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08-31-2016, 04:46 PM | #1 |
Psychedelic Brainchild
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The Frag-Viper's grenade-feeding tube...
http://www.yojoe.com/images/resize/w...cess/89/46.jpg ...goes for kinda a lot on eBay. I've been looking for some kinda replacement tubing. I've tried a couple of options, but haven't found anything yet that's the right thickness but has enough flexibility. Anyone got any ideas? Surely I can't be the first person to have thought of this. qwwtqwfghg2eeeeq Ahem. That part was typed by my cat.
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08-31-2016, 05:07 PM | #2 |
I just want foam gliders.
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I just used one of these on my Secto-viper customs, might work?
Vintage TMNT Ninja Turtles 1990 Raphael Raph The Space Cadet Hose Tube Weapon | eBay
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08-31-2016, 05:09 PM | #3 |
I just want foam gliders.
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You might have to drill a tiny hole in one end, but the other end has a hole.
Vintage TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 Scumbug Large Hose Tube Weapon | eBay
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08-31-2016, 05:35 PM | #4 |
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Nice! Thanks for the recommendation.
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08-31-2016, 05:47 PM | #5 |
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I'm at work right now, surrounded by cables of various sorts, and it just occurred to me that the thickness of the tube isn't far off from, say, a USB cable. If you've got an old USB device lying around, maybe you can cut the cable off and trim it to fit. It won't have the ribbing of the original, but you could perhaps simulate that by cutting strips of the outer layer of the leftover cable and gluing them around the "tube".
Just a random crazy thought. (Oh, and as a side note, I got one of these figures as a kid--I still have it, in fact--and I don't have any recollection of ever having that tube. I fear I might have simply thrown it out because I didn't "get" what it was for!)
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08-31-2016, 07:24 PM | #6 |
Psychedelic Brainchild
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Hmmmm... an old USB cable, eh? That's a great idea! Gonna try it.
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08-31-2016, 07:38 PM | #7 |
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Sweet! If it works, maybe you can make me one too (since my old Frag-Viper is missing his too).
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08-31-2016, 08:08 PM | #8 |
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Thanks for the tips Xerofall, I'm going to be making my own secto viper and copying your recipe.
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09-29-2016, 02:56 AM | #9 |
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Quote:
The main problem would be that the cord wasn't as flexible as I was hoping it might be; it tends to dislodge with movement, or dislodge the cesta from the figure's hand. The flexibility limitations could just be due to the specific cord I picked. Perhaps if I snipped cord from a mouse, it might be more flexible. (There's tons of discarded USB devices at work; I can try snipping another length of cord from another device for comparison to see if it's more flexible.) Then again, having long since lost the original tube, I don't know how flexible it was, either. Plus there's the ribbing on the tube...I'm not sure how one would ideally replicate this. My original thought would be to cut the remaining cord into strips and glue them around the "tube", but that would probably be too much work, and the strips would probably be too thick to work well. I might try using a file to sand the grooves into the tube instead.
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09-30-2016, 04:10 PM | #10 |
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Hey hey! Yeah, I did try it. Worked out just like you experienced. I'm also trying a couple of other options, just to see what I can cook up.
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