Making the DE-gun: Part 2--Details

[legendaryair]

Hi all! So, if you're over here, I'm going to assume that you know about my DE-gun project (from the movie "Megamind") and go from there. Here's the second part of the project, following from over here, with more "how-to" steps and pics than last time (by popular demand--and by "popular" I mean that a couple of nice people asked to see more pics XD

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[scarlet_frostz]

[legendaryair]

Ah, thanks so much Scarlet! ^///^ You're the best. :D

I've used Sculpey in smaller projects before, but it didn't seem to want to bake properly when it was very thick...I was probably using it wrong though. Really, the only reason I used Fimo this time is because I already had a pack lying around from a long time ago. XD Yay, convenience? (There may indeed be a "next time." >.>)

I'm off to work on the metal claw bits now...I'm totally obsessed, haha. Thanks again for your support! <333

[scarlet_frostz]

[legendaryair]

Yes, it is definitely improving my other work, since I bribe myself to finish my other work with promises of working on this! XD

That's a really good idea for Sculpey, I will keep it in mind for future projects. :D Can you also add Sculpey clay to an already-baked Sculpey piece and re-bake it? I had to do that once on this, because there was a large gap between the grip and the gun (I just squished new clay in there and stuck it back in the oven) and the Fimo took it well. Luckily. ^_^; (don'tcha love it when your mistakes end up being easier to fix than you thought? lol!)

You totally wouldn't fail, this kind of thing is all trial-and-error anyway--more error than trial for me. XD I had no prior knowledge of prop-making when I started, just the desire to make something and a lot of persistence...I have the feeling you would be just fine. ;) <33

[mightypenlight]

SHINY!

OK, if you don't follow my slang, I like this lots, it's brilliant. Lots of talent on display here, I can't make models fr my life, being a painter and all.

[legendaryair]

Hahaha, I totally use Firefly slang IRL too. "Shiny," "'verse," and "gorram" have all made their way into my lexicon. My poor co-workers. XD

Anyway, thanks mucho for the compliments! :D I've never really taken an art class (except for a semester of ceramics in high school), so my technique is entirely trial-and-error. Mostly error. ;) I wish I could paint though! <3

[tripperfunster]

Holee shit that is so cool!

How exactly did you get it to light up???

I'm also very impressed with the crappy plastic vase being the front of it. IT LOOKS SO GREAT!

[legendaryair]

Ah, thanks so much! :D I love that crappy plastic vase; I scoured every dollar store in the area to find one just the right shape. o_o;

I got it to light up by soldering a few components into a simple circuit inside the gun handle: There's a battery pack (2 AAs) connected to a blue LED, which is interrupted by the trigger-switch (it's a constant-off/temporary-on one so that I can "shoot" the light, hehe).

I attached the LED to the vase back through a little bit of a MacGyver technique, haha--I drilled a hole through a tin cap (from a pack of loose tea I had around the house), popped the LED through, and stuck it on there with hot glue (with the wires sticking out the back, where I was going to glue the radar gun handle). Then I just popped the cap on the vase, soldered everything together, and glued the gun handle to the center plastic cylinder (it's an electrical coupling).

Sorry, that was probably way more detail than you wanted! XD But I really do appreciate the compliments, I'm smiling really widely right now. ^___^ <3

[sykospark]

that is super awesome!

[legendaryair]

Thanks! :D

[avaaricious]

I really want to give this a try. :D You're so crafty!

[legendaryair]

Thanks so much! :D And you totally should, I'd love to see what you come up with. <33