Fannish Argosies

Yay, it's finally finished! I've had a ton of fun the past week playing with this thing. If I get to do something for Dragon*Con I'll definitely have a nice sidearm to take with me :)

I was remiss in taking "before" pictures, sadly, but suffice it to say the original gun was bright blue plastic with a hole at the top to load little plastic balls which the gun supposedly shot (trying out the trigger, however, didn't produce anything much that could be classified as ballistic). The gun was, of course, only a dollar, and everything else either came from junk drawers in my house, the depths of the basement, Home Depot, or Michael's and Hobby Lobby (hurrah 50% off coupons!). I don't think I spent that much all told, and of course I have tons of paints left over for future use. The spray paint is the biggest expense, so those 50% off coupons really helped keep the budget down. I'm also pleased with the Krylon "Fusion" paint made specially to bond to plastics - it comes in black, so there was no need for primer.

After a coat of spray paint, some Rub'n Buff (which is fabulous), and acrylic paints to try and approximate wood grain, I had this:

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