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#320330 NJW9; A post-Apocalyptic war

Posted by the mod man on 11 August 2012 - 10:22 AM in Nerf Wars

We moved to bicentennial park:
(413 Riva Ave, East Brunswick, NJ 08816)

Where at bicentennial. I'm there but I can't find any nerfers.



#320029 Homemade Rocket Launcher Contest Submission Thread

Posted by the mod man on 06 August 2012 - 11:43 AM in Homemades

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I present the PSAL (Pneumatic Solenoid Air Launcher). As the name states it's a solenoid release valve launcher. The solenoid valve was modified to run like a back pressure tank instead of it being operated by electricity. The trigger is a brass fill valve I sourced from a past rig. The air tank is a simple 2" PVC tank with a schrader valve for filling.
The parts list is as follows.

A 1.5' length of 2" PVC $3.00
3/4" IPS electronic control valve $12.58
2"x1-1/2" DVW reducer $1.47
1-1/2"x 3/4" bushing $.37
3/4" Black steel nipple $1.24
2" end cap $2.57
3/4" male adaptor threaded $.37
Brass release valve can be substituted with any release valve.
So can the brass nipple.


At the moment it's getting ranges of +70'at 20psi so I'm satisfied. It's deceivingly comfortable and is quite lightweight. Video will be up after my go pro finishes charging.
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P.s. At NJW9 I shot it angled outranged every other blaster.



#320022 NJW9; A post-Apocalyptic war

Posted by the mod man on 06 August 2012 - 10:11 AM in Nerf Wars

Could I bring a homemade launcher that fires drac's rockets? Besides that I'm a maybe for attendance.



#319985 Apoc Reaction/Feedback Thread

Posted by the mod man on 05 August 2012 - 06:41 PM in Nerf Wars

Apoc was the best time I had nerfing PERIOD.

Pros

Got to meet a ton of great people.

Had enough darts to last the entire day.

My Crossbow/Longshot working extremely well and putting loads of foam down range.

Seeing an ocean of foam coming out of grievers alpha trooper.

Langley, VACC, and the LGLF.

Cons:

2-11's barrel setup sucked and gave me about 70 ft of range.

The ungodly heat.

Getting 7 darts back the whole day.


Overall, my first apoc and certainly not my last.



#312442 UMB with Titan underslung

Posted by the mod man on 04 March 2012 - 09:03 PM in Modifications

That's one sick beast you have there. I was a bit disappointed when I saw the ,"can barely shoot the missle" part because I'm the kind of person who loves cobra's with Titan missiles, and I would love to see an HPA, external air or some other form of alternate power supply on there. Nice, easy to follow write up too.



#312312 Vulcan "Overhaul"

Posted by the mod man on 03 March 2012 - 10:33 AM in Modifications

Great writeup, and gun! Gotta love picture heavy writeups.



#312175 P.W.N>U ~ PA War Nerfers Unite!

Posted by the mod man on 01 March 2012 - 07:53 AM in Nerf Wars

I had no idea this was going on till now! I'd love to make it out for this but I'm not sure if my schedule permits it. Consider me a maybe. Also, would we be playing DTC?


EDIT: Slugs FTW!



#311667 Please help me with my Maverick!!!

Posted by the mod man on 22 February 2012 - 09:48 PM in Modifications

Thanks guys. I got it to work and am easily getting 140-150 ranges. Thanks all, and is anyone selling magstrike clips???

I have never heard of a maverick achieving 140 to 150 feet without replacing the internals with air powered ones. Are those 140-150 ranges in feet or something else, because if they are in feet I would be interested in seeing a range video.



#310548 Buzzbee Flintlock

Posted by the mod man on 01 February 2012 - 08:05 PM in Modifications

Maybe an in-line clip with 2-3 darts might be feasible.


I highly doubt this due to the plungers volume. I have one of these that I have put an internal cpvc barrel into it and I'm getting 40'. I honestly just don't think it will be effective enough to be worth using with the inline clip. I recommend sticking with the speed loader. By the way nice mod.



#309450 Homemades Picture Thread

Posted by the mod man on 13 January 2012 - 02:16 PM in Homemades

Home made HPA powered full auto machine gun. I tried to make it a bit 50.cal esque but I'm not skilled with cardboard, but as taerKitty says "Fugly is a feature". It's essentially a cardboard box with tape and an enormous 45 round arscb. I was a bit worried that due to the magazines length there would be to much dead space for it to work efficiently, but after filling my HPA tank and testing I found it worked well and that a 45 round burst didn't even put a dent in the amount of air in the tank. I tested the range from where I was standing to a wall 50' away. It went straight at the wall and didn't drop till it hit the wall. The rate of fire is adjustabl depending on what preesure it is set at. I testesd it at various pressures to find a rate of fire that wasn't so fast it was just a shotgun spread. I settled on 19-20 rounds per second. I am also working on speedloaders for this. I am planning on replicating it with some polycarbonate from mcmaster. For anyone wanting to make one it would be EXTREMELY easy to replicate, The whole thing took 30 minutes total to make. Overall something fun to use if you want to go crazy. I'll try to get video up soon but I'm out of air in my tank. I may be able to get it filled this week and I'll be sure to put some footage up if I do. PM me if you have any questions. Also once I get the polycarbonate I'll make a writeup if asked.

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Carrying handle and sight.
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Riot shield just for fun:
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Edit: Polycarbonate is here and it's getting cut very soon



#305510 TEPAW 4! Reunion ~ PA war

Posted by the mod man on 08 October 2011 - 06:07 AM in Nerf Wars

It's the big day. :) weather looks great, and I got my baseball game cancelled so I'm coming out to play!



#305248 TEPAW 4! Reunion ~ PA war

Posted by the mod man on 01 October 2011 - 10:20 PM in Nerf Wars

Hey Redshot, haven't been on in a year or two. I am a maybe as of now.



#296982 Pa Nerf War ~ Tepaw 2! - Who's Up For Round 2!?

Posted by the mod man on 31 March 2011 - 07:30 PM in Nerf Wars

Redshot, I can't go now. Baseball season started up this week and I have a game on the 30th at 10am so unless my game gets cancelled, I'm a maybe still.



#296531 Pa Nerf War ~ Tepaw 2! - Who's Up For Round 2!?

Posted by the mod man on 24 March 2011 - 05:32 PM in Nerf Wars

I got you on the sales post for mega missles.

Nice gun what are the ranges on it?

Hope to see you again soon!


Pretty good, some barrels do better than others, because a certain someone I know put groceries on the barrels and warped them. I fixed them as best as I could but there still a bit bent. :( Ranges are anywhere from 60-90 ft. I got it from blue, after replacing the seal, and making it rear loading it's a beast. ;)



#296504 Pa Nerf War ~ Tepaw 2! - Who's Up For Round 2!?

Posted by the mod man on 23 March 2011 - 08:15 PM in Nerf Wars

I'll sell mega missiles if anyone is interested. If I come, Prepare to face this:Posted Image[/img]



#296365 Pa Nerf War ~ Tepaw 2! - Who's Up For Round 2!?

Posted by the mod man on 21 March 2011 - 06:26 PM in Nerf Wars

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Actually I wrote 30, hence thirtieth, not thirteenth.



#296341 Pa Nerf War ~ Tepaw 2! - Who's Up For Round 2!?

Posted by the mod man on 21 March 2011 - 02:10 PM in Nerf Wars

The thirtieth or in May are the only time periods I can go. I'll be in florida for spring break on the 23rd. Otherwise, I'd definitely go again. Great first war. If it is on the thirtieth or another date besides the 23rd, I'll be a definite.



#296314 Spring Pa War! - Tepaw 1 Recap!

Posted by the mod man on 20 March 2011 - 05:22 PM in Nerf Wars

I can vouch for your dads skill with your 3k
And it was a fantastic war, hope to attend another!


I too have felt the pain because I got shot in the balls by it.

Anyways, PROS:
I got to meet everyone.
Traded a bit.
Getting to hold an x bow for the first time.
Rushing everyone with a scattergun even though koree told me not to( It was CTF and we were defending :P )

Cons:
Some people didn't turn up.
My UMB's coupler snapped clean off.
My super soakers pump head snapped off.

Overall great war, and I've got to go to the next.



#296251 Spring Pa War! - Tepaw 1 Recap!

Posted by the mod man on 18 March 2011 - 08:24 PM in Nerf Wars

Well, the big days tomorrow. I wonder who's going to be on the business end of my UMB, any volunteers? :)

Edit: The war was amazing. BTW, I believe I was the first to war test sorrow x's turret's, and they're awesome. Got to meet everyone, but sadly Ice, and gears didn't show up.



#295849 Longstrike Marker Barrel Replacement

Posted by the mod man on 11 March 2011 - 10:10 PM in Modifications

Nice mod. Do you have a problem with darts shredding, or is it fine?



#294987 The Right Airtank

Posted by the mod man on 23 February 2011 - 06:41 AM in Modifications

The new Hydro cannon has a sizable tank that I've been using.



#294957 The Right Airtank

Posted by the mod man on 22 February 2011 - 09:26 PM in Modifications

Cobra's work nicely too. They have a 750M ml tank, but you still need to pump it.



#294906 Serious Arrowstorm Improvements

Posted by the mod man on 22 February 2011 - 08:15 AM in Modifications

Cleanest Arrowstorm ever. Makes me want one.



#294811 Archangel

Posted by the mod man on 21 February 2011 - 08:03 AM in Homemades

On full auto, how fast do you think it shoots?



#294450 Write-up: Dart Tag Furyfire Modification

Posted by the mod man on 13 February 2011 - 06:13 PM in Modifications

When you removed the air restrictors, you only removed the pegs. You should probably remove the whole thing, as to improve air flow.


I agree. Also very nice, I have a stock Furyfire laying around so I might do this.



#294187 Spring Pa War! - Tepaw 1 Recap!

Posted by the mod man on 08 February 2011 - 01:42 PM in Nerf Wars

Never mind my first post, I'm a definite now. BTW: I'm using slugs.



#293750 The Arscb/aic

Posted by the mod man on 02 February 2011 - 08:19 PM in Modifications

Also magstrikes do not send out a constant air stream, it is a piston, basically you can think of it as an automatic springer that is actuated by air. That is why it has a bladder to give it the pressure for the piston to prime and then return by spring.


You may be right but I believe he is hooking it not to the piston, but to the trigger valve of the magstrike. But still, I'm not quite sure how this differentiates from an inline clip.



#293439 Spring Pa War! - Tepaw 1 Recap!

Posted by the mod man on 27 January 2011 - 11:35 AM in Nerf Wars

I might be able to come. Put me down as a maybe.



#293349 Modification and Paintjob Pictures

Posted by the mod man on 25 January 2011 - 03:15 PM in Modifications

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WIP: M72 LAW. Needs a paint job, and some de-uglying

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#293267 Modification and Paintjob Pictures

Posted by the mod man on 23 January 2011 - 07:55 PM in Modifications

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4b firing 30mm stefans.

Soon to come: LAW



#292063 Hoppers W/ Pistols

Posted by the mod man on 02 January 2011 - 09:37 AM in Darts and Barrels

I've used a hoppered pistol splat before with a five round mag and it worked fine. It could work with an nf if you give it a [k26] spring with reinforcement. It could also work without any mods but coupling the nf.

Edit: Overhauled pistol splat.



#291948 Expand A Blast, Sane813 Style (picture Heavy)

Posted by the mod man on 31 December 2010 - 06:02 PM in Modifications

Great mod, finally I have something worthy of my EAB.



#291559 Christmas Stuff?

Posted by the mod man on 26 December 2010 - 11:48 AM in General Nerf

I got a Les Paul Ultra II guitar,a long strike, recon, and a spectre.



#288919 Happy Turkey Day!

Posted by the mod man on 25 November 2010 - 09:48 PM in Off Topic

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, whos gonna storm stores tomorrow for nerf blasters?


Was my b day last week so now i got all these gift cards, target here i come!



#288094 Sellers, Beware Of This Nerf Ebay Scam!

Posted by the mod man on 07 November 2010 - 05:42 PM in General Nerf

I also have been ripped off before. I paid $56 for a lot of 2 sm1500's. I sent payment immediately after I won it. It didn't come within two months, so I contacted the seller and he said I'd never paid. I opened a case and after a bit of arguing I got my sm1500's.



#287965 Firstshot Overhaul

Posted by the mod man on 05 November 2010 - 11:59 AM in Modifications

I overhauled a night finder with a long shot plunger tube once, I got ranges in the 90's. I used the stock LS spring. I think reinforcing the internals and adding a new spring will give your ranges a big boost.



#238515 Best Stock Gun Available?

Posted by the mod man on 25 June 2009 - 10:05 AM in General Nerf

I personally like the hornet. I did cs's humpdy dumpdy hornet mod on both of mine and dual wielding I kill everyone. Stock I got 50 with it and was very suprised, and to add on to that its semi auto. I think it's a great gun to get.



#237427 What Was Your First Nerf Gun?

Posted by the mod man on 19 June 2009 - 02:37 PM in General Nerf

My first gun was the titan, but sadly it broke when I gave it about 300 pumps.



#228676 I Have A Recon Dream...

Posted by the mod man on 06 May 2009 - 07:57 PM in Modifications

Hey dude, all you have to do to do a shotgun mod on a recon is take two sticks of pvc or something and hot glue them or epoxy them onto the cocking mechanism, but put them as low as possible and facing foward and get a comforatable grip and sick it on between the two bars and your done. It's really simple honestly.