Weapons
About the Film
Goat's shotgun.
Goat's shotgun is one of the least modified weapons of the film, and is used quite sparingly throughout - only seen fired once, and carried by Ben Daniels as Goat and also Razaaq Adoti as Duke. The shotgun's lack of serious presence in the film angered many within the hardcore Doom fanbase, who considered it to be one of, if not the, pinnacle weapons of the games aside from the BFG.
To date, three examples of the hero weapons shrouds have been accounted for - two currently under careful restoration by the Doom Movie Archive collection and one by another private owner within the United Kingdom. The photos presented are of all three examples.
The first example, shown below, is a live fire example distinguished by the blast marks within the shroud. The electronics, originally powered by a watch battery but now rewired, still light up with the details "RNDS 065, Goat 2/196" on the side, and are activated with a switch fitted by the pistol grip on the left hand side of the gun. The light-integrating grip on the shotgun pump is screen used from the film but the tactical light (as yet unmodified) has been purchased as part of the restoration. Theatrical blood is still present on the side of the shroud, confirming its use by Razaaq Adoti (as Daniels does not bleed on his shotgun from his neck wound, where Adoti bleeds from his midsection when pulled through the grate).
The second example, shown below, was used both by Ben Daniels and Razaaq Adoti, and was damaged at some stage, resulting in the muzzle cap being forcefully removed by a firm impact on the front end, pushing the muzzle plate forward at one end. It is unknown at which point the damage occurred to the front end though it is possible it happened in filming or at some other stage during the production. The electronics, as with the previous example, still work after rewiring and still light up - displaying Goat's details on the side.
The third example, shown below, is complete from the production. The tactical light is original as confirmed by the cut up pressure switch, done so that off-screen technicians could control the flashing of Goat's failing light, though the integrated light holder is unmodified (no sawn-off second 'leg') unlike other examples of shotguns. As with the other examples, it has a light-up identification panel that has been rewired.
The shrouds were designed to fit around a slightly modified shortened Benelli/Heckler and Koch M3 semi-automatic police shotgun. Unlike the other weapons, the shotgun's shroud was made up by aluminium fabricators and, according to Andre Masters, was therefore one of the fastest hero weapons to be completed at the Pinewood firing ranges.
The shroud itself has only two main pieces excluding the main shotgun, though the construction is slightly more complicated. Here are the details:
Benelli M3 shortened semi-automatic shotgun, with the standard sling swivel replaced by a custom-made sling mount which incorportated screw holes for screwing through the top of the main shroud itself. This mount was sprayed green to match the shotgun shroud, though the shotgun itself remained black. The pump handle has a RIS rail attached to it, onto which is added a TDI Arms 1st generation OFEK-1 integrated tactical light holder. This holder then carries a Surefire M3 tactical light with a crenelated bezel. This light also has a pressure switch fitted taken from an airsoft tactical light.
The main aluminium body, welded together and made entirely of folded and milled aluminium, and painted green. The muzzle caps varied in mounting - the two examples in the Doom Movie Archive collection show two different methods, pictured - one had a glued muzzle cap, which was forced off, and the other was properly screwed in. A possible explanation for this difference is that the screws became standard after the defect resulting from the damage was noted. Attached to the body is a TDI Arms RIS rail on the top, onto which is attached an airsoft HurricanE MARIA type carry handle.
The resin-cast facure, with integrated electronics and pieces to form the side data ID panel of the weapon. As well as the electronics, it has screws and vented aluminium embedded into the 'data plate' to simulate the appearance of the other guns. This is bonded to the aluminium with high-strength bonding agents, and is painted green.
The fore-end assembly, which is made of milled aluminium with an internal frame that fits around the G36. Inside this is a Surefire Millennium M3 tactical light with a remote pressure switch.
The top cover, simulating heat vents along the top of the weapon. It is held onto the main weapon shroud by two M3 screws, and is painted green as with the rest of the weapon shroud components.
