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Prototype Twilight Gunby *C-quel

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Behold my original prototype of the Twilight Gun, as seen at Bronycon! She was made for one of my booth games, a daring shoot'em up called "Changeling Challenge" that captivated the individual players beyond belief! ^^

(but bored all the rest of us due to its slow pace, lol). XD

The prototype was built by sandwiching a cheap rapid clip-fire toy gun from Walgreens with two semi-gloss images of the best pony. More tape than expected was used to avoid having players inadvertently tear off pieces off her body during gameplay. >>;

Her tail was added separately and affixed to the reload mechanism... in essence, you loaded each plastic plunger shot by pulling her tail!

In other words, by using this thing, you ARE Pinkie Pie!

The end result was as effective as it was adorkable, and I made a second gun to take with me as a backup. Both guns were a real riot before the 4000 bronies that attended the venue, and a good number had a chance to fire it during Changeling Challenge.

One of them ended up being defective (not being able to reload the clip with a tail pull, but instead manually), and this one I donated to the charity auction with a suggested starting price of $10. But some people clearly didn't get the memo, cause the darn things sold for $310!!! And we're talking something that's defective and is NOT made of molded plastic... but well, can't complain since it's going to charity after all...

I still have the original prototype, though, but this is very likely the last of its kind since I've never been able to find these cheap toy guns ever again. Not that it matters much, since I have big plans for something new along this same theme, which would result in a cheaper, more reliable and more consistent final product.

My good ol' Twilight Gun has really started something. ^___^

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~rainbowdasy Aug 6, 2012

you are a awsome artist

*C-quel Aug 6, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Thank you. ^^
This is the old prototype for the more adorable gun you saw earlier.

*ZeroSkyler Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?! WHERE DO PEOPLE GET THIS SORT OF MONEY TO THROW AROUND?

I MADE SOME TWILIGHT STICKERS MIGHT AS WELL GO MAKE 100$ OFF OF THEM RIGHT?

i wish i could go to bronycon...

but my family threatens me if i do...

*C-quel Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Probably the same people kind of people who would buy an MLP poster for $4600.

But in any event the large price tag was during that Charity Auction at Bronycon, so technically speaking they were giving money to charity and getting this gun for free.

From what I heard recently, though, the buyer ended up not paying for it due to the fact he thought it was molded plastic over the gun (and it's actually luster photo paper reinforced over heavy posterboard), so apparently the gun is still in the possession of the Bronycon staff. At this point I figure they should just keep it, since it's still fun to play with, and I'm already making far better mass-production models anyway.

*ZeroSkyler Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

oh okay so he didnt just buy that for 300$ knowing what it was

whew

FOR 4600$?!

screw it... I can't afford brony paraphanilia anymore it seems

*C-quel Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

haha, well maybe he did, but thankfully he came to his senses. Even if I were selling it, I wouldn't be so low as to let anyone buy that thing for such a ridiculous amount -- I didn't exactly build it to sell but rather to play at a booth game, so it had tape all over for extra reinforcement. XD

I know a lot of my fellow bronies don't have a whole lot of money, so I do my best to make my stuff as affordable as possible... I already got rid of my larger more expensive piñata models, so from here on out it's all cheap stuff that's easy on your wallet, and faster for me to make. ^^

And lol... well in fairness, that poster was 6 feet by 4 feet, and had the signatures from everyone who worked on the show EXCEPT Lauren Faust....

But then Lauren Faust showed up on stage and signed it live to complete the poster. From there, the bids shot up from the original $900 up to that crazy amount. It was both fun and unnerving to watch. XD

*ZeroSkyler Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

i just realized how insignificant i am...

*C-quel Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

lol, how in the world did you just come up with that out of the blue?
I didn't think there was such a thing as "insignificant" in this fandom.

*ZeroSkyler Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

idk, i just feel so unimportant in the fandom

*C-quel Jul 13, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Well it is true that a lot of our fellow bronies do seem to equate the amount one gives in the name of the fandom as a measure of importance. That's why people who give a lot of money to charities are often blindly revered, even if they are awful people at heart who do it more for political reasons than to genuinely desire to help someone.

So that is true in the Brony community but only really in the community cause we're all coming in this with our own flaws and personality quirks. The show itself is a heck of a lot more practical -- notice they never ONCE mention "love and tolerate" -- and deals with the feeling a lot more maturely. In the case of Winter Wrap-up, all it took was for Twilight to find her calling and she finally felt confident enough to help... well not just help, but essentially SAVE the entire celebration. Same with the CMC.

A lot of people are miserable because they put WAY too much feffort to be something they're not, rather than using it to excel in what they truly love.

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