Meathead316 Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 righto, the barrels are done, and a quick test confirms that my drill is strong enough, will defo have pics 2morro, its a bit late to go diging around for the camera now. Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Hmm... this should be interesting Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted July 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 PICS!!! looks pretty good so far i think, has a nice hefty weight to it to the attached pic has the barrels from different views and one of the minis cut down. the barrels are not 100% yet, still need a bit of filing and thern painting. tell me what you think Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I honestly think it looks great so far Link to post Share on other sites
Soloman Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Wow, excellent! If the barrels are too heavy, have you thought about using aluiminium ones? Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted July 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 thanx, yeh i have, also thought about using a counter wight at the other end of the axel. im gonna put it together and see how it goes, when i get to that stage that is, and if its ok as it is, i'll keep it that way, will feel more realistic if its heavy. Link to post Share on other sites
Armourpiercing Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Copper barrels would be better as paint adheres to it far better - most other paints will chip just from being looked at. I admire the idea of using mini electric guns but in all honesty you would be better to use a P90 or Famas gearbox. They are one piece inc motor & those mini AEGs ARE going to burn out & probably right as you complete the project. It is very VERY easy to slap one of those gearboxes into anything including a pasty & turn it into a working AEG. Plus I used to have a ToyTec Vulcan & they suck (well mine did anyway....). Armourpiercing. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted July 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 hhhmmm, i see what you are saying abouyt the mini's, even with the spacer the bbs start to dip after about 40ft! and there is a slight feed problem. Only probl;em with the famas is its size, it is huge. the body of the minigun where the aeg has to be is 12 inches, thats it. i can reloactae the aeg battery easy enough, but do you think 12 inches is enough space for all the workin parts of the famas? (i aint that bothered about the mag poking out of the bottom. i really need to know more abvout the famas, looked at a few technical drawings and it looks good to me, and for £160 it aint too pricey. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 right update again, the minigun body is now taking shape, i have one side almost done. gonna make the handel on friday and when i have i will take another pic. have decided to make it with the minis for now, and then save up for a famas and then take the minis out and use that instead. all in all its goin really well, besides cuttin my fingers numerous times on the saw, and my brother keep snappin saw blades. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Finally update time. have done almost the whole top part of the gun, need to add the joystick and alter a few things. i think its coming along nicely, and its mean lookin just hopw a minigun shud look tell me what ya think (sorry for poor pics, better than nothin tho) Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Looks like it's coming along nicely. Probably smaller then the real thing...but hey! And, sorry I just have to say its a crying shame you're wasting your time putting minis in it. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 its actually gonna be about the same size as a real one, and im gonna be using a famas gearbox now Link to post Share on other sites
KSC2-303 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 WOW!!! That thing is sweet!!! Keep up the good work! Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Looking good man, keep it up! Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 right, i have now completed both of the side parts of the gun, all thats left now is to add the little bits and bobs onto the main body as well as other little details and the carry handle, also the mech to make it spin then paint it! will have to wait to get it shooting as i havnt come across a second hand famas yet so far it looks like a beast! will have pics 2morro. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 More pics. the last two are of my bro Craig holding the gun just so u can see how big it is. its feels great in your hands and i cant wait until its finished. there are a few things that need to be altered, like securing the handel and finishing the main body of the gun. then it will be painting time! Gotta get it spinning first tho, thats 2morros job any ways, here are the pics, comments plz Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 The forward grip looks like it's gunna snap off. I'd suggest beefing up the frame it connects to. Otherwise it's looking nice. Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted August 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! right heres what happened, had the minigun set up to spin with the drill all mounted etc. then i got it spinning, and it looked sooo cool! then the barrels started to wobble then all six of them just flew off! (baring in mind that are 15 inches long and made of steel) almost took my head off! turns out that there was too much friction and the axel melted and snapped off and the barrels just flew apart. so, looks liek me and craig have to remake the barrels, and im thinking plastic with a metal axel Link to post Share on other sites
Soloman Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Oops Ah well, life goes on, hope you get it sorted, it really looked good! Link to post Share on other sites
M4Boy Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 sounds cool but I don't know if you will be able to do it Link to post Share on other sites
The n00b wh0 pwns Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 well at least it looked good and you got some pics... didnt you read the post M4boy? he said the barrels flew off and the axel melted i doubt he'll be able to do it... Link to post Share on other sites
M4Boy Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 he said that he was going to try again are you like stalking me to see where I am and if I spam? Link to post Share on other sites
mattb91115 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 spam alert put down the spam phill; Link to post Share on other sites
Meathead316 Posted June 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hello!!! Well its been almost a year since i started this project and had to put it on hold due to moving and my car blowing up etc etc. any ways, these last few weeks I have picked up where i left off, and if you have been reading from the beginning, that was just after my plastic axel melted and my metal barrels flew off and nearly killed me (well sorta ) so, i have remade the barrels with lighter plastic ones, ive added some cosmetic ###### and most importantly i have made all of the internal motor crapo to make this bad boy spin! but it dont spin... yet, just waiting til 2morro to get a thicker pipe from bandq to connect the end of the motor (which is a tad wider than i thought) to the barrels. how do i post a vid? i will wnat to once they spin!!! as for it firing thats a long way off yet. ive got it all planned out but i cant really do any proper work until i have the gearbox and stuff (any one have a spare p90/famas gearbox they dont want?) there isnt enough room in the main body for the gar box, and ive had to mount the motor in the middle so it wouldnt work anyway. so my plan is to have it fire not from the barrels, but from the left hand side from within that big cylindrical thing, its cheating i know but my skills are pretty limited and im happy i have got this far. if it all goes tits up and never fire a single bb it wont be all bad, it will be an awesome display piece... when its painted that is! i have a few bits and bobs to do to it, neaten it up, add a few more little cosmetic details, wire it up then paint it. any way enough talk more pictures! let me know what you think!!! Link to post Share on other sites
mr sane Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 i had this idea. i think it would be cheaper then a gear box but the vortex block looks hard to make. i am not sure though if the design would work though. what do you guys think? is it worth following? please excuse the horrible drawing. Link to post Share on other sites
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