There's a local cosplay convention coming up in my region, so I decided to try my hand at turning a nerf vulcan into the main energon weapon of my character, whom I have temporarily dubbed, Bob the bounty hunter. The project began as a simple repaint, but I've since gutted most of the motor housing, and begun adding leds.

The painted barrel frame:



Painted Barrel Parts:



Nearly assembled barrel:



My first experiments with led lighting:



To get the light all the way from one end of the barrel to the other, I coated the inside with chrome paint and added a matte coated piece of clear plastic cut from a tf box to the end. It acts as a lens and defuses the light evenly.

Barrel lighting test:



Fully assembled barrel, waiting for instalation:



This has to be done in a couple weeks, so more updates coming soon!!!

 

Yo, that looks awesome!

 

Always been a big fan of the vulcan. Bit of a dumb question, but can it shoot?

 

Thanks!!!

Nah, I filled in the barrel with a lens and jumbo LED, and gutted the motor to make room for another light up feature.