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The felt is heavier quality and is not the sticky back kind. I used a 3M commercial grade spray adhesive to adhere it to the inside. I went this route given the wear and tear of removing/inserting the magazine.

Vaccum forming would be amazing way to do this project. Essentially, once you get a mould, you could pump them out quite quickly and the quality would be consistent.

I have searched around quite a bit; has anybody done something similar to this? I'm curious as to their designs.

This is my current rack set-up. I switch it around from time-to-time as I get new blasters, but Its nice to have them at the ready when friends come over.









Steve

Hey guys/girls,

In regards to the questions, I simply used the damaged 35 mag to get the shape. (SeeI pics) I added layers of cardboard to the mag, using hot glue to hold the cardboard on the sides to build up the height and even the shape of the drum so the curve would be right. If you simply wrap a material around the drum, you will notice that due to the design of the drum, it will be angled ever so slightly.

I then created the curved by using layers of Bristol board. I used several layers so that I could account for the extra space I would need later to add the felt lining to the finished product.

After the Bristol board was attached, I created a top and bottom plate and the same again on the mag tube which inserts into the dart blaster. I essentially completely encased the entire magazine inside the Bristol board.

Then I began to add 2 layers of fibreglass in different stages to the entire mag.

Once I had 2 layers completed, I did minor sanding to smooth the rough edges and then cut the magazine out using a Dremel tool. You can see how I cut the mag out, I simply cut a pie shape off the end and pulled it out.

Next, I removed all the Bristol board. It comes off pretty easily and you are left with a nice fibreglass case.

After that, it was simply a matter of creating the back belt mount, adding resin to smooth out the edges and low spots, sand, paint and add the felt lining.

The strap is actually set into the fibreglass so there is no worries of it coming off.

In the regards to cost/time: this was the first remake, so it did take some time prepping the mag to use as a mould, etc. in between work and waiting for the resin to set, it took about 2 weeks to complete. Cost is minimal but varies where you buy your materials. You need chopped fibreglass mat, resin, hardener, cardboard/Bristol board, sand paper/sander, dremel/cutting tool, strap/Velcro, felt and paint, hot glue and some tape.

Hope that answered your questions.

Steve

As requested.













The paint is charcol textured Krylon fusion. I have used this on several fibreglass/plastic projects and it holds up quire well.