Machine Gun- Development continued

After completing week 2's tutorial I carried on developing my machine gun, and using one imparticular technique which I learnt in the tutorial which was the Array tool, as I can copy my cannon that I made last week 12 times but have them equally distanced.
 

After applying the Array tool to the cannon I used the bend tool which is available from the modifier list to arch the cannons equally, then allowing me to model the wooden frame around the cannons.

I made the wooden frame by making a long thin box and placing it alongside the end cannon and adjusting the size accordingly, and aligning it with the box at the end of the cannon. I then highlighted the box and using the mirror tool copied the box exactly on the other side of the cannons. The mirror tool is very useful to anyone making the glider as you only need to make won wing and then mirror the shape so they are both exactly the same. Once the box has been mirrored I made the boards for the top and bottom by creating a rectangle and bending the shape using the bend tool as seen above, I then copied the board and moved it to the bottom and made another copy for the middle section but changing the scale to fit in between the frame. Once the frame had been made I made a small box, which is copied several times and aligned to fit in-between the two boards to hold the cannons in place, which can be seen in the screenshot below.

Now that my basic frame and cannons are complete, I can start building the rest of the frame next week..

Render of cannons and frame