Finally started my first scenario marker.

[ICP]

So I've wanted a Scenario marker for a few years now. Well today I got a hair up my arse and decided to turn my tippman 68 carbine into my first one. Keep in mind it is not finished and a few things are missing. I am making everything instead of spending the money on a gun that won't get used a whole lot, plus I enjoy making my own parts. Take a look, let me know what you think.

The pics are huge, so I'll just put the links.

5-28-05

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tippy_0001.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tippy_0002.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tippy_0003.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tippy_0004.jpg

5-29-05

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tipp_0001.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tipp_0002.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tipp_0003.jpg

5-30-05

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tip_0003.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tip_0002.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~icpball/tip_0001.jpg

[maxama10]

thats cool shoulda gotta tac one but hey thats cool all the same

[ICP]

tac ones are nice, but I didn't wanna spend any money on my scenario marker, because It won't get used very often, and I've got a spyder mag too

[stop whining buy a mag]

I like the TV in the background. Wait are we suppose to be focusing on the Tippmann?

[master_alexander]

nice if i had that kind of metal laying around, man... my gun would be sweet!

[frop]

Nice start man. Just keep goin forward on the fit & finish

Master alexander, you don't need to have machine shop & be in bed w/ the local metal warehouse to do this type of thing. Junkyards/scrap piles & dremels do a wonderful job, they just take good planning/layout & the time spent to do it right.

[Automaggot68]

That's an excellent start. Keep going at it, and keep this thread updated.

That looks great.

I really need to post pictures of my scenario/sleeper 98.

[Jaan]

Nice start man. Just keep goin forward on the fit & finish

Master alexander, you don't need to have machine shop & be in bed w/ the local metal warehouse to do this type of thing. Junkyards/scrap piles & dremels do a wonderful job, they just take good planning/layout & the time spent to do it right.

I agree ... I happen to have access to a couple of machine shops and I grew up in a machinist family, but at 2am when I can't sleep I make due. It's amazing what you can do with simple hand tools, especially files. My father is a retired old school machinist and he taught me a few tricks, and sometimes it's just easier to put something in a vise and file it down by hand than it is to set it up in a milling machine and program it (c:

If you've ever seen the gunsmiths in Pakistan you know what you can do with hand tools. Those guys make entire firearms from scratch using hand tools, and very good copies too.

[ICP]

sometimes it's just easier to put something in a vise and file it down by hand than it is to set it up in a milling machine and program it (c:

Who uses a CNC? Everything is done in a manual mill and lathe. CNC's are a waste for one of a kind's.

Anyway, going to work on it more right now, will post more pics later.

Thanx for all the input guys.

[WARPED1]

Nice! Get it all camo'd out and tear up scenario games! They're a lot of fun.

[usmc8892]

That looks awesome man, like an old 30 cal MG from the front.

[Jaan]

Who uses a CNC? Everything is done in a manual mill and lathe. CNC's are a waste for one of a kind's.

Whelll ... actually it's been my experience that CNC makes the easy stuff harder to do, but the hard stuff easy to do as far as on one off parts go. Like cutting a large offset circle in a flat peice of stock. It's easy to do on a CNC milling machine, but it can be a pain to do it with a manual lathe and 4 jaw offset chuck. Your millage may vary (c:

Nice marker!

[Alpha]

Right now I'm working on a couple different markers. I'm just sitting here with my thumb up my *** waiting for some money to fall into my wallet as of now...

[ICP]

Thanx for the kind words.

New pictures are posted in the original thread. Didn't get a whole lot done today, but got my grooves milled in the clip, made a new rear plug(wich is a velocity adjuster now too, and made the stock. Will be making the butt of the stock tomorrow and probably the sight rail too. Of course I'll get more pics.

Also I need some recomendations on color. Should I camo the whole gun, paint it all black or a combination? Any other suggestions are welcome too. Thanx.

[frop]

Battleship Grey