How to Make a Hair Dryer Grappling Hook

Recreate Kim Possible's hair dryer grappling hook gun.

In the Disney animated series "Kim Possible," the title character is a teenage spy who fights crime with a variety of gadgets. One of these is a grappling hook gun that is disguised as a hair dryer. You can create a similar grappling hook gun to go along with a "Kim Possible" costume. It will not actually fire the hook, but it is a useful prop that you can play with in character.

Things You'll Need

• Hair dryer
• Screwdriver
• Red spray paint
• Silver paint
• Paintbrush
• Rotary tool
• 1/2-inch wooden dowel
• Saw
• Electric sander
• Cardboard
• Razor blade
• Hot glue gun
• Gun-metal gray paint

Instructions

1. 

   You want a model with round vents on the side to match the television show.

   Disassemble the hair dryer by removing the screws with a screwdriver. Remove the internal mechanism and reassemble the shell.

2. Paint a hair dryer with red spray paint. Let the paint dry, then brush silver paint onto the side air vents.

3. Cut a 1/2-inch hole in the grill covering the front to the hair dryer with a rotary tool.

4. Cut a 6-inch piece of wooden dowel with a saw, then round one end with an electric sander.

5. Cut three L-shaped hooks from cardboard with a razor blade to serve as the hooks. (A template is available in the Resources section -- img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/chrismills/grapple.jpg -- or you can create your own design.)

6. Glue the three hooks around the rounded end of the wooden dowel with hot glue to form the grappling hook.

7. Paint the grappling hook gun-metal gray.

8. Insert the grappling hook into the hole in the hair dryer's front end and glue it in place.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make a stronger prop by gluing two pieces of cardboard together before cutting out the hooks.

References

• Indy Mogul: Grappling Hook Gun

Resources

• Grappling Hook Template
• Kim Possible's Grappling Hook