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[death by cheez]

Yea, that's right. The r3ker. The 1337ed raider. And if you haven't figured out the name, it's a raider with an integrated 3k. The basic plan is for it to still use the clip, yet be powered by a 3k tank. Here's a vid from last night at roughly 7:something PM:



And here's the pics from 5 minutes ago:







Questions, Comments, other random crap?


[b]EDIT: Still having issues with the trigger, it now gets an amazing 20 feet! The tank is fine and all, it's just the question of quick air release. That is what I am working on currently.... though it may have to wait for a few more days. Will update if I figure it out.


Having soem major issues with the trigger, putting this on hold until I can figure out how to get a faster trigger release.

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MAJOR EDIT: My friend has recently constructed a nerf grenade, when we revived the Doom Cannon topic (found here: http://nerfhaven.com...opic=15212&st=0 ). Basically we were having problems with the "artillery" shell issue, which is why it hasn't been war tested. My friend revived it in the most Effeminate of ways... creating a nerf grenade as well! So far you just throw it at a wall or the ground so the plunger rod hits, which propels the plunger in, pushign the cap off and launching the darts! Here's the youtube video (sorry about the quality, taken with my iPod):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5WI8tDBq4Q

This is only a prototype, we still plan to mess with the cannon (due to some safety concerns with the fittings that make us want to use a blast shield when we fire this thing) as well as the shells, because we have two ideas, this one, and one of my own design made from Gatorade (20 oz) bottles, and some cardboard and tape.

Edited by death by cheez, 31 January 2010 - 06:13 PM.

[NerfPancakes]

Awesome, can't wait for the finished product.
The best part is you have found a creative way to integrate a AT3k tank into it.
Lolz.
But seriously, that looks awesome.
Because of the tank, the gun will probably seem off balance when put together. You should probably put some kind of material in the front to add weight, so it is balanced.

[death by cheez]

Oh, have you seen it complete with foregrip? A few ounces of PVC and a half pound of epoxy putty balance it just fine > But in order to keep the tank and trigger in line, I have a piece of 1 1/2 inch PVC back there specially cut to keep it on a sort of track.

[popatachi]

You can use the trigger by securing the end of the pin to act as a pivot. The pin will need to rest right beside the trigger so that when you push the trigger, it will push the pin.



In this picture, the end of the pin rests in the dart chamber and cannot come out. When the trigger is pushed back it will push on the pin and pull it out from the tank.

Hope everything works out. It will be interesting to see the final blaster.

[death by cheez]

What I'm doing is where the gun can still use clips. The pump rest on the rails, and the tank moves with the bolt. That's my issue.

[madmax]

Throwing ideas here, maybe if you disconnected the tank and reconnected it using tubing somehow, that way the tubing would bend but the tank would stay in the same spot. That way you could use popatachi's trigger idea.

[RVMVTVProductions]

Even better, put the breech in reverse.

[Lion]

Maybe make a wedge that sits on the triger that with drop down when cocked back and springs back up when the blaster is cocked forward but b/c it attached to the triger it could still putt on the pin, or bend the 3k rod down enough that the triger could catch on that but not get in the way of cocking the blaster. If you need I might be able to draw up an image in paint.

[death by cheez]

That pic up there, after thinking on this a bit, will work, I just need to make a "track" so the trigger rod stays in place. Will post more later on if it works or not.

Edited by death by cheez, 26 January 2010 - 04:31 PM.

[Lion]

I hope you make it work, I really like the concept.

[death by cheez]

IT IS DONE!!! I will post the write=up tomorrow or Thursday, mainly because of the lateness and the epoxy that is holding together the plastic trigger-extender and the trigger is still curing... But so far the clip system works and everything, the only issue I have is having to hold the pump forward as a precaution against it slipping back and jamming the gun.

3RD EDIT: Will put pics up ASAP.

Edited by death by cheez, 26 January 2010 - 09:46 PM.

[CA13]

You should put in a spring to keep the pump handle extended. Otherwise, it sound like you are totally done.

[death by cheez]

I virtually am done, the trigger needs to go in yet, and that's being put in at 5:30 AM, because I'm getting up then in order to do that, and get ready for school. But that's an excellent suggestion, I may look into that.

Encountered one issue with the trigger, I cut the plastic extending slab too short, like, a millimeter and a half- 2 millimeters short. Blargh.

Edited by death by cheez, 27 January 2010 - 09:47 PM.

[Lion]

I was just wondering, was this a broken blaster you brought back from the dead?

[Roger Explosion]

I think you gun needs a better name than R3ker. it sounds stinky

[death by cheez]

Yes, most of my blasters have been broken due to idiotic friends. One throws his gun way in the air if you frighten him hard enough.

I may rename it later, but for the moment I have to tinker with the trigger yet again.