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Rhapsodey This is my first prop. Please be gentle with criticism...? >: Crappy collage of my progress. c:

I used the Mic Cosplay tutorial on how to make the gun, but changed it a little since I was scared having the butt of the gun as all EVA foam might make it a little too delicate. I changed it slightly to that the box part is a mix of foam core display board with EVA around the edges. Top photo is all tools and paints I used in making it. I went through one X-acto knife. >: I was pretty harsh on that handle...

I started with a cut out of the side of the gun in poster paper. I took that design and use it to cut out the foam core. I covered both sides in latex based paint (LAWDY did it curl before that...) and then painted it brown, both sides again. While doing that, I painted the PVC (3ft, half inch wide) in the latex paint and spray painted it silver. Once the sides were dry, I used the stencil of the side to cut out the inside to add support to the whole thing and glued it all together. I then sanded it down til the sides were mostly even and wrapped the whole thing in EVA.

After the box was done, I made another stencil of the design and cut it out after adding a coat of latex paint to the EVA on the box. I cut out the design and then transferred it to the EVA and cut it out. I then added two coats to the design and sprayed painted both the box and the design silver. Once it looked good and was dry, I glued it all together.

For the bottom line, I painted large zip ties silver after adding a coat of latex paint. I then cut the bottom tip and glued it onto the PVC. The bands are striped of the thicker EVA I used for the sides. cut thin. The cross is craft foam that has been glued into that shape and painted.

One down, one to go! c:
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