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My K'nex Guns

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Almost all of the K'nex guns I have made and not yet destroyed. There's everything from Rifles to Pistols, RBGs to interchangable-barrel weapons.

Tell me if you want an instructable for any of these...

46 comments

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Jul 22, 2010. 9:38 PMposerboy123 says:

your title should be "my knex guns SUCK"

Dec 3, 2011. 3:14 PM

PotatoCoffee says:

Now THATS offencive.

Jul 23, 2010. 6:41 AMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

I'll agree that some of those do. But most of them possess an elegance I find lacking in many more complicated designs. Simplicity is a beautiful thing.

Apr 8, 2011. 4:43 AMlawrencebanks1998 says:

none of them are semi auto bdw. semi auto is when you pull the trigger and it fires, no pulling back bolts or anything.

Jul 25, 2010. 2:24 PMkoal1 says:

nobody cares about simplicity

Jul 25, 2010. 8:35 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

That doesn't mean they're right. To me, larger guns are more annoying to carry, slower to load, use more valuable parts and are not terribly aesthetically pleasing.

Sep 29, 2010. 9:07 AMkoal1 says:

ide rather have a big sniper rifle or assualt rifle than a small slingshot

Sep 29, 2010. 7:44 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

I'd rather use a pistol, because everybody else I'm fighting with uses pistols, and in the time it takes to reload a sniper I'd have been shot three times already.

Feb 24, 2011. 12:15 PMbattle-rifle says:

this is bad stuff srry mate

Nov 7, 2009. 3:30 PM

KnexFreek says:

u have alot of knex

Dec 8, 2009. 8:41 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Not a terrible lot. I'm always running out of them by building one too many gun or helicopter model...it's annoying as hell. Actually, I don't think there's a single person on instructables who has a big enough collection! You always need more. :D

Sep 23, 2010. 11:19 AMytreza says:

i do i have €50.000 of knex

Dec 9, 2009. 7:39 PM

KnexFreek says:

haha lol! i have like 4-5 thousand

Apr 8, 2011. 4:42 AMlawrencebanks1998 says:

i probs have over 10 thousand

Dec 9, 2009. 7:47 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Yeah, and I'm sure you need more. :D

It would be awesome to have that many...

Dec 9, 2009. 7:58 PM

KnexFreek says:

u dont haz 4-5,000??????????????????????
arent those bins behind yo guns filled with knex????????????????????
and ya i need more... lolz

Dec 9, 2009. 8:01 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Only one of the three towers in the back actually has K'nex in it. I might have 600-1000 total...maybe.

Dec 9, 2009. 8:04 PM

KnexFreek says:

oh well then :( i hope u et more for x mas

Dec 9, 2009. 8:07 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Me too!

Aug 1, 2010. 11:48 AMsandmman says:

he guys wht dont you visit this link, if you are running low on a certain part you can buy some more. http://www.knexusergroup.org.uk/acatalog/knex-parts-classic.html

Apr 27, 2010. 8:23 AMTigerNod says:

Nice, but why do you build so many of them the same time?

Apr 27, 2010. 8:25 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

I like to keep my designs for a while so I can show them to people, and I have enough parts where I can keep a few put together at once.

Apr 28, 2010. 5:51 AMTigerNod says:

Ah, I see. Hey, what's the whole idea of the gun-in-that-box anyways?

Apr 28, 2010. 6:51 AMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

It was an idea my friend made. Sort of a gauntlet, but more square and with a gun mounted to it. It is entirely non-functional.

Apr 13, 2010. 4:09 PMbuilder968 says:

Cool! Post the harpoon, please.

Apr 13, 2010. 8:12 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Terribly sorry, but it's half-destroyed right now, and the fishing line I used for it is not to be found. All you really have to do is take any gun of your choice, put a spool of fishing line on one side, fashion a harpoon out of a couple of K'nex pieces, and attach the harpoon to said spool. A counterweight may be necessary.

Hope this helps in lieu of the actual design!

Sep 12, 2009. 12:07 PMgeodez says:

great harpoon idea i just built a real one.

Dec 8, 2009. 8:42 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Awesome!

Dec 11, 2009. 8:48 PMgeodez says:

yes it is.

Sep 12, 2009. 4:15 AMal9595 says:

can u post the gun on the right at the 2nd last photo?

Dec 8, 2009. 8:45 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

I don't think I will. It's an alright gun, but the original point I made it to test is moot with the design I chose, and the K'nex Pistol does a much better job with fewer pieces. Sorry!

Dec 8, 2009. 5:38 PMdumdum24 says:

hey dont be to hard on the guy he can probbably build more than you he has the biggest cillection on instructables thats an achievment

Dec 8, 2009. 8:40 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Who, me? honestly, I don't believe I have the largest collection on instructables by far. Or the best guns, although me and my arrogant streak makes it seem like that sometimes... :D. And if you were talking about me, thanks for the support!

Nov 23, 2009. 7:42 PM

KnexFreek says:

nice guns!

Nov 23, 2009. 7:42 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Thanks!

Nov 23, 2009. 7:59 PM

KnexFreek says:

no prob!

Sep 12, 2009. 4:13 AMal9595 says:

sweet guns!!!

Sep 12, 2009. 6:53 PMDilong_paradoxus (author) says:

Thanks!

Sep 12, 2009. 4:14 AMal9595 says:

it isnt really 4:13 we didnt set our time at home

Sep 8, 2009. 3:17 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:

i can't tell if they're guns or not... lol? No offense, but where's the handles? If the handles are the yellow rods, then that must be really uncomforatble D: Maybe try building something like a gun from KillerK or Mepain. Both of them make great guns that don't use too many rare parts. Then you might know how to make a real-looking gun. Just advice.

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