Ideas for Zombies ate my neighbors lightguns

[cipriani2k]

Hello, I'm currently building a zombies ate my neighbors cabinet and I wanted to make themed lightguns to go with it. I went with the Ultimarc light gun kit and have everything working with that. The page with the kit is below, didn't have a direct link but you can figure it out, it's the kit.
http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=7

But I wanted to make 2 light guns that looked like the squirt guns from Zombies Ate My Neighbors.


So it's a pretty basic jumping off point, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of a product to kinda build off of or even a scratch build starting point? I'd like to have something with a decent weight to it and it's kinda hard to get a squirtgun like that. If possible, I've got no ideas in mind, I kinda wanna put an led in the gun and have colored water for each one.

Any ideas at all welcome. I feel like there are some cool possibilites, I'm just at a loss on where to start.

[opt2not]

Do you have to have it transparent or opaque?

You could try checking out the Toys R Us and see what you can find there for guns you can gut out and wire an aim trak into.

Super-soakers? Nerf guns? Regular water guns might feel cheap and easily broken, but you might be able to find something higher quality.

[cipriani2k]

Found this for $13, gonna try it out and see how it goes. Seems really close so long as I can clean up that stupid orange part. It'll work fine I'm sure but I still don't know if I can get a water system going. We'll see.

[cipriani2k]

So my guns came in today and there is no apparent way to take them apart. I guess I was hoping for screw holes but that was pretty optimistic. Does anyone have an idea on how to get it open? I'm thinking maybe there's a tool fine enough to get in between the 2 pieces of plastic and cut the braces so I can get at the insides. Any suggestions would be terrific, of either a tool fine enough to do the job or a different idea altogether. Thanks in advance

Other than that little issue, they look and feel awesome. Heavy plastic, nice resistance on the trigger, big enough size. Good stuff.

[jammin0]

dremel with a metal disc or cutoff tool?

If it isn't attached with screws it has to be held together with glue.  You could try a heat gun but what melts first, the glue or the plastic?  You could probably use bondo on them after the fact if it gets too rough getting them apart.

[SithMaster]

I'd rather not suggest a Nerf product (long standing grudge against hasbro) but the tornado strike maybe if only for the easy to disassemble construction and its resemblance to the machine pistol(?).

edit-Amazon pic was swapped with a goggle pic due to overwhelming size messing with the topic width.

[shazamn]

Hi, Were you able to make the model for the zamn lightguns? I'd like to know if, because I'd like to make ones too. Thanks.