…and war.
♦ Oh, look! It’s the Fun Factory Stronic Eins on the base from one of my many, many Nerf guns. Specifically the base of the ridiculous Nerf Vulcan (or, as it’s mostly in this country, the Nerf Havok, for unknown reasons) with the ammo belt around it. That’s my black PVC corset forming a backdrop, with my steampunk goggles and dust mask adding some much-needed Industrial eyecandy. I upped the film-grain effect (click to embiggen for full glory) on this one too. I was going, as in some of the photos from the review, for a gritty, Rammstein-esque, machine-oil-and-bullet-casings sort of look. I hope that came across.
Sadly, I didn’t really get on with the Stronic Eins as a toy, myself. But I do still love its German styling and the almost mythic status it seems to have gained as a powerful toy. I think it’s a toy that really suited the gun emplacement theme of this picture, whether it makes me come like a train or not. I’ll likely still try to get rid of mine in a swap/sale or somesuch though. ♦
I can’t figure out if I’d love or hate the Stronic but I really do want to try it. Neat goggles there in the right corner!
I thought I’d love it, but I just didn’t. I know that others have enjoyed it lots, though. Seems like it’s a hard one to judge, unfortunately.
And thanks! One lens slightly cracked on the way to me in the post, but I liked the look of it so I didn’t even complain. :)
Cool! That looks like it would be a lot of fun to get into :)
~Kazi xxx
The Nerf guns? Yup! I accidentally became quite the collector. They’re so much fun and so moddable and customisable (provided you ignore what the manufacturer thinks about it :P).
I think this is my favourite TWMT shot this week. Love the idea and the composition. The contrasting colours and shapes really make it. Jane x
Ooh, thank you for saying so! I do like strong contrast, especially in black and white shots. :)
Always something beautiful about black and white images and this is no exception.
Thank you! I do love black and white.
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