Varon-T Disruptor - Star Trek: The Next Generation & Voyager

Description: This is a complete, unassembled and unpainted Varon-T disruptor kit. This kit includes all the parts you need to make the black phaser in the first photo. Assembly will take you 15 minutes, and you only need superglue. With just $5 worth of paint from Michaels, you can make the painted phaser shown in the photos. Painting will take you a couple hours. If you decide to paint your Varon-T disruptor, you can get everything you need from Michaels for less than $8: - the two paints I used, which cost $2.50 each. Color names included with the kit. - the specific brush I recommend for dry-brushing. A 6-pack is a couple dollars. YouTube has tons of videos on acrylic paint dry brushing. This technique lets you achieve the layered, metallic, aged effect shown in the painted photos. The best part is, if you mess up the paint job, you can just paint it again. The acrylic paints are not only very cheap, but they dry quickly--so if you screw it up, paint it again in 20 minutes. There is no cost to messing this thing up, and your mistake is hidden completely. Dry-brushing uses so little paint that you could literally paint 100 Varon-T disruptors with the $5 worth of paint you'll need. There are several benefits of this kit: 1. I drew this Varon-T disruptor from the ground up. I modeled it after a screen-used original that went to public auction, and kept it fully faithful to the prop produced by the Star Trek set designers. 2. I designed each piece in such a way at that there are no visible seams from production, and kept the detail high, at 0.2 mm resolution. All seams are hidden within the individual bodies, and disappear completely when assembled. 3. This kit does not require any sanding (though you can sand for an ultra-smooth effect). It does not suffer from the ugly production defects that normally accompany 3D printing. None of the photos you see were sanded. 4. I built in slots on almost every piece. These slots accept wood Popsicle craft sticks. You hold onto these sticks while you paint, ensuring that the paint goes on uniformly, on all sides, and smoothly. No fingerprints. And you can let the piece dry without it touching anything. Once it's dry, remove the sticks. All stick slots are on the interior parts of the bodies, and all of them are hidden once assembled. I'll include Popsicle sticks in the kit. 5. The kit is fully weightable. With less than a dollar's worth of pennies, you can optionally weight this phaser using the included coin tube to the point that it feels like a full-size, heavy pistol in your hand. I can't stress enough how having a hefty, fully weight phaser in your hand lends to its realism. See the photo of the scale--it shows the difference in weight, in grams, between the unpainted, empty phaser, and the painted, fully-loaded phaser. The coin tube holds a stack of pennies exactly, and there is no shake or rattle; simply glue to the top penny in place, and it holds all the rest securely. Even if you ultimately don't use coins for weight, the coin tube serves as an assembly shaft that keeps the pieces in perfect alignment while your glue dries, so there's no guesswork in assembly. If you're not familiar with what you're looking at, Star Trek lore characterizes the Varon-T disruptor as the most vicious hand weapon ever produced, leading to its criminalization in the Federation. Only five were ever made, and were in possession of various characters, mostly criminals, throughout the Star Trek universe. The Star Trek franchise used modified variations of the Varon-T disruptor throughout different episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager as hand-held disruptors and phasers, but the Varon-T is the original. Its unique forward-canted pistol grip makes it immediately recognizable to anyone moderately familiar with the Star Trek universe. The Varon-T is the perfect not-immediately-obvious conversation starter with Star Trek fans. It goes unnoticed and unrecognized by most people. But if someone has really watched Star Trek and paid attention, they recognize it immediately. When assembled, it measures about 6" in length, and with the metal core and has the weight of a small pistol. I have designed props for American television shows for about 30 years. I do so nowadays in my older age simply to keep my design and production skills sharp. My hope with this kit is that it introduces more people, especially younger folks, to the joy of model assembly, and the thrill that comes from dry-brushing paints to create realism. This kit is forgiving--if you mess up your paint job, you can do it again, without consequences. Metallic paints, particularly dry-brushing for aged effects, covers mistakes like glue spots exceptionally well. This is a good project for someone new to cosplay building and design. This kit comes with all the Popsicle sticks you need for painting, full instructions, full paint list you need from Michaels, and recommended cheap brushes for dry-brushing. Designed and made in the USA. Free shipping in the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska. And I'll accept returns if you've not painted or assembled.

Price: 40 USD

Location: Vienna, Virginia

End Time: 2023-12-27T03:36:57.000Z

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