Quebectrooper Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 What is more accurate, drainpipe or rubber ribs ? i see 14 ribs on the gun and they seem to be seperated from each other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Rubber ribs....drain pipe is not accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav'ika Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Will drainpipe stop you from being deployed? It's not stated in the CRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grit Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 wat is best 4 the rubber stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Not at all....the drainpipe is used on many builds and still looks good. The rubber tubing just looks a lot better and is in line with what's used on screen. It was much more likely to have rubber tubing around than it would have been to have the piping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 hey elliot,i no there not rubber but im sure ive seen people use cable ties to get the effect,looked o.k. to me from pics ive seen.dont know if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCORCH Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Rubber looks better as well...I used 1/4" rubber tubing...check out some landscaping areas that sell pond supplies they usef or the pumps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebectrooper Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks guys, going to work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 awesome....good luck man and make sure you keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverboyd Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I have spent the past few nights adding the "14 ribs" to the barrel of my T21 blaster build. While I've seen some people use corrugated downspout drain extensions...I opted to go for what I think looks a little better (in my opinion). I used 1/4" x 14'-0" white vinyl weatherstripping used for doors in your home. I could only find it in white so I used some black Plasti-Dip and sprayed it black. The nice thing about Plasti-Dip is it's flexible. Once it dried, I wrapped the barrel the best I could while gluing it down with E6000. It's very much on there and shouldn't become unraveled. One thing i noticed was while applying the E6000 it made some of the Plasti-Dip rub off. No worries though...I'll paint over it with some black paint and I think i'll be fine. Here are some shots of it before I finish the final paint touch-ups on the "ribs". I'm aware that the ribs are not wrapped up perfectly but I think it adds "realism" to it. I also like the clumps of E6000 you can see between the ribs. It could be mistaken for "grime" that has gotten in the cracks due to patrolling in the Tatooine desert. Here is a picture of the "ribs" with a few more coats of Plastic-Dip applied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 i agree its a better look than corregated pipe,nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 wat is best 4 the rubber stuff? You can get the neoprene tubing at sealsdirect. This one I think http://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/shopping.asp?intDepartmentId=3 the expanded neoprene 1/2 round cord is the stuff. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Cool stuff man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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