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So here, finally, is my modded painted Crossbow with matching dual LnLs. Been trying to get the LnLs painted for years, literally, but I finally finished them along with my Crossbow. I think I did a pretty good job; there's a small mistake here and there, but you only be so accurate with $1 masking tape and spraypaint. The shade of green looks lighter than it really is; its actually deeper, which you can see in a few of the pics. I went with green and black because green's my favorite color and black is an excellent complement. There's now pictured barrel with the Crossbow, because at the moment I am only using a 6" piece of Sch. 40 PVC; I've got the brass and so on for a nested barrel, I just haven't managed to do it yet. For the record, the LnLs get about 60 feet flat (also Sch. 40 PVC, though I don't plan on changing their barrels), and the Crossbow gets 80-85 feet; both are measured, firing flat. I've also added a sight at the front made from sheet aluminum; that was horrid to make with the hacksaw; it's in an L-Shape, so the elongated portion is underneath the shell, over the barrel; foam holds it in place perfectly. I'm also going to replace the springs before much longer, which should boost the range considerably. Without further ado...




(Does it not look like a starship out of some sci-fi series?)

(I'll be adding duct tape to the front later)



(And now it's time to play, "Name That Game!" Hints: there's a movie coming out for it soon, there are now three games in the series, and my buddy is holding the flashlight behind me.)
One will notice that there are few screws in the Crossbow and one of the LnLs; that's because I only put them together partially; I'm going to wait on the springs before I put them back together fully. One may also notice one LnL has gloss black while the other is flat; I finished one about a year ago, when I thought the flat might reduce glare; while I'm sure it does, gloss looks way better, so I went with that on the Crossbow and second LnL.
I'm trying to think of names for them at the moment. My PowerClip is named "Vindicator" for when people thought it sucked at the first SENO, and then I hosed them. I'm thinking "Valiant" for the Crossbow, and something comical for the LnL's, like what the Miz from MTV named his arms, "Big Dub Diesel" and "Strongarm" or something like that. Something serious like the first two would be cool too; I like sticking with the philosophical-themed names (FF Tactics, anyone?)
Let me know what you think and if you have any questions; thanks for taking the time to peruse the pics.