It’s certainly true that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.  Just take a look at these incredible works of art which have risen from the scrap piles, fashioned out of odds and ends. Some might call it junk art, but looking at the whole gallery of mechanical bots, we think the creative retro-vision is awe inspiring. It is not only the detailing on these mechanical guys but the fact that they were compiled completely of ‘junk’ and obsolete items.

Each robot is a sculpture…made from outdated (but vintage) stuff.  That’s why each piece stands unique in this collection of robotic scrap art.

From robots that look like the forefathers of C3PO to more sensuous robot shapes; we end with a small gallery of steampunk ray guns.  See all of our steampunk posts.

Don’t miss out on our impressive robotics tech we posted a little while back and check out these inspirational posts:

• Epic Collection of Sci-Fi Ray Guns
• Make a Steampunk Atomic Disruptor Raygun
• Incredible Circuitry Art with Spare Parts

The Atomic Disruptor Raygun is straight out of steampunk fiction. The cool DIY raygun has been put together by Cohophoto entirely from old radio and camera parts. If you are looking for a slice of futuristic fantasy, Cocophoto has illustrated the project on his Flickr photoset.  Though short on words, the pictures show the construction details of the gun.

• If you like what you’ve seen so far, DO NOT miss out on our collection of sci-fi ray guns.

For the handle of the gun, the creator used an old super-8 movie camera into the handle for the raygun. The flash mount is an 8mm projector lens which forms the barrel. Vacuum tubes from a vintage radio go into the other parts of the gun. Does it work? Nah, but that’s not the point.  Steampunk is all about obtaining that perfect vintage look to show off and this gun does provide one heck of a visual blast.

If you’re really ambitious, you could try building an entire steampunk rifle.  For more guns and projectiles, browse through some of our airsoft & gun hacks.

Be sure to also take a gander at this fantastic  Metal Gear Solid replica gun :