Nerf Blaster

Painting underway

Started the painting. An undercoat of grey then a solid basecoat of black. Then on with the sponge weathering. Gone a little haphazard in places, so I’ll tidy that up then mute the whole lot down again.

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The handle is bestial brown, then devlan mud, then drybrushed leather brown in an attempt to get some grain on there. Doesn’t look too bad in person.

I’ve also got some spray on gloss varnish that I’ll be covering the whole thing in for protection, before topping it with matte varnish to remove the shine. I’ve tested it on the base piece which is why it’s missing.

One minor hiccup I need to figure out is the cocking mechanism. It slides inside the piston so it was greasy. I cleaned it up before spraying but not enough, so when you cock the gun you have a long orange beam sticking out. I’ll wash it, then maybe sand it slightly to give the paint something to adhere to. Then once it’s glossed I’ll regrease and hopefully we’ll be good to go.

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