Wet & Wild Blaster #8 buildup

[jackdoud]

Ok, here's a buildup for my submission. I've had this old super soaker (I think it's an XP-70) sitting around for years. Figured this be as good a reason as any to use it for something.



Started by disassembling it and looking over the parts.



I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with it or what parts I'd need to buy. I didn't want to just walk around a hardware store looking for ineresting parts without knowing what the basic shape of the gun would be.

I started cutting off parts of the gun I didn't like and playing around with their positioning.




I kept having to stop myself from diging through my bits box for other things I knew I already had. Eventually I came up with an orientation I liked using just the parts of the original gun.




This simplified the build a lot. Everything I kept coming up with to buy and add on would have made the build take a lot longer and probably over-run on cost.

I knew paint would make or break the final look but didn't want to buy anything new as I've got a bunch of older stuff sitting around I need to use up. I wound up just masking off various sections and playing a bit.



Some touch up paint for the details and a little bit of black wash to remove some of the shine and it was done.





Thanks to Shylaah for setting up the contest and to everyone who voted for me. thumbsup

 

[Shylaah]

I couldn't believe it when jackdoud sent pics of his cut up blaster instead of receipts for parts purchased! I thought this was a very inventive blaster mod, the minimalist approach!! ......and love the paint job, too.

Shylaah