If you've done everything right, the spring should rest against these screws, which go through the entire width of the gun, and can be removed to reopen the shell:įinally, we need to drill out the air restrictors and the barrel post. Drill two more holes in here, test fit, drill again if necessary, and close up the case with nuts on the bolts. So, take some paint and put it on the ends of your machine screws, and place the other half of the case on top so the screws make a mark where they would hit. Next, we need to drill exit holes in the other side of the case to attach the screws, and to add ease of shell removal. Make sure the screws don't catch on the plunger rod when you pull it through, or else it could wear out the plastic prematurely. Drill two holes on either side of the plastic holders by the catch, and insert the screws to test fit: Take your machine screws, and find a drill bit that is relatively the same size, but a tad smaller if you must. Now, something for the huge spring to rest against. Cut off the top tab on the trigger, as shown: Now, we also need to modify the trigger, as you've probably noticed. Widen this part enough so the large part of the plunger rod (with the screws that attach) fits through cleanly. If it does, you'll need to continue to dremel out the rear of the casing, where the plunger rod exits the case when you cock it. Test fit the double plunger tube, and make sure it fits in with BOTH HALVES of the shell. Time to dremel all of the useless stuff out of there to make room for the extra plunger shaft! So, start by dremeling out everything that would get in the way of the plunger shaft, like so: Only one more part to go, and that's the case. 5-1cm forward of this cut as well, to give the catch some room, as shown below: Once this is done, take and make a reference cut at the mark you previously made, the same depth as the old catch (about 2-3mm, maybe a bit more). All you really need to do is make sure it's not sticking out anymore and make sure that it's smooth. Do this with a dremel or sandpaper, but I prefer the dremel. We need to sand down the old catch portion. Now, after that's done drying and fits well, it's time to cut and sand your plunger shaft. I had a convenient metal rod that fit perfectly inside of the plunger rod: Now, with this extra power comes extra responsibility (to not have your foamy weapon blow up in your face), so let's reinforce where the catch will "catch". This will be your reference mark for cutting later. Take out a ruler and place a mark two inches from the back of the plunger head on the plunger rod.
Now it's time to work on the plunger rod. Take and line them up, tape them together with your gorilla tape, and check to make sure the plunger rod slides relatively smoothly through both of them. The nf tube should be in the back, and the star wars tube in front if you did it like me. Once they're both sanded down, take and test fit the two up next to each other. You can also (and should) sand down the screw ports on the nf plunger tube. For this, one of the plunger tubes will not need the extra attachments at front. Take your sandpaper and sand down the insides of the back end of one (I chose to use the back of the star wars one, and the front of the nf one).
Next, we need to sand down the edges of the tubes where they'll be connecting. Next, take out the plunger tube from your star wars blaster by removing the two screws and the black plastic cover holding it down. Now, if you have a spare nightfinder, take it out and take out the plunger tube, as shown below. The gun opened up, for reference (notice the tiny plunger tube!): I cut along the centerline of the gun for the front and the back, and just hacked off the dinky light portion. I couldn't for the life of me pry off any of the end caps (there's an orange one at the front, a big one in back and the top is attached to itself somehow as well), so I just cut them. Okay, before we start, here's a reference picture:
Rubber bands (Staples #84 are my preferred weapon of choice) Props to everyone in the original star wars blaster thread for suggesting it, and now, on to the mod. Well, we've all seen how big the gun itself is, and the potential, and now it's time to tap into it.