Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Flag Gun Part I
You requested it, so i'm doing it. The Flag Gun.
I got some plastic sheeting like is used for covering the ground when you're painting, and I cut a rectangle off the edge of it.
Next I attached the plastic rectangle to a wooden dowel using some super glue.
I then painted it with some acrylic paint, and set it aside to dry.
I found this really thick cardboard tube, I think it may have been a postal shipping tube, you need a relatively strong tube for this, a paper towel tube might work, but I think it would have to be reinforced, maybe with some plaster.
I then poked three holes along the top of the cylinder that is going to be the "barrel" of the gun.
In these holes I threaded three rubber bands, and hot glued them into the holes.
I then hot glued the other ends of the rubber bands to the base of the flag.
But not before I had already glued a string onto the bottom of it so I could pull it into the tube.
For the handle, I just used a toliet paper tube that I cut to fit snuggly against the main tube.
Then it was just a matter of painting it, and sticking the PVC coupling I found to the front. Next week, stay tuned, because i'm going to build a full triggering mechanism for this that can be modified to work on any elastic based release system.
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Lookin good, Wes. I'm attempting to build the Right hand of Doom from your previous entry. I got almost all the stuff, I just need liquid latex anda glove. I have a question though. I came across some Plaster of Paris at WalMart Would that work just fine for the project? I got a 8 pound tub for like 5$.
Yea, mine was like a big milk carton, the craft plaster of paris should be perfectly fine.
It doesn't look amazing but a good attempt
7TH!:D
Love the Attention you payed to the flag!
Flag guns are Supposed to look like real guns, right? I've loved your stuff in th past, but this one I'm just not felling it.
I don't know about this one...lets just see how the trigger turns out.
Another crappy prop..
i you think its so crappy why do keep checking out his props
Pretty sweet.
Wes, you suck!
thats what i keep saying.
kennythecrackhead, you suck!
you baby eater
that baby eater comment was directed at cabron not wes
Carbon, dude, stop with the hate. At least give some constructive criticism, that means more than saying crappy prop. Also to Wes, not the best looking gun, I'm assuming that you were going for a more cartoon like look to it, I just can't wait to see how the triggering mech's all work.
Well it was requested, and to be honest, I was having some personal issues this week, i'm sorry you guys didn't get my full focus this week.
i agree with luv4paintball
That looks horrible. Is that supposed to be a gun?
I don't think you guys understand how hard of a prop this is to build.
And design so lay off Wes
if you dont like wes u r a ennemy of indy mogul i am dissapointed
this is so bad its not even funny make a bfx of a real looking flag gun