Friday, August 29, 2008

Customized Steampunk Nerf Guns - Part 3

In this third installment of my customized Steampunk Nerf Guns, I decided to delve into a couple of new directions.

The first test was dihydrogen monoxide blasters (commonly known as squirt guns or water pistols).

While browsing around a local mega-mart, I noticed a rather futuristic looking squirt gun that had some nice design lines. Unfortunately, it was also made of orange and clear transparent plastic. So I bought it anyway and decided to cover up the unsightly choice of plastic colors with a new finish.

After a bit of time browsing through my copy of "The Book of Guns and Gunsmithing" by Anthony North and Ian V. Hogg, I decided that the appropriate finish would be inspired by the matchlock dueling pistols from the 18th century.

This, in turn, produced The Duke's Disintegration Ray. Finished in gunmetal, steel and copper finishes with copious amounts of silver gilding.


The second direction was toward the realm of post-apocalyptic "Dieselpunk". On one of my junk store outings, I found another Ruff Stuff Air Blasters Motorized Mech Tommy 20 Dart Blaster.

Since I didn't want to repeat what I had done with The Mad Scientist, I figured I would try something different. While browsing through a copy of For The Boys: The Racy Pin-ups of WWII by Max Allan Collins, I stumbled upon a plane called "The Lady From Hades".

After giving the gun a bit of scarring and battle damage courtesy of a Dremel tool and some sand paper, I finished it in gunmetal, steel, rust, and satin black. For the finishing touches, I added the name to one side of the ammo cannister and 13 bombs to the other side and roughed them up with a bit of sandpaper to give them an aged look. To add to the post-apocalyptic feel, I burned and sun bleached my Victorian newspaper ad to complete the presentation. Thus, The Lady From Hades was complete.


The Duke's Disintegration Ray did alright on eBay. Not great, but alright considering it started as a squirt gun.

The Lady From Hades is currently available for a few more days on eBay. Current bid $26.98.

**UPDATE**

Good News. The Lady from Hades sold on eBay, so I'm currently batting 1000 on custom steampunk weaponry.

Be sure to check out Part 4 and Part 5 of the Customized Steampunk Nerf Guns for more customized Nerf Guns and Dihydrogen Monoxide Blasters.
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