Optimistic Geom
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With Blizzard and Hasbro going on a joint venture I thought I should probably post my Nerf Gun build which I've already been working on for six months. Way to steal my thunder guys. :rolleyes
The plan was to build a replica pistol of Overwatch's tiny Korean gremlin, D.VA Except this thing was going to move like in the game and fire Nerf Darts. Simple enough until I actually watched D.VA's pistol animation, it fires like a cannon rather than a pistol.
Step one, make a pretty CAD model in fusion 360, everyone loves pretty CAD models.
This thing is being 3D printed as there's no way I could make this mechanism out of MDF and Foam. There were a lot of parts.
And that's not even HALF of them.
Because I had to scale it up to fit a Nerf dart out the barrel it got a little big.
The plan to make the barrel move like a cannon is to attach the front barrel to the hammer at the back with rods. The whole Nerf firing mechanism fits in between. Simples
The Spring mechanism is soley to replicate the motion of the pistol firing. As For the Nerf darts, they're flung out using flywheels and a pusher connected to the trigger.
This is the third design I came up with, You don't want to see the first design, we don't speak of that design :facepalm
And LEDs of course because LEDs
As the Nerf Darts (or any kind of bullet for that matter) couldn't squeeze from the magazine to the chamber, the Nerf darts are stored in that weird bottom lobe and the magazine acts as battery storage.
Which Brings us to a test fire
Got a little ways to go then I'll widen the barrel a bit and juice up the motors. There's a lot of little changes I'd like to make to the insides too so I'll make a new prototype which will hopefully be the finished version. There were a few different designs and ideas I tried, mostly to do with the placememnt of the motors but this post is big enough as it is so if you want to see more or check out more up to date WIP shots check out my facebook www.facebook.com/optimisticgeometry/
The plan was to build a replica pistol of Overwatch's tiny Korean gremlin, D.VA Except this thing was going to move like in the game and fire Nerf Darts. Simple enough until I actually watched D.VA's pistol animation, it fires like a cannon rather than a pistol.
Step one, make a pretty CAD model in fusion 360, everyone loves pretty CAD models.
This thing is being 3D printed as there's no way I could make this mechanism out of MDF and Foam. There were a lot of parts.
And that's not even HALF of them.
Because I had to scale it up to fit a Nerf dart out the barrel it got a little big.
The plan to make the barrel move like a cannon is to attach the front barrel to the hammer at the back with rods. The whole Nerf firing mechanism fits in between. Simples
The Spring mechanism is soley to replicate the motion of the pistol firing. As For the Nerf darts, they're flung out using flywheels and a pusher connected to the trigger.
This is the third design I came up with, You don't want to see the first design, we don't speak of that design :facepalm
And LEDs of course because LEDs
As the Nerf Darts (or any kind of bullet for that matter) couldn't squeeze from the magazine to the chamber, the Nerf darts are stored in that weird bottom lobe and the magazine acts as battery storage.
Which Brings us to a test fire
Got a little ways to go then
I'll widen the barrel a bit and juice up the motors. There's a lot of little changes I'd like to make to the insides too so I'll make a new prototype which will hopefully be the finished version. There were a few different designs and ideas I tried, mostly to do with the placememnt of the motors but this post is big enough as it is so if you want to see more or check out more up to date WIP shots check out my facebook www.facebook.com/optimisticgeometry/
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