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From the Game: Team Fortress 2 Minigun

[From The Game is a regular department on Aggrogate, featuring replica items from video games. FTGs can feature merchandise, convention swag, special edition pack-ins, or personal replica projects from across the Internet. If you have something you want featured in From The Game, drop me a line.]

Oh, it's a treat for you this week. Not only is this the second homemade game replica to be featured on From the Game, it's the very first Aggrogate Video! Yes, we've started producing videos for the site. Keep an eye out, and watch our channel. There's more content to come! Meanwhile, get the details on the minigun after the break.

This is Sasha, the Team Fortress 2 Heavy's minigun. I took a toy gatling gun, and used Rustoleum Universal flat black spray paint, covering everything except the orange tips to keep the gun "street legal."

It's not a 1:1 perfect replica of the weapon, but it looks close enough for most costumes, like the one I cobbled together. It's also fully functional; not only do the barrels spin impressively fast, but the gun fires Nerf-like foam darts at about 3 shots every 2 seconds. It could be improved with cosmetic changes like PVC pipe barrel extensions and mounting a bit white jug on the underside, where the lower handle is. Perhaps for the future!

If you're interested in your own minigun, you can pick it up for $40 from Toys R Us. It's the Air Zone Punisher, an off-brand Nerf gun that performs comparably and looks cooler than Nerf's belt-fed machine gun, the Vulcan EBF-25.