Wednesday 17-Jul-2013, 07:15 PM
(This post was last modified: Saturday 17-Aug-2013, 07:02 PM by The Sniper.)
Ok troops, you can thank Apok for dobbing on me for not posting up my weapons builds, amongst other things, clone, cough....
Know we have new troopers and Rebels (sorry Cobra) that are new to costuming and would like to see how easy it is to turn a standard NERF gun into something Star Wars like.
Also note that firing a NERF dart or aiming a laser during a troop or convention will get you into serious trouble from our Lord Vader, convention organisors and even the Police, SO DON'T.
Back to this thread. I'm using the NERF Longshot as a base for my rifle, it's a good size, not bad $$ to buy and the plastic is easy to cut and add pieces to. The idea is to take a standard NERF toy and modify it to look like a futuristic Star Wars weapon, without building one totally from scratch, saving you $$. Also keep away from toy guns that look too much like earth weapons of today, as well as their scopes.
This is what I started with.
At this point I have sanded off all the NERF and other signs on the longshot. Also a hint, keep all the parts that you don't use, they might come in handy for you next weapons build.
I'll be posting up WIP or work in progress shots over the next few weeks to show you how things are going.
Now that you have seen what I have started with, time to show you what is next. This will be a non firing weapon, so the first photo is of the NERF gun with all the internals removed, except for the trigger. Note that I have filled in the bipod, removed a lot of material near it and cut the scope railing down for the scope.
Next is the front sides. I have filled in some of the details with styrene. The black areas will have a led strip mounted on them and the white areas cover the cocking handle that was on it. Styrene is fairly cheap, easy to cut, available in many thicknesses and hides any mistakes.
Next is the costume made scope. Getting a little bored with the standard scopes, so since this is for a TX, time to raise the bar. I like the look of the rectangular style. The base of it is a Jarcar project box and is lined with PVC pipe and red perspex. Some of the red will be kept for the sights and top. I used NERF hand grips to get 2 railing slides and mount them under the the scope. This till allow the scope to be taken on and off. I probably add a few switches to it.
Know we have new troopers and Rebels (sorry Cobra) that are new to costuming and would like to see how easy it is to turn a standard NERF gun into something Star Wars like.
Also note that firing a NERF dart or aiming a laser during a troop or convention will get you into serious trouble from our Lord Vader, convention organisors and even the Police, SO DON'T.
Back to this thread. I'm using the NERF Longshot as a base for my rifle, it's a good size, not bad $$ to buy and the plastic is easy to cut and add pieces to. The idea is to take a standard NERF toy and modify it to look like a futuristic Star Wars weapon, without building one totally from scratch, saving you $$. Also keep away from toy guns that look too much like earth weapons of today, as well as their scopes.
This is what I started with.
At this point I have sanded off all the NERF and other signs on the longshot. Also a hint, keep all the parts that you don't use, they might come in handy for you next weapons build.
I'll be posting up WIP or work in progress shots over the next few weeks to show you how things are going.
Now that you have seen what I have started with, time to show you what is next. This will be a non firing weapon, so the first photo is of the NERF gun with all the internals removed, except for the trigger. Note that I have filled in the bipod, removed a lot of material near it and cut the scope railing down for the scope.
Next is the front sides. I have filled in some of the details with styrene. The black areas will have a led strip mounted on them and the white areas cover the cocking handle that was on it. Styrene is fairly cheap, easy to cut, available in many thicknesses and hides any mistakes.
Next is the costume made scope. Getting a little bored with the standard scopes, so since this is for a TX, time to raise the bar. I like the look of the rectangular style. The base of it is a Jarcar project box and is lined with PVC pipe and red perspex. Some of the red will be kept for the sights and top. I used NERF hand grips to get 2 railing slides and mount them under the the scope. This till allow the scope to be taken on and off. I probably add a few switches to it.
ONE SHOT. ONE KILL. NO EXCEPTIONS
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