Introduction: Reaper Crossbow
The absolute full power of this monstrosity is reached by removing the trigger system, which enables it to use 4(!) arrows, which it can fire in a rain of doom (One could call it a repeater crossbow actually). And if one does not use the trigger one needs to put the Reaper on your arm, otherwise it is too heavy to hold on to with one arm.
The distance it fires outside is like most long range knex guns very dependent on the wind, if the arrow has a good tailwind it can get ~200 feet without trigger.
Don't forget to rate :D
Enough talking, now get building :o
A video of the Reaper shooting at chipwood.
It pierces straight through it...no it is not cardboard :D
Step 1: The Pieces List
Minimal Pieces Needed:
Connectors:
Blue 3d connector: 88
Purple 3d connector: 60
Yellow connector: 51
Red connector: 8
Green connector: 4
White connector: 16
Light grey connector: 10
Orange connectors: 18
Grey connectors: 2
Rods:
Green rods: 113
White rods: 130
Blue rods: 82
Yellow rods: 6
Red rods: 29
Other:
Wheels: 8
Blue spacers: 12
Grey spacers: 8
Rubberbands: 12
Recommended Pieces Needed:
Connectors:
Blue 3d connector: 88
Purple 3d connector: 60
Yellow connector: 73
Red connector: 12
Green connector: 10
White connector: 16
Light grey connector: 10
Orange connectors: 24
Grey connectors: 2
Rods:
Green rods: 117
White rods: 161
Blue rods: 94
Yellow rods: 22
Red rods: 33
Grey rods: 6
Bendy grey rod: 6
Other:
Wheels: 8
Blue spacers: 12
Grey spacers: 8
Rubberbands: 16
Small panels: 6
And ofcourse "some" extra pieces for arrows.
Step 2: Building the Bow
Only build what is centered on the picture and I will use a letter system to help putting it together.
Picture 1: Start off by building this 1st lower bow part(A) Don't forget the green rods on top!
Picture 2: Build this 2nd lower bow part(B).
Picture 3: Build these higher bow parts(C).
Picture 4: Add the parts A and B together. Which is now called AB.
Picture 5: Add a red rod to the part AB.
Picture 6: Add these blue rods to the part AB.
Picture 7: Add the parts C to AB as shown.
Step 3: Rubberbands Onto the Bow
This step is pretty frustrating, because putting on 4 strings of rubberbands is very hard ( Needs to go one by one unless you are good with knots :D ).
Picture 1: Add these to the bow (ABC).
Picture 2: There are 4 rubberband strings here, one is already on the bow.
Picture 3: Pick up one string of rubberbands and force them behind the wheels and put them onto the blue rods, do this 4 times and on both sides.
Picture 4: This is how it should look like.
Be very careful with the rubberbands....unless you liked this step alot :).
Step 4: Building the Handle
An easy step to recover from the last one :P
Picture 1: Build these outer two parts (D).
Picture 2: Build the middle piece (E).
Picture 3: Connect the white rods of the outer parts (D) to the middle part (E).
Picture 4: Add all the red rods (to DE) as shown on this picture.
Picture 5: Connect the handle (DE) and the bow (ABC) to each other as shown in the picture.
Picture 6: It should look like this.
Step 5: The Trigger System
Picture 1: Build these parts (F).
Picture 2: Connect the parts (F) like following.
Picture 3: Same as picture 2.
Picture 4: Build this part (barrel) (G).
Picture 5: Same as picture 4.
Picture 6: Build these two triggers (H).
Picture 7: Same as picture 6.
Picture 8: Add the triggers (H) to the barrel part (G)
Picture 9: Two triggers connected (GH)
Picture 10: Build these little parts.
Picture 11: Add them to (GH).
Picture 12: Same as picture 11.
Picture 13: Put a rubberband here.
Picture 14: Sorry for blurry picture, just fit as many red rods as you see fit (to part F), but don't forget the marked ones. And don't forget to put the trigger (part GH) in :P
Picture 15: Same as picture 14.
Picture 16: Connect the trigger (GH) to the handle (DE), which is connected to the bow (ABC).
Step 6: Extra Support and Decoration
I would recommend building the extra support, as I haven't used it without it :P
Picture 1: Build these pieces for decoration.
Picture 2: Attach them like so to get a very clean looking crossbow :D
Picture 3: This is the extra support. I am not sure, but I think one can change the bendy rods for normal rods.
Picture 4: Attach them like so.
But what's that? There is more? Go to the next step. :P
Step 7: Types of Ammo and Loading
Wow, it can fire too! :o
Picture 1: Read the markers to see their power and speciality.
Picture 2: How a standard ordnance trigger arrow is loaded.
Picture 3: How one loads two standard ordnance trigger arrows at the same time.
Picture 4: Where to snap off the trigger.
Picture 5: How to hold without trigger.
Picture 6: How to load a multi arrow shot.
Picture 7: Fully loaded and ready to do some nasty damage :P
I am not liable for any damage you cause with this massive thing and never fire a piercing arrow at living creatures as it may pierce through flesh (Not going to test that lol..)
