ronon dex's gun from stargate atlantis

i know i've said this before, but i'm cosplaying(/crossdressing) as ronon dex from stargate atlantis at dragon*con this year. (OMG IT'S IN TWO DAYS.) so remember when i posted [how i made my ronon sword]? well, this post is about how i made my ronon gun. i thought the sword was complicated, but it was nothing compared to this. here is what the gun is supposed to look like:



aaaaaaaand here is what i started with:



yeah. it took me over a month to make it look right. more pictures under the cut. (this post is image-heavy!)

( how i made my ronon gun. )