Badsprout
Active Member
Nice work, all three of you. I can't imagine any college in the UK allowing their students to make anything like this! Is that a Maverick slide I see there?
Nerf Gun Props? YES!
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Nice work, all three of you. I can't imagine any college in the UK allowing their students to make anything like this! Is that a Maverick slide I see there?
I seen this blaster out shopping with my son and thought it would make an awesome Steampunkesque undead slaying Boomstick.
I moulded a skull and pentagrams in cold cast brass. The handle is wrapped in strips of rolled up chamois leather from the £ shop.
The bottom of the handle is a metal cupboard knob.
I moulded a skull and pentagrams in cold cast brass. The handle is wrapped in strips of rolled up chamois leather from the £ shop.
The bottom of the handle is a metal cupboard knob.
I have a question guys and girls. I'm in the process of converting a Stryfe into a longer-bodied 40K laspistol. The reduction's done, as is ~90% of the sanding down to remove logos and generally rough up the plastic. All that's left really is adding details and filling in where the orange muzzle used to be. I also want to fill all the little grooves and suchlike to get flatish, smooth panels and grip. What would people suggest, ie sandable wood filler? This'll be part of an Imperial Guard officer cosplay eventually (maybe), and doesn't really need to be amazing.
travisccook
New Member
Very, very cool!
Just a FYI I did absolutely zero prep to the surface just pulled out the internals air restrictors and the parts that needed dyeing came out quite well soaked in the hot (not boiling dye) for around 6min. Dry off reassemble done. Be carefully with thin plastics the hot dye will warp parts if left in too long or it's too hot!
Some plastic parts ie the pistol loop on the base of the grip took zero colour change. The type of plastic for this tougher piece.
Some plastic parts ie the pistol loop on the base of the grip took zero colour change. The type of plastic for this tougher piece.
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Badsprout
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I use Revell Plasto as it comes ready mixed in a tube. Miliput is just as good if you don't mind getting it on your fingers.
50percent
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Thanks for the compliment. And that definitely is a Maverick slide you see.
metal wood
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looks great, happy you could do this as a school project, gives me hope that the world is not completely turned into wimps
How well does it stick to the plastic? I might go this way myself if it doesn't scratch off too easy (getting annoyed with Plasti-kote spray paints, wish we could get Krylon over here).
It's a stain so the plastic changes colour. It's quite thick (soaked in deep) into the plastic. It's very scratch resistant. If you didn't know you would swear the plastic was made that color. Very impressed with the results. You do get varying shades depending on the original plastic color. Try Rid fabric color dye just make sure you get the one for polyester or man made fabrics else nothing happens. As a base colour Black is the way to go then you can paint on top. It got rid of the horrid orange lickity split. Longer soaking at lower temps may get a more consistent color. After I warped my first $2 gun I was more careful with the nerf didn't want to leave it too long. I would say 60 degrees Celsius is hot enough. Next time I am going to soak it longer. The heat seems to help the the dye soak in.
That definitely sounds like the way forward, I think I'll give it a go, thanks for the heads up
Thanks for the advice, I found the right one and have ordered some (been looking at the other colours too). Looking forward to trying it out as I have built up quite a backlog that need doing. Having to wrestle with crappy paint takes the fun out of it so hoping this will inspire me to carry on with them again :thumbsup
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