The Questions Thread.

What does adding elastic bands on the NF do?

A bad job of increasing range.

Replace the spring, don't add bands.

I've found they tend to add stress in places you don't want any stress.

Like spring stretching, they give short term power gain.

Don't bother, its far easier to just upgrade the spring.

Put a C836 Spring inside. They are at Bunnings Lostboy, I saw some at the Frankston Bunnings.

This is more of an opinion thing, but whatever:

Do you think that there is any colour you can paint a gun that means it doesn't look like a real weapon? Other than the obvious yellow/orange

LostBoy wrote:What does adding elastic bands on the NF do?

Oh wow.. Anyway it does the same as adding a spring

Brunius wrote:This is more of an opinion thing, but whatever:

Do you think that there is any colour you can paint a gun that means it doesn't look like a real weapon? Other than the obvious yellow/orange

Hot pink?

I suspect a lot of fluro colours would probably fit the bill.

Brunius wrote:This is more of an opinion thing, but whatever:

Do you think that there is any colour you can paint a gun that means it doesn't look like a real weapon? Other than the obvious yellow/orange

Red.

Something that still looks awesome, but is not a realistic weapon colour. Bright Gold could also work.

Yes, COD noobs, people don't use red camo IRL. Or gold.

Brunius wrote:This is more of an opinion thing, but whatever:

Do you think that there is any colour you can paint a gun that means it doesn't look like a real weapon? Other than the obvious yellow/orange

Anything else besides matte black ? LOL

Generally, don't use colours that exist naturally in bulk, on any terranean environments and grey metallic colours.
Weapons training aids are usually blue or red.

Swatsonia wrote:Something that still looks awesome, but is not a realistic weapon colour. Bright Gold could also work.

Unless you are Saddam Hussein...

I don't think Saddam Nerf's....

Doubt he can even pick one up in the state he's in right now.

Well.... there's never been any definitive proof the execution wasn't staged...

But, anyway, to avoid a long-winded debate on conspiracy theory's etc etc


I don't think Saddam Nerf'd...

Cheers,

Hey, i was thinking of picking up a Dart Tag Fuy Fire Set for me and my brother, and i was wondering if it mods the same as the Maverick?
thanks in advance!

sab754 wrote:Hey, i was thinking of picking up a Dart Tag Fuy Fire Set for me and my brother, and i was wondering if it mods the same as the Maverick?
thanks in advance!

You could probably answer your own question if you checked out the modification directory, or even the search button.

Cheers,

mull wrote:Generally, don't use colours that exist naturally in bulk, on any terranean environments and grey metallic colours.
Weapons training aids are usually blue or red.

Reminds me of a certain blue and red rem870 which most certainly is not for training purposes...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4FjODPDFA

mister_elliott wrote:

mull wrote:Generally, don't use colours that exist naturally in bulk, on any terranean environments and grey metallic colours.
Weapons training aids are usually blue or red.

Reminds me of a certain blue and red rem870 which most certainly is not for training purposes...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4FjODPDFA

Frickin' crazy Russian!!!

Check out the recoil on those Rhodesian Jungle rounds...

Cheers,

sab754 wrote:Hey, i was thinking of picking up a Dart Tag Fuy Fire Set for me and my brother, and i was wondering if it mods the same as the Maverick?
thanks in advance!

Just Google how to mod it.

Hello all,
Fairly new here to Nerf but already have a small collection.

Reading up on how to mod the stampede, I am doing the voltage mod on the stampede.
I got the Blue Ultrafire14500 Batteries and the 4x AA Battery Tray.
However I'm having trouble slotting in the 14500 batteries, as they are slightly (about 1mm longer) than the standard AA batteries.
Anyone else have this trouble? Or did I purchase the wrong battery tray?

I think you bought the protected version. You need they unprotected version, these are grey.

Fish wrote:Hello all,
Fairly new here to Nerf but already have a small collection.

Reading up on how to mod the stampede, I am doing the voltage mod on the stampede.
I got the Blue Ultrafire14500 Batteries and the 4x AA Battery Tray.
However I'm having trouble slotting in the 14500 batteries, as they are slightly (about 1mm longer) than the standard AA batteries.
Anyone else have this trouble? Or did I purchase the wrong battery tray?

Without a picture, I would possibly guess that the 14500's may be protected, which makes them a little longer than normal.

If they're definitely unprotected 14500's, just apply a little bit of force, and they should fit fine. I know that all of my rig's have been a rather snug fit in the battery tray.

I could offer more help with a picture though...

@ElementGuy - I have pcb 14500's in both grey and blue, and in UltraFire and TrustFire brands. Likewise with non-pcb's. The colour doesn't tend to be a good indication. But, if you peel off a bit of the plastic wrapping, you'll notice a copper strip and a small circuit board on the PCB versions.

Cheers,

There are picture's on the links

Luke wrote:There are picture's on the links

Yep, I can see that, thanks for pointing that out mate.

But, common sense prevails that a picture of the actual products side-by-side will be better than some random picture from ebay. Especially from a seller who calls 14500 batteries "AA", and doesn't state whether they're protected or not...

Cheers,

Yeah I thought you didn't see the link.

Thanks for the quick and helpful replies guys!

here are the pics

Is Goop available in aus? If not, is there an equivalent product I can buy here?

oxymoron wrote:Is Goop available in aus? If not, is there an equivalent product I can buy here?

Thought of the same question a while back, but apparently the equivalent was um .. PVC cement ?

Yeah, I asked a while ago but I'm still not satisfied with the answer especially since no one seems to have tried it.

But to be honest I don't believe PVC cement will work with nerf guns. Goop is clear and sticky while PVC cement is blue (Or other colours) and runny.

EDIT: http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?LH_AvailTo=15&_nkw=Amazing+Goop&_arm=1&_armm=63&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3DAmazing%2BGoop%26_arr%3D1&_rdc=1

(It's called Amazing Goop)

Unknown wrote:Yeah, I asked a while ago but I'm still not satisfied with the answer especially since no one seems to have tried it.

But to be honest I don't believe PVC cement will work with nerf guns. Goop is clear and sticky while PVC cement is blue (Or other colours) and runny.

EDIT: http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?LH_AvailTo=15&_nkw=Amazing+Goop&_arm=1&_armm=63&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3DAmazing%2BGoop%26_arr%3D1&_rdc=1

(It's called Amazing Goop)

Sweet ! Buying some soon. Thanks.

What exactly is a SNAP? And what do the letters stand for?

Hi i was wondering,Is there any coupons for toys r us at the moment?
I am trying to afford some sonic gear.

Theres a sale on right now and the sonic seris is relatively cheap.

@Fish - your battery appears to be the protected version of 14500 li-ion batteries. They won't discharge enough power (due to the pcb) to be of any use with Nerf applications. That extra length, and the rather prominent nipple, is generally a good indication of the protection circuit.

The "14500" is actually product dimensions. 14 refers to the width, while 500 refers to the length. This makes them identical to a AA battery in size.

Your best bet would be to either check out ebay, or dealextreme.com for non-pcb li-ion 14500 batteries.

@Unknown - I thought myself and Brad had covered your question quite well. PVC cement isn't the same as goop, but it is suitable for certain Nerf applications. I use it all the time with conduit and pvc, but I'm fairly certain it will eat normal nerf blaster plastic's.
I checked out that exact same goop on ebay, but the p&h charges were a bit ridiculous at that time.

Cheers,

Sorry mate, that wasn't supposed to be taken as an insult to either of you.

By unsatisfied I meant I was still looking for a suitable product in Australian stores.

And yeah, postage is pretty ridiculous, but I haven't been able to find any other suitable glue although I am testing various silicone glues.

No problems mate, wasn't having a dig at you either.

If there's a chance of getting discount on shipping with multiple items, I'd be keen on getting a tube to try. Might work out well seeing you, me and oxy are both in Qld. Maybe we might get a few more guys interested perhaps...

Cheers,