brenblog

Just finished the hat! Was gonna fill it with various steampunk gizmos but ran out of time! Now all I need is my waistcoat and fob watch and I'm ready to roll! In case your wondering what this is all for check out this:  http://www.londonexpo.com/  and if anyone else is going tomorrow i'll see you there!!

The gun is finished!! Been a while since the last post as i've been too busy actually making the thing! So here's a few makings of that I should have posted ages ago!

First big valve and first coat of paint in place!  Drilled out the indents and stuck some funky lights down the barrel!  Happy paint!

So before diving in and giving the big super soaker the steampunk paint job, I thought I'd test out the technique on something smaller. So I grabbed one of these toy guns from the poundshop, picked the most interesting looking (originally blue and orange!!), grabbed some emulsion tester pots from Wilkos and gave it a shot using this method:  Indy Mogul Check it out and let me know what you think!

Me and Gilan are going to the London MCM Expo again this year, and just like last year cosplay is definitely on the table! :P This year is going to be Steampunk! First item on the cosplay shopping list is a big badass steampunk gun! Like all good steampunk creations mine will be good ole fassioned home made! My starting point will be this very sturdy looking water pistol, ready to be painted steampunk colours!  I grabbed some of these car light bulbs from the poundshop, ideal valves! Some quick initial sketches.  I love this thing, has a great loading mechanism for the soft darts!   ...and even a fully functional clip! Will look great sprayed brass :P Stay tuned for the next update!

Gilan showed me this amazing website full of celebs with inverted features, and I thought...my god, this is so brilliant I have to do some myself, the results speak for themselves...