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 Post subject: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!?!
PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:01 am 
Following Spat's & Noeland's lead... ;)

I'm not really sure where to put this. It was initially placed in the gallery thread but now I am having second thoughts about it being there. Mods, please move or delete if necessary.

The images and commentary that follows outlines my take on the '05 monsters in motion pulse rifle kit. It includes, what I think, is a nice blend of components offered by several online providers as well as a few of our own BBC members. The following walk through is not the 'only way' by any stretch of the imagination. It simply reflects an approach that I took with this particular kit.

As always, I welcome comments and questions to the information that I am about to disclose. The odds will surely favor that there is something I forgot to mention. In any event, I hope that you will enjoy the following passage as much as I did creating and trying to perfect it.

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The internals of the grip frame. There are several spring loaded pieces here that match the construction of the Thompson M1A1. The tolerances are so tight here that I decided not to paint any of these other than the trigger. Instead, they are coated with a liberal amount of powdered graphite. Note the small shim affixed to the inside of the grip frame.

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Tighten up the grip. This is an SD part and it requires a slight modification to the 'stock' MIM kit. In order to save a little load time, that part is outlined on my site.

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Check operation and acoustics of the switches and trigger. Arrows indicate areas that are an inherent flaw with these castings. Fill and dip with epoxy to get a nice solid contour.

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The receiver's bore is blocked. I purchased a long 5/8 spade bit to open it.

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There is enough length to chuck and drill it through the firing pin oraface.

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A 5/16" stainless steel hex bolt to shield the spring from the resin material.

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'Scratch built' retaining spring pin. I was amazed how much this resembled an m40 detonation switch. ;)

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This locks the upper receiver to the grip frame.

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Check operation.

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Birchwood Casey Perma Blue for the metal stock and barrel heat sink. Holes drilled in the later and it is attached for the handguard portion of the pulse rifle.

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After treating the copper components with [Sulfurated Potash], a mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate. K2Sn [ :: resource :: ], a.k.a. 'liver of sulfer' assembled shotgun components with a liberal amount of powdered graphit. This is a scratch built piece that is outlined in another thread as well as my web site. To optimize download time, I will keep that part separate from this walk through.

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Insert fabricated shotgun into the handguard until its mounting chassis reaches the stop as indicated.

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Thread in the two set screws shown here...

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...and the three remaining shown here including the barrel's mounting triangle.

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Screw placement that attaches the foregrip to the shotgun. This is not screen accurate, but then again, this is not a real shotgun. It is my opinion that this was a fair trade off to achieve the end results.

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Torx screw T15 in place. This subtle detail is almost invisible at most angles.

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Check operation and accoustics.

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Attach metal stock to threaded hole in the upper receiver. I forgot to mention that this hole should be drilled and tapped prior to assembling anything in the upper receiver. :o ops Installation of stock (as shown) is still in chronological order.

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After color testing a new aervoe paint product on my Razr V3, I decided to coat and buff the shroud set and magazine base with it. Make final adjustments and test fit the Thompson with magazine inserted. Mine was about 3/8" too short. There is a brief walk through covering that modification. To save load time, I will reserve that process for another page or thread.

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3/4" velcro pad to act as a buffer between the Thompson's barrel block and resin handguard.

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Test fit the handguard.

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Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black treatment for the SD aluminum barrel. The SD GL front block did not react so well so that is simply painted and weathered to suite.

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Custom wiring configuration merging the Spat counter to the MIM pulse rifle. This will allow room for the removable magazine and easy access to the battery.

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Note: Location of the power switch is hidden within the grenade launcher's trigger housing. Power leads trail toward the stock end.

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Custom power pack installed for easy access. I am working on something similar to power my airsoft PR. These contacts will work with a common AC adapter for casual shelf display.

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Check operation...

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...install remaining brackets & hardware. Lock the shroud halves together. Lift, check balance, operation & acoustics, take picture and spam the boards with your new creation. :D
Tom
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 Post subject: Re: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!
PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:21 am 
Terrible job Tom. I better take that off your hands to... um... save you... er... from... um... Okay, I lied. Great Job!!

:)

Russ


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 Post subject: Re: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!
PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:46 am 
I agree.. you need to make a few more and give us the imperfect ones... LOL!
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 Post subject: Re: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!
PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:25 am 
Hmmm... so that's the latest MIM Pulse Rifle kit.

You do make it look quite easy Tom. Hmmm... ;)
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 Post subject: Re: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:08 pm 
Thanks for your kind feedback, fellas!! :D
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Quote:so that's the latest MIM Pulse Rifle kit.
Nope. That one is out of production from what I understand. There may be a few kits scattered about here and there. You're right, I did sort of make it look easy. Didn't I? Crap! I should not have done that... ;)
Tom
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 Post subject: Re: Pulse Rifle Play-Doh!! You want some of this?!?!?! Huh?!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:09 am 
Who would have thought way back in the day that 20 years later people who still be obsessing over that prop?

Thank god we do!
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