo in the back drop of a few pictures?

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I don't think anyone bid on the first auction. He relisted it & the Blundergat sold for $250.00 US. 

 

 

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Wish I had the funds, I would've bought it lol. I love videogame props, I have a diamond sword I hit random people at school with  :lol:

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