Sunday, December 6, 2009

Failed Mods

They don't always turn out good. Here are a few of my Epic Fails.

Singled Maverick, it shot further than stock but not as far as a NF.



Blast Bazooka sniper gun, front handle and barrel are cpvc. Barrel was too tight for darts. It was difficult to ram darts all the way in




Dual rscb, it worked if both darts loaded correctly. Usually only one dart would fire and the other would stop halfway in the barrel.




Super Dart Tag blaster. For some reason the barres would not rotate and I could not get the trigger to release the catch.




The NF with Maverick barrel, nobody seemed to like this one. The barrels were too short and the turret seal was not perfect so some darts would only go a few feet.




I tried to put a trigger from a 2k on this Super Soaker but it never worked out. I ended up putting the internals in a 2k shell.




Nerf Hornet tanks on a Spider Man Dart Tag gun. After pumping only one tank would fire, could never get the others to fire so I put it back to stock.





I expanded the tank on this Sonic bazooka using some pvc pipe. I dont have a pic of the tank in place but it didn't work, the 1/2 inch cpvc held the air plug in place. Since it uses back pressure, when the trigger valve oppened all the air would release out that oppening instead of going out the barrel.




AT2k BBB. I did get this gun to work but it was a waste of two perfectly good guns. Plus it was weird having the trigger in the front handle.




The Pop Shot Dart Tag gun, this didn't work because of the back pressure air tank. I could not figure out a way to make a trigger work. That was my only hangup.




Marker barrel Recon. This mod actually made the Recon shoot a lot further but after about 30 shots the marker came loose. The Recon was scraped when a friend tried to remove the restrictor and melted the stock barrel. The marker was my way of fixing it. If I would have used something stronger then hot glue it would have worked.(I may recreate and do a write up on this mod since people are interested)




This blaster also worked as long as you didn't pump it up all the way. About 4 pumps is the max, any more and the hanger attached to the trigger and pull pin would just bend and not pull the pin. I didn't have anything stronger I could run through the gun.





Marker barreled shotgun, the markers are way too short for this much power.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Foam dart gun

Nice looking guns. Two come in the set along with red and yellow darts. I had been eyeing these for about a year and finally decided to give them a try once I read this post on Foam Universe. They are made from very cheap plastic but are comfortable to hold. They are on the small side and should easily fit in pockets and are very nice side arms. I got one to shoot about 15-20 feet but not sure whats up with the other, only shoots about 8 feet. I will have some internal pics once i open them. Might be a good idea to give them a paint job before running around your neighborhood. I purchased them from Amazon. Can't wait to see how much I can squeeze out of these.




Dart loaded.




Dart storage in the handle.





Size compared to a Nerf Stormfire.



Uncocked



Cocked.



This is how it arrived.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Longshot front gun integration

This is a real easy mod, trust me. This was my first big mod.





Start with the front gun and cut out just the gun part. No need for the handle.




Cut the legs off the longshot. just follow the lines of the gun and then cut the front gun to match those lines and glue in place. That's it. You can attach the trigger to the Longshots trigger(recommended) but I just put a button on the side. I used hotglue and never had a problem and its been on for over a year. I wish I had internal pics but I did this mod before I was into tacking pictures of everything, so check out this post in NerfHaven for more detailed info.



Not much going on.


Not much going on the in world of Nerf lately. I will be on vacation in a few weeks and hope to knock out some new mods and finish some old ones. I got some new guns coming in from amazon and hope to review them soon. I know its been dead lately but keep checking back and I hope to have some new updates soon.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Nerf m41a pulse rifle concept

Pulse Rifle concept from chatroll member Harpuia


My quick mockup. Still a long way to go



Friday, November 20, 2009

New Red Nerf Longshot

As nerfnerd123 has pointed out in the chatbox, someone on Nerfhaven found info on the new Red Longshot. Its looks to be a Walmart exclusive and will sell for the normal $30. Link to the Hasbro page

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Nerf Barrels

This is all the barrel materials I have used from top.

5/8 Thinwall petg tubing
Mega Rosa Art marker
1/2 inch copper
1/2 inch cpvc from lowes
1/2 inch cpvc from Home Depot


The petg came from a pet store and it was the only size they had in stock(5/8" thinwall). It works great on high power air guns and Nerf darts have a loose fit in this barrel. I really like the petg and plan to order some that better fit my darts. It comes in just about any size you need. check this chart for reference. The barrels on this BBBB are way too short but that's all I had left.


The markers work great in smaller spring powered guns. Nerf darts fit Rose Art markers perfect and they have no ridges inside that Crayola markers have. Stefans will fit loose in markers and probably not work too well as pictured.



The copper could be used for air powered guns like a BBBB but its very heavy and darts fit too loose so its not recommended. I found that it works well as the dart holder on RSCB setups.



cpvc is my barrel of choice because its easy to get a hold of. I use 1/2 inch cpvc and I found that the tubing I get from Lowes fits Nerf darts perfect.


Foam that I got from Home Depot will fit this cpvc but it is a little loose.


This tubing I got at Home Depot is too tight for Nerf darts but works better on Stefans.



I think the best barrel material is brass but I have yet to find a place locally that sell it. Brass can be ordered in any size you need, check this chart for reference.



All these will fit 1/2 inch pvc couplers but the copper fits very tight and the marker will have to be wraped in e-tape till it fits snug. (the coupler was cut in half)



The way I understand it, the more power a gun has the longer the barrel you will need. A short barrel on a powerful gun will result in the dart coming out squirrely. Air powered guns should have a looser fit barrel while spring powered should have a snug barrel to help build up pressure. Its best to just try different barrels and dart combinations till you find one that works well with your gun. If any of this incorrect please let me know since I am no expert on the subject.

Here is a good thread on NerfHaven about barrel materials and sizes.

Nerf Barrels continued

Once you find a barrel material you like you can get very creative with different setups. This is a basic speedloader for couplered guns, its 2 barrels glued together to speed up reloading.


If a long barrel is used and is not detachable you will need a ram-rod and somewhere to store the rod.



Universal RSCB


Single to double barrel.



cpvc turret.


Universal cpvc clip system.



Universal cpvc AT2K turret.



A basic breach setup on a Nerf BBB. Good for easy quick rear loading.


Failed dual rscb setup.


I coupler all my guns so I can use different attachments.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Walmart Dart Blasters

Blaster set found in the generic christmas toy section. $10

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Nerf Value/Bonus/Special Editions

Walmart exclusive Red Longshot $29.99




Walmart exclusive red Recon $20



Raider Special Value edition sold at most stores for $30




Raider with extra Drum mag. Walmart exclusive $30 in stores.



Sams Club caries this Vulcan with 2 dart belts and 50 darts.



Sams Club caries this Raider with flip clip system. Regular price $30




Walmart exclusive Red Strike Series Vulcan. Costs same as regular one.




Special Edition Nerf Recon Kohls exclusive . Nothing special, it come with 2 extra clips, more darts and costs $40 regular price.




Special Value Dart Tag set from Costco. Comes with 30 extra darts and electronic flag.