Pcoz's Steam Punk Flint Gun

Hey Guys, I took a short break from my X-wing build to work on a quick steam punk gun for my wife's Christmas party this year.

They always do a themed party and this year is masquerade...so why not twist it up a little and do something steam punk ?

I'm completely new to this genre, so I had to do a little research first before I started.

Here's the build:



Started with a $3 toy flint gun left over from the Spirit Store after Halloween. I gathered a bunch of random things from the garage including a pressure gauge.



Small bottle lid screwed to the gun and piping attached. Although I didn't have a reason for some of this, I wanted the greeblies to at least look purposeful.



The gears were from Amazon...$6 for a bag of 100 or so...and they're metal too.



Once I had the main greeblies attached, it was time for a black prime coat....which would also be the finished base coat.



Switched my attention to the pressure gauge. Since the one I had was modern, I had to change the face and weather it. I took it apart, printed an appropriate 2" face to the period and hit it with some enamel and acrylic washes. finished with some gold rub n buff.



Now back to the gun with the same approach. Rub N Buff on black paint is a wonderful pleasing experience....lol. This serve as the second of multiple coats f paint and washes to build up depth.



That's it for now, I'll post the finished pic's soon.

Thanks for looking !

****FINISHED*****

So I bought some leather scraps and a few leather accessories from the local craft store. I hot glued the leather onto the gun and super glued any edges that may have flipped up.



Added some straps the the sight and started weathering the leather with acrylic washes. Then I continued weathering in layers with enamel washes of green, blue, black to deepen the look.




I think it turned out ok for a quick thrown together project. I'll post my Steam Punk Costume when complete....

Thanks for looking !