Star Lord Blasters, Nerf Gun Modification

I'm juming on the Star Lord bandwagon and started with the blasters. Like may people I bought the Nerf gun, but while I was happy with the detail on the handle, the barrels were to wide and mis-shapped for my taste, so I decided to make a new sculpt.

Basically, I cut the handle out and sculpted the barrles using foam and MDF.

IMG_1769 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

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The ends were sculpted out of plastic and blended to the body with apoxy sculpt. I was also able to save the vents from the original nerf gun.

IMG_1795 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

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After some sanding and carving, I got to here:

IMG_1804 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

I created a two part mold with rebound 40 (one half is dyed so I could see the seam when seperating the layers. The first casting was Smooth Cast 320. I am currently tying to lighten the blaster by casting it with foam inside.

IMG_1875 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

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Before I can paint them I have to finalize the holster assembly and install the magnets. Hopefully this will be done in the next two weeks.

Very cool! I like your approach on this, I did some thing very similar with my guns. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see the finished guns.

After the initial casting I realized I needed to lighten the guns up a bit. I went with a quick and dirty approach of casting the guns with foam inside. While this worked, it left a lot of bubbles I had to drill out and fill with bondo.

IMG_1879 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

One benifit though was having a solid handle. On each gun a rare earth magnet was epoxied it which atracts a similar magnet in the holster mechanism.

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Another magnet in the guard keeps the blaster from trying to rotate in the holster.
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After some bondo and paint. The blasters were painted with rustoleum and Krylon paints.
IMG_1960 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

The heat damage was made using an air brush with purple and blue paint, then the blasters were weathered with black acrylic paint
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IMG_1996 by 2StoryProps, on Flickr

Stellar paint job! Especially like the blue/purple highlights.

Planning on a run?

These are fantastic! The paint job really ties them together nicely. I'm also very interested if you're planning on a run.

Those look terrific... Nice mod!

starlordquill said:

Planning on a run?

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I want to finish my Star Lord and perfect the casting process before I start to make these avalible. Keep an eye out for news on a run in february.