ZOFLAM MOD

This is beyond awesomeness!!!

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EQWoody wrote:

You should set it up at the LAN targeting the men's bathroom. It gets bombed HOURLY.

Fixed that for ya....

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EQWoody wrote:

You should set it up at the LAN targeting the men's bathroom. It gets bombed daily.

Nice build Bob, this should be interesting to see.

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Thanks guys.

I think it will take more than a fake SOFLAM to do anything with that bathroom. Razz

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Aww man I've been so busy there was no time for updates. But I have been very productive.

I've been gathering random parts and pieces to make this thing look as real as possible. I found some toilet parts, and other stuff in the plumbing section that will work. lol

Some of the side panels I need will have to look like they were formed or possibly milled so I am using the stacking method to make it look like a correct piece.

I cut a thick round piece of clear acrylic and used it on top of the lens I made that holds the video camera. This made it look really cool like some special lens or something...

You can see one of the rubber toilet flanges that I used here too.

Here you can see how I started sanding the corners so they are rounded. This is why I used such thick acrylic. I mounted the one side plate after I drilled and tapped all the holes.

Next I took the whole body and ran it through the table saw to put a line in it so that it will look like it's 2 pieces bolted together. (you'll see)

To finish the effect of it looking bolted together I used some acrylic tubing and tapped the end so a bolt can go in one end. Then I glued it to the top staggering the line.

Then just in time some goodies showed up...

An eye piece rubber cup..

And some scope mounts. You gotta have scope mounts on a ZOFLAM...

Getting real close to paint.

Test fit the scope mount rails and glued the 2 pieces together...

I am working on some more wiring right now, adding a few details, and then I need to get the tripod going.

Cool

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Like usual I am cutting it close to get things done.
Not sure what possessed me to do another mod when I wasn't even finished with the other one! Shocked

I am working like a mad man on this thing.

Since it's not just the SOFLAM that needs done I am really pushing my luck. I need minions dammit!!

I had to obtain a tripod and then strip it down, make some changes, paint it, etc.

Here are the legs after assembly and camo green paint and some metal I cut up to add for some beefy flavor-

I am going to add the metal to the front side of each leg and will be painting the metal with flat black Plasti-dip

This is assembled so you get the idea of the look,, but without the metal-

The ZOFLAM is coming along. I had a minor setback sort of. I assumed the Plasti-dip would hide most imperfections such as joints in the acrylic. I sanded it super smooth but the joints showed like crazy! So I had the pleasant experience of removing rubbery paint from the whole thing and starting over. Crying or Very sad

This does not please me... at all.

So I got it prepped better and then used some truck bed coating that has a nice texture. It hides everything. Then I am going to cross my fingers and hope that the Camo green Plasti-dip will stick to it without turning into a science experiment. Such as mixing the wrong chemicals together....

So here are some shots of it's present state...

So hopefully I can get the green on there, let it dry, mount all the hardware inside, scope mounts, lenses, test fit the tripod attachment, oh and then plug it in and make sure it all works... Shocked

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Bob, you the master.

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if you lived closer I would help you on your projects . . .

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@ DB --- I know you would help. You are always there for us modders. Very Happy

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will this be at the lan?

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This is just too cool!

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hhahaahyea wrote:

will this be at the lan?

It will be at the lan. Razz

Hopefully everything comes together and works lol. If not it will make a cool prop or something. Cool

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Man, just another cool thing I'm going to miss this weekend. Sad

But coming along splendidly! Post many pics so I can pretend I'm there checking it out!

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Boddaker wrote:

Man, just another cool thing I'm going to miss this weekend. Sad

But coming along splendidly! Post many pics so I can pretend I'm there checking it out!

Awww man will miss you for sure...

I am really loving how this thing is coming together. I got a lot done today and will finish tomorrow right before I get on the road.

I finished up the tripod -

Here is what the legs look like after I mounted the steel flat bar.

It gives it a really cool look. Here it is all put together.

I am having the neck that slips into the top of the tripod machined right now and I will grab it on my way down.

On to the ZOFLAM itself....

I experienced a little bit of trouble with the various coatings I used. I was concerned but it's actually livable for now. The biggest thing was that the latex caulk I used for the little round rods down the middle had a reaction to the truck bed coating. The caulking was smooth but it made it get all chunky looking. I had a few little nicks from moving it while it was still wet too but I touched those up.

Here is a shot of it painted the Camo green with Plasti dip-

I added my buttons/switches to the back plate -

I stenciled some stuff in flat black --

The "AN / PEQ is the actual Part Number of a SOFLAM but I added "1Z" to the end. You can also see I mounted the hardware inside too. It ties together pretty nice.

If you looked close you saw some other stuff....

Like the names of the scopes for the mounts. One is for a scope for targeting ... AIR

And of course you have to have a scope used for .... LAND

And these days you will certainly need the newest feature to zoom in on.....

lol. That's right.... my ZOFLAM locks onto Zombies!!! Razz

And of course I needed to add some manufacturer info on it somewhere ...

You can see I added the lenses now too.

I will be adding the last piece once the paint is dry. It's the large white cap that goes in this big blank space...

So I will wrap it up before I leave or when I get there lol.

I still have to load software and stuff but that can be done at the lan.

Cool

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Way awesome man! Can't wait to see it.

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very nice!

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Love it!

Fraggin Awesome Bob! Can't wait to see it..

Let's hope the software does give you a headache like wonder woman mod Smile

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Thx everyone for checking this out. I wish I had a dollar for every double-take I saw when people walked by for the first time. Razz

Some people had no idea what it was, some knew exactly what it was, and some thought it was a weird projector. Very Happy

For CPU to place it in the group as a runner-up was quite an honor.

I'll get some final pics up soon.

Cool

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