Prop: Shop - Han Solo DL-44 Blaster Prop, Quick & Cheap
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Bill shows you how to repaint a Han Solo Blaster toy to look like a super legit prop for your next Star Wars costume!
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Just got finished making this, very satisfied with the end result, for the cost you cannot beat how awesome it looks, makes a really great piece to hang on a wall, I recommend to anyone considering to do this to jump on it and do it, tons of fun and inexpensive to make. :) ALSO thank you Bill so much for these tutorials, I've learned so much! :D
If you want to get a little more fancy, you can always drill out all those holes on the flash suppressor, or just fill them in with black paint.
Anyway, the mustard is brilliant! I always love your quick and easy tips!
When I want really subtle wear, or want the whole thing to make look more like metal, I just get some silver Rub n' Buff from the craft store and go around the edges and even rub a little on the flat areas. It also makes metallic area's a bit more shiny with a little bot of buffing.
That technique with the mustard? Mind blown!!!
Useful AND delicious!
I didn't have any mustard so I tried barbecue sauce. It worked a treat! Cheers!
tooth paste works good as well.
Modelmakers have a similar technique using salt and hairspray.
Did two of these years ago and loved the results.
I did one in just a straight oil rubbed bronze from a spray can, the other I did some more detailing ion similar to yours, where I drilled out the vent holes on the side of the flash hider, did a silver undercoat and masked a few of the corners and edges with small bits of torn blue painters tape. The jagged irregular edges sold the look, and came off easily enough, but I’ve got to say, I kinda love the “masking with mustard” idea. I also just picked up an AW Custom Airsoft version of the DL 44 and have been really impressed by the level of quality, the look, feel and function at what is arguably a really reasonable price.
Loving your videos!
Thanks for sharing.
the mustard trick is really cool! i am sure i will be using that quite a lot now :)
The costume's looking great, I hope to see it in person this weekend!
Was able to score a used blaster at my thrift store for $1.29. Muzzle was snapped off so I bought a second Star Wars blaster with a different muzzle and with the magic of glue, I made a “universe worthy” blaster and the painting and weathering from this video helped make my favorite prop I’ve built to date. Thanks Punished Props! ❤️
That rocks!
You could also drill holes on the barrel
I drilled out all the little holes on the blast suppressor which adds a nice look plus gave me a place to hang the gun from with out drilling through the handle.
This video pushed me over the edge and I started my first prop build a few weeks after I watched this! Thanks for the inspiration
This was a great project for my son and I. The results are amazing. The mustard is the key to making the gun look authentic. Great tutorial!
Oh man, how did I miss this? Best intro ever.
i've been debating doing this build just so people will stop asking for it.
+Punished Props oh of course!
+William Jakespeare DO IT JAKEEEEEEEEEEE
or do Bobas ee-3
Hey jake what are you making
Hey Jake.
Plz do
I just found your video - it is great. I did this project on my channel too but I wish I had added the weights in the handle like you did
looks great got to try that with the ee3 blastsr for my fett costume
Already bought your book of course ! so much foamsmith goodness in there !
I thought I would share the Solo Blaster I built based on your tutorial. I of course took the liberty of adding a few personal touches. Mirrors on the ends of the scope, and a different sound card. Gold accents on the blaster for my wife's Glam Solo cosplay at Scum and Villiany Cantina. Thanks a bunch for the great video! I can't seem to paste a pic here, but I'd love to show you the completed product.
Thanks. I was going to do this, but thought the toy would be too small. It looks like it fits your hand.
***** Nice to know. I tried looking up reviews, but had a hard time finding them. Thanks. This video helped a lot!
Huzzah, thank you thank you for the mustard tip, I have been looking for a alternative to the hairspray and salt method for some texture now. also 645 is my favorite number.
Again, that face that's just perfect for every costume, need to be a space smuggler, done, a destiny character, perfect, a wizard, you betcha, a big crazy robot man, perfection
Aww thanks so much!
Also, something I've learned while weathering my stuff that you might already know or might be new, if you are going for scuffed chipped paint, you an dry brush the edges, and on the corners, go a bit heavy, but with lightly stippling and making it look more chipped than just fully gone, it gives a neat effect
Very nice work the mustard thing is just awesome,
I came upon a technique doing the same thing you did with mustard except it was with kitchen salt because where the salt is more layered the less paint goes thru but on spots where salt layer is thin some of paint goes thru and it looks like the paint is getting of layer by layer.
Hi bill great channel
I tried my hand at a 3d printed one and painting for the first time , wish I could post pics for your opinion. Thankyou mark
Thanks for posting! This is super helpful as I'm doing the same thing with a cheap toy Leia blaster.
Second year as a Prop Tart, and I keep missing the meetups. Pretty certain this was my last year at emerald city comicon. I'm hoping to do DragonCon when it makes sense.
Having sorted my RoboCop problem, I've decided to tackle Han's gun too. A quick visit to the pound shop later and I'm the proud owner of a toy Mauser. Can't wait to get started, but with my first grandchild on the way, I may have to postpone...
Woah, a youtube video with zero dislikes?! Well done Bill, it's well deserved!
***** Yeah, i did :)
I want to know where the jacket came from!
Mustered for masking, pretty creative! Have to remember that one:)
Wow I never knew you could use Yellow Mustard for painting. Can you use Spicy or Grey Poupon as well. I kid, but really any other condiments you can use for prop making?
Hi Bill, fantastic video!! I've used latex, tooth paste, etc to mask off areas of a prop, but never mustard......might have to give it a try :)
+Punished Props Hi Bill, I have to say, it did work really well!! Not only did it work as an effective mask, it also appeared to make the top coat blister slightly, which helped to sell the effect. Great tip!!
I don't recall seeing the follow up to this. Did you ever build a more accurate piece?
I have a few DL-44's and my favorite is my first build, built on a Denix reproduction. It has been mod'd and rebuilt more than a few times.
At one time it had a real working night vision site and IR laser.
The last mode converted it for use in a left handed holster along with some of the greebles and the site, "modernized". It still holds that configuration which I made for a live action play as myself, playing a character I made up, Bran Derlin, son of Bren Derlin. Actor Jon Ratzenberger is only a couple of years older than my father, so it fit the current timeline. Though I'm even a bit old to be a Star Wars "hero".
Also, I wish you had remembered adding weight to the prop you made for the recent sci-fi short you made that rifle for. My only complaint for the whole short would be that the actor looked like he was trying to make the weapon look heavier than it was.
This often pulls me out of movies and makes no sense. Seal the drinking hole and put water in the coffee cup. Actors drinking from empty starbucks cups have become a new hatred. Some might argue that its fiction and deal with it. I say, if it's that easy to solve, do it. I know it's fiction. But if you interrupt the medium with stupid, you pull me out, and then I don't care and am likely not to like the experience. But that's me.
I have not yet done another DL-44.
Hi, just started the build. can you use plumber epoxy to fill in the holes or wood filler
Any reason in particular why you use mustard for your paintable mask?
hey bill i am a big fan of your work i was wondering can you use the mustard trick for foam cause i am looking a better way from drybrushing
Ooh i forgot keep up the good work bill
+Punished Props it did work i tested it yesterday and it came out nice
Sweet. I'm gonna try that mustard paint effect!
+sa-maker Excuse me sir, do you have any Grey Poupon?
Patrice Colas sorry, what is poupon?
So.... help! I'm a super noob. I don't even own a dremel, let along an air brush. I was planning on doing this for Pax East in a couple weeks. I would do all my painting with the rattle can. For the black did you use gloss or satin? I'm also looking for a recommendation on the silver, since I'll be hitting the toy straight from the can, now airbrushing or anything. Krylon makes several silvers, from metallic to hammered to glitter. There's also things like satin gray.
My plan was to do a base coat of the entire gun in sliver, then mask off the flash suppressor (and do the mustard trick) and do the black. That's it.
Thanks for any advise you can give.
Does it still make sounds after you paint the bit where the batteries go? Understand if it doesn't, just curious.
I have a challenge for you, 2016 Doomguy, from the live action 'Fight Like Hell' Trailer
I'm buying a cheap $6 E11 (stormtrooper) blaster, same brand same white and orange color scheme, thank you for a general direction to go into when customizing
Hey Bill! I just spent the last 4-5 hrs doing this project and I have to say that I am super excited with how it turned out! I mainly used your technique with a few others that I picked up from different videos on TH-cam! How can I post or send you a pic of my finished work? Please respond!
+Adam's Movie Reviews Tweet it to him. Worked for me.
+lgerback34 cool! Thanks!
see you on Saturday!
Nice work Bill! Sanding sponges are such a genius thing. But what are those metal blocks with holes in them? I keep seeing them, but I don't know what to search for.
***** Cheers!
+w0mbles "123 blocks"
+w0mbles "123 blocks"
Can you use regular paint (not spray paint)???
Awesome build Bill! I was wondering which clear spraypaint you used, as you never seem to mention it in your videos, although I could have just missed it. Acrylic, floorwax, or varying depending on the paintjob? Any answers would be awesome, as I don't want to ruin a paintjob at the very last second due to choosing the wrong seal lol
Mustard? really? April fool's was last week. hahaha. Neat tip. The blaster turned out great.
+Neil Makes It Toothpaste works well also, learned that on Tested when they had Frank Ippolito showing them some weathering techniques.
+Jarik C-Bol ha-ha good to know. Thanks.
Are you going to make a foam DL-44?? That would be awesome!
+Punished Props Cool! I'll race you. :-P
I use hairspray, and salt to do paint chipping (for scale models). I find the paint comes off in a more realistic chipped look then when I use some sort of painted on liquid mask (latex or condiments).
I can never get the hairspray thing to work properly so I tend to just use toothpaste
Hi there. Getting ready to start my Rubie's mod soon and I'm glad to see you drilled open the scope!
What size sanding drum for your Dremel did you use to get the eyepiece open? I want to try to open both ends if possible, but if not, the eyepiece is the most important. Thanks!
Hey Bill!! Do you think that mustard trick would work using *enamel* paint? I do plastic models and I'm always looking for new tricks for weathering tanks. Take care!
Instead of mustard you can also use toothpaste too!
***** Thank you sir! *Salutes*
Okay you are amazing! I wish I found you a lot sooner!!! this is the best video ever! except I don't have all the fancy workshop equipment!
Fancypants tools are not required but dang do they make things faster
Bill, great video as always! Intently bought a rubber gun but it is bright yellow, how would I go about painting it? Is there a certain type of paint?
+Punished Props thanks I will!
What clear paint do you use ?
Why Mustard? I'm worried it would leave a yellow tinge like another commenter seems to have had a problem with.
I'm going to be doing this build on the 20th
Awesome! Have fun!
Please do Mal Reynolds Oil Can Pistol from Firefly/Serenity
Hey Bill what type of attachment are you using? I am looking for a way to control the Dremel speed to a variable type . I find that even at my slowest setting its working fine but can melt the plastic . Looking for more control . Any suggestions?
Sounds good ,do you know where I can find a 2nd hand one?
Hey Bill I was wondering, does the mustard technique also work on EVA foam? Because I'm making a Poe Dameron helmet, and I need a good way to get the scrapes on it. Thanks!
+Punished Props Thanks Bill!
Can i apply the same technique for painting on metal? Or do i need some sort of primer first?
+Lennie Hjalmarsson primer always helps for anything really
ok I like the way it's starting off, I can totally do that.
You totally can!
Looks great, I want one!
They seem to stop carrying Krylon fusion near me. Looks like it's been replaced by Krylon Maxx. Have you tried the Maxx paint ? Any other suggestions for a Fusion substitute?
+Punished Props thanks for the reply
I'm just wondering why you used 2-4-6 machinists blocks as painting props?
What kind of saw/grinder did you use to cut the steel bars?
What is an alternative for mustard. I hate the stuff. maybe grape jelly?
You can use toothpaste as an effective masking material as well! Stay minty fresh while giving your props that lovely, aged effect!
- Paige
LOL thx, that will work great. Might even be able to scuff up an area. You guys are the best. This may be the first time I've had someone respond directly to a post of mine. Thank you both for so much inspiration, and amazing tutorials.
Quick question, I got a little carried away and went overboard with the chipping, any easy way to touch it up and still make it look decent.
You can go back and repaint areas that you don't want chipped
@@punishedprops thank you.
Like the weight added makes all the difference
Can you do a blade runner blaster build?
How on earth did this take 3 hours with all the drying time?
does it have to be mustard or can it be ketchup
Sean Grow mustard dries a lot faster, and is easier to wash out. That’s why he used it
Can this same process be used on a 3D printed model?
Sure!
What kind of sanding sponge is that? I couldn't find it on your site.
Also, would you recommend Satin or Glossy black Krylon Fusion for a blaster?
Harleylover14 Go with a matte. Also, do NOT use glossy clear coat. It made mine look way different after, and not it a good way.
Might I suggest that instead of bondo I would use plastic repair it holds to plastic much better.
Could you be more specific about thed product?
I think i might cry when Bill does the Pistol build with a real mauser pistol.........
Mustard?!? Really! :O I knew about salt technique and umbrol. But mustard!?!? Wow! I am sooo going to try that. Any advantage in using mustard? thx _=
+Punished Props haaa ok Its about the price. And its easier to apply than water and salt. 5 stars "props" to you (hugh pun)
But where did you get the jacket?
+Punished Props Thanks! It looks like I'll be breaking out the sewing machine and pleather, tho
What happened to Bill? And why was he replaced by this super-handsome space-pirate?
Nice video!
You can use liquid latex instead of mustard for the chipping (I'm more likely to have liquid latex in the house over mustard, go figure ;-) )
OMG I went to ECCC too! (I was Glenn from TWD)
So does the gun smell like mustard?
When will you do the real prop
I have no idea, but it's on my list of future projects.
I find that liquid latex works a whole lot better than mustard for chipping masks.
***** ahh I get you, by the way, why didn't you drill the exhaust holes in the flash hider?
Do an AAC honey badger out of nerf!
Or any toy gun so it could shoot.
You should have drilled out the holes on the "flash hider"
Nice jacket.
That is very cool. I made one from wood and now I feel stuppid.
mostert?
Does this work with ketchup?
Can you make Luke's green lightsaber from return of the Jedi
Use Vaseline, versus mustard, Wipes off easier and no yellow left overs
mustard!? Genius!
I'm think make Gravity Saber from Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Captain Harlock Costume for Salt Lake City Comic Con.
masking with mustard? how? why? weird!
Can you guys do the Terra blade or some Terraria armour from the game Terraria. I need help with designs.
The mustard left a yellow tint when I did it
I feel like he was actually drunk in the beginning
do the 10mm pistol from fallout
You should have read your book and made a blaster. or cast the toy for a nicer prop. hehe
personally i think the barrel should have been left ub drilled
I did it 😂😂 mine looks so bad