Came home from school Thursday to find two packages awaiting me. I knew what both of them were, but not how awesome they really were.
Package #1
72” of brass. In two pieces. Two 36” pieces of brass. Simply gorgeous. I haven’t seen too many thinks that seemed to glow, they were so pretty and shiny. These win.

Package #2
Small Soldiers SM5k from ebay. I no longer need to search for it bi-weekly. Phew. I finally got what I’ve been looking for since 1 week into my nerf life.

Package number 1 was me testing this new site I found. I like it a lot now. Unlike most other sites, this one only had 4$ shipping on this much brass, and considering the container it came it, larger orders won’t change that much. The brass was in foot or 3 foot sections, and comparatively, this price was relatively competitive.
Here’s the site: Walthers Model Railroad Mall
Here’s the container:

So, yeah. Hope the brass helps other people as much as it will me. My hobby store restocks their brass around once a month, and if you’re turreting guns, you need more than 3 feet a month (assuming no-one else buys any, otherwise you get to buy less).
The question is: I’ve seen other places to use more than 12” of brass on a 5k, if it is available. Is this true? Is it a good idea? And how much should I use?
I can’t wait to mod this one. The silencer is already almost done and makes the gun 38” long. It’s gonna be one sexy hot 5k.
As usual, I’m looking for paint suggestions.
-Jlego