smeagolsaur

Anyone have intel on the new sub-forum? I can't post in it, and would love to hear news about what MANL is, upcoming events, etc.

I'm a late 20 something in the DC/Baltimore metro area who does occassional weekend nerfing indoors with a handful of similar demographic friends.
We are searching for liked minded individuals to join in the fun. Feel free to join us if you fit the following description:

- at least 21 years old
- enjoys drinking delicious beer
- works fulltime but still enjoys playing with the toy guns he/she grew up playing with
- can recite at least 5 lines from the movie, Aliens

BuzzBee Toys Glo-Laser + Cobra Products Drain-Blaster

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A couple people requested a writeup, so here goes. Expect brevity and minimal step-by-steps. I took these pictures post-creation.

The Glo-Laser is a “sound & light” toy that BuzzBee distributed. It appears that it is now rebranded as the True Heroes Light-Runner ($25 at Toys R Us). I thought it was an awesome-looking (and great-feeling) shell so I wanted to do something with it. At first I tried making a homemade springer to fit within it, but I had neither the time or motivation to get that done right. When I noticed the Cobra Products Drain-Blaster ($25 at Lowes) I thought the two might fit well together…and they do!

Essentially what you end up with is a comfortable rifle-style blaster that offers one big punch of a shot (it actually has a bit of recoil if you pump beyond 10). The downside is the rate of fire – you have to muzzle load each shot individually & then pump it up.

This blaster may be too powerful for kids, it will likely take an eye out if used irresponsibly. I assume no responsibility for your foolishness ;D.

To start off, I sawed apart the Glo-laser in some key areas:


Next, I attached CPVC to the drain-blaster w/ epoxy. I used a longshot(?) faux barrel to cover the CPVC.


I then fashioned a wire (clothes-hanger) to go from the Glo-laser trigger to the drain-blaster trigger, so that you can pull the Glo-laser trigger to fire the blaster.


I used electrical tape to connect the drain-blaster to the Glo-laser shell. It also served to hide the trigger system. I then re-attached the rifle stock to the end with more tape.



Done:





And for lack of a better name, I will dub this the Cobra Laser.

Range Tests:

I took 4 shots at 155 feet with a level barrel & 20 pumps. 3 out of 4 shots hit my buddy Kevin at 155 feet. The 1 out of 4 bounced in front of Kevin and hit him in chest - this is because I lost some air pressure due to the fact that I pulled the trigger too slowly (it's a bitch to pull that trigger with so much pressure behind it).

If you watch these videos in HD you can just make out the dart coming toward the camera.

Shot 1:

Shot 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJF5sksA0Hs&feature=channel
Shot 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbsg43K-kM
Shot 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5n4W6lHxeY

All in all, effective range is at least 155 feet. Too powerful ! ! !

Pump Tek:



http://buzzbeetoys.c...ters/47800.html

Other upcoming Buzzbee toys: Lazer Tek 8 & Thunderbolt 10 Suction Dart Blaster.

I saw the new style Tommy 20 at Toys R Us - remodeled exterior that resembles more the body of a gun, including a stock and trigger grip. It's also green now, instead of yellow. Looks a lot cooler.