STZman

'Prince Of Brains', on 23 Mar 2014 - 5:44 PM, said:

Hey, sorry about the thread necromancy, but this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. How did you get that shoulder strap to stay on the front handle, and what kind of strap did you use for it? Was that just a regular Airsoft shotgun strap or anything?

Hi Prince of Brains,

The strap is actually tied to the vents in the top of the blaster, not the forward grip, sorry. The strap was just something I found off an old backpack, they should be in camping areas of Walmart though.

Thanks for the input guys!

Again, I can't mod the blaster for performance or I'll get in trouble with the HvZ admins.

Duke Wintermaul, I won't own up to having done the AR removal or 5Kg spring, but I've heard of both

Mysterio, duly noted, I quite like the idea of home made sugru.

As far as I can tell the 3/4 PETG is very much like the stock barrel. Ranges seem to be the same, along with accuracy. I'm planning to do up to two more mods in this fashion; if there's interest I can try to do some quantified testing before and after.

Okay, the larger PETG tubing is in, and I've got the blaster fixed up.

Finished blaster:


With the light on:


It's nice to have the orange cap more obvious + look like it belongs




The switch and connections to plug a battery pack in:


Close up of the battery pack:


I'm planning to buy some Sugru or something to cover the thumbscrews with.
Maybe I'll frost/sand the barrel...

I'll look for pictures, but I made sure to add some functional-ly placed epoxy while working on the blaster. The front ribs that support the shoulder strap have been reinforced, and so has the region where the spring braces against the shell. Other than that, I can't really do anything if I still want to be able to play HvZ.

+1 to blacking it out, I think I'll go do that.

The PETG tubing shipped for $9 today, should have it in a few days.

5/14/2013
Well, paint me purple and call me a cat, the PETG arrived today!

'Kronos Nerf Mods', on 09 May 2013 - 9:58 PM, said:

You could use 3/4" PETG as it will be still clear, but won't have a tight fit

Kronos, I like that idea. If this mod isn't going to be functional, it should at least look good.
I've purchased some petg from McMaster's, and am currently biting nails because they bill shipping without first telling me the cost..