A light up steampunk ray gun is a great accessory for Halloween, or … say … a Wednesday. I wouldn’t need a holiday excuse to carry this rad ray gun from Jen of Epbot. See how hers came together over on her blog, and get lots of great tips for collecting brass bits at thrift stores and working them in to your steampunk creations. [via Geek Crafts]
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• How-To: Make a Steampunk Mr. Potato Head
• How-To: Steampunk Balancing Robot from Recycled Materials
• How-To: Easy Glass Eyeballs for Steampunk Projects
• Project Excerpt: Steampunk Softies, by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate