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You're more than welcome to give it a try.

However, just from looking at the elite Alpha Trooper's internals I have a feeling you might have a hard time. Unless you want to remove the slam fire functionality, a Worker or Longshot (similarly sized) tube might not be able to fit without interfering. If you can find a plunger tube that's smaller then I can see it working, but at that point it might not even be worth it.

If I remember correctly, somebody may have fit the Worker tube in a Rampage-which also offers slam fire-at the expense of the side loading magazine. If you're looking for something else similar, somebody on Instagram managed to do the same with the Quick 16. 

Best of luck.

Been working on this one for a while. I was hoping for a bright colored paint job, but I got impatient and finished it with what I had.

Work in progress:

I considered redoing the paint a couple times, but I want this to be a reminder of what happens when a project is rushed in the final stages. Spent around 3 months working on it and it has a special significance to me, so it was a bit of a shame that it didn't end up looking how I wanted.

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EDIT: added in proper description and context for project.

Sorry for the delay.

Even though Northern Virginia's quite a while from Richmond, we used to have a group meet up every couple of months. Wars were pretty fun, especially considering how close it was for me, but we haven't had one in a while.

I'm sure things will start back up soon, but if not I'll try and throw something together. Best of luck down south!

I would check out the plunger padding.

I'm not quite sure what specifically is happening when you try to prime the blaster, but I'd be willing to take a guess. Unless the internals stay in place when you prime (in which case you would want to check the metal rod's connection to the boltsled), then you probably padded the plunger too much.

Either that or the tougher spring warped your priming rod (metal bar from the front), but it's hard to tell.

Best of luck with this, we've all been there at some point. Hope this helps.

UPDATE: New Pictures

Work in progress pictures of a Tactical Roughcut (Nerf Roughcut Raider grip integration).

Early Bodywork Pictures and Text

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Fully functional as of now, just don't feel like finishing the bodywork right now. I was hyped about finishing this until I ran into an issue with the left plunger not catching. After a number of exhausting hours trying to wrap my head around it, I solved it, but in the process, lost all my motivation to continue working on this. 

 

For now, I will replace the pump grip with the raider grip, then I think I'll give this project a break for a while.

 

I'm also stuck on deciding the color scheme and other visual aspects of painting this blaster. Was thinking about bright green with olive green stripes, but I'm open to other ideas. 

 

Double sights for quadruple accuracy.

 

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Realized that the I messed up the cutting lines halfway through the operation, so I patched up the holes with some plastic sheet then went over it with putty. I know it's kind of sloppy, but I'm planning on attaching plastic where the two blasters meet in an attempt to make a smoother transition.

 

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As for the rail, I would not recommend attempting this kind of integration. I still have to basically reconstruct where the two meet so that it will look better when painted. Hopefully it won't get worn out from using attachments; but it's for close quarters, so I doubt I'll ever put anything on the rails.

 

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I'll update this post once I'm done with it, whenever that may be. Just wanted to get this out there so I will feel obligated to finish it. Idk though, I'm kinda digging the janky look going on here. 

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Overview. 

 

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"La Petunia" engraved on the side. Going to go over it with some silver paint to make it pop. This ended up looking more like a watermelon though.

 

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Covered up that nasty gap with a bit from a Maverick slide.

 

I'm not too thrilled about the soap masking though. I left it out to dry in the sun then some of the soap dried up so the paint's a bit crusty in some areas. I'll have to cover it up with weathering.

 

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Also decided to use the sling mount from the Maverick slide. Really happy with how smooth the edges are.

 

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Weathering is the solution to all your problems.