How do you make a Splurge Gun!?
Eliott Foster
I am trying to find some one who may know how to make a splurge gun
for Bugsy Malone. If anyone has any idea it would be much appreciated
as I haven't got a clue
Cheers
Tel
Randy Whitcomb
Eliott Foster <eliott...@virgin.net> wrote in message
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If so, pick up a copy of "The Theatre Props Handbook" by Thurston James.
Betterway Books. I got mine at Barnes and Noble. He devotes 9 pages to
making a Thompson. Includes pictures and even how to wire it to look like
it's firing.
Randy Whitcomb, TD
Price Civic Aud.
Loveland, CO.
Christopher Jahn
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> Eliott Foster <eliott...@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> > Please can you help
> >
> > I am trying to find some one who may know how to make a splurge gun
> > for Bugsy Malone. If anyone has any idea it would be much appreciated
> > as I haven't got a clue
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Tel
> >
> Is a splurge gun a Thompson sub-machine gun?
It's a thompson look-alike that fires custard.
"Bugsy Malone" was gangster spoof starring children, filmed in
the late 70's. Instead of machine guns, they used splurge guns,
which are the logical advancement on custard pies.
In film production, they simply pumped custard (or whipped
cream) through hoses and into the guns at a good pressure.
Onstage, the units would have to be self contained.
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Randy Whitcomb
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> It's a thompson look-alike that fires custard.
>
> "Bugsy Malone" was gangster spoof starring children, filmed in
> the late 70's. Instead of machine guns, they used splurge guns,
> which are the logical advancement on custard pies.
>
> In film production, they simply pumped custard (or whipped
> cream) through hoses and into the guns at a good pressure.
> Onstage, the units would have to be self contained.
I remember now. Saw the scene with the custard, never saw the whole film.
Is there a stage version of the film? They can't really use custard/whipped
cream can they? I'd like to have the dry cleaning concession for that show.
Good luck keeping it from spoiling.
Maybe you could build the fake Thompson and incorporate a shaving cream can?
Or Silly String!
Randy Whitcomb
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> Maybe you could build the fake Thompson and incorporate a shaving cream
can?
> Or Silly String!
You could also use a can of Reddi Whip etc., but I think the Silly String
would give better distance and no need to keep refridgerated.
Dave OC
for Bugsy Malone. >>
Hi Tel
Have you tried talking to a Paintball Gun manufacturer?
Just an idea.
Dave
Danny
holes at the belly-buttons of their costumes. As I remember, most of the time
that they do this, they are seated behind a counter and are hooked into tubes
from a compressor which propels the custard out. However, they do shoot
occasionally while walking. Maybe CO2 canisters? I'll ask a friend working
for the show in Chicago. Hmm, on that note, though, I wonder if you could
modify a paintball gun to shoot custard? If so you would need to be able to
turn the pressure way down. It seems worth looking into.
Danny
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Rob Loxley
plastic pipe for the barrel and decorated), and used cans of snow (foam)
spray. These spray further than shaving foam and the mess if easier to
clean than custard.
If I remember correctly, we had Fizzy come on with a mop and clean up
the majority of the mess. Major headache was preventing it getting on
the stage cloths - cleaning and reflameproofing these would be
expensive.
Rob
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