View of Firearm Functions from the Inside — Cool 3D Animations
Here’s a November video bonus for our Daily Bulletin readers. Today we showcase three of the most amazing 3D “cutaway” gun animations ever created. Watch the operations of a pump shotgun, bolt-action rifle, and semi-automatic pistol. The superb cutaway views show details of the firearms’ internal parts, and show how ammunition cycles start to finish. Each of these videos took hundreds of man-hours to create, and each has been watched many millions of times.
Remington 870 Pump-Action Shotgun
This 3D animation shows how a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun works. The animation is superbly done, showing every aspect of the internal operation. Folks, if you have any interest in shotguns you should definitely watch this video start to finish. This shotgun video has received 3.9 million views in just 10 days!
The video’s talented creator, Matt Rittman states: “Cinema 4D was used to create each individual part, as well as animating everything. Substance Painter was used to create the wood stock and fore-end textures. Corona renderer was used for final output of lighting and textures.” See more of Matt’s 3D videos on his popular YouTube Channel.
Video Highlights For Rem 870 Shotgun Animation
| 0:00 Intro 0:26 Ammunition Loading 0:57 Shell Carrier 1:13 Shell Latches 1:47 Bolt Locking |
1:57 Firing Sequence 2:17 Shotgun Shell Anatomy 2:33 Shot Propulsion 2:51 Extraction & Ejection 3:10 Hammer / Trigger Reset |
Mauser Karabiner 98K Bolt-Action Rifle Animation
This video has over 21 MILLION Views.
This 3D animation showing how a Mauser Karabiner 98K (KAR 98K) bolt-action rifle works. The Karabiner 98K is a controlled-feed bolt-action rifle based on the famous Mauser M98 system. Video creator Matt Rittman notes: “Cinema 4D was used to create each individual part, as well as animating everything. Substance Painter was used to create the wood stock texture. Corona renderer was used to render everything. This animation took me over 500 hours to create.” This video has been watched over 21 million times!
Every bolt-action rifle owner should watch this remarkable video. It shows key processes which are common to many actions — Cocking the Bolt, Feeding from magazine, Engagement of Bolt Lugs, Activation of Trigger and Movement of Firing Pin, and Extraction with Ejection. The modeling of the inside of the bolt and fire-control group is excellent. This really is a superb video that will help rifle owners understand what happening inside their guns as the bolt is cycled. See more of Matt’s 3D videos on his popular YouTube Channel.
Video Highlights for Karabiner 98K Animation
| 0:00 Intro 0:21 Cocking the Action 0:41 Loading 0:55 Ammunition Feeding |
1:15 Firing Sequence 1:52 Extraction & Ejection 2:28 Safety Operation 2:59 Bolt Sleeve Lock |
Glock 19 Pistol Animation
This video has over 78.6 MILLION Views!
This 3D animation demonstrates how a modern semi-automatic, double-action-only Glock 19 handgun works. Cinema 4D was used to create each individual part, as well as animating everything. Substance Painter was used to create the main textures. Corona renderer was used to render everything. This animation took me over 500 hours to create. one of the most-watched gun videos ever created, this Glock 19 animation has been viewed over 78.6 MILLION times!
Video Highlights for Glock 19 Pistol
| 0:00 Intro 0:11 Basic Function 0:39 Case Extraction 0:47 Cartridge Loading 1:02 Trigger Reset |
1:28 Trigger Safety 1:40 Firing Pin Safety 1:53 Drop Safety 2:06 Barrel Rifling 2:21 Cartridge Feed |
About Matt Rittman, the 3D Animator/Artist
These three amazing videos were all created by the gifted computer graphics artist Matt Rittman. On his Matt Rittman YouTube Channel, Matt states: “I’m a 3D Generalist/Motion Designer from Des Moines, Iowa. I have always enjoyed animation and illustrating how things work. I’m especially interested in cars and anything mechanical.
My aim for this channel is to provide easy to understand how-it-works 3D animations. I will occasionally be releasing tutorials centered around Cinema 4D and the different capabilities of the software.”
