soloz1: Mc#'s overhauled AT3K

Here's something we haven't seen on UN yet: a non-modern modified blaster. soloz1 decided to completely gut his Air Tech 3000 from the popular early 2000's Air Tech series and fix it up.

The new internals feature PETG rebarreling (complete with the auto-rotation), a Hornet AS-6 air tank and tubing replacement, an improved seal, and a glued trigger spring.

The paint job was added after the original modification. soloz1 says this about the paint job:

The paintjob includes a black vinyl dye flat-black base coat, pink and green folkart detailing. Unfortunately, this blaster is no longer in service. I hope to revive this fun project one day.

It's a shame that his AT3K no longer works, as soloz1reported that the blaster's firing ranges were between 70 and 110 feet. Very very impressive! It makes me wish the blaster still worked.

You can read his blog post about the AT3K modifications here at Nerf Pause.

Bazookafied: Spectre Matching

 Earlier, I shared my Blue Spectre repaint to match my blue Raider Stock and Longstrike Barrel.  I had also repainted a Longstrike Barrel Yellow to match a stock Spectre with a yellow Raider Stock.  Well, now you get to choose: which one turned out better?  Blue or Yellow?

Megaman_90: Big Salvo Mod

Before

Today's Nerf Fans only really have two rocket/arrow launchers from the Nerf Brand:  The Titan and the Big Bad Bow.  But the Big Salvo was one of the baddest arrow launchers of all time.  Zachary_LJ linked me this on the Nerf Mods & Reviews chat and I couldn't help but think it could be shared here for all to see.  This one is built by Megaman_90 on the Oznerf forum.

Essentially, it turns a Quad Arrow Launcher into an 8-barreled Dart blaster.  It's potent and powerful!  Check out the writeup on the forum!

After

http://www.oznerf.com/t3166-8-barreled-big-salvo-mod

Bazookafied: Apocalypse Blaster

While not technically a Dart Blaster, it is still technically "Nerf", thanks to the Super Soaker line now being branded as such.  This blaster actually didn't take too long to complete and is non-functional.  It serves as a prop for my "Life after Humans" pictures.  Built primarily from a Super Soaker Rattler (2010), this blaster has 6 different colors of Krylon on it.  I also removed the front pump handle and installed a Maglite instead, as well as replacing the barrel with one from a Longshot Front Gun.  It's a fun little blaster and it's part of my photos that inspired me to start up the "Life after Humans" contest.

Head on over to Tactical Tag if you're interested in entering.  I figured folks who are fans of Nerf Modding could probably come up with some great entries for this contest, so this seemed like a great place for a shameless plug!

iModify: Epic BBB

Oh, whoa. This has been sitting in the "IN" tray for a while, here in the virtual UN office. Sorry, iModify!

Here's a Big Bad Bow mod. As you can see, it's got some pretty cool additions, however. Inspired by Pause, he added a stock, and (here's my favorite part) you can still fire the original arrow darts; a very neat addition. Overall, a nicely modded and nifty blaster. Way to utilize a good idea in a new way!

iModify says "it gets about 95ft angled with streamlines and about 85 feet with screamers."

More pictures after utilizing the space/time portal.

Bazookafied: Whiteout Sharp Shot

This one has taken me longer to complete, and I regret that for two reasons.  1: it's been stuck in mid-progress for awhile thanks to colder weather and me running out of white paint the second I started to apply the first coat.  2:  this was to be completed for Eagle1011 way back at the beginning of December as a prize for the Weekly Giveaway on Tactical Tag, so I feel bad for making him wait so long.  However, I am a fan of the finished product and thought what better way to get some more exposure for Universal Nerf than to post it here!

It's also been awhile since I've done a repaint.  I do lots of repaints for Laser Tag blasters, but not so much for Nerfing.  However, the shell-design of the Dart Tag blasters lend themselves well to repaints, so I went for it.  The end result?  A Whiteout-styled Dart Tag Sharp Shot!

Damon: Painted Mav

I didn't really have a whole lot to work with as far as material, but dang!  Who knew 2012 would be the year of the Mav?  It's even got that Green Tac Light (which I don't see much of these days).  Still, I liked this one enough that I thought it had to go up.  Plus we've never seen stuff from Damon before and I'm really kinda stoked he shares his Longshot project he mentioned.  I'll let the picture and his quote do the rest.

"...my first attempt none-the-less, hope you enjoy. I know my second one is going to be a Nerf Longshot (with a light strike assault striker for the insides...)" 

JohnsonArms: Wooden Maverick

Although he didn't explicitly send us a submission, I thought it was cool enough to share... not to mention take this time to plug JohnsonArms in general.  Yes, yes, I know it's another Maverick... but this paintjob is fantastic!  He's replicated a "Wooden" look to this old favorite.  It was posted on Urban Tagger's wall as a "progress photo" but it looks pretty close to being completed if you ask me!

And now I'll take this time to plug JohnsonArms, as I think he's one of the finest aesthetic modders out there!  Here's his profile off of his blog.

My 7 year old son gave me the inspiration to expand my art to NERF guns in September of 2010. The custom nerf guns and realistic props are a labor of love to be sure, but they just come out so cool that the time I spend just doesn't matter. I think I secretly wish I had been able to do this back when I was a kid :) Hope you enjoy the projects and feel free to contact me if you're interested in your own custom gun! Oh and sorry for the ads, but they help me pay for supplies :)

Not only is he a fantastic aesthetic modder, but he's just a great guy to work with.  Brian Johnson doesn't let his internet fame get to him one bit!  Go check out his blog and store!

Ice³: Magstrike attachment for Nerf Titan

Here's an integration you don't see every day.  A little ingenuity saved this Magstrike from the trash can. Ice³ has done some work to his Titan and Magstrike to have some unusual teamwork!

"As it turned out there was a leak in the connection between the pump and bladder (Of the Magstrike). I tried fixing it with hot glue and then later I tried epoxy putty. It still leaked. So I decided to bypass the pump AND the bladder. How? By using epoxy putty to seal an air hose into some CPVC. I then ran that hose to the trigger, and the trigger runs to the firing mechanism. The result? A full auto Titan attachment. I also attached my mini-longshot stock, it's much more comfortable."

IronJaw: Recon Recolor

Continuing the stream o'aesthetic mods, here's a nicely painted Recon by IronJaw. Thisn' is his first painted an' sold blaster. Its got a really nice muted color scheme, and really, is quite artfully done. The overall feel of the blaster is clean... but at the same time, rugged, which really appeals to my (not at all) inner woodsman.

He says:

"I went for a lighter color combination than Johnson Arms, but his "Halo" theme was a major draw to me. Sadly the colors turned out a LOT lighter than I had anticipated, but it turned out all right in the end."

  Personally, I think it turned out more than all right. 

Neo Creations: Steampunk'd Mav

Our first Steampunk submission is a Maverick, easily one of the most popular blasters to undergo this kind of treatment. It's aesthetics really lend itself well to it anyways. Neo Creations of DeviantArt has done a nice job with his! (note the barrel mod too!)  He has been doing steam punk paint jobs for a little over a year now and has over 40 completed blasters under his belt.

"I have removed the AR and done a revolver mod to extend it farther for easier reloading. I try to mod most of the guns I paint. My goal is to establish Neo Creations; my own little business for customizing nerf guns and other things. This includes steam punk paint jobs, but I also want to get into game type and movie replica and representation paint jobs. I have done one other maverick so far in a Mass Effect style, and loved the turn out."

Lookin good to me, Neo!  This Mav is just the tip of the iceberg for his creations though, so head on over to his DeviantArt channel and check them out for yourself!