Force of Nature Shotgun

Force-a-Nature Gun

Here's a very inexpensive and easy project to make using only a few supplies.

Cardboard
Woodglue
Duct tape
Brown spray paint
Hobby knife
Scissors
Bondo
Sandpaper
Black marker
Black and gray acrylic paint.
Small detail paint brush.
4 toilet paper rolls or 2 paper towel rolls.

Start by finding some reference pictures of the gun. I searched Team Fortress 2 Force of Nature on google to get a good measurement of the gun. I also used this guys flickr pictures when he made a professional copy of the gun. Voplin Props
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14455307@N07/sets/72157623024519808/

the gun ends up being a bit longer than the real version of the gun but it still a great hit at any party

Step 1 Frame

When cutting the frame out make sure to leave a lip on the front where the piece that holds the barrels goes. I estimated all the angles and cuts. I wasn’t going for a perfect replica. I layered around 5 pieces of cardboard together with one smaller piece on each side to get the overall shape of the gun. I used wood glue to hook all the pieces together and put lots of weight on it  and left it to sit over night.

Comments

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Well, that's cool, but...
... make the barrels out of pvc, add some compressed air and a switch, and you could shoot confetti out of it!
How cool would THAT be?