SUPER EASY Star-Lord Toy Blaster Mod - Guardians of the Galaxy Prop

When Bill saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2, he just had to have one of Star-Lord's blaster. So, he bought a cheap toy gun and repainted it to look like it came right out of the movie.
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[@MagicMartin666]

This is a clearly a new definition of the term "super easy" of which I was not previously aware...

[@punishedprops]

Let me know which part you find most challenging and I would be happy to help you out for your build. =D

[@Georr17]

The heat effect on the tip of the gun is insaaaaaaaaaane

[@punishedprops]

YEAH! I love it. =D

[@EvilTedSmith]

Well done Bill. I'm a big fan of modifying toys in to cool props weapons.

[@punishedprops]

+Evil Ted Smith Thanks Ted!

[@richcartwright889]

love the scorching effect.

[@punishedprops]

Pretty neat, eh?

[@vengervoldur6534]

The Exacto blade handle and scrap of band saw blade combo is a glorious tip!!! thanks for showing this; I'm definitely going to make two of these.

[@AlphaProto]

I love seeing people mod these toy guns. If you think about it, a team of licensed artist had already worked hard to get the toy as close as they could. So finishing what they started just makes things a lot easier.

[@punishedprops]

Yeah it's a wonderful jumping off project, especially for beginners.

[@chintex_]

That looks so good.I cant belive how much of a diffrent the paint makes.

[@punishedprops]

+Chintex Craft Crazy, right?!

[@chintex_]

Punished Props it looks almost like the real deal

[@flashyfantail5665]

Nice job, my only suggestion would be to cut the vents and paint the inside of the prop before you glue the halves together to avoid orange plastic being visible.

[@MichaelTotin]

I love the heat stressed/charred metal effect. Sadly, I don't airbrush, but I have had good success hand painting with the Tamiya clear paints. I'm so backed up on projects it'll be a while before I get back to my Star-Lord stuff. Though I have already reserved a section for his helm, blasters, and radar unit.

[@alsmith1025]

LOVE how you did the hot metal colors. such a Huge difference.

[@punishedprops]

+Al Smith Super cool, yeah?

[@ImpatientTurtle]

Never would have thought of taking a toy and doing this, the heat effect on the barrel end is really cool. Great work dude.

[@punishedprops]

+ImpatientTurtle Thanks!

[@goodoldfinn]

Leaving a like not only for the great video but for the magnificent beard!

[@punishedprops]

+Nugatory Content Why THANK you!

[@zachmarkle7172]

This guy is really helpful and got me get into this hobby

[@punishedprops]

Fantastic! Happy crafting. =)

[@pr_props]

Hey bill, ive worked with carbon fiber before on cars, you can wetsand with 320 grit after that epoxamite, polish it good and clear coat it, and youl get the carbon fiber look, just like car accesories, love your videos bill, take care -pr props

[@punishedprops]

Ooh, thanks for the pointer!

[@Crixe]

I was thinking you would hydrodip the handle with the carbon fiber look instead of cloth. The burning effect as always looks great. Overall hell of an upgrade to a Rubies prop. Big Thumbs up.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

you can use vinyl wrap for stuff like the handle too. has the benefit of being very pliable when heated up with a heat gun or a hair dryer as you're working.

[@punishedprops]

+krulty I'll try the Heat gun next time.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Punished Props no idea if it works with what you used though. just know it works with vinyl wrap, but even them it's a something that has to be done carefully of the vinyl will melt. but if it works, glad to have helped.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Punished Props no idea if it works with what you used though. just know it works with vinyl wrap, but even them it's a something that has to be done carefully of the vinyl will melt. but it stretches nicely and if it works, glad to have helped.

[@TheEvanovitch]

with the heat gun it becomes like 10x as much pliable, but if you want it to look glossy, you should look for 4d or 5d carbon fiber wrap, you used 3d carbon wrap wich is flat, but the 4d or 5d version looks exacly the same as real carbon

[@stevenseige2467]

Great build, working on the nerf gun to do the same thing. In hind sight I would have used both kits to use the best of both. wondering on the scale of each

[@themaninthesuitcase]

Video is looking super nice in the intro today.

[@punishedprops]

+Christopher Pearson Why thank you. =)

[@GoliathAngelus]

Very sweet looking!!. Not every one has an airbrush.

[@jeffzugale]

The needle-file line carving was what i was doing on my lil' spaceship. It takes forever! but it's worth it.

[@punishedprops]

Oh yes. A particular kind of tedium.

[@dukedaddy1807]

Congratulations to you sir! I can’t even get the dang thing apart.

[@Chyms1]

Hey Bill, I loved the Kit series and probably do Star-lord for a cosplay in the future, now that I know where to buy a cheap gun to improve it.

[@punishedprops]

That's fantastic!

[@WorkforceSFCC]

He Bill just a tip for the future: Vinyl adhesives can be a pain. What we do at work is use a mixture of soap and water and cover the area we are appliying to. Then place down your vinyl and use a squeegee to pull out the moisture. You can also use a hair dryer to soften the vinyl to help it fall into difficult places.

[@punishedprops]

+Aaron Smith Thanks for the tips!

[@WorkforceSFCC]

No problem, I work in the garment decoration and item personalization industry. Mostly work with vinyls and dye-sublimation but I would much rather do the kind of stuff you are doing haha, in the mean time your videos help scratch an itch.

[@kinosoftair]

super cool as always. also if you need to create panel lines on your props there is special and inexpensive tool called plastic scriber. it's basically a hook shaped knife...very common in the scale modeling world and very easy to use. you can find the Tamiya one on amazon for like 6 or 7 bucks

[@punishedprops]

+Luke Cornacchini Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@AudoGarcia]

Man, that looks so cool! I'm currently building one from scratch, and this is going to be a nice guide to follow. Thanks Bill! Keep up the good work.

[@punishedprops]

+Audo Garcia Excellent!

[@paulb4334]

I like your clear and calm voice explaining every step. Just watched your Firefly video and noticed that you switched from the red to the green Spot putty. Quick questions though: Whats the different uses of Spotputty and Bodyfiller?

[@punishedprops]

Spot putty is only good for very small fixes because it is air drying. Most body fillers are canalized, so they can be used on much larger fixes.

[@EdNorty]

Your powers have tripled since the first time I subscribed to you (last year).

[@punishedprops]

+EdNorty Hooray!

[@AlexSwavely]

Saw @ 4:22 - clever idea! I think I'll steal that... Though, if you turn the blade around so it cuts on the pull stroke, I think you'll find cutting easier.

[@punishedprops]

Good idea.

[@FrigginBoomToys]

I used needle files for all my wood carving and engraving before i had a dremel. Then I got a dremel with awesome wood engraving bits and damn it's so easy it feels like cheating.

[@punishedprops]

+Friggin Boom Toys Ha! That's ok. Always plenty of work for those files.

[@darrensworkshop2781]

Absolutely love it, especially the effects on the tip of the gun, love the paint job. 😄

[@punishedprops]

+Darren's Workshop Yeah that was a lot of fun!

[@ShadowcasterZero]

amazon price: $15 Walmart online price: $10.

[@tylercampbell3134]

its always nice to see evercoat insted of bondo

[@punishedprops]

+Tyler Campbell It is a rather nice upgrade.

[@JSHayward3]

I know you said you weren't planning on doing a full Starlord cosplay...but you appear to be 3/4 of the way there!!

[@punishedprops]

+James Hayward Also I look just like Chris Pratt! Yeah? =D

[@JSHayward3]

That was the last 1/4 :P

[@NazFXStudios]

:O that was super cool! I haven't done a toy mod before but I'm very inspired to take a shot at this

[@punishedprops]

+Sarah Blakey I hope you do! =D

[@rburgess8880]

Hydro dip for the carbon works wayyy faster with no bubbling. I did the exact same blasters but with the hydro amd loved it

[@punishedprops]

Cool!

[@twitte0king]

looks great value added!! but personally, i think the gun metal could be darker and the gold is a little too subtle... good job none the less!!

[@AaronGRandall]

I found that exact toy at a thrift shop for $0.50 and I started painting it this past weekend! Ha ha!

[@punishedprops]

+Aaron G. Randall Nice!

[@TheDraquito]

Awesome Bill! it came out great 👍

[@punishedprops]

+Giovanni Vargas Thank you!

[@FloydWaxlerStudios]

If you were to make another, id suggest using flat black rather than gunmetal for the main color. I modded one a while back and made a (not movie accurate) holster for it with a door lock :)

[@efenili]

Bummer on the handle but great build:). Any chance you could sand away some of that shiny layer to expose the carbon fiber more?

[@shadowlaughers101]

Ive noticed that no one has done a video on Boba Fett's blaster by Rubies on amazon. I'd love to see your version of the blaster

[@ImaginationToForm]

Star-Lord. Who?

[@KuroiOrb]

Note: you can get a high gloss roll of carbon fiber vinyl for around $12 on AliExpress

[@anarchyantz1564]

Superb work as always Bill. I shudder to think how many hours it took you filing! The things we do for accuracy.

[@punishedprops]

+Anarchy Antz Thanks! It actually didn't take too long.

[@MrKbid]

Im really liking these weeklies. Are you going for a more complete StarLord, eg jaket, boots etc?

[@punishedprops]

+Kyle Bidois Nah I think I'm done with Star-Lord after this.

[@JeremySandlin]

Wow, that was really great! I don't think I've ever seen a heat scorched metal weathering applied to a prop like this before. I think it may be my new favorite thing! Are there any other videos or reference materials out there that can help satisfy my new scorched metal lust?

[@punishedprops]

I haven't looked, but there are many model makers/painters on KZbin that show of many amazing finishing techniques.

[@enigma409]

AH-HA! I knew it! Worked the same way as the helmet! Thank's BIll, now to buy my Lacquers ^-^

[@punishedprops]

+Mark Meza You're gonna have fun with those paints.

[@radar536]

Man, you are skilled!

[@punishedprops]

That's very kind of you!

[@radar536]

@@punishedprops No, it is true.

[@radar536]

@@punishedprops :-)

[@mikezurawski1293]

Love this video! Just started on my blasters. How thick are the vent holes? I'm about to attempt prepping for them. Thanks!

[@tomworsley3745]

Awesome video! Gonna be trying a star lord cosplay in November, so this helps a lot :)

[@punishedprops]

+Beatle Boy That is most excellent!

[@dappermallardstudios4967]

1, your awesome 2, I would never think of this 3, your still awesome

[@brianibbott]

This looks amazing!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks Brian!

[@Matsugi]

I'm actually planning on converting two of these, but there's that piece of plastic that sticks out at the bottom of the grip and is on the wrong side for a left handed gun. Do you think a 3D printed replacement part or one shaped out of friendly plastic would be better?

[@punishedprops]

+Amy Adams Yeah they are not ambidextrous. I would probably mod one with some sheet plastic and Bondo for the left hand one.

[@sjmaguirepdx]

I had a similar plan, however I noticed the shape of the grips are also not bilateral. Not sure what to do about that short of removing the whole grip, modeling it, and mirroring it to 3D print a reverse.

[@Matsugi]

+Steve Maguire I'm short on time so I am going to leave the grips as is (other than fixing the part that sticks out). The grip feels fairly comfortable to me, at least.

[@c3cosplay]

great work.

[@punishedprops]

+D2Viper Thanks!

[@joeredhawk]

When you got the carbon fiber, I really thought you were going to use the Duplicolor CarbonFiber paint. May want to try it next time for complex surfaces that have multiple complex curves.

[@punishedprops]

+Joe Faucon I had no idea that existed. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeyFraz1]

Wow, you are so talented! Impressed and subscribed!

[@punishedprops]

Why thank you!

[@mozartsghost9271]

Took a $15 toy and dumped $40 worth of product into it. Nice job!

[@koushiro86]

I know you used aluminum but how does the stainless steel alclad look over a flat (not gloss) black primer?

[@GraceWillow]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@punishedprops]

+ZonZonZonbi Awe thanks frand!

[@cybertonto72]

Amazon UK has it on sale and shipping from the USA at £22.98 + £31.99 P+P, which would then mean import tax on top of that Amazon USA $8.48 + $3.99 shipping which would be about £10 and no import tax..... Always worth checking both UK and USA sites

[@punishedprops]

Good call!

[@jonathankerr8744]

drax's daggers plz

[@christian_U81]

Cool, try use a heatgun on that CF wrap ;)

[@Shakito77]

Great conversion ! This is clearly a right-handed gun, any suggestions on how to convert it as a left-handed one ?

[@punishedprops]

You're going to have to do some drastic modification of this toy to hold it in your left hand. Lots of sawing, sanding, gluing, Bondoing, and more sanding.

[@Xzo]

have you seen the Japanese Blade Runner water gun that they're making?

[@michaelpipkin2004]

Where could I find the carbon fiber cloth for the handle?

[@teccasessions6124]

Star-Lord Blaster toy does not ship to Spain :'(

[@punishedprops]

+Tecca Sessions Oh bummer! =(

[@paul11494]

try a heat gun on the carbon fiber vinyl and use clear coat. spray paint

[@punishedprops]

I'll experiment with that the next time I use the cloth. I have plenty left over.

[@vinnyvox7173]

Can you do a modify of the Disney blasters

[@Raging_goblin]

Dude, this is awesome :0!!!!

[@punishedprops]

+Raging Goblin Thank you!

[@GearHead4G63]

*applause* EXCELLENT. WELL DONE BILL. Now if you'll excuse me.....I need to go to the hobby shop for a totally un related mission ;P

[@punishedprops]

Thank you so much kind sir! =D

[@bshigaki1285]

Ha no way, I just bought this same toy from Amazon and started modifying it today. I might steal some of these ideas, namely the carbon fiber grip.

[@punishedprops]

+Jesushobo That's fantastic!

[@danielix96]

I'm not sure if you've done a video about this before but, how would you recommend painting a faux wood grain on a Rubies toy (specifically, batfleck's newest grappling gun)

[@punishedprops]

+danielix96 I haven't done that yet specifically. Check out how I did wood grain in our Tomb Raider bow video.

[@ChrisPabz]

For those extra lines why not use a scribing tool? Tamiya's Scrbing Tool II is cheap and effective for those custom lines

[@punishedprops]

+ChrisPabz I don't have a scribing tool. I'll have to get one.

[@ChrisPabz]

Get one for sure! the lines are nice and crisp and if its not big enough use those files to open them up!

[@rohan5914]

If anyone is looking for a Star Lord Gun, look for the Disney store version. It's accurate, well priced and only requires a paint job.

[@punishedprops]

+Rohan Hutcheon Ooh I might have to get that for the hand gun.

[@rohan5914]

Punished Props yeah it's ace, I've started customising it and it looks ace, you get two for £22 (also they light up and make sounds and shoot bullets! :P)

[@rohan5914]

Punished Props www.disneystore.co.uk/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol.-2-star-lord-element-blasters-461064891940.html?cgid=1503018

[@blizzardthefox]

hey Bill, how long does it usually take you to finish a prop from start to finish and what tips do you have for being as efficient as possible? I have to finish several cosplays before anime expo starting July 1st and I'm worried I'm going to have to rush some stuff, any thoughts you have would be awesome!

[@punishedprops]

+A1phabet Soup The duration varies wildly depending on size and complexity. This gun repaint took a couple days. Practice a lot. It will make you faster.

[@Heydare82]

Thank you for doing this mod, it's convinced me to actually go ahead with my Star-Lord costume for SDCC. Question about pulling the gun apart. I've removed the screws but it's still pretty well stuck together at the seams. Should I worry about breaking it if I keep pulling it apart? Or is there a safe method to keep it from breaking?

[@punishedprops]

I horsed on it pretty hard to get it to come apart and it didn't break anywhere.

[@theryansevern]

I think you should have done more weathering

[@jrbr8777]

The link for the blaster is showing up as gloves on Amazon

[@punishedprops]

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like the gun is unavailable on Amazon now. Here's the specific product page: www.rubies.com/star-lord-gun.html

[@dunkmeinariver]

Great job Bill! Question tho. I bought a pair of the same blasters to paint, but I noticed, his blaster handles have an extra flat part that juts outward around the base of your right thumb. The left handed blaster is supposed to mirror this, but Rubies only makes the Right Handed blaster. How would you go about converted the right-handed blaster to a left one?

[@punishedprops]

+PeaceMaker Saw it off, glue it on the other side, then do a ton of filling and sanding with Bondo.

[@FernandoTorres-sl9th]

OMG thanks for the video

[@punishedprops]

Heck yeah! Thanks so much for watching!

[@HynMayProductions]

Hey there Bill, I have the original Star Lord NERF blaster that came out a few years ago. I was looking at how to mod mine to make it look better but also slightly worried about sealing it up in case one of the spring parts before and then I would have to break open all of the seals :P Any recommendations?

[@punishedprops]

You just have to commit to sealing it up, or live with those screw holes. Up to you.

[@Domzilla7]

I love star lord

[@punishedprops]

He's great!

[@roguegamer2432]

Hey if I didn't have an airbrush what else would work?

[@punishedprops]

A regular old paintbrush ALWAYS works great! As does spray paint

[@Max_Money_AWA]

With your love of sanding, how much sandpaper do you go through a week? :P Love your stuff lots!!

[@punishedprops]

+Bill D Depends on the project I'm working on. I always keep a lot of it on hand.

[@duckrutt]

HA! I'm pretty sure there is a circle of Hell where sanding is all you do for eternity.

[@ViperChief117]

Am I the only one who thinks that weapon looks like the Halo Plasma Rifle???

[@sinlokemp]

Excellent. New sub 👍🏼

[@punishedprops]

+Sinlo Kemp Thanks!

[@josemanuelflorez362]

Bought 2 of them but i cant take ir appart they both are pasted with some kind of glue and i'm afraid to brake them :(

[@punishedprops]

You may be able to loosen it up with a little heat, but it depends on the glue.

[@pfcthomasw.9394]

1. Would you make and sell those? 2. For safety, It's a good Idea to leave the barrel tip Orange, don't want anyone getting SHOT.

[@hellsingbaby16]

would love to know how to paint hot metals in more then one way :)

[@punishedprops]

+Jessica Andrews For sure. I need to experiment more.

[@princessemma7563]

hey there i have a question, the palm protector part on the grip is there a easy way to remove that and put it on the other side for the left hand cause im making two of these guns since StarLord has two and would look great together having both left and right pistols

[@punishedprops]

I didn't try that, so I have no idea. Good luck!

[@amiranaval3814]

Can you please make Mercy's gun?

[@punishedprops]

+thedragonborn Sorry I'm not planning to do that one.

[@amiranaval3814]

Ah, pity :( I guess I'll have to figure it out myself

[@jonogunn]

did you leave the gun hanging when it dried with primer or did you place it down ? and does it dry faster in heat or cold?

[@punishedprops]

I usually leave it hanging. It will dry faster if it's in a warmer area.

[@BucketheadStudios]

Damn, more and more I think I need an airbrush :D

[@punishedprops]

They're incredibly handy!

[@powervinyls7944]

never put laquer on the carbon fiber xD if u see with atention the laquer will fill the gaps who make the texture of the carbon fiber and let it mroe smooth, you have 2 options, or send to print the texture , or just let the viniy just lokk it is xD

[@misterwipes9568]

Dope

[@darthjig0115]

hey, its me again. could you try and make a stratus hunter helmet from destiny.

[@punishedprops]

I'm sorry, but I'm not planning on building that particular helmet.

[@sintoxic]

Unfortunately there is no way to get this toy in Germany without totally overpaying it...Maybe I wait a little while

[@punishedprops]

+Sintoxic Oh bummer! =(

[@therubstar7671]

where can i find the hand pen hand saw

[@punishedprops]

Sorry I"m not sure which tool you're talking about

[@sergiocamargo4524]

Wow, and I made mine out of foam lol

[@punishedprops]

That's great!

[@Ensoniqdude]

At times I’d swear this was narrated by Kermit the frog.

[@punishedprops]

HAH!