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Imperial Creative Engineering => Costumes, Props and replicas => Topic started by: StenHunter on December 17, 2009, 08:35:13 PM

Title: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: StenHunter on December 17, 2009, 08:35:13 PM: Okay! Let's start this thread with one that I've been wanting to do for a VERY long time but I could never find a nerf rifle I liked that wasn't 30 bucks =) Then one sunny fall day I found it.. for $1.25.. I don't know if it works.. (don't care) but it looked pretty cool...

It came with two clips, scope and a second smaller rifle.. (which I may do as a blaster at a later time)
My daughter is modeling it..

So now I am doing it up Sten style!

So far I'm going with olive green, black and lots of highlights and shiny parts.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Luke Sprywalker on December 18, 2009, 06:10:15 AM: That is a cool looking gun! I can't wait to see it in Sten-style!
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Clonehead on December 18, 2009, 08:38:51 AM: Your daughter is a cutie pie, Sten. She sure brandishes that rifle like she means business.

What all are you going to do to the gun?
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: StenHunter on December 18, 2009, 09:15:33 AM: I'm just going to do a straight up repaint. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do more... I had thought of adding an LED. (maybe still will)..

Something like this..
(http://www.arms-munitions.com/rifles/para/para-military.jpg)

At the moment it's olive green and with black.. I'll add some silver, bronze and wear... It shouldn't take me too long..
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Tamer on December 18, 2009, 10:47:27 AM: I love that pic with your daughter, she looks just a bit older than mine. I want some pics with my girl and guns bad!
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: StenHunter on December 20, 2009, 02:19:19 PM: Ok, got a little work done on this over the weekend.

Everything is primed and I just had to add some detail work. I did some detail on the scope to give myself something to compare and work with..

What do you think so far?? Should be done by the end of the week.. Have to fill in all those tough to reach places.. =)
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Tamer on December 20, 2009, 05:37:59 PM: Looks good to me.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Clonehead on December 20, 2009, 08:04:22 PM: That looks really cool, Sten. Looks like it came out of the Aliens set or something.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: StenHunter on December 21, 2009, 01:21:42 AM: Quote from: Clonehead on December 20, 2009, 08:04:22 PM
That looks really cool, Sten. Looks like it came out of the Aliens set or something.

Thanks Clint... I wish I had the time to put one of those LED counters on the side... that would be cool!
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: FialaFernbrugg on December 21, 2009, 01:24:30 AM: wow looks really cool
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Tamer on December 21, 2009, 05:12:13 AM: The more I look at this the better I like it. Had to fp it. I could really see this thing having some glowing leds to really give it that sci fi feeling. It also kind of reminds me of the master chief's gun too. Anyway, I like it. I could easily see any SW trooper using this one.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: narceron on December 21, 2009, 03:58:26 PM: Quote from: StenHunter on December 21, 2009, 01:21:42 AM
Quote from: Clonehead on December 20, 2009, 08:04:22 PM
That looks really cool, Sten. Looks like it came out of the Aliens set or something.

Thanks Clint... I wish I had the time to put one of those LED counters on the side... that would be cool!

are you up against a deadline or something? you can always add stuff later.

I have a mad nerf arsenal, I've always wanted to mod one, but afriad I'd render it useless, :(

Looking good man.

There is actually a large following for this type of custom on line, :)
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: Tamer on December 21, 2009, 04:00:53 PM: I am telling your nerf makes some wicked lookng toy weapons. I eye that long sniper rifle every time I go into wally world. I wonder what range those things have!
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: wraithnine on December 21, 2009, 04:33:12 PM: reminds me of the pulse rifle out of "Aliens"
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: StenHunter on December 21, 2009, 09:09:23 PM: Quote from: Tamer on December 21, 2009, 04:00:53 PM
I am telling your nerf makes some wicked lookng toy weapons. I eye that long sniper rifle every time I go into wally world. I wonder what range those things have!

I've seen video and "modded" nerf sniper rifles on ebay that "quote" shot 80 feet. The nerf mod community is as wild as the SW one here. They modify the barrels, the air chambers, the springs and the ammo to get the best range.

Here is a funny one:

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and the best gatlin gun mod of all... 500 rounds per minute:

Here's what someone did with my rifle... looks pretty cool!

And here's a kid that did a HALO rifle... neat looking if a little TOO geeked out.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: XizorsVirago on December 22, 2009, 07:42:47 PM: Very nice looking gun there, sten! It makes me think of what I always imagined the Verpine Sniper Rifle from the Republic Commando novels looked like!
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: clones are awesome on December 23, 2009, 11:49:47 PM: Nice sten.
Title: Re: Sten Hunter's Prop and Replia stuff
Post by: spudafett on January 06, 2010, 11:55:54 AM: sweet repaint. I did a repaint of one of the smaller guns a while back and a simple modification...

I used to have one of the nerf wildfires, big 20 shot gatlin gun....

long story short I hooked it up to an air compressor as it was pnuematically driven and the thing shot tice the distance and twice as fast... it was awesome.