The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: cipriani2k on February 01, 2013, 12:03:46 am
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Hello, I'm currently building a zombies ate my neighbors cabinet and I wanted to make themed lightguns to go with it. I went with the Ultimarc light gun kit and have everything working with that. The page with the kit is below, didn't have a direct link but you can figure it out, it's the kit.
http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=7 (http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=7)
But I wanted to make 2 light guns that looked like the squirt guns from Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111218104612/elderscrolls/images/f/f5/Zombies-ate-my-neighbors-character-selection.jpg)
So it's a pretty basic jumping off point, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of a product to kinda build off of or even a scratch build starting point? I'd like to have something with a decent weight to it and it's kinda hard to get a squirtgun like that. If possible, I've got no ideas in mind, I kinda wanna put an led in the gun and have colored water for each one.
Any ideas at all welcome. I feel like there are some cool possibilites, I'm just at a loss on where to start.
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Do you have to have it transparent or opaque?
You could try checking out the Toys R Us and see what you can find there for guns you can gut out and wire an aim trak into.
Super-soakers? Nerf guns? Regular water guns might feel cheap and easily broken, but you might be able to find something higher quality.
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Found this for $13, gonna try it out and see how it goes. Seems really close so long as I can clean up that stupid orange part. It'll work fine I'm sure but I still don't know if I can get a water system going. We'll see.
(http://images.childtherapytoys.com/store/media/largeimages/Uzi.jpg)
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So my guns came in today and there is no apparent way to take them apart. I guess I was hoping for screw holes but that was pretty optimistic. Does anyone have an idea on how to get it open? I'm thinking maybe there's a tool fine enough to get in between the 2 pieces of plastic and cut the braces so I can get at the insides. Any suggestions would be terrific, of either a tool fine enough to do the job or a different idea altogether. Thanks in advance :)
Other than that little issue, they look and feel awesome. Heavy plastic, nice resistance on the trigger, big enough size. Good stuff.
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dremel with a metal disc or cutoff tool? :dunno
If it isn't attached with screws it has to be held together with glue. You could try a heat gun but what melts first, the glue or the plastic? You could probably use bondo on them after the fact if it gets too rough getting them apart.
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I'd rather not suggest a Nerf product (long standing grudge against hasbro) but the tornado strike maybe if only for the easy to disassemble construction and its resemblance to the machine pistol(?).
edit-Amazon pic was swapped with a goggle pic due to overwhelming size messing with the topic width.
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Hi, Were you able to make the model for the zamn lightguns? I'd like to know if, because I'd like to make ones too. Thanks.