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Repurpose That Junk Into a Smokin’ Hot Raygun

Alisha K. — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:18:55 +0000

If you know how to turn old camera and radio parts into a real raygun, please let me know. Until that day comes (and I’m hopeful that it will!), we’ll have to settle for checking out completely awesome non-working rayguns constructed from random odds and ends.

Look out, y’all–it’s atom-powered, too, for that super scary vintage sci fi look. It’s hard to believe such a beautiful project was put together from bits of other items. That handle? Not a pistol grip at all; it began life attached to a Super 8 camera. And just look at this incredible wiring!

All I have lying around are old, dead cellphones. If someone will post a tutorial on building cool things from those, I’m totally in.

[Atomic Disruptor Raygun via Hack N Mod]

Weta Workshop Handmade Rayguns

Technabob — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:33:05 +0000

These prop guns, designed and hand-built by WETA Workshop master model maker David Tremont feature a unique design sensibility inspired by turn of the century science fiction.

Three designs are available (the Goliathon 83 Infinity Beam Projector , Manmelter 3600ZX Sub-Atomic Disintegrator Pistol and the FMOM Industries Wave Disrupter Gun) and each gun will be made in a limited series of only 500 each. They’re made from metal, glass and other materials, and each one weighs in at over 7 pounds, so they’re definitely not cheaply made.

Each raygun comes in a custom distressed, velvet lined tin case with a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Priced at over $600 each, these are for serious sci-fi collectors only.

[via uncrate]