Nerf Sword Repaint

This was a Christmas gift for my nephew. He was 5 and really getting into swords. I was tired of getting whacked with the plastic ones he had, so I decided it was time to upgrade him to Nerf. 

The darker “metal” is a cool trick I learned from crabcatindustries. I masked off the blade and hilt, then sprayed it down with some 3M High-strength 90 spray adhesive. It comes out a bit stringy and builds up a cool texture, but stays flexible. I followed that up with a rattle-can silver and a black acrylic wash. Extremely easy pitted metal. 

The hilt is actual leather from some scraps I had laying around. I cut away the existing foam, then wrapped and dyed the leather. Last was some hot glue and costume gems, and we were done!

I’ve never seen him use it.