RIPSTAR Props
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Looks good, where did you get that mini temp gauge, like a food thermometer or something? Detail with the rivets looks pretty sweet. I need to build up my doodad collection to add neat little touches like that. Good work.
Nerf Gun Props? YES!
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That reminds me of the gun in blade 2
MungBean
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Good spot! It originally started as a Blade 2 replica but I really wasn't happy with the end result, so rather than trash it, left it to one side for a few months, resurrected it and then kinda made things up as I went along with other projects adding stuff from my bitz box as the urge took me ...
MartynVHalm
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I got myself a little rotary tool (a Dremel clone) and decided that a proper celebration required the utter destruction of something.
I wanted to have a play around with some rusting techniques that I've seen used to great effect too. This one uses liquid masking film and ground spices for a slightly different look, and it comes up smelling really nice too
http://i.imgur.com/re4eWio.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/X7LlrRi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hKGFEYZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ksyzahB.jpg
Dremel destruction ftw! \m/
Awesome - you can make plastic appear to be rusting! Spice it up!
MartynVHalm
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Ok, here's a couple more from this week. It was weekend with my kids so production was down for 3 days. I'll also post a few non-nerf guns, just fer the funzies.
Brian
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PKD from Blade Runner (Solid Resin Casting)
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g277/dransifl/PKD1.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g277/dransifl/IMG_6297.jpg
Just going through this thread - where did you get the model for this PK-D gun?
Vim Fuego
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This is the gift that keeps on giving: I got my friend a Star Wars Bowcaster for his birthday, and have since painted it up and am giving it to him again for Christmas!
Since it was brand spanking new out-of-the-box, I started by roughening it up a bit - I used a technique I like to call 'dropping it onto a pebble beach and kicking the ****** out of it' - to add a bit of battle-wear, and then a matt black base-coat. Chewbacca's actual Bowcaster is a pretty boring affair, as it's plain black with a few scratches and that's about it... I decided to give it a little more personality, and so I decided to go with a wooden stock and some brighter metal parts for the knobs and dials.
I also held off giving it my normal coat of dirt at the end, as the worn-but-clean look is kind of appealing, but I'll give him the option if he wants it later on...
P.S. If you're thinking of getting one of these to mod, whatever you do, DON'T attach the bow to the body when you take it out of the box. It clicks into place and locks the blaster shut, effectively stopping you from ever being able to open it up to get at the internals.
Since it was brand spanking new out-of-the-box, I started by roughening it up a bit - I used a technique I like to call 'dropping it onto a pebble beach and kicking the ****** out of it' - to add a bit of battle-wear, and then a matt black base-coat. Chewbacca's actual Bowcaster is a pretty boring affair, as it's plain black with a few scratches and that's about it... I decided to give it a little more personality, and so I decided to go with a wooden stock and some brighter metal parts for the knobs and dials.
I also held off giving it my normal coat of dirt at the end, as the worn-but-clean look is kind of appealing, but I'll give him the option if he wants it later on...
P.S. If you're thinking of getting one of these to mod, whatever you do, DON'T attach the bow to the body when you take it out of the box. It clicks into place and locks the blaster shut, effectively stopping you from ever being able to open it up to get at the internals.
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Wearenotlinear
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Awesome thread..
I painted this one up for a friend.. steampunk-esque
I painted this one up for a friend.. steampunk-esque
MartynVHalm
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I have a Longstrike coming in - how did you get this shape? Just removing parts or did you add stuff?
MartynVHalm
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Which Nerf gun is that? Strongarm?
MartynVHalm
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MartynVHalm
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This thread is inspiring - I've been gathering materials and reading endlessly to absorb information from tutorials and explanations in this thread.
So far, I have 8 Mavericks, 1 Spectre, 1 Barrel Break, and my son's Zombie Strike Clear Shot in a crate waiting for the New Year when I'll be painting them in a friend's workshop (I don't have a place to paint). And there are more guns coming in - another Spectre, 3 Nightlites, a Longstrike, 2 Scouts and assorted other guns. I figure that if I cannot sell them after I pained them, I can always provide my son with birthday gifts for his friends...
So far, I have 8 Mavericks, 1 Spectre, 1 Barrel Break, and my son's Zombie Strike Clear Shot in a crate waiting for the New Year when I'll be painting them in a friend's workshop (I don't have a place to paint). And there are more guns coming in - another Spectre, 3 Nightlites, a Longstrike, 2 Scouts and assorted other guns. I figure that if I cannot sell them after I pained them, I can always provide my son with birthday gifts for his friends...
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Cjfedler
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Success! After hours of labor, my first themed And fully painted Nerf gun is complete. And before there are any comments, the idea did come from a Youtuber and i liked it so much that i did my own. So here's my Vault-Tec themed Slingfire
The main part of the gun is krylon black and blue with some yellow. It has black paint and silver Rub n Buff for weathering, The stock also uses krylon blue, and have just the black paint since a wooden stock wouldn't reveal any metal underneath. I also put on the Vault-Tec logo as best as i could by cutting out a picture and using the picture to cut it out of Frog tape with a box cutter
I also painting an 18 round drum magazine to match. i left the top part un-painted so it would slide in and out easier
Random Artsy shot:
Hope you Enjoy
The main part of the gun is krylon black and blue with some yellow. It has black paint and silver Rub n Buff for weathering, The stock also uses krylon blue, and have just the black paint since a wooden stock wouldn't reveal any metal underneath. I also put on the Vault-Tec logo as best as i could by cutting out a picture and using the picture to cut it out of Frog tape with a box cutter
I also painting an 18 round drum magazine to match. i left the top part un-painted so it would slide in and out easier
Random Artsy shot:
Hope you Enjoy
leaf onthe wind
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I made the pressure gage from a drawer pull bought at any hardware store.
I drilled a hole through the bottom and glued a small screw in the hole to mount the gage onto a surface
I printed the gage face then cut it out and punched a small hole through to help hold the dial in place.
I cut a cork to fill the extra space .
The dial and lenses are from a wrist watch.
You can fill the finished gage with resin or cut a small thin piece of plastic as the lense.
I drilled a hole through the bottom and glued a small screw in the hole to mount the gage onto a surface
I printed the gage face then cut it out and punched a small hole through to help hold the dial in place.
I cut a cork to fill the extra space .
The dial and lenses are from a wrist watch.
You can fill the finished gage with resin or cut a small thin piece of plastic as the lense.
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