Nerf Gun Props? YES!

[3jack]

Completed a Nerf retaliator yesterday in 8 hours for a commisioner. Was approached the previous night for this job, as he needed it as a gift for a kid who's birthday was today.

Well, here's it completed.

Had it black & gunmetal. Then weathered it, alot. :lol

It appears the kid who received it is real happy with it. It is internally modded by the commissioner with an 8kg spring.

Also working on a Steampunk Longstrike now. Here are some shots...

Woodgrain painted by hand. :lol More to come!

That wood paintjob looks amazing, any updates??

 

[Ramstaning]

Hope you guys enjoy the stuff I do. I have a 7 year old so they idea to work on nerf guns just occured to me about 6 months ago. I now have a shop where I work on orders and projects - usually about 5-7 hours a day after work and on weekends. It's never going to make me rich, but if it provides me a fun hobby and some extra cash for the family, I'm a happy man

I see you paint so well, can you give me some tips on painting nerfs, for example, which paint do you use, Thanks

 

[mijali]

awesome job !!! what kind of paint do you use?

 

[Aestivalis]

Mini Project: I felt that my Nerf Jolt was just a bit too scrawny (even though its "pocket-size" is a selling point), so I decided to beef it up with a barrel shroud. This also allows me to keep it loaded in a pocket or a backpack without having to worry about bending the dart tip, or having the dart snag and be pulled out while doing a quick-draw. All of the added parts are made from 1/2" and 3/4" PVC pipe.

Ammo kept in a Q-tip container.

Comparison shots with a stock Jolt.

 

[TheShinyOne]

Wow , that wood paintjob is ultra realistic looking! Good work on the wood work!

 

[kahchan]

wow. all these pictures are really making me want to pick up some nerf guns of my own!

 

[Lflank]

My version of the Colonial Marine pulse rifle (I call it the M-42A), made from a slightly modified Nerf Stampede:

 

[Noeland]

Loving the work on that Jolt. Looks very nice. I could see that in a sci-fi flick easy.

 

[Gavinfuzzy]

Just some updates on the Longstrike.

 

[Monk]

man. You guys are a bad influence on me.

Seriously, I HAD to go out and get a Nerf gun today.

Picked up a Stampede onsale at Kmart...

Will start sanding and painting tomorrow. Sheesh, I had so much OTHER work to get done and now this.

 

[rgriesbeck]

I think I've finally found a "blaster" that JohnsonArms hasn't done yet!!

I picked up this Green Lantern Colossal Cannon for cheap, looked like it might have some potential...

 

[rgriesbeck]

Gavinfuzzy, dude - that wood looks amazing!! Any pointers? Tutorials?

 

[rgriesbeck]

So here's a few WIP pics of the former Green Lantern Cannon, now the Steampunk Hand Cannon.

1st, hacked off the crappy green lantern fist and sand...

2nd, Paint it Black

3rd, get some gold and silver on it.

Next will be some steampunk accessories, vacuum tubes, wires, gauges, etc.

Open to ideas...

 

[acereplicas]

Hahaha these are awesome!

 

[Gavinfuzzy]

Gavinfuzzy, dude - that wood looks amazing!! Any pointers? Tutorials?

Thanks!

Project is currently on hold till end November. School comes 1st.

Tips? Start with a base coat of tan. Prepare 3 shades of brown. Light(orangy), regular, dark. Using an old frayed brush or toothbrush, start brushing around regular brown. Then layer on the light brown, and lastly dark brown. Use fine grit sandpaper to scratch up areas that you find too excessive and re apply the paint.

Just play around with that basic technique until something works out. Mine took loads of trial-and-error to get it semi-decent.

 

[SnoKone]

Anybody have any ideas on what I could do with a Strongarm?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

The Strongarm is pretty much a redesigned Maverick. There are a lot of those that have been mod'ed/painted. You might want to check out some of those for inspiration.

 

[Laika]

I've steampunked a Nerf Maverick


Found a model steam engine and attached it to it, and added bits and pieces of wire and plastic and bottle tops, then painted it. I did it to go with a steampunk costume for a club night.



In the end it turned out to be rather fragile and I didn't go out with it, saying that it still shoots nerf darts though

 

[electraflier]

That is wicked! I hope to do a steam punk Iron Man one day! Any particular train model used? The pics are great as well!
Thanks! Keep up the awesome work!
M

 

[Gavinfuzzy]

Strongarms, and all the elites in general, have a sci-fi looking going for them.

They don't look modern, and definitely too sleek for steampunk. Go for something futuristic.