Luke Warmwater
Sr Member
I recently got one of Nicksdad's fantabulous DS gun kits and I wanted to share my build progress so far. I really can't say enough good things about the kit. It's all nicely machined aluminum and well-cast resin.
So far, I've completed the assembly:
DS gun by WF&DT, on Flickr
Instead of epoxying the pieces together, I decided to use pins (except for the muzzle fin, which is JB-Welded on). I drilled holes in the main tube through the frame inserts and inserted pop-rivet pins to hold it together. Another pin goes through the flash-hider and main tube from top to bottom. This allows me to disassemble the gun if I need to. I used a small spring attached to the trigger and another pin on the backstrap to keep the trigger in battery. I also epoxied the handgrips to the side panels because it was the easiest way for me to mount the grips.
I have on order a Luxeon Rebel Star LED in green and plan to rig it like Robiwan's excellent build.
More as the build progresses. I like the bare-alloy look of the kit so much it's almost going to be a shame to paint it.
So far, I've completed the assembly:
DS gun by WF&DT, on Flickr
Instead of epoxying the pieces together, I decided to use pins (except for the muzzle fin, which is JB-Welded on). I drilled holes in the main tube through the frame inserts and inserted pop-rivet pins to hold it together. Another pin goes through the flash-hider and main tube from top to bottom. This allows me to disassemble the gun if I need to. I used a small spring attached to the trigger and another pin on the backstrap to keep the trigger in battery. I also epoxied the handgrips to the side panels because it was the easiest way for me to mount the grips.
I have on order a Luxeon Rebel Star LED in green and plan to rig it like Robiwan's excellent build.
More as the build progresses. I like the bare-alloy look of the kit so much it's almost going to be a shame to paint it.
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