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I won't be making this one, sorry guys. I'm headed to the beach the weekend of the war, and as much as I love nerf, beach > nerf.
Have a good war!
flash gordon
Member Since 02 May 2010Offline Last Active Jul 01 2013 08:26 PM
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In Topic: Homemades Picture Thread
06 March 2011 - 11:47 PM
My snaps:
The yellow/black dates from sometime last October. It's basically a Snap Mk. 5, though I wasn't paying attention and picked up thinwall pvc for the plunger tube instead of regular, thick wall. It still has a perfect seal, which I attribute to the fact that the washer that makes the seal is slightly swollen. Hits ~100. This was my first snap, and the pump action grip obviously needed a bit of work, as it isn't the most ergonomic. Still a great blaster though, and it's super lightweight cause of the thinwall pvc.
The blue/white snap has some new stuff in addition to all the basics. Basically an updated Mk. 5, except with a modified superlative head that uses a U-cup seal -- very low friction, 100% seal. It's awesome, hits around 110 with slugs. This blaster is rock solid. The pump action follows Rork's design, using a tee as the grip, which I find significantly better.
Where I deviate from normal design, however, is the 1&1/4 piping the grip rides on. Inside is a homemade air tank filled from the brass nipple you can see there. I don't have internal pictures, but it borrows heavily from Lt. Stefan PVAT, with the crucial difference that: 1) The air flow is better, and 2) It has a constant OD and as such can be combined with pump action for a kick-ass blaster. It's permamently shotgunned to three barrels, which I usually load with a total of 9 darts -- it hits around 90ft. The best of both worlds: pump action and an under-slung shotgun.
PM me with any questions.
The yellow/black dates from sometime last October. It's basically a Snap Mk. 5, though I wasn't paying attention and picked up thinwall pvc for the plunger tube instead of regular, thick wall. It still has a perfect seal, which I attribute to the fact that the washer that makes the seal is slightly swollen. Hits ~100. This was my first snap, and the pump action grip obviously needed a bit of work, as it isn't the most ergonomic. Still a great blaster though, and it's super lightweight cause of the thinwall pvc.
The blue/white snap has some new stuff in addition to all the basics. Basically an updated Mk. 5, except with a modified superlative head that uses a U-cup seal -- very low friction, 100% seal. It's awesome, hits around 110 with slugs. This blaster is rock solid. The pump action follows Rork's design, using a tee as the grip, which I find significantly better.
Where I deviate from normal design, however, is the 1&1/4 piping the grip rides on. Inside is a homemade air tank filled from the brass nipple you can see there. I don't have internal pictures, but it borrows heavily from Lt. Stefan PVAT, with the crucial difference that: 1) The air flow is better, and 2) It has a constant OD and as such can be combined with pump action for a kick-ass blaster. It's permamently shotgunned to three barrels, which I usually load with a total of 9 darts -- it hits around 90ft. The best of both worlds: pump action and an under-slung shotgun.
PM me with any questions.
In Topic: Modification and Paintjob Pictures
06 March 2011 - 11:31 PM
My mods, to date:
The three nf's are pretty standard -- Ace #49, replacement catch spring, etc. Each hits about 60.
Standard pocket blaster. Hits ~45.
The souped up nf is ready and waiting for an integration. The spring in it is an Ace #62, which works beautifully. I don't have ranges (yet) though I'd estimate 80-90 with the right barrel. Still trying to figure out what I'll integrate into it.
The Quadshot has all the standard mods done -- torsion spring rotation, better seal, [k25], etc. Singled and with a 10-shot chopper, it hits about 60ish. This is my indoor primary.
The only non-standard mod here is the magstrike+4b+tetrastrke. Here's the internals:
That's a 4b tank and tetrastrike tanks hooked up together. This started out as a radically different mod, which is why the internals are so messy. The interesting bit here is that I've got the single semi-homemade (uses the 4b pump head) pump hooked up to a three-way ball valve, so the tetrastrike tanks and 4b tanks can operate at different pressures. The 4b tank hits your standard 4b ranges at 2 pumps, and the tetrastrike tanks each hit ~60 at 2 pumps total. The keyring triggers work quite well, too. This thing is an absolute beast on the field.
EDIT: Some folks asked about how the top tetrastrike tank fires. On the other side of the plaster is a polycarb lever trigger. You can see it in the internal picture, though it is out of place. It comes through the right side shell and is quite convenient.
And lastly, the sacrifices-in-waiting. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do here, but I'm reasonably sure at least one of the UMB tanks is going to get a tank expansion and sit inside the firefly. We'll see.
PM me with any questions.
The three nf's are pretty standard -- Ace #49, replacement catch spring, etc. Each hits about 60.
Standard pocket blaster. Hits ~45.
The souped up nf is ready and waiting for an integration. The spring in it is an Ace #62, which works beautifully. I don't have ranges (yet) though I'd estimate 80-90 with the right barrel. Still trying to figure out what I'll integrate into it.
The Quadshot has all the standard mods done -- torsion spring rotation, better seal, [k25], etc. Singled and with a 10-shot chopper, it hits about 60ish. This is my indoor primary.
The only non-standard mod here is the magstrike+4b+tetrastrke. Here's the internals:
That's a 4b tank and tetrastrike tanks hooked up together. This started out as a radically different mod, which is why the internals are so messy. The interesting bit here is that I've got the single semi-homemade (uses the 4b pump head) pump hooked up to a three-way ball valve, so the tetrastrike tanks and 4b tanks can operate at different pressures. The 4b tank hits your standard 4b ranges at 2 pumps, and the tetrastrike tanks each hit ~60 at 2 pumps total. The keyring triggers work quite well, too. This thing is an absolute beast on the field.
EDIT: Some folks asked about how the top tetrastrike tank fires. On the other side of the plaster is a polycarb lever trigger. You can see it in the internal picture, though it is out of place. It comes through the right side shell and is quite convenient.
And lastly, the sacrifices-in-waiting. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do here, but I'm reasonably sure at least one of the UMB tanks is going to get a tank expansion and sit inside the firefly. We'll see.
PM me with any questions.
