This conversion used a Nerf Dual-Strike and I converted it into an Assault Cannon from the video game "Star Wars: Dark Forces". I based the appearance itself on the way it looked in Dark Forces but used the golden color scheme seen on the Hasbro Phase 3 Dark Trooper action figure because I liked how the gold looked, it made it something different than the standard black. The gunmetal chipping hearkens back to the color of the blaster in Dark Forces. The blueish splotches are supposed to be patina but it didn't come out quite as convincing as I had hoped; still, I'm pretty pleased with the look for my first try at an artificial patina.
I took a few creative liberties with the blaster by adding a few of my own creative touches, I tried to think of what it might look like if it were a real prop in a live-action Star Wars movie, so I added some details that I thought might reflect that idea.
It lights up along the curved ammunition cartridge and the "scope" of the squarish targeting system. There are a few neon red dots and a neon blue dot that glow in the dark and are supposed to represent more lighted areas. Unfortunately, due to the paint on the trigger getting scraped off whenever the trigger was pulled, I opted to glue the trigger in place so the gun can no longer fire Nerf darts, but seeing as I never would have fired darts from it, anyway, it's not a big deal to me.
Much of this blaster was 3D printed. I made models of the various parts, such as the three side barrels, the bottom fin, the targeting computer and the ammunition cartridge, and printed them with my 3D printer. The cartridge and targeting computer light up by two sets of red fairy lights layered between tin foil, diffusion screen and a clear plastic sheet.
I finished this blaster on May 12, 2021.
