AKS-74U

This is my new knex AKS-74U. I'm going to do revisions and make a final version before I post it, but I want your opinions. It can be breach loaded, and has removable magazines. It fires blue rods, and I'm not going to do a range test until I finish the final version.
Sorry I forgot to say this earlier, but credits to TheDunkis for the mag even though it is modded.

What needs to be changed or improved? I know that the sights are off I'm going to move those forward, and the front hand grip needs to be fixed. If I can, I might change the trigger guard. PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS THANKS!

Comments

[Fred the Penguin]

hmm this gun reminds me of my PP19, probably because Kalashnakov worked on the "Bizon" with Dragunov. or something like that.

Speaking of my PP19 I might redo it, it could use a better angled handle and I could probably make a horizontal mag for it...
Picture below for anyone who cares...

[james4]

Nice.However it's hard to make a horizontal mag.(Yes I know about Seleziona's SIHM-2.)

[geodez]

Victor Kalishnikov (son of Mikhail Kalishnikov,) worked on the PP19 with Alexi Dragunov (son of Evgeny Dragunov.) The PP19 was heavily based on the AK.

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[mahmel]

lol;D

[altair ibn la ahad]

i always new you would mae a horizontal make for it after i suggested a year ago and u said it was impossibble

[Fred the Penguin]

actually you suggested a working cylindrical mag, which would be impossible on that scale.

[altair ibn la ahad]

but it would be cylindrical if u used white connectors

[MegaMetal8]

Yeh you should

[Fred the Penguin]

not for awhile at least.
atm I have a fancy-smancy reapeating sling assault rifle type thingy which was originally meant to be a scar-H but I gave up on the replica part. I'll probably mod it into a sniper at some stage.

[MegaMetal8]

An post?

[Fred the Penguin]

still not 100% satisfied with it, I'd also need to get hold of a camera to get pics. tbh it is way underpowered imo

[MegaMetal8]

Oh ok

[Raikou-san]

Not sure about a horizontal mag, but a better-angled handle would be nice.

[Fred the Penguin]

yeah, the 45º handle sorta ruins it for me, but it looks awesome from this angle

[shadowninja31]

Yup. I built it after I built your PP19. It was pretty good, but I thought it could have been a little better.

[Fred the Penguin]

true, the handle and trigger assembly could have been far better, I also wanted to improve the barrel but I ran out of parts =/

[Puddock]

I like it!

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[AlphOscarAlpha]

Very good. Looks like a real Avtomat Kalashnikova Skladnoy 74 Utorkochenniy.

[shadowninja31]

Yup! Thanks!

[AlphOscarAlpha]

Hmm... a few ideas:
*Try making the main part of the gun more triangular.
*Make it so that the stock doesn't require so many of those orange clip parts.
*Make the stock fold in like the real gun.
*Make it longer, which would make it an AKS-74, rather than just the Utorkochenniy shortened variant.

[Raz1r Knex Bull3t]

Are you going to post it or not?

[shadowninja31]

Yes.

[Raz1r Knex Bull3t]

Well, post it already!

[shadowninja31]

I'm working on it right now.

[firebombfury]

POST!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shadowninja31]

I'm working on it right now.

[Senior Waffleman]

when are you gonna post it?

[shadowninja31]

Soon.

[Senior Waffleman]

how long is soon?

Christmas or what?

[shadowninja31]

I'm hoping tomorrow if I remember.

[Senior Waffleman]

cool

[rec0n]

-Make the mag more realistically sized, add a fake charging handle, make it less blocky. Add a realistic mag release too. 3*

[shadowninja31]

Yeah, yeah. Does the mag need to be longer or something? and, last time I did a charging handle, it ruined the looks of the gun, and I'm not sure how to make it less blocky in the front area.

[rec0n]

Angle the front more. What gun did you make where a charging handle ruined the looks? The mag just doesn't seem sized right. I'll check with my friends 74 mags once he gets 'em.

[shadowninja31]

It was one that wasn't posted.

[rec0n]

What was it a replica of? Pic please?

[shadowninja31]

It was a while ago, and is gone sorry. It wasn't really a replica.

[osi]

Once again, shadowninja31 delivers.

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[rootbeer96]

great gun bro really like post

[shadowninja31]

I'm working on it.

[TheDunkis]

Looks good but a bit too tall. Otherwise it's probably the best one yet.

[shadowninja31]

Yeah... It's not the best, but I intend to make it better one day.

[knexjay]

CRAZY AWESOME GUN. Cant wait til instructions! 5* easy

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[matsermetsuiker]

let me guess, cod7?

[shadowninja31]

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:-(
I DON'T HAVE AN XBOX AND I DON'T USE VIDEO GAMES FOR INSPIRATION!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about the caps, but I hate people thinking that guns are always from cod. No, I just like this gun and we didn't have a good one.

[knexjay]

I kno! Im a COD ADDICT. But I am always annoyed when someone say "Its from COD" or "OMG u have COD like me?" ITS SO FLIPPING ANNOYING

[shadowninja31]

I agree. Except I don't have cod because I don't have an xbox and that is what I would want it for. Except that I might get one for christmas....

[knex_builder_freak]

I agree.

[shadowninja31]

Lol thanks.

[matsermetsuiker]

ok, pretty good gun btw. :P

[shadowninja31]

Thanks lol.

[The Jamalam]

Way too thick upwards unfortunately, but I realise it's hard to do stuff like that with k'nex.

[Seleziona]

it looks good :) the front of it looks a little... square... that's all. lol

[shadowninja31]

Thanks! I know... any ideas?

[Seleziona]

I honestly can't think of any. sorry!

[shadowninja31]

Okay. That's fine.

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[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[Dirtyboyy]

awsome ! 5*

[shadowninja31]

Thanks man!

[Raz1r Knex Bull3t]

whoa man!!!! Dude, post this. I'm going to sub you right now.

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[Raz1r Knex Bull3t]

No prob. But, are you posting?

[shadowninja31]

Once I make it better.

[Raz1r Knex Bull3t]

Okay, but make that soon.

[shadowninja31]

I'm working on it.

[instruct39]

nice gun! evreything seems great on it, but like mahmel said it could be a little less blocky.

[shadowninja31]

Yeah I know.

[mahmel]

Oh yeah, you can make the front a little less blocky, I mean not, not very square.. something (idk how to say lol). The handle too, and personally I don't like open stocks, but that's just me.

[shadowninja31]

Yeah I know. But the stock is the way the real guns stock is.

[mahmel]

Okay I didn't know that :P

[shadowninja31]

Yup.

[DJ Radio]

Doesn't look too much like the real thing but it's still sweet. How do you get time for this?

[shadowninja31]

I had last week off. :)
What should I change to make it better?

[TwistedParadox]

Do the magazines load like the real thing + does it have a mag release?

[shadowninja31]

No mag release sorry, just like the Dunkis's magazines.

[knexsuperbuilderfreak]

not bad! maybe try a grip the the one on TBMS scar

[shadowninja31]

I'll take a look at it.

[altair ibn la ahad]

yay for posting

[~KGB~]

epik! 5*

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[~KGB~]

no prob

[MegaMetal8]

AMAZING 5*

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[MegaMetal8]

Np

[RMConstruction]

READ MY LATEST FORUM TOPIC. ABOUT 5*S.

[MegaMetal8]

No

[shadowninja31]

Lol. People can do what they want.

[RMConstruction]

Ugh...No offence to you or anything, but everyone simply liking a design should not constitute 5* so instantly.

[shadowninja31]

I know, but people are supposed to rate things how they like them, not how others like them.

[RMConstruction]

Yes, and if everybody rated everything 5*s, we end up with the current ratings. Half of the knex ibles are 5* rated.

[shadowninja31]

Well, ibles should have added another star. But what I'm saying is that if they like it and want it to be 5*, that is their decision. We should try to get them to think more about it though...

[H1T4TCH1]

Awesome work, shadow! Keep going! :P

[shadowninja31]

Thanks man! You too.

[H1T4TCH1]

Thanks ^^

[dutchwarlord]

maby a rail guard it will improve the range and fire rate.

[shadowninja31]

Okay. I'm not sure how it would improve the fire rate though.

[mahmel]

Good job. 5* again :P

[shadowninja31]

Thanks!

[Raikou-san]

This will be the first thing I have built in months.

Anyways, as for what needs changing. Fix the front barrel piece (the thing that sticks out). If you're willing to, you ought to make it thinner (2 pieces tall instead of 3).

[shadowninja31]

The front barrel? Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how to redo the front handguard thing. Once that is fixed I'll try the barrel too.

[Senior Waffleman]

YOU SIR HAVE TO POST THIS NAO!!!! :D

[shadowninja31]

I want to make it better first.

[Senior Waffleman]

What are you going to improve, it looks great :)

[shadowninja31]

I said in the description above :)