[B]Darrin Hurd is probably unknown outside of his native Christchurch, New Zealand. But Hurd along with his three children came up with the idea for the "Flutternator 300" - a gun that works with "BF1C explosive attack-trained killer butterfly ammunition". [/B]

[I]"The kids came up with one that shot bumble bees but I wanted something a little less deadly," [/I]Hurd says. When asked about the Weta Workshops replica, Hurd replied; [I]"It's pretty much spot on. I have a one-off, Weta-designed thing. I'm quite happy about it."[/I]

The gun was created as part of the challenge to design a weapon that Ratchet and Clank would use in the game. Weta Workshops came onboard and created a full-sized replica of the gun. The competition was judged by the head of Insomniac Games, Brian Allgier and Weta Workshops.

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