This week I wanted to share with you an easy and very inexpensive way to make a Steampunk Gun.
First gather your supplies:
A medium size squirt gun - I got BRIGHT ORANGE one at Wal-Mart for under $2
Spray Paints - Black,and Metallic paints - I used gold and silver.
If you did the steampunk goggle tutorial you should have plenty of spray paint left over.
Hot Glue Gun, Hot glue sticks or a strong glue like E6000
Scissors
Embellishments - Gather what you have! I used a pair of $1 earrings, a small plastic tube, some metal brads and a small gear, and some wire ribbon.
Paint Brushes
Acrylic paint in metallic tones and black.
That is all I used but you can make this as elaborate as you want.
TOTAL COST FOR MY STEAMPUNK GUN - under $10
Now to start:
1. Take your squirt gun and in a well ventilated area spray paint a base of black. Let dry and repeat process for 2 coats.
2. Once base coat is dry add a few more coats of metallic spray paint, alternating colors. I first sprayed gold, then silver. Let dry.
3. Lightly sand the gun and then add more layers of paint. Repeat this process until you are happy with the patina. *I spray painted the small black plastic tube embellishments with the same process as the gun*
4. Gather your embellishments
5. Start gluing, using either the glue gun or the E6000, embellishments to the gun. I started by adding a few medal brad tops(BTW, It is easy to remove the brad prongs and just use the tops.) to points on the gun where I thought they looked like they could realistically belong. I then added a metallic wire ribbon that I cut in half to the "seam" of the gun.
6. Now to make the "scope". I took the $1 store earring apart and just used the inner filigree pattern. Paint with spray paint if needed. Glue this filigree circle to the painted small black plastic tube. This creates a UNIQUE "scope" for your gun.
7. After the "scope" is dry attach it to the top of the gun with glue. I used E6000 with a touch of hot glue to help stabilize it.
8. Using the metallic and black acrylic paints add finishing touches and depth to the gun.
9. I almost stopped there but felt the gun needed something else..... so I added a small gear at the tip of the barrel.
10. ENJOY!!!
I hope you enjoy creating your own version of this gun. It is a great beginners Steampunk project for a low cost.
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