More steps

I realize the other post was a bit short but I was so excited with the results.
I figure if I'm going to show how I get from point A to point B I better give some crafting history.
I do sew and as I mentioned before am part of the SCA so I have learned a variety of sewing techniques over the years I have at one point  been taught to crossstitch, knit, crochet, weave, needlepoint, bobbin lace and a lot of stuff that I don't recall. I have taken a class painting ceramics, in high school I was in a jewelry making class, and don't ask when I was in High School.
I do not concider myself a painter so making this gun has been a whole new experiance for me. I started with the nerf gun.

Then I used a primer. Army Painters gray (borrowed from my husbands miniture stock).

Then I used acrylic paints I bought at Joanns.

and

Next I'll go shopping for the metal pieces that I want to add to it. I'm also going to need to seal it and do some fine tuning but I think it's starting to look good.

Of  course now I am starting to contemplate the outfit I'll be making to wear with it. I'll work on that for my next post.