Posted by: hipboyscott on June 02, 2003 at 15:52:48

see, take a block of hard foam, at least 2" wide, 4.5" tall, and 7-8" long take a pencil, and draw a box in the corner say 3 inches long, and 1.25 inches high. make a box, in that same corner 4.5 inches long, and .25 inches high. then erase the part of the first box that overlaps the second box. It should look like a 3" box on a 4.5" box. good now, about 1/2" from the edge of the block of foam make a line from the top of the short (3") box to the bottom of the short box. then, about halfway across the top of this small box, draw a diaganal (sp) line to almost the bottom of the thin box. Then, erase the little chunk that comes out from that diaganal line (the top-left corner. then, draw a small box about the size of an autocoker RAM, with it starting on the back of that little semi-triangular piece, and ging towards the front. then, from where the now 2 1/2 inch box meets the triangular piece, go about 1/4 inch over, and make two rectangles that are the dimentions of a vert feed tube. at the edge of the 4.5 box where the thing protrudes out, draw a box that represents autocoker front-end pneumos, including the front block. Now, cut out the outline so when turning it 90' it still looks like a rectangle. now, if you want, cut in so that there are RAM sized boxes or cylinders on each side (where that line was. you mirror it to the other side) now, you make it so the 2 1/2 inch box is now 1"x1"x2.5" and the bottom box is 1"x.25"x4.5" now take a gripframe and secure it to the bottom of the 4.5" box. It should match pretty well, depending on the gripframe used. then get a barrel, or a tube of barrel proportions, and attach it to the end of the 2.5 inch box. And, that, should be a 3D model of my paintball gun concept. I made one, I'm looking for a host so I can display my idea to people. I'm also thinking of paintball handguns. They would be revolutionary in that they would handle and perform more like a real firearm. heck, you could make em look almost as real as airsoft, but firing a full size paintball, and utilizing a standard 12g or remote line to a CA. The secret is in utilizing technology similar to RAM guns and the Tippmann SMG-68. Or, using other tachnology as a means of a clip-fed, non-gravity reliant paint feeding. currently, a modified version of the AT Systems' chain-drive magazine is in conceptual stages for a low-capacity, but cost-effective means. Whereas a ring loaded system that utilized plastic shells that allowed for a high-pressure spring would mean about an extra nickel per shot unless demand was extremely high, or players re-used them. alternately, I have other means of non-conventional paint feeding to allow for easier flow of paint. Such as utilizing a modified guppy (or a guppy sized alternate) as a large paint magazine by having it situated parallel to the barrel like a 10-shot stube multiplied by 10. Think, once could use standard harnesses, hold around 90 rounds of paint, and swap in a breeze. drive systems would only bias the paint towards the breech, forcing a constant flow, but not forcing paint either. the drive system could be integrated into the gun, thus you'd only need a rubber belt, and a big wheel, and little wheel. I made a mock-up with Lego Technic parts, and it functions pretty well with a cardboard "guppy" to feed paint. I am always analysing things, looking for something to imrove, and also looking for a completely different solution to the problem. I've got some ideas for a place for people like you and I, and not the asylum, lol j/k

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