Proof that you don’t need to kitbash to produce a work of wonder comes from US teacher and photographer Cohophoto, who has a tasty photostream on his Flikr site.
For sci-fi lovers, Cohophoto’s “Atomic Disruptor Raygun” is a delight that’s packed with steampunk features for that Victoriana look. The handle comes from an old Super-8 movie camera, with various radio parts used in the rest.
Cohophoto is not alone in his raygun love - in fact, so am I (as with all things science-fictional). There’s a New Zealand outfit called Weta that markets similarly steampunkish visions for collectors. Weta is well known for its cinema effects work on movies such as Lord of the Rings, so it’s no surprise that they can come up with such mouthwatering products for public sale.
They’re not cheap though - the weapon shown is on sale at a (gulp) cool $1399 NZD (£556 GBP).
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Ray guns: Superb Steampunk weapons, ready to off the bug-eyed monsters!
10:13 AM
By Mr J
flikr,
lord of the rings,
new zealand,
ray gun,
sci-fi,
science fiction,
steampunk,
weta
2 comments
Is there anyway to buy the one on top?
ReplyDeleteI think it's a one-off, but could try via his Flikr link.
ReplyDeleteOr go to Toys R Us and customise one of the many sci-fi guns they sell there. I've done it myself, using a texture-spray to give an ancient flavour, topping off with multiple coats ofsilver, brass and copper. Depth of colour is important at this stage to remove any hint of cheap n cheerful toylike plastic.