How to turn cheap plastic into an EPIC BLASTER!

[@gouki4u]

I watched him carefully explain his entire process, and yet I'm still convinced Benni is wizard.

[@PlanetAlexanderProjects]

Soo... many... airbrush paints... *drooling intensifies*

[@chimee1237]

Haha I did the same

[@punishedprops]

Amazing paint work, Benni!

[@KamuiCosplay]

Thanks! That means a lot coming from you! ❤️

[@abigailjameson5445]

Prop suggestion: Make the animal crossing new horizons tools

[@KamuiCosplay]

Tempting...

[@mendeta07]

Make the doom eternal weapons to accompany them

[@WrenegadeCreative]

1. I love when you do videos benni! I love you both so much and it's so fun getting to know you better too! 2. I never would have thought to use oil paints for weathering! That's brilliant!

[@KamuiCosplay]

I'm a REAL PERSON! :D

[@WrenegadeCreative]

KamuiCosplay I mean for awhile there you were like this amazing paint ghost. Appreciate your work so much!

[@MadGoblinWorkshop]

Your Vallejo selection is commendable. Makes me blush.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Collected for years

[@randamanda7]

Ahhhhhhh I've been waiting for this vid to drop once I saw your before and after picture! Mass Effect is my favorite and I cannot wait to give this a go for my Mass Effect cosplay. Thank you for making this video! Time to hunt for supplies!

[@H3zzard]

Lovely work! Nerf blasters are easy to disassemble (even easier if you don't want them to function afterwards!) so they can be broken down to smaller components if that makes painting simpler.

[@strawberryjam2861]

I was looking for something like this! Thank you for making this, looks great!!

[@KamuiCosplay]

Hope it helps!

[@dizzydreamaway]

Benny is great! I'm so glad he's making more videos by himself. You guys are such a perfectly matched team for cosplay

[@darth_yoda]

Sheeesh! I would gladly hang that repainted gun on my wall.. As a massive ME fan this makes me happy to see :P

[@elizabethsloan3192]

I finally got to show this to my husband, and we both found it very useful! Especially the shading. Thank you again. And thank you for the puppy cameo at the end, too!

[@slate613]

Today on Kamui Cosplay: Drybrush finger painting! Awesome job

[@donaldsanders4656]

I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on The Citadel.

[@olgakusanagi5582]

Even though I don't have an airbrush (still getting the hang of regular painting with acrylics) I learn so much from your painting videos! Thank you, and would love to see more of these ^_^

[@jellyandcream9471]

Both of you have such fun voices to listen to!!! This video is amazing, so very detailed. (Buy their books)

[@uncletatscreativeshack1702]

Wow that came out awesome !!! You guys have an Amazing collection of paint !!!

[@stasiuwong]

The hand buffing of the steel paint is a great technique!👍

[@michelealdworth9297]

Hi there. Benny you did a fabulous job. I love this channel. Since the convention I wanted to go to was cancelled I am looking for anything to divert my attention away from this virus. That paint job was off the chain. You have a unique touch when it comes to making it look real. Nice job. Please stay safe and give the puppies a hug for me. Love ya all. Take care and God bless.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Glad to hear it! Hang in there!

[@nilus2k]

Nerf customized here. If you want to ensure operations after painting you should break down the gun and remove the internal mechanics first, then reassemble it for paining. You may also want to paint the slide separate from the main gun. If you apply a good layer of clear coat it should hold up well to use.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Thanks for the tip! I thought about taking it apart but then settled for the easy route ;)

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

@@KamuiCosplay you mean lazy?

[@RealKeetz]

@@Omabatfartsbruh TIME-SAVING. 😒 I only got a day to do my Nerf gun up...can't afford to break it apart over several days. Glad I saw this route.

[@mattischastan7967]

That's what I love on this channel : I've painted figurines for a decade, but I'm too lazy to apply most techniques I've learned. And yet, here I find some new awesome techniques : 1) just put paint on your fingers, and "drybrush" your edges around! 2) shadow your hollows/cavities, and quickly finger-drybrush away the excess on edges! It's... it's genius. It's lazy, yet ultra efficient, precise, versatile and crafty. I love this channel.

[@KamuiCosplay]

That's what we're best at.... finding lazy ways to do things lol

[@Harko-]

Thanks Benny, inspiring and fun! Take care and stay safe!

[@arielahvm]

MORE BENNI VIDEOS!!! 🥰 Seriously, I love your videos & it's funny to see your goofy & manic sides in them 😉

[@castormastrup7314]

I love this so much I could cry. Mass Effect is my favorite game series. If my daughter had been a boy we were going to name her Shepard. Loved it. You guys should build some N7 armor

[@KamuiCosplay]

Can‘t females be Shepard too? ;)

[@stuntbum]

Benny is soo awesome! Well, they both are, but still I'm finally to getting back around to trying this out. Thanks again and great work!

[@HaggisFist]

You could cosplay James Holden from The Expanse, ssssso well. But I digress. Awesome paint up! Got me quite inspired

[@FoamFlingingHS]

The sidestrike/talonstrike is a great blaster to paint. well done! 6:24 frogtape makes a difference there, the cheaper tape doesnt peel of nicely and it leaves gross marks. THAT LOOKS GREAT

[@WILD4X4D]

More of your man, he's so charming

[@SlicRickCosplay]

Benni you are a treasure thanks for the video. It’ll definitely help when I start to work on my Borderlands cosplay

[@darthjurnson9186]

This vid from 3 years ago has inspired me to grab some nerf guns and mod/paint them to look badass like this! You did an amazing job and cant wait to explore this channel further

[@MrThunderwing]

Fantastic job on this! Looks incredible. You've got a great presenting style Benni.

[@Abieeebailey]

Thanks! This is actually what I needed. I'm working on making my Star Wars OC come to life

[@cellano5223]

I'm a simple person. I see Mass Effect I click. But yeah the paint job came out so good looking. Also I swear that looks like Volpin Prop's Valkyrie at 3:42. Prop makers helping Prop makers. Made me smile. But seriously if you guys ever made anything from this game trilogy I would freak out. :)

[@KamuiCosplay]

the picture actually is yes! Good eye!!!

[@megalodoniacosplay]

Did this too with a cheap weapon for my Mando Cosplay and i love to watch the before and after pictures😁

[@wafflefries174]

Yes! Please do this more often! I loved this.

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

I like the sidestrike's original colors.... But that is super cool.

[@tyroneaheath5800]

Wow difference between night and day thanks for sharing your gift

[@capthigashikata]

best thing about this video - besides the wonderful knowledge as always - are Benny's red suspenders

[@MattCantSpeakIt]

Such a shame it's not so functional after! Imagine rocking this thing in an actual nerf fight!!!

[@MonkeyManThe3rd]

This music sounds almost like Austin Powers for some reason.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Definitely inspired ;) GROOVY

[@theleoita90]

Awesome choice of colours, nice work indeed

[@kitirena_koneko]

I use Testor's model paints when repainting Nerf guns, and I've never had any problems getting the paint to stick. You'd be amazed at how nice Nerf blasters turn into weapons from Steampunk, post-apocalypse, space opera, and hard SF milieu when properly painted.

[@KamuiCosplay]

I‘ll look into it thanks!

[@kitirena_koneko]

@@KamuiCosplay Since they come in small pots of only a couple of fluid ounces/milliliters, they may get a little expensive for larger projects, and I'm not sure how well they work with airbrushes (I use paintbrushes and a lot of patience -_^), but I believe they offer paints specifically made for airbrush use. You can order them directly from testors.com or you should be able to find them at any decent model or hobby shop. {giggle} Listen to me--I sound like a commercial! ^_^ Evil Ted Smith kzbin.info/door/LTxoOYUpGKDSexgjTG1D1A swears by Tomiya paints, too--I've never used them myself, but he gets good results with them, so I'll have to try them myself once I get serious about cosplay. Anyway, I'm happy to share what little I know, and thank you and Svetlana for all the great videos so far! ^_^

[@koushiro86]

Just for layers/details or for primer too?

[@kitirena_koneko]

@@koushiro86 Both. Since I paint with a brush, I have to apply two or three layers to hide my brush marks, but I've seen folks that use airbrushes get really good results in one or two coats depending on the color of the paint versus the color of the plastic. Since it's made for plastic models, Testor's enamels cling really well to the plastic used in Nerf blasters, though.

[@Justrex01]

Seriously badass, Benny! Good to see you are staying busy. And yes, I need to get busy painting some nerf guns. Got half a bazillion of them in a box waiting until I have some "free time." Unfortunately, I'm still considered "essential personnel" so I am still working.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Please stay safe!

[@bladebornstudio9833]

Love what you did with your airbrush paints! Drawers are where things go to die 😂

[@CrankyPantss]

Excellent job, Benni. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@KamuiCosplay]

Thanks!

[@aliceimzockerland]

Absolutely awesome! Wish I would have known about this plastic primer sooner 😅

[@KamuiCosplay]

Life saver 😁

[@andy-in-indy]

It is sometimes called "Adhesion Promoter" and is usually in an aerosol spray. This is the first time I have seen it in a plastic bottle.

[@Robokoop4000]

The green is great

[@GJBricks]

Love the result! Looks fantastic! I've got the Nerf Aliens Pulse Rifle to do. Some useful tips here to get the right look.

[@LilyAvarA]

Me and my cousins plan on painting some laser tag guns like a halo suppressor, thanks for the idea!

[@LEMMYLEMON]

Nice work! I am thinking of painting my nerf guns in metallic colours to make a short film :D

[@Clayton117]

You two always make me laugh. Thank you for your videos

[@MultiFlashone]

Fabulous paint job and overall video presentation. More to come...I'm sure!!!

[@a.parker7362]

Hey Benni! Thank you so much for the paint tutorial, I feel like this is really essential towards so many projects and can be very versatile. I do wonder if there is a way to keep the function intact without chipping the paint. Maybe with enough varnish? I also thought it was kinda funny how you pronounce Vallejo, since it's pronounced va-yeh-ho. But that doesn't matter much.

[@sygirl101]

Super cool idea!

[@RealKeetz]

You. YOU! YOU SAVED ME! I got a week to do a proper ME prop for my Kon. My Shepard will love this...THANK YOU SIR! 🤗

[@dapperprops]

Loved the video. It just reminds me that I REALLY need to fill out my paint collection. Thanks for the amusing & instructional 10 minutes Benni.

[@jacobgrant8284]

this is awesome! would love to see more of these with some different guns!

[@aphnemistkite2939]

Love your videos so much!! They're going to help me out soooo well!!! Greetings from the Netherlands, hey neighbours :)

[@jellyandcream9471]

I'm going to go paint one now 😊

[@Armonis]

Your cuts remind me so much of Monty Python. Fantastic.

[@Bartho_85]

If you want the paint to stay even better you can sand the whole blaster and use a Vinyl dye on it

[@thesupplyofpower]

Finally! I have something to do during the quarantine!

[@antonnyl573]

Please do mooooooooore cuz this one looks absolutely awesome👏👏👏

[@SmartFool24]

Wow! Great job. You’ve inspired me to think about doing that.

[@flynnsteam8285]

Amazing... Love this painting....

[@manuschulz1761]

Ehrenvideo!!!! Props gehen raus an doch, der mich dazu inspiriert hat meine Nerf und meine Modelle (Trumpeter Stuka Ju87 B2) so anzumalen und habe mir sogar die gleiche Airbrush von Timbertech gekauft. Danke

[@Scarletjazhandsome]

This was awesome the finish was spot on.

[@allan825]

Thank you very much, mister. Your video helped my project so much.

[@warghostgrimreaper7004]

Sehr tolles Video und danke für die Tipps 🤗 Bin gerade dabei einen Mandolorian Helm zu drucken und den dann anschließend zu Airbrushen. Viele Grüße aus Bremen 👍🏻

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Brilliant upload, good fun! Question - Will a Corgi (9:13) playing at my feet make my project turn out better? Or, will any cute puppy work? ;) Keep doing what you do!

[@andy-in-indy]

From extensive KZbin research, I have concluded that having a cute pet around does help. It does not seem to make a difference if it is a dog or cat or bird, but apparently robots do not make useful pets (no matter how many times you sing "Build the Robots" by Dr. Steel.)

[@bzoll1453]

Hahahahaha! YEAH BENNi!!! Love it!!! Your soooo awesome and funny guys!🤗

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Nice job... very realistic

[@thejbabii]

Do them more often! Yay

[@simonjcook69]

Quite stunning

[@NabilTouchie]

BUY THEIR BOOKS!!

[@lawrenciaclovis8607]

You definitely should teach us senpaii

[@KristalynHazel]

Yey! Benni video! 😊

[@Chaotic--Pan]

Benni = Comedy God

[@violetdrool]

I needed this so badly 💗

[@gregortman3027]

it looked great

[@terrynicholls2975]

Nicely done, sir!

[@Windle_Poons]

Nice. Though as a nerfer its hard to watch you not dissmantle the blaster first ;) I notice the Compressor does not have a tank. Would a tank be better?

[@andy-in-indy]

My compressor uses a tank, my daughter's does not. Not much difference.

[@tzera_rhuon]

This looks so cool!

[@PCLHH]

This paint-job came out awesome! BUT, not all of us have a compressor and spraygun, so I was thinking maybe you could make a video on spraying with cans from the hardware store.

[@KamuiCosplay]

All hardware stores are closed right now in Germany >_

[@davidcox2264]

I want your air brush paint collection. And I don't even have a air brush ......yet

[@KamuiCosplay]

Yet

[@3DARTLAB]

Going to build such guns for my next KICKSTARTER video of SPACE KRAKEN ;-) I hope it work close as good as your paint work dude!

[@RSpudieD]

This looks really good!

[@anjowestphal-mekking8275]

Borderlands next

[@depapa701]

I painted two of them. One in destiny style and one in borderlands (Hypirion) style. But the Borderlands gun is not 100% working anymore it has some issues with rotating the magazine. But it was awesome and I loved the work.

[@KamuiCosplay]

It's very meditative!

[@depapa701]

@@KamuiCosplay indeed

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

I never wanted to have some kind of talent until today

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Cool and fun video!

[@cain035]

this was awesome!

[@rmchargue]

Benny, first of all the paint job and subsequent weather all looks great on this project. I would love to see you do more of these going forward, it was very helpful. In this video you said you made the choice to not keep the slide functionality, what should I do if I want to keep the functionality of the slide? Is there a way to protect the paint from getting warn off?

[@RainbowCircus]

Nicely done sir, altough for me as a nerf modder functionality is key. I also paint all my blasters disassembled which is why it takes me so much longer 😂. But it was awesome to see a your techniques and style. And now i definitely need an airbrush. You sold me on that. Just what to get....🤔

[@KamuiCosplay]

Different priorities I guess haha

[@RainbowCircus]

@@KamuiCosplay yeah definitely. But i have to keep this one in mind for pure prop builds i make. But first of, lets sort out an airbrush. Any advice on what i need as a pure beginner in that area? I have nothing 😂

[@starrlet209]

Thanks Benni, awesome job 👏🏼🙌🏽🤗!!!

[@britneybij3997]

Im tryna turn a pirate foam dart gun into Bayonetta's Scarborough fair pistols. Bayonetta's default design from her 1st game always has been my fav ❤🖤✨️

[@Temudschin]

More Benni-Vids!

[@KamuiCosplay]

Comin!

[@paulhowes8870]

I really like that paint organizer. Is that something you made?

[@KamuiCosplay]

Yup. Just two pieces of MDF wood, the top one has holes cut out.

[@paulhowes8870]

@@KamuiCosplay And it looks like there's some foam between the boards to separate them? Very nice! Thank you!

[@GedeonLab]

Grenat job. A question : which size if nozzel do you use to apply the Vallejo primer and have you add some shinner in primer or not ?

[@KamuiCosplay]

I think I'm using a 0.5 nozzle and no I just used the primer as it is.

[@GedeonLab]

@@KamuiCosplay tks ! continue your wonderful jobs

[@marcgraneek1]

Great Video Benni

[@KamuiCosplay]

Thanks!