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A couple people requested a writeup, so here goes. Expect brevity and minimal step-by-steps. I took these pictures post-creation.
The Glo-Laser is a “sound & light” toy that BuzzBee distributed. It appears that it is now rebranded as the True Heroes Light-Runner ($25 at Toys R Us). I thought it was an awesome-looking (and great-feeling) shell so I wanted to do something with it. At first I tried making a homemade springer to fit within it, but I had neither the time or motivation to get that done right. When I noticed the Cobra Products Drain-Blaster ($25 at Lowes) I thought the two might fit well together…and they do!
Essentially what you end up with is a comfortable rifle-style blaster that offers one big punch of a shot (it actually has a bit of recoil if you pump beyond 10). The downside is the rate of fire – you have to muzzle load each shot individually & then pump it up.
This blaster may be too powerful for kids, it will likely take an eye out if used irresponsibly. I assume no responsibility for your foolishness ;D.
To start off, I sawed apart the Glo-laser in some key areas:
Next, I attached CPVC to the drain-blaster w/ epoxy. I used a longshot(?) faux barrel to cover the CPVC.
I then fashioned a wire (clothes-hanger) to go from the Glo-laser trigger to the drain-blaster trigger, so that you can pull the Glo-laser trigger to fire the blaster.
I used electrical tape to connect the drain-blaster to the Glo-laser shell. It also served to hide the trigger system. I then re-attached the rifle stock to the end with more tape.
Done:
And for lack of a better name, I will dub this the Cobra Laser.
Range Tests:
I took 4 shots at 155 feet with a level barrel & 20 pumps. 3 out of 4 shots hit my buddy Kevin at 155 feet. The 1 out of 4 bounced in front of Kevin and hit him in chest - this is because I lost some air pressure due to the fact that I pulled the trigger too slowly (it's a bitch to pull that trigger with so much pressure behind it).
If you watch these videos in HD you can just make out the dart coming toward the camera.
Shot 1:
Shot 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJF5sksA0Hs&feature=channel
Shot 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbsg43K-kM
Shot 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5n4W6lHxeY
All in all, effective range is at least 155 feet. Too powerful ! ! !
Edited by smeagolsaur, 12 February 2010 - 09:47 AM.