Posted by atomatron on 29 December 2009 - 04:19 PM in Modifications

My most recent project: S.A.D. Blaster (Semi Auto Dart tag Blaster).




I basically gutted everything except the turret mechanismand trigger, stuck a BS tank in there, hooked it up to a valve, pump and a CPS super soaker tank.




I made this to be an indoor monster, it gets upwards of 50' with stock darts, which is pretty good considering that after 25 pumps I can get 5 shots off.

Posted by atomatron on 09 January 2010 - 04:12 PM in Modifications

And it is done; the kinks are worked out and it's ready for a war.



The final touch:

Posted by atomatron on 30 November 2009 - 06:16 AM in Modifications

Newer stuff/I haven't posted it yet:

Larami SuperMAXX 1000:


Whipshot, CPVC coupler gets ~80':


Spiderman thingy:


SuperMAXX 1500 ala CaptainSlug

Posted by atomatron on 20 November 2009 - 07:32 PM in Modifications

Rear loading is good, this is now adapted to work on my SS1.


My largest secondary:

Posted by atomatron on 19 October 2009 - 08:52 PM in Modifications

^I'm glad you did something with that TTG, DB.


In other news, I manta'd my NFat the mod party before chano3..

Posted by atomatron on 02 November 2009 - 06:05 AM in Modifications

My Secret Shot 2, the easiest mod I've done in a while.



I basically cut the barrel, took out the AR, super glued the barrel back on, hollowed out the back of the secret barrel so that a dart can fit through and I superglued the yellow rubber part back on. The stock barrel acts as a coupler for the medium wall PETG with a 17/32 brass stub in it, but I have found it fun to use the secret barrel as a breech of sorts; with a flick of the wrist it goes up, I load it, pump 10 times, press the upper trigger and fire. I don't have ranges yet but with the 6" speed loader it can punch holes in a box so probably 90+.

Posted by atomatron on 01 February 2010 - 11:05 PM in Modifications

Clear longshot breech.

The end result:







It shoots just as far as my old one, the only changes:

-Stock spring with [k25] spring instead of a BBB and NF combo
-Better plunger head cushioning
-Completely solvent welded together
-Due to the use of polyester; the seal is not as good
-Less epoxy putty


Link to the original topic

Posted by atomatron on 03 April 2010 - 09:58 AM in Modifications

This sat in pieces collecting dust for 6 months, I used it only once at the exSOF war in August..

I put it back together only to find that I really don't have a use for it, so I'm selling it.

It has a [k25] spring,a 1' 17/32" brass insert and that is a different turret, the Etape is mostly for show, though it does add to the purpleness.






EDIT: MORE STUFF WITH NEW CAMERA

Tetrastrike with pex barrels:


Awesome tiny big lots blaster:

Posted by atomatron on 11 August 2011 - 02:29 AM in Modifications

I decided to try out an extremely weathered style for this pas I was working on.
I might do a tutorial for this technique.

Posted by atomatron on 12 January 2013 - 02:47 AM in Modifications

Got a Rough Cut.

Tediously removed the pegs but maintained these nubs so the mechanism would still work



Decent blaster IMO, those Elite darts are just as inaccurate as steamlines judging from the 8 that it came with.

Posted by atomatron on 07 February 2011 - 11:56 AM in Modifications

Did some work on my SSSM5K a while back

Posted by atomatron on 25 September 2010 - 05:54 PM in Modifications

Ratchet blast Repairs













And put some super rainbow shiny sticker sheet on my LS:

Posted by atomatron on 05 July 2010 - 04:10 PM in Modifications

A small update for my LS:

It prevents darts from falling out the bottom of the clip slot if you fumble a dart while loading.

Very helpful while running and reloading. These 4" pieces of CPVC saved me a few times at SPANO (on my other LS).



My singled RFSG

I tried to make it as ugly as possible (without leaving it black) to match my nerfing suit jacket.

Posted by atomatron on 13 July 2010 - 12:40 AM in Modifications

Mod party results:

Interchangeable stock for my RFDG:




A section of 1/2" PVC is hot glued into the stock attachment thing and then I bolted the PVC bit to the shell on both sides, (I intend to use the folding stock thing with this) also the raider stock is bolted all the way out.



Xbow fix:



I tapped the stock/worn out screw ports for 6-32 and cut bolts down to fit, works well so far.

Posted by atomatron on 06 October 2009 - 05:02 PM in Modifications

Before:


After:




...no, it is NOT Michael Jordan themed...I just had that #23 decal lying around and it happened to be red.

Posted by atomatron on 16 August 2009 - 02:09 PM in Modifications

My new Longshot CPVC and 2K pump tube breech. I had been kicking this idea around for a while and finally got around to getting it done -except for the paintjob-.


^The breech cover is the thing with grey epoxy putty on it, it is closed in this picture.

The gap for the darts to go in is 1+1/2" long and the pump tube piece is 2" long, it is situated farther back than any other LS breech that I have seen and has only about 2" of deadspace.

It's pretty cool because when it is cocked the pump tube/breech cover slides over the CPVC and when it is moved forwards the cover stays in the same spot, so I only have to put a dart in and pull the cover back. Another upside is that I never have to worry about losing my fingers to this LS.

I left the bipod on because I don't have what I need to finish it and its comfy. Also with a NF spring, silver BBB and LS springs it is getting 90'+ (it's hitting the fence at the other end of my yard). Other info; it has a static stock and the barrel goes all the way to the end of the orange thing at the front.

Posted by atomatron on 30 May 2009 - 05:56 PM in Modifications

So I took a BBB and added a SM750 to it, the pump is integrated into the top portion of it and is pumped by holding the trigger on the BBB down and pretending to cock it four times then fired by means of a trigger I made from some wire.


This is possible because the draw of the BBB is 3+1/2" and the pump for the SM750 is about 4".

Posted by atomatron on 05 May 2009 - 04:41 PM in Modifications

My Green Supermaxx 3000 with CPVC barrels:



Link to the thread.

Posted by atomatron on 25 April 2009 - 09:00 PM in Modifications

My PETG'd 2K, nothing special.

Posted by atomatron on 18 June 2009 - 05:42 PM in Modifications

Contract #1- The Eye Raping Big Blast






It could probably have used more neon/florescent pink, oh well.

Posted by atomatron on 15 February 2009 - 06:13 PM in Modifications

CPVC couplered Nitefinder with front ammo holder. Ranges are consistently in the 70's.


Trishot attachment made from 1/2'' to 3/4''coupler and four 2'' CPVC sections. [gets about 32' average]



Rear view of my brassed doubleshot with half shell ejection. Gets about 25' to 35'.





My old Mav... it doesn't work too well, the seal has degraded or something and the paint is a little worn. It gets about 20' to 25'.


The cocking bar retainers broke, so I replaced the bar with one from a LS front gun. the orange nubs are AR things.


Crap, some of them are out of focus...

Posted by atomatron on 01 February 2009 - 04:56 PM in Modifications

My stuff:

My current primary; a BBB (old purple version). It took about 4 hours to do (with drying time). I plugged the arrow holder holes with epoxy putty as opposed to cutting them off.
I personally think it could use some more red on the front handle.


My NF, there's a little wear on the handle from my decision to wear rings while nerfing.


and an Effeminate shot (with bands).
Just to note; this one HAD a blue LED in it, then became finicky and stopped working...


My second favorite MAV (that works).
The sticker says: "CAUTION do not stick finger into the center of this device"


it looks a little worse-for-wear because I painted it during the summer and it has been used since then.

Posted by atomatron on 16 September 2012 - 12:39 AM in Homemades

HEC 2c, Writeup in the works. This is a moderate redesign of an earlier model which was a re-purposed failure (trigger linkages are dumb). This one works perfectly, shoots as far as everything else, has 6.5" of draw with a [k25], total length is 33" and it probably weighs close to 10 pounds. At first the handle being so far back was kinda weird but now I'm comfortable with it, this is still an improvement over the other one.



The original HEC 2(a) is in the middle, I initially wanted a standard handle positioning.

Posted by atomatron on 08 June 2011 - 06:19 PM in Homemades

Rainfire prototype


Clear hopper

Posted by atomatron on 11 October 2010 - 11:24 AM in Homemades

My RainBow; the pink and black



I used 1/2" ID polycarbonate for the plungertube (not advised as it costs 8 times more than PVC and there aren't any PVC fittings that really fit). I used a [k25], a magical 3/4" to 1/2" reducing coupler thing for the front and a 1/2" OD washer sandwich.



The handle is similar to PACs



Closeup of the trigger setup





SUPA DRAW

It's output is 13.2 ^3 in



Stock




Speed holes

Posted by atomatron on 14 October 2010 - 12:07 PM in Homemades

This is... BOW


it's about 4.5" tall, the barrel on it is 20". The cross section is identical to those on PACs and it can be taken apart down to the cross assembly.


Cutting this slot was a real pain, at the back there is a catch which can work but I found it sort of a pain and I have since made it so that it doesn't work.
It has an 11" draw and puts out 16 in^3.


I reamed out a 1/2"PVC coupler and attached it to the string for easier pulling, then there's a 1/2" to 1 1/4" bushing, a 1 1/4" coupler and the plunger tube of 1 1/4" PVC.


SNAP style seal on the nylon rod that is the plunger rod

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