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shadawg
01-18-2010, 06:09 PM
I posted this over at MCB, but I'm sure your not all there so i figured I would share with you all here.
Enjoy!
I have a thread going over in the AGD armory section with some pics about my most recent project.

I picked up a Mag in trade for a NXT shocker. While satisfied with the way it shoots, the cosmetics needed a little help, and We had some performance enhancements we wanted to do to the warp feeder it came with.

Before:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/DSCN4836.jpg

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera handy when the warp feeder enhancements were being done.
Basically, the warp was disassembled, and a custom breadboard was installed which had dual 9v contact points and the 12v mod installed on it, thus making a cleaner 12v mod, no messy wires, just drop in 2 9v batteries and go.
Next up was making a intelliframe cord, setting up the switch and testing it in synch with the warp. Once that was done, and the gun was again function checked we got into the meat of the cosmetic work.

We fired up the blasting cabinent and went to removing every inch of anno from all the parts of the gun:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5112.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5107-1.jpg
once they were stripped, all the pieces needed to be cleaned down with acetone to remove any oils from our hands.
2 mags worth of parts cleaned with acetone:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5121.jpg

shadawg
01-18-2010, 06:09 PM
Next off to the spray booth to get an electric charge and powder coating applied:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5117.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5116.jpg

then off to the oven to bake:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5118.jpg

after all the parts had been colored, baked, and cooled, it was time to test fit and then assemble the colored parts to make sure everything fit:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5122.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5123.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5131.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/shadawg/Mag/DSCN5130.jpg

Next time we will be reassembling the intelliframe switch, the warp setup, and finishing the project.
Enjoy, and ask questions if you have any.

xero28
01-18-2010, 06:19 PM
Very nice. Call it the "Stormtrooper" mag.

Automag88
01-18-2010, 06:23 PM
Dig the white. Is that a toaster oven?

shadawg
01-18-2010, 07:10 PM
yup. a black and decker model.

going_home
01-18-2010, 07:40 PM
yup. a black and decker model.

That is too funny !
And digging the paintball/spray booth mask.

;)

Ratt
01-18-2010, 07:44 PM
Looks good. I just hope you don't have any tolerance issues, since you didn't tape off the part of the rail where the body touches.

sslecyk03
01-18-2010, 08:02 PM
Looks good. I just hope you don't have any tolerance issues, since you didn't tape off the part of the rail where the body touches.

Yea, that is what I was thinking, hopefully it still shoots.

leloup
01-18-2010, 08:22 PM
looks nice, what type of barrel is that?

pump
01-19-2010, 12:50 AM
oh a lefty nice

shadawg
01-19-2010, 08:02 AM
It's an end game stub nose barrel.
Yep I'm a lefty.

I'm not expecting any issues with the bottom part. Part of doing this properly is not caking on the powder, the other part is adjusting the on/off pin length if necessary.

When it's completed I'll post up some video of it shooting. i should be back in the shop to finish this up sometime over the next month.

vf-xx
01-19-2010, 08:22 AM
Looks nice!!


I'm not expecting any issues with the bottom part. Part of doing this properly is not caking on the powder, the other part is adjusting the on/off pin length if necessary.
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Actually, I'd think you'd run into more issues with the sear catching the bolt than the on/off pin length, but I've been wrong before.

Can we get a good shot of the modded paintball gas mask?

shadawg
01-19-2010, 09:42 AM
yeah sure, next time I'm in the shop. funny story, that mask was actually made for castle conquest. The tactic for awhile was to bomb the castle with marine smoke to smoke the defenders out. It was made by my boy who is doing the powder coating work to stay in the walls. Blue eventually banned the smoke because of the tactic.

shadawg
01-25-2010, 08:41 AM
Finished, no issues.
Video of it shooting here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUnz00jqUQ

got speeds between 13 and 26 bps over the big red. chrono was around 286fps. chopped some paint, lvl 10 needs tuning/break in , but yeah it was smoking. we tuned it in, weather was crap and we were using a stock tac-1 barrel. we will get more video soon.

kcombs9
01-25-2010, 12:20 PM
very nice love the storm trooper look.

What cronos will give you bps? I don't think the one at my field will and they take the gun and crono for you not often they leave it sitting out so I can play with it. So id like to buy one to test fps and bps.

Edit: Nvm I found some...

chuey
01-25-2010, 01:07 PM
Absolutely an awesome job! toaster oven is just great.