I’m Back! New pics2 (proof of concept)

Concept or not, its the fact that a half hour of Bondo work could have resolved all problems with the body imperfections and 5 minutes with a sharp knife could make the grips look correct.

I am a stickler for perfection, and when I see stuff like that I think someone just got lazy. I am not absolved of this myself either.

Snakeeyes! OUCH!
      Actually, Quite a bit of work went into what you see...including a trip to the hospital! I started with a really hard steel type resin, this turned out to be not only poisonous, but incredibly caustic (ate right through my floor!), then I moved to Bondo...bondo turned out to be too fragile to make a working marker out of..it would work as a "fake" or a non-working PoC, but not a working model...I felt it was really important to have a working Proof of concept to show that the concept "works" and that it is useful in the field...so I kept working. Finally I found the Poly-carbinate...it is actually close to a fiber-glass...VERY strong, very resilient, NOT very friendly to work with...I spent hours with a sander on that thing! Unfortunately, the "scratches" and "holes" are actually in the layers...so as I would sand one section smooth, another "scratch" would reveal itself...it was very annoying and I was pushed for time in that the "big game" season was upon me...so, I gotta say snakeeyes, I agree with you...it could be a lot "cleaner" but I ran out of time...if I had another A-5 or the time to tear this one apart and start over...I guarentee that it would look better...

      But is serves its purpose...the concept works, the "proof" is in the playing. I can stand behind a bunker or tree with the gun already pointing at the enemy. I can slide to the side keeping myself within 6 inches of the bunker and fire...I do not have to swing the marker around the bunker. In most situations I can beat whoever I am up against to the shot and get them as they are swinging their marker from their bunker. It takes both standard "straight" barrels as well as flatlines, so I can use it for both speed and woods ball (although I prefer woodsball)...in all the "proof of concept" does what it is supposed to do....but yes...I wish it were a little "prettier". LOL

      However, I was working on the true prototype again on monday night...I am about 3/4 of the way towards an actual aluminum set of reciever halves....THOSE will be clean, those will be perfect and if I did my job right...it will be a working prototype. Basically that is why I call this a Proof of Concept (or Poc) rather than a prototype...I will definitely post pictures of the prototpye once it is complete. I will also be using it in the games I play in.

     And yes, I am hoping I am going to be around for a while again.

being a modder my self (Tho i cant seem to find mine on this site anylonger.) ( guess its been a long time) I thing this is one of the more outstanding Mods i have seen in a long time. Well done mate. I marked your site as a fave, I want one of these just to see how you did it.

Do it to a 98... I dare you.



please               lol

/me still standing in line to order with breath held.

I would also like to order from Thompsonshooter as well but I need to save a little more money first to afford my paintball expenses.

The blue stuff is also made by Bondo, but it is called fiberglass body filler. Should have a boat on the label instead of a car. As for where you can purchase it, I believe I have seen it at Lowe's so I would assume that Home Depot would also carry it. If you cannot find it there, try here or check out Bondo-Online to get a list of all of their fillers that would be applicable to your job. The first one I listed however should be the correct one, but I could be wrong as I have not used it in quite some time, so I am going off of fuzzy memory on what the label looked like.

Wish I had the time to customize guns...

Will it be available in canada .......... i love it

Where can I purchace your already made markers?

 

cut out a part of the stock so u can look down the sight and open it up a little more behind the hole in it and it will look very sick, u might also want to put the end of a fake mag sticking out of the botom and it will look like some futuristic sub machine gun