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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Nerf Alpha Trooper - Internals Guide!

This guide will serve as a reference for the internals of the Nerf Alpha Trooper CS-18.

For a detailed review of the Nerf Alpha Trooper, click Here.

Nerf Alpha Trooper CS-18 - Internals Comparison with Nerf Raider
(Top: Raider / Bottom: Alpha Trooper)





Nerf Alpha Trooper CS-18 - Internals Comparison (Close-Up)
(Top: Raider / Bottom: Alpha Trooper)





Nerf Alpha Trooper CS-18 - Plunger & Spring Comparison with Nerf Raider
(Top: Raider / Bottom: Alpha trooper)


Friday, October 8, 2010

Custom Weighted Foam Darts - Tip Seal Guide!

I have been receiving many queries on custom weighted foam darts from modders. This guide will answer 2 of the popular questions:

How to ensure dart tips never split or detach during firing or impact?

How to make consistent flat tips for attaching the soft padding?

Here is one of the methods i use...



From left to right (top row):

- Remove the original tip from the foam dart.

- Insert the tip weight.

- Use a short section of 17/32" brass tube as a mold and sleeve it over the foam dart tip, allow 1-2mm of clearance from the brass tube edge.

- Apply hot glue into the brass tube mold, this will seal the tip weight and the foam dart together.

From left to right (bottom row):

- Put the mold tip first on a cool surface and press down on the foam dart to compress the hot glue and get rid of any bubbles. This will create a molded flat tip. Wait around 20-30 seconds for the hot glue to cool down and solidify.

- Remove the foam dart from the brass tube mold, trim the sides of the flat hot glue tip so that it is aligned with the foam dart outer diameter.

- For safety, attach a piece of soft padding to the flat hot glue tip. This helps to absorb the foam dart impact.

- Close-up of the completed custom weighted foam dart.

Hope that helps! :)