Making props: Mass Effect Arc Pistol!

[hazliya]

So, as many of you know, I am a Mass Effect fan. I am also really into costuming. So I thought: why not do a ME-themed shoot while I'm in the US? Costuming I can handle. That's a cinch. But what I wanted, what I really wanted, was one of the guns. The sniper rifles, while I do love them, are something of a hassle to mod or make. But my Shepard did

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[bronzite]

My keen sense of spatial perception tells me that unless you did some fairly major modifications of the structure of that weapon, the pictures at the top do not represent the actual starting gun.

[hazliya]

No, you're right - those are just examples I googled because I forgot to take a picture of the actual gun before I started painting it. =)

[elenuial]

WHY DID YOU PAINT A WATERGUN ON TOP OF OUR BILLS?

[hazliya]

Dude, that's junk mail. Can't you read better than I can?

[elenuial]

Did you paint on top of my bank book, too? :(

[endlessgame]

Your bank book has strawberries on it?
Awesome.

On the other hand, I'd be creeped out if there was some grinning guy on my bills. Just saying.

[breakinglight11]

Amazing work! This looks so cool, Haz. I am going to try this to make a prop at the earliest opportunity requiring one.

[hazliya]

I'm sure it would work well in all sorts of metallics!

[zapf]

So I did something similar with a nerf gun, and I found with shiny plastic, it's actually better (and requires fewer coats of paint) to sand it first until the plastic isn't as shiny.

[hazliya]

Mm. The one coat of white definitely made it a lot easier - it was a powdery and matte finish, which held the paint awesomely like the plastic never would've. =)