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Those cufflinks look well crafted. I remember there's one particular thread here somewhere detailing the different gun variants which may help you along with the project. Looking forward to seeing more WIP pics!

Your work on the cufflinks is stunning    you won't find much information about the firing GG with interchangeable pen barrels as it was stolen just after the film was finished. It was on display promoting the film and Colibri.

I was gifted one of the pens by a close friend that SD Studios had borrowed from EON along with cufflinks and sold them on, I of corse returned it to EON's archive 

Is it me or are not all the photos being displayed?  --Ed

Some news...

cufflinks:
I designed and ordered a set of 3d printed cufflinks from brass, will require lots of work to finish, all holes needed to be filled to print, and I made multiple piece files, to try to save money and make the casting easier, I was thinking about making cufflink on demand, but the price is expensive to print.

Cigarette box:
I finished the cigarette box design, and ordered a plastic print to get sure about the design.
It's featuring spring loaded big cap, and hidden spring loaded lock for the small cap, the part that holds on lighter is also moving, to get inside the small cap, if it wouldn't, no way to put all inside the small cap once the box closed..., the trigger holder is also spring loaded.
no red gem button, this button is only visible on firing version of the gun, pobably for fx ignition or so.
The spare box has no button on the trigger side, and the other button is on opposite side, for small cap opening.
So the large cap will be hand opening, but spring loaded for opened and closed position.
normally, the box will have a inner rectangular layer to hide all mechanic parts.

Lighter:
I also ordered a lighter cap, from brass, to get sure about the finish.
I will finish outer and inner design, and order all from brass or steel depending on the visible or not part.

Pen:
nothing done yet, I have to find some 3D files for thread sections, so I would design pen and lighter collection using thread, but nothing for now.
For the pen design I will change some details, using real waterman design, and requiring to put the cap on the end, remove the inner and then screw on the lighter, the pen will also get the bullet chamber, as nothing is definitive, we never see the gun loading in the movle, and only one promotionnal picture and advert is showing bullet with gun, but it seems obvious the bullet can't get loaded directly in the lighter.
Another design could be loading bullet in lighter, but as a lighter, not extended, then extend the loaded barrel, but it would mean no way to load the gun again once assembled, it would be a good explanation about the 1 million dollar single shot, just because the gun is loaded only once.
making working inner lighter will be more more difficult than loaded pen, but it could be interesting idea.

The golden gun is quoted in the film by Q as being 4.2mm, but in reality the 'bullet' prop is a 7.62mm round put in a 8mm casing, or something along those lines.

what are sources about these nato bullets, I mean, who let know about it?
7,62 diameter is too large and shape far too long, and how to fit a 7,62 bullet in a 9mm casing, it means making a neck, putting the casing large shape even shorter.
If the casing is a 9mm bullet, it means it's about 10mm in diameter and if the original 007 bullet is 30mm long, it's not 10mm in diameter, the casing is about 8,5mm, even the 7x20 nambu casing is a bit larger (9mm), but the bottle shape and overall dimensions could make a good match, also I think the diameter can't be too large, because the pen is only 13mm in diameter (original waterman is 12mm), and the thread section on end is about 10mm or so, it means a 7mm diameter is already really large even we all know the prop is a fictive thing, I would it to be realistic.

Do you know exactly what bullet they used for reference?
The 9mm is the outer diameter of the casing or the bullet diameter for the casing?
The SD studio pen was really thick, I know the prop pen was thick also but as it's meant to be a waterman, it can't be that thick and that short...
I think in the end I will just make all from brass, and stop thinking about steel inserts for the barrel and inner pen, because I don't see any way to put all the mechanics, plus the bullet, plus the lighter inside the lighter...just yes, you can remove the lighter and put a bullet instead of.

it seems another was stolen in 2008 or so.
It's really interesting, it seems there was also a prototype made from spare parts, maybe existing pieces, I don't know, but the prototype seems to be the only one with "S" engraving on the case.
I was thinking about making a engraved case but after looking the film again, there is no engraving on case, nor on cufflinks, so I will leave it blank.

finally I designed my own bullet:

I designed spare bullet and sleeve and solid versions, one blank other with 007 engraving.
bullets are hollow for lighter weight for printing.
complete ammunitions are also hollow, but with a hole to fill on bottom.

I took a look at available bullets and casing on online french hunting and shooting shop, and all modern shooting related items are under legislation, requiring shooting license, and weapon registration, or the casing has to wear a ugly visible hole on the side..
SO I designed some solid hollow pieces, hollow to be light enough if I want to cast from silver or gold, and hollow to show it's obviously a dummy, even for not trained eye, once you look at the back of the casing.
The 2 parts version can be more realistic, but I think I won't show them in cons, the 2 parts version will probably be drilled to put firing cap or more, something looking like firing cap, the bullet head can be filled from inside, I think I remember I got some pewter bullets with brass overlay but no on inside.

And this i'm afraid is where the 'magical' method of 3D printing finds its limitations.

I'm certainly not against 3D printing, in fact I use it quite often for particular jobs that require fine detail. It's especially useful for saving time as I can get on with other stuff while I wait, or parts can be printed overnight, which is a huge bonus.

However, 3D printing does have its limits. Fine threads, perfect surface finish, and the physical limits of how big you can create are the common issues.

I'm seeing a lot of 3D printing recently, and on one particular facebook group, there's people showing off what i'd consider bin fodder and others going all crazy over it. The mind boggles.

I'd suggest to anyone thinking of buying a 3D printer to consider this; for the same price as a decent 3D printer you could buy a good mini lathe, mini mill, pillar drill and bandsaw.

3D printing is good and has its uses but nothing replaces more conventional techniques.

Yeah an stl file (surface tension language or stereolithography) file's are common for 3D printing, though some companies require obj, vrml, step or igis file's.

cnc machining is a good combination of proper machining and automation, but you need to have knowledge of capabilities, tolerances, setup, work holding and material selection. i'd class cnc machining as the more advanced end of the machining spectrum.

it's good to know you appreciate the suitability if the different options.

hope your project goes well, keep posting updates!

MG 

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread but I've just found this lighter splashed with some gold paint at a Car Boot sale and I was hoping that it's the one that was the basis for the Golden Gun.

Any advice would be much appreciated.