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Capgun Makeover

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I got a cheap $3 capgun and decided to use my acrylic modeling paints to make it more realistic.

OLD

http://www.wackyhq.com/stuff/capgun/old1.JPG
Here you see how the gun came. Cheap plastic colored silver and brown molded to resemble a 45 or 9mm (not that good with guns).

http://www.wackyhq.com/stuff/capgun/old2.JPG
Here it is with the cap compartment open. For $3 dollars it's a nice capgun, but I can make it better.

To make the capgun more realistic I decided to paint over the entire thing in black, except for the handle. Painting it wasn't as easy as it sounded since some parts the paint would drip off. Plus I hardly had any black paint left :P The handle at first I thought I would leave the shiny brown it was originally, but I decided that was kind of dumb. I instead was going to try painting it with my brown, but the first blob showed that wouldn't work either. I decided to paint it black. However, the paint didn't stick to the part which wasn't grooved like I had hoped so I attempted to rub it off with a paper towel. However, I realized the black smeared and marbelized, giving it the perfect gun handled drak marbled-wood look! I couldn't believe my luck at discovering this trick! I continued to marbelize it, and did the other side. Then I let it dry, and now I have a realistic cap pistol, which is created from a cheap plastic one, and some acrylic paints!

NEW

http://www.wackyhq.com/stuff/capgun/new1.JPG
The finished product!

http://www.wackyhq.com/stuff/capgun/new2.JPG
Another pic of the finished product. This one shows the "wood" handle a bit better.

http://www.wackyhq.com/stuff/capgun/new3.JPG
DOOM!

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I dunno, I think it looked better before modification. Maybe it's just the picture.

Oh and I wouldnt go walking around with that thing if I were you.

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BlackFish said:

Put a orange thing on that so the cops dont shoot you.


Heh I'm not gonna carry it around :D It originally had orange painted on the front but I painted over it. The new one looks much more realistic, the picture just isn't as good.

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Cool, btw what were scooba steve and doom anomaly posting on the forums when you took that picture (I see your PC screen, I know it was them who was posting, last pic)

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Ayu said:

Cool, btw what were scooba steve and doom anomaly posting on the forums when you took that picture (I see your PC screen, I know it was them who was posting, last pic)


Here's a closeup from a high resolution image I didn't upload. Maybe Scuba Steve or Doom Anomaly could drop by (hint hint) and tell us what thread it's from :D

etimmerAZ said:

Nice . . . I like it. The DooM picture was a riot.

Thanks :D

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BlackFish said:

Put a orange thing on that so the cops dont shoot you.


They're not gonna shoot you unless you pull it out and point it in their faces. Those orange things piss me off. I once bought a toy AK-47, and I had to use a damn electric-saw to cut it off.

I think it needs another coat of paint.

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