JonnyBGood

Well it depends on your vision. As more of a concept builder my builds are focused around a mechanical function as opposed to appearance. I usually start with a "Back panel" and try to fit the mechanism in it. I usually consider the normal standard of 5 layers max when I'm building as well, so the mechanism must fit in 3 layer. After I have a the mechanism finished, I clean up the edges and make it look more professional. Then its simply making into an interesting shape....Pretty loose description but that's how I did things.

Hey, why couldn't I find this earlier?! Wicked cool magazine man, I wondered if anyone was going to spend enough time to get that to work.

Zip3 is also 5 layers, I added a small outside layer to make it 7 doen the barrel just so it wouldn't flex side to side. It doesn't need it, it's a feel thing. I recently joined an extremely active nerf community so my interest has strayed. That's really the difference about this hobby from others is how specific it is and how challenging it is. Not to say other hobbies arn't as challenging but but they arn't to the extent as this.

No unfortunately, I've had a bit of a change in interest lately however I'll probably get some concept sketches up in a forum when I find time to do it.

No worries, I've bend in this hobby maybe two years and took a couple year break, just refreshing my terminology. How many layers did you get this to fit in? I know Zip3 took me a stupid long time to develop just because I want tho keep the standard 5 layers.

I admitted in the ible this wasn't the performer I wanted it to be. However I'm glad you as many still enjoy the appearance of it =D

Sigh you replica gun guys.... Super excellent as always.

Those lines! Very smooth.

I played with shell ejecting combos. I like it because they're more efficient than simple pin guns, however the ejecting part bugged me. It also slows down reload so in wars it adds another step.Excellent cosmetic gun though. =D

So pardon my ignorance, I haven't been around here in awhile. Pump action, chambering, horizontal fixed magazine? Regardless it's freaking awesome.