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This is a Nerf gun that I modded and painted.

(Yes, it still shoots!)

You can see another pictures of it here:
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and then the costume I made to wear with it is here:
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Basically I took some scraps I had laying around, including some of old costume jewelry, buttons, a wall socket and a wooden thimbly thing... and glued them onto the gun.
I glued with e6000 glue, but I used the hotglue gun to make a few accent bits around the socket with glue and to fill in a few parts.
(If you look for pictures of "nerf maverick" online you can see the original shape/style of the gun.)

I sanded off some of the "NERF" insignia (but not all).
I also took a knife to the gun and cut gouges into it to give it "battle damage".

Then I spraypainted it with automotive primer paint, and then spraypainted it with brown paint (which was the color base.)
Then I took gold paint and rubbed it on the gun with my fingers. This brought out the raised areas of the gun and made it look old.
I used a metallic aqua acrylic for the accent parts.
Then I sealed the gun.

The last step was adding the untarnished parts which are clock gears, a piece of dichroic glass and a few more bits of costume jewelry.
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The suggester wrote, "Nerf Maverick Steampunk Mod by ~aimeekitty is one of the most impressive customizations I have ever seen, and certainly the most astounding modification of a Nerf gun that I have ever laid eyes on. The gorgeous colors that call to mind the fantastic nature of the genre, the realistic tarnish and battle damage effects, the additions of bulk that look like they were always meant to be there; all of these are flawlessly executed to create a practically seamless piece that is stunning to behold." ( Suggested by ~HalberdierMinister and Featured by `Kitten-of-Woe )
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Mood: Wow! ~SDFNP 6 days ago  Hobbyist
this is really cool
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~0r4nos Apr 12, 2012
This is awesome. What are you using to seal it? I did this same project, but much less beautifully, and now I need a good sealant for it.

Thanks.

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Mood: Wow! ~HeathKun45 Apr 9, 2012  Student General Artist
YOU STEAMPUNKED YOU MAVERICK!?!?!?!

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~Trufriend Mar 22, 2012
I love your colour choices here and I love seeing all the different ways people modify this otherwise common 'toy'
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~PaoNekoChan Jan 18, 2012  Student
Thats really impressive! I like it very much <3
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~PostaKiwi Jan 12, 2012
This is awesome!!!
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~FoxWarrior17 Jan 7, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That is pretty freaking awesome.

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Mood: Wow! *MJStarchilde Jan 6, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
holy cow, how awesome is this.

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~Sarcastic-Squirrel Dec 29, 2011
you are now my favourite person ever.
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~hippie-monkey Dec 19, 2011
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That's all I have to say.

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