Adventures in painting
Jul. 15th, 2009 07:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ursangnomeAnother painted up Nerf gun mod for Threads of Damocles.
This one's a Nerf Firefly. Its name to fame is the fact that it fires glow-in-the-dark darts. When it came time that my character in the game was making a magic weapon, the special effect made this a natural choice. Of course, it added to the challenge, as I had to make sure not only that the weapon would fire, but that the switch, indicator light, and flash bulb would work properly after I was done. Thankfully, with careful masking, I was successful.
This is the first gun I've done with a clear gloss overcoat. In theory, it should help make the paint job more durable, which is a fine idea since I run around in the woods with it, and the Canon is showing signs of wear. We'll just have to see if it helps.
So first, a pic of the stock Firefly, as it comes out of the package (image credit to Nerf)
And now, painted up as the Thundergun:
My next project, already begun, is a Nerf Vulcan machine gun.
This one's a Nerf Firefly. Its name to fame is the fact that it fires glow-in-the-dark darts. When it came time that my character in the game was making a magic weapon, the special effect made this a natural choice. Of course, it added to the challenge, as I had to make sure not only that the weapon would fire, but that the switch, indicator light, and flash bulb would work properly after I was done. Thankfully, with careful masking, I was successful.
This is the first gun I've done with a clear gloss overcoat. In theory, it should help make the paint job more durable, which is a fine idea since I run around in the woods with it, and the Canon is showing signs of wear. We'll just have to see if it helps.
So first, a pic of the stock Firefly, as it comes out of the package (image credit to Nerf)
And now, painted up as the Thundergun:
My next project, already begun, is a Nerf Vulcan machine gun.
