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CyberRifle

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This is a cyberpunk style rifle modeled after gmjhowe's Steampunk Dystopian Sniper Rifle Mercury Bow.

I built this with off the shelf parts from a hardware store and a craft store. It took me about 2 weeks of steady work in the evenings and was a big hit at my office's Halloween party.

20 comments

Aug 27, 2011. 3:58 PM

ilpug says:

Pretty badass. i approve.

Jun 4, 2011. 1:22 AMmastiffman says:

Nice gun

Jun 5, 2011. 10:38 PMdrakanfyr (author) says:

Thanks =)

Jan 2, 2010. 10:50 PMCombine Clite says:

Sweet

Sep 28, 2009. 5:10 PMcowscankill says:

I just love this gun. love. it.

Aug 15, 2009. 3:43 PMtonygfactory says:

how long is it????

Apr 17, 2009. 10:11 PMfuzvulf says:

Nice prop. Bondo makes a good addition to prop building. You can also use thick foil, pressed against a cool piece that you might get killed for scrounging and rub the foil until it takes the shape of the piece underneath. You then mix up 24 hour epoxy with bits of steel wool and baking soda and gob it into your foil mold. the next day you have a copy of the original that you can paint, sand, file with a corse file etc and attach to your project. I've used this to copy features off of tombstones and to replace missing corner pieces on old trunks.

May 22, 2009. 10:36 PMwoody_pato says:

nice tip thanks

May 24, 2009. 11:12 PMfuzvulf says:

Obvious skill on your part building the rifle, kudos. A bit of teflon spray helps the epoxy to turn loose or just cooking spray if you cant get hold of the teflon. you can also use the foil as part of the piece by running sandpaper over it before forming it to the shape you want. This provides a rough surface for the epoxy to stick to and if you use thin copper flashing or another metal which better matches whatever project it gives it substance and realism. Another tip is that you can polish copper with toothpaste to a mirror finish. You can also use brown and/or black wax rub on buff off shoe polish to give metal pieces an aged look. Keep up the great work.

Oct 12, 2011. 9:08 AMusb key says:

A quick question from a noby do steampunk rifles and stuff actually work? thx

Apr 6, 2009. 9:43 AMjtlax says:

usually no. they are mainly just props or costume pieces, but a few do work like the "Hearch Angocoellum Rifle" by Kaelessin

Apr 4, 2009. 9:16 PMhitman_kiwi says:

this is nice. great job and kudos to you! And i think the way the dragon stencil came out adds to the overall effect, makes it look more....rustic. Keep up the awesome work!

Feb 9, 2009. 8:46 AMazrial says:

it looks absolutly brillant any chance of a pdf step by step