RAYGUNZ FLICKR-GROUP

The Home-Made Raygun Contest is officially closed. But the RAYGUNZ Flickr-group
is still open for your homemade Rayguns! (No production rayguns please) Submissions can be in any scale (but do indicate what they are, 1:1, or 1:6 etc). Join here: www.flickr.com/groups/raygunz/

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AND THE WINNING RAYGUN IS

And The Winner Of The GO HERO x TOYSREVIL Home-Made Ray-Gun Contest 2008
Is Russ Williams' Tesla Directed Energy Weapon! CONGRATS, RUSS!
Check out more images of the winning raygun and a little Q&A I had with Russ HERE



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GS-001 TYPE A BY GRIMSHEEP

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: GS-001 TYPE A
MADE-BY: Owen DeWitt (aka Grimsheep)
MATERIALS: The 'GS-001 Type A' was made from the following:
-laptop battery
-inkjet cartridge
-tapegun parts
-pocket flashlight
-plastic
-baby bottle bits
-screws
-Aves apoxie sculpt
-3m rubber pads
-Pebeo glass paint
-Liquitex acrylics

REMARKS: "I was hoping to incorporate elements of both classic ray guns and contemporary blasters but when I was done it ended up just looking like something out of star wars ;)

SUBMITTED-FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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MOMENTUM PARTICLE BEAM BY RUSS WILLIAMS

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: Momentum-Particle-Beam
MADE-BY: Russ Williams
MATERIALS: Using found objects a 1940's electric sander, tiki torch holder, jello mold and the like. Let's not forget the lucky dice lanyard!
REMARKS: "The Momentum Particle Beam, or MPB for short. Utilizes technology shared with us from the visitors of the July 1947 Rosewell incident.

You see, Mac Brazel didn't give everything he found on his ranch to Roswell sheriff, George Wilcox. The metal Mac found had unusual properties, including the ability to revert to its original shape when bent, and was very strong.

He took one of his shop impact wrenches a glass soap dispenser and converted the thing into the MPB you see here being held by his grandson Aidan. By the looks of the picture it is fully operational and would have the ability for a full Particle momentum Beam to be dispersed."

SUBMITTED-FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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TESLA DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON BY RUSS WILLIAMS

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: Tesla-Directed-Energy-Weapon
MADE-BY: Russ Williams
MATERIALS: Using found objects a 1940's electric sander, tiki torch holder, jello mold and the like. Let's not forget the lucky dice lanyard!
REMARKS: "Based upon Studies of electric arcs and Nikola Tesla's attempts at developing directed-energy weapons. The lost sketches from Tesla's personal library have surfaced.

Fueled bey a glowing green liquid of questionable origin the strange liquid when activated enables the weapon to fully light and direct a fatal blow at its intended target. Nikola would be proud! Control buttons and lights allow the user of this deadly weapon the ability to monitor all aspects of energy. Note typical user in full battle mode firing at an unsuspecting foe."

SUBMITTED-FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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RAYGUN BY AMYBEAN

MADE-BY: Amy Jenkins (aka amybean of cozyrampage)
STORY: "On the countless planets that were once organized as a coherent universe, there exists a wide variety of technologies left from the past and borrowed from the future. On Agworld, in particular, the population has long forgotten what it's like to receive supplies of any nature from the Federation Planets. They have developed a culture that is very basic, and close to the fertile and prolific land.

Occasionally an industrial artifact is unearthed, and there is a small class of science-minded tinkerers willing to devote the time away from the sacred fieldwork to focus on what might be the next wave of technological development.

This particular weapon was last used in a battle between bickering burlap weavers, and is now available for viewing in the Social Science Museum of Serious Outcomes. It is in excellent condition, as it was only fired once- such is the power and accuracy of the Tater Rays."

SUBMITTED-FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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WHITNEYVILLE BOLT-THROWER BY CHUCK NESCI

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: WHITNEYVILLE BOLT-THROWER
MADE-BY: Chuck Nesci of Baltimore [www]
MATERIALS: From brass and stainless found objects and some copper plumbing.
REMARKS: "This is actually a single-action raygun, the wood and brass lever on the left hand side has to be moved into a forward position before the trigger can be pulled. I started this living in LA and finished after I moved to Baltimore last year. I call it the Whitneyville Bolt-Thrower, in homage to the Whintneyville Colts, some of the first single action revolvers."

SUBMITTED-FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008

RAYGUN BY LORETTA GIRON

MADE-BY: Loretta Giron
REMARKS: The raygun set was made for Loretta's fiance; Jon as a Anniversary gift (on May 3 2008).
MATERIALS: Made with fimo clay, wire and a silver sharpie. The box is an old cigar box that was lined with an hand made velvet pillow. The inside of the box has a picture of Jon and Loretta posed as super heroes (note use of Ultramans Specium Ray).

SUBMITTED FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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THE BLUE BLAZER BY BRAD FRENCH

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: The Blue Blazer
MADE-BY: Brad French of Chicago [www]
MATERIALS: Constructed from toy papercrafts (cardstock) previously built by Brad. It includes three robots, one vintage cereal box premium missile launcher, and a joke camera.
REMARKS: "This gun was completed on New Year's Day 2009. The components were completed individually over the past year.

SUBMITTED FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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OLD BERTHA BY TOM TORREY

NAME-OF-RAYGUN: Old Bertha
MADE-BY: Tom Torrey of Gamma Ray Bots [etsy]
MATERIALS: It's made from paper foamcore cardboard and other odds and ends.
REMARKS: "I got a bit of a creative spark over christmas and came up with a new raygun I call "old bertha".

SUBMITTED FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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RAYGUN BY BRADY CHIEFFI

MADE-BY: Brady Chieffi of Honolulu, Hawaii
MATERIALS: Built from a toy gun handle, a stainless steel thermos, and lots of electrical and plumbing supplies.
REMARKS:
Brady says: "The gun was made about 8 years ago. I originally created it for a Star Wars fan film, "Twilight of the Republic", we were making when I was in Japan. After the film, I modified it into this retro design." (FYI: the unfinished dailies are at: totr.groo.us/totr-index-frameset.htm)

"I also added a pic of me in my "Space Cadet" costume, with the gun strapped to my leg. I hope you like it!"

SUBMITTED FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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PHOTON BOMBARDMENT PISTOL & IONIC DISRUPTOR BY RON KING

NAME OF RAYGUN: Photon Bombardment Pistol

MATERIALS USED: A broken mitre saw handle, a coat hook, radio parts, a copper bushing, electrical tape, a door jamb, a plastic wire spool, a plastic coffee table leg, a film canister lid, and a door pull. The ray gun is assembled using a combination of "Gorilla Glue", 5-Min. Epoxy, rubber cement and several other bonding agents. The finish is stressed spray paint, painted "sucker style" or right out of the can.

REMARKS: Ron says; "This gun is balanced, so it feels pretty good, and has held together very solid."


NAME OF RAYGUN: Ionic Disruptor
MATERIALS USED: A ton of radio parts and various electronic and hardware "scrap", speaker wire, a paper towel dispenser part, a glue gun handle, stereo knobs (all of which turn), dowels, and for the body a funky-ass juice bottle. The finish is a mixture of enamel spray paint and stain.

Ron adds: "I figured I had to have something cool to go with the latest batch of guns, to really set it off....after all, a 42 year old guy running around his yard with guns has GOTTA have a helmet! Here's my "Captain Video" meets "Buck Rogers" "Intergalactic Space Soldier Helmet"...."


MATERIALS USED: The helmet is comprised of an antique football helmet (took me forever to dig that up! Man, sports collectors are even bigger nuts than nerd collectors! But, I finally found one in an old junk shop..), plasma cut lightening bolts, washers, bolts and nuts, and a set of custom altered goggles that I'd been saving for such an occasion.....paint job is "astroid bombarded" chrome spray enamel.

SUBMITTED FOR HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST 2008
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GAMMA LAZER RAYGUNS BY TOM TORREY

MADE-BY: Tom Torrey of Gamma Ray Bots [etsy]
REMARKS: These guns were made about 3 years ago.

SUBMITTED FOR RAYGUN CONTEST 2008
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