OK, I'm not thrilled about doing this cake, especially because I am so against guns. But this one is for a police officer- I was given this picture I attached, and they would like me to replicate it from a carved sheet cake. It is only feeding a few people, so I was thinking to carve a 9 x 13 sheet cake. I was thinking to cover in in white icing and use black fondant to add details and the accents? I have never carved a cake before, never less in a shape of a gun. Any suggestions? Do you think that the fondant accents will look OK, or do you have any other ideas? Thanks so much!!!

I think your going about it just like I would. I find that freezing a cake before carving helps. Do a crumb coat before the final coating. The fondant accents would add a realistic touch. The only other option could be to use color flow for the accents but I think fondant would look much better.