My custom blaster

here's a blaster pistol that I've been working on for awhile

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originally it was just a multi-colored cap gun, then i gave it a simple coat of silver paint...i wasn't very happy with the results.

i then thought of how my Mando would use it (a weapons back-story :lol:)
then i decided the following:
the pistol is both a "slug thrower" and a blaster (lower barrel = bullets, upper = blaster bolts)
so i added two detail parts to the ends of the barrels to make them different from one another, and added a "power pack" cartridge (cylinder on the bottom)
the cap gun already looked like a revolver, so there was already a place for the "slugs" to go.

let me know what you all think, and comments and ideas that may improve my blaster are certainly welcome :cheers
 
I love the overall look, very cool!! it definitely looks like a blaster from the SW Universe. My only suggestion would be to add some more weathering, dirty it up a bit.
 
I love the overall look, very cool!! it definitely looks like a blaster from the SW Universe. My only suggestion would be to add some more weathering, dirty it up a bit.

what kind of weathering would you guys suggest? the gun's black so a black wash is out... :lol:
i am going to paint the textured part of the grip brown or something similar, to look like a wood finish.

I'd love to see some more pictures. It looks beautiful from what I can tell though.

i'll post some more pictures after i paint the grip and figure out what i'm going to do as far as weathering goes...i don't want to get it too dirty, since my character is actually an imperial mando...we all know how the imps like to keep their kits clean :)

thanks for all the positive feedback everyone :cheers
 
I would suggest painting the entire gun silver first, then mask out scratches and re-paint it black.

Something I did for my girlfriend's blaster is run over the finished paint job with a buff end on my dremel. It peeled back the black paint and laid down a nice smooth dull shine onto the silver underneath. Came out looking really nice.
 
I would suggest painting the entire gun silver first, then mask out scratches and re-paint it black.

Something I did for my girlfriend's blaster is run over the finished paint job with a buff end on my dremel. It peeled back the black paint and laid down a nice smooth dull shine onto the silver underneath. Came out looking really nice.

Novall...you got a pic o' that blaster?
Rob
 
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