DIY Budget S&W

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As toy guns are about the only things you can get in England, and inspired by another post about toy guns, I thought I'd have a go at adapting one to look like the Raiders' S&W HE2.
It cost me £4 and a couple of evenings to do. It's what I'd describe as 'cosmetically correct' i.e. it looks close but does nothing (the only moving part is the lanyard ring).
My only reference was knowing the general size, and DVD stop frames of Raiders.
If you want to have a go yourself, here's how I did it,
http://www.freewebs.com/hersir-irminsul/replicasw.htm
the only thing to bear in mind when buying the toy is that most are scaled down to child size.
I went out looking for this one knowing how long the overall thing should be. it's almost exactly the right size.
I might make resin casts off this.
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I think I bought the exact same toy gun. How big is it in your hand? Is it actual size, or scaled down?
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compared to other toy guns I have seen, this one seemed noticeably bigger and fits my adult hand well so I'd say it's full size.
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Thanks. You've put my mind at ease.
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Nice,here's the same toy gun with cosmo mods and a paint job.Fill it with putty and it gets a extra heft in the hand! And it comes witha sexy garter holster too! :shock:
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Wow, thats a great paint job. Looks very real.
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How did you paint the grip? It looks like real wood!!!
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Games workshop acrylics and then slightly lighter striping for the grain. Like Enigmata said this is the only adult sized close-ish revolver I've found in the UK as well.
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Good job. Whats the make/model of the toy?

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Type in POLICE GUN & GARTER, WPC, FANCY DRESS TOY HOLSTER HEN into a certain auction site.Most fancy dress/joke shops have them in stock too!
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enigmata_wood wrote:As toy guns are about the only things you can get in England, and inspired by another post about toy guns, I thought I'd have a go at adapting one to look like the Raiders' S&W HE2.
It cost me £4 and a couple of evenings to do. It's what I'd describe as 'cosmetically correct' i.e. it looks close but does nothing (the only moving part is the lanyard ring).
My only reference was knowing the general size, and DVD stop frames of Raiders.
If you want to have a go yourself, here's how I did it,
http://www.freewebs.com/hersir-irminsul/replicasw.htm
the only thing to bear in mind when buying the toy is that most are scaled down to child size.
I went out looking for this one knowing how long the overall thing should be. it's almost exactly the right size.
I might make resin casts off this.

The same over here in Germany. So let me throw in my little Buddy. It is a Resin Model from Ebay with a selfmade paintjob. So this is the best one you will probaply get over here if you are not willing to join any hunting parties ore wapon clubs......for me it's ok.

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Now that is a really nice looking replica. =P~
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Nice weathering job. :tup: Image
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Looks very real, great skills you got there.
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Exceptional paintwork. Did you guys use graphite over that or?

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I just won these bad boys on eBay. Can put them straight on, won't even need to age them:
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chris.jones wrote:


The same over here in Germany. So let me throw in my little Buddy. It is a Resin Model from Ebay with a selfmade paintjob. So this is the best one you will probaply get over here if you are not willing to join any hunting parties ore wapon clubs......for me it's ok.

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Is the trigger movable and how about the cylinder?
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Those are some very good replicas - I never thought one could turn out like that!
Well done!
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Thanks for all the kind words. the paintjob was just done with those small revell model colors. One layer in black and after that weathering with silver and a bristle brush.( Don't forget tje clear varnish) No there are absolutly no moving parts on that replica. That ***** a bit but i am just glad to have a gun in my holster that looks nearly like Indys.
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chris.jones wrote:Thanks for all the kind words. the paintjob was just done with those small revell model colors. One layer in black and after that weathering with silver and a bristle brush.( Don't forget tje clear varnish) No there are absolutly no moving parts on that replica. That ***** a bit but i am just glad to have a gun in my holster that looks nearly like Indys.
I don't mean to sound like a punk but I see you have the talent for distressing. I dabble with modeling and those paints quite often, one lesson I can never learn with distressing is that "Less is more". I suggest you redo it and add only minor silver wear, It'll look more authentic that way. Just my IMO, and I'm putting it out there because, for me, I always need someone to tell me I've overdone a paint job. But otherwise, looks great.

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clark.j.kent wrote:I just won these bad boys on eBay. Can put them straight on, won't even need to age them:
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The seller all of a sudden decided that he doesn't ship internationally, so I can't get these now. I won these ones instead, and they will ship to me. Not SA, but they will do the job. Hopefully they will fit:
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Gun arrived today. Love the size. LOVE the holster :P

It was also opened by customs, but they had no issues with it... yet :D
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Well here's some updated pics of the progress. I've shaved off the rear sight, taken a notch out of the front sight, cut off the handles to affix the new wooden ones, and given the body a spray of undercoat. Just need to fill in the area above the handle and smooth it out before giving it a top coat of color.

What do you think so far?

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My first one was a tryout using what I had to hand in the workshop but I can see I'll have to get another one and try for the more distressed looks I have seen here.
Some nice makeovers indeed.
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hovitos loincloth wrote:Nice,here's the same toy gun with cosmo mods and a paint job.Fill it with putty and it gets a extra heft in the hand! And it comes witha sexy garter holster too! :shock:
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It actually look pretty good with just that paint job and without the modified shape. Niiiiiice!
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clark.j.kent wrote:Well here's some updated pics of the progress. I've shaved off the rear sight, taken a notch out of the front sight, cut off the handles to affix the new wooden ones, and given the body a spray of undercoat. Just need to fill in the area above the handle and smooth it out before giving it a top coat of color.

What do you think so far?

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You'll have to put more rubber bands on it if you're gonna use it for a "throw down" :-

Looks pretty good.
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lol. Yeah I know.

I'll try and get it finished over the next few weeks. Simple task of painting & aging, but extremely busy with work at the moment. :(
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You most be a big Superman fan
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