Police Force Budget Indy Gun.

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Sun May 13, 2007 7:19 pm

Walk in to your local Toy or Costume shop and look around for "Police Force Play Equipment: Police Pistol." Then go buy the fallowing:

1. Saw that will cut through plastic. A saw for wood will not work.

2. Aluminum Paint.

3. Flat Black Spray Bomb.

4. Sand Paper.

5. Screw Driver.

6. Rag's

Saw the barrel to the Length you want it. Saw the Sight off and glue it to the new barrel. Take the Grips off and rub them with sand paper lightly. Spray the base of the gun with the flat black spray bomb. Take the Aluminum paint and dab it on a rag do so untill it's almost dry then lightly rub it on the black parts of the gun. You might want to practice the aluminum part on something black first.

It should look like this:

What do you think? My first home made Indy Gun.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:06 am

I say it looks pretty good!!

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:42 pm

I would call it the IOAB Gun but Adam might get mad

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:49 pm

About $20 and there is so much more stuff you could do to make it better.

VP · Post by VP » Mon May 14, 2007 4:17 pm

Looking good.

Next step would be a screen accurate ramped sight, removal of that round thingamabomb from the top and screen accurate grips. Otherwise job well done.

Is it sized for a regular hand or a kid's hand?

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Mon May 14, 2007 7:11 pm

It's actually kind of large. Where can i find pic's of the SA sight and how can i make the grip's?

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:28 pm

Here's one of the guns from Raiders;
viewtopic.php?t=21768

I like what you've done. What color was the gun before you painted it? And maybe I'm a bolt-head but, what the heck is a "Spray Bomb"? Around here, anything paint related with the word "bomb" in it is going to do a lot more than paint a cap gun!

Chewie

VP · Post by VP » Tue May 15, 2007 11:43 am

Comparison:

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:39 pm

I'll go back to the costume shop and see if i can buy that guys supply of the guns. If so then i could make them for you guy's but i wouldn't know what to charge. I wouldn't star making the gun untill it was ordered.

Gater · Post by **Gater** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:04 pm

If you do a search for Dollar Store Revolver, you will find more than a few threads on this exact toy, including at least 3 I started myself

ie viewtopic.php?t=4615&highlight=dollar+store+revolver

It served as my main holster-filler for years before my Artsee1 came to live with me.

ArizonaBones · Post by **ArizonaBones** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:00 pm

Could the grips be removed? Even if they had to be sawed off, thats OK...

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:35 pm

The grips have screws to be removed. It's just finding new grips.

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:49 pm

Well, it's a real gun now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PXTOfDdl8Q

The sound is a little off though.

IndyParise · Post by **IndyParise** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:55 pm

A little tip acting wise (if you ever want to use this gun in a fan film) try to make it look heavier, meaning act as if it is heavier like a real gun. Nice job on the gun and effects though.

IndyFan89 · Post by **IndyFan89** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:38 pm

Ya like every time the gun goes of you can see the reflection in the backround or something.

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:53 pm

Nice job on the "budget gun" and the FX test video.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:42 am

EXCELLENT JOB! Now that you have something to fill your holster, it'll be easier to make that look more realistic, too.

I followed some advice I read last year (and can no longer find) about soaking the holster around a gun or replica. Put the pistol in a ziploc bag to keep it from getting wet, jam it into a holster that's been SOAKED in water, and squeeze it into shape around the pistol. Let it dry with the pistol in it. When it's dry it'll look like the heavy piece has been sitting in it for years.

indy89 · Post by **indy89** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:38 pm

Hey IF89, I like that Raiders shirt your wearing in that clip.
By the way, nice gun replica.