My Mini Nitefinder
#1
Posted 28 May 2006 - 03:48 PM
#2
Posted 28 May 2006 - 03:53 PM
Just use a hacksaw?
Uhm, yea, I think you should cover the holes either A) with... I'd use balsa sheet and paint it... or use the ammo holders you no longer have attached, like some people use in the handle of a non-reduced NF.
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#3
Posted 28 May 2006 - 03:56 PM
I used a dremel to cut and sand down the plastic.
Balsa wood sounds like a good idea. I am also planning on painting it black.
#4
Posted 28 May 2006 - 04:09 PM
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#5
Posted 28 May 2006 - 04:12 PM
#6
Posted 28 May 2006 - 04:13 PM
#7
Posted 28 May 2006 - 04:31 PM
#8
Posted 28 May 2006 - 05:02 PM
#9
Posted 29 May 2006 - 01:05 AM
Very nice reduction. I've still been debating whether or not I should do the same thing on mine. I have to agree that the trigger guard feels better for me too.
To patch up the hole, I would even take some leftover foam and pack that in. Keep it in with a bit of black hockey tape. It might look a bit more sloppy when completed, but I'm one of those "the more worked-on look, the better" type Nerfers. I'd say whatever feels better to war with.
~Rings
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#10
Posted 29 May 2006 - 11:06 AM
#11
Posted 29 May 2006 - 02:17 PM
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#12
Posted 29 May 2006 - 05:29 PM
TS
#13
Posted 29 May 2006 - 08:35 PM
Ompa suggested over at NHQ that I should use some Bondo, which is like a putty filler, so I ordered some of that last night and I am going to use some of that.
That is exactly what I thought of after I posted too. Great minds think alike I suppose
It sounds like it would work quite well.
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#14
Posted 29 May 2006 - 09:16 PM
Ompa suggested over at NHQ that I should use some Bondo, which is like a putty filler, so I ordered some of that last night and I am going to use some of that.
That is exactly what I thought of after I posted too. Great minds think alike I suppose
It sounds like it would work quite well.
I like the idea that it is paintable and sandable. It also sticks to pretty much any surface.
#15
Posted 29 May 2006 - 10:32 PM
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#16
Posted 01 June 2006 - 01:36 PM
I just have a few comments on your gun.
1.Cover the hole, it just looks more professional. I used black tape, and it worked fine.
2. What both Illadar and I have done with our nite finders we’ve done like this, is paint the innards black. (Plunger tube, plunger, and trigger) and then paint the shell of the gun either green or red, blue would look nice to.
3. Leave the trigger guard on.
#17
Posted 01 June 2006 - 03:14 PM
Looks like a basic PPK modded NF. Looks nice anyhow.
#bro
#18
Posted 01 June 2006 - 04:09 PM
I got the bondo today and decided to plug up the first hole. I also painted the gun a gun metal balck which looks really cool. It has a metallic look to it. The reason why I painted it first is because soon as I apply the Bondo I won't be able to get the gun apart. That kinda sucks but I'll just mask the plunger and such when I paint the part where I applied Bondo. Here are some pics.
#19
Posted 01 June 2006 - 11:02 PM
I really like what you did there, but I agree with Camblam - leave the trigger guard on.
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Trooper
#20
Posted 03 June 2006 - 02:28 PM
Obviously it will look better when it really done, not just a picture in paint.
#21
Posted 03 June 2006 - 02:59 PM
On another note, the bondo isn't drying very well. It is still kind of sticky after a few days of drying. It says it only dryes in half hour.
#22
Posted 03 June 2006 - 03:02 PM
Wait, here it is
Edited by PissBacon, 03 June 2006 - 03:02 PM.
#23
Posted 04 June 2006 - 12:07 PM
I wish I could remember the name of the user, so I could credit them, but a long time ago I recall the first nitefinder minimization write-up which involved bondo. Some time after I discovered that thread, I did it to 2 nfs and they really are nice. I even got rid of the circular part on the shell, but carefully as it contained the trigger mechanism. More recently I'm considering junking these to do the nitefinder-maveric mod two times, as these were original nfs.
Wait, here it is
I ought to suspend you for bringing up Katachi again...
Yeah, good memories.
Hey Ryan; about that Bondo; was it the type that comes out of an aerosol can, like Cheez Whiz? If so, you need to expose that stuff to direct sunlight. Don't try using a UV or heat lamp..that won't work. You need to bring that thing outdoors in the happy sunshine for at LEAST a half hour, preferrably more.
Judging by the looks of it, did you build it up in layers like the instructions said, or did you squirt the whole works into the holes? Doing that will slow down the curing process, since the UVA rays can't reach the inner layers, leaving them soft and annoyingly sticky. If you want it done really good and permanent, you should pull away some layers and let the inner ones cure first.
If you're using two-part Bondo (the kind that most auto body repairs are made of, with the raw material in a can, and hardener in a separate tube that you add), then you're up that famous brown creek. Pull it all off, and remix a batch, about a teaspoon (with proportional hardener) at a time. It should "go off" within 15 minutes and be pretty darn hard-set. A last ditch effort might work...try painting a bit of the hardener agent on the raw, sticky, exposed bondo...it might set up, but were I in your situation, I'd pull it off and start over so it won't be all gooey inside.
Good luck. You know what's pretty funny? Some folks are chopping up their blasters to make them as small as can be. Others are taking small blasters and adding all kinds of stuff like stocks and scopes and laser sights and cup holders and ending up with huge pistols.
I love this community.
-Piney-
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#24
Posted 04 June 2006 - 12:42 PM
#25
Posted 04 June 2006 - 05:11 PM
Good luck. You know what's pretty funny? Some folks are chopping up their blasters to make them as small as can be. Others are taking small blasters and adding all kinds of stuff like stocks and scopes and laser sights and cup holders and ending up with huge pistols.
I love this community.
-Piney-
Yeah, that is kinda funny. Anyways, I like your night finder. I personally think making pistols as compact as possible without tearing it completley down is preferred, because pistols work usually as a side arm, or should.
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