NO WAY! That post-apocalyptic homemade is mine haha. I called it the "One Day Pumpsnap" and it's easily the ugliest thing I've ever built. Where in the world did you find it? It made me nostalgic for the lost world of k26 PVC homemades. Great video too!

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! It's really the quintessential Home Depot jank cannon. I found it on your blog, Fly Nerf - flynerf.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-one-day-pumpsnap.html and I added a credit for you in the description.

@drewpitt9100

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZackFreedman Thanks! I really can't get over how wild it was seeing this in my KZread recommended and then seeing my homemade from 7 years ago popping up. Thanks for the credit too! I'm excited to see what videos you have coming up!

@knifeyonline

3 жыл бұрын

@@drewpitt9100 it looks very 80's starwars actually 👍 I like it

@matiascapurro7064

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZackFreedman you know i see the driver

@Dtr146

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZackFreedman that poor uber driver. you better tipped her well.

I am one of those 3d printing nerds who has now discovered an entire new world of nerf blasters. My life may never be the same.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! The Nerf Internet Community has never been more welcoming, so come on in!

@eponinesg

3 жыл бұрын

Your wallet will never be the same, that's for sure.

@N1sm0NIC

3 жыл бұрын

One of us, one of us, *one of us* Also prepare your wallets, there's so much stuff you wanna make you'll run out of funds before anything else

@paintballercali

3 жыл бұрын

Always looking for a new print project. Big into paintball this seems interesting.

@jannesthien

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me. 3D printing gaming Airsoft and nerf 😂 my wallet is dead

I'm a PC Hardware nerd with no nerf guns or 3D printers who doesn't even know how I found your channel but now kinda wants a 3D printer.

@MrBlackFiction

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 3d Printer since Easter. Its hell of fun but more like a project. If you can 3d Model (like with Fusion360 or other Sites) it becomes a whole lot more usefull. Also Modeling is a fun skill to learn.

@ferdblu1946

3 жыл бұрын

Get one, you wont regret it

@facemonkeys

3 жыл бұрын

I suggest looking for a used Ender 3 Pro, or if you're really strapped for cash, the regular Ender 3 or the smaller Monoprice MP Select Mini V2 it's not too much of an investment but I promise it will become your new favorite hobby

@drewcourtney376

3 жыл бұрын

Beware, it's a slippery slope to madness!!

@mrmental8379

3 жыл бұрын

Buy a ender 3, there a really nice budget printer

“Remember, you can only print mags as large as your buildplate” Me, sweating as I eye the Creality CR-30 Print Mill with a theoretically infinite buildplate.

@ollieb393

2 жыл бұрын

ikr

@roboteen

2 жыл бұрын

Technically if you glue them together they can be bigger than your printspace 🤷 people glue builds together all the time

@OtioseFanatic

2 жыл бұрын

@@roboteen of course, but one, you shouldn’t rely on glue for parts that are gonna be pressurized by springs at all times, especially at larger scales. And two, the novelty of making a clip as large as its user in a single print is just too silly NOT to try.

@Hypnobong

2 жыл бұрын

@Russell White plastic weld and fill maybe?

@generalderpthethird3027

2 жыл бұрын

well you can allways make multiple mags that you will modify to connect them together

FWIW, I did not even know there was such a thing as "competitive nerf".

@rawdrywall8212

3 жыл бұрын

you have obviously never been to a boy's birthday party

@Kodaiva

3 жыл бұрын

It’s for people who want to hit something (not using only actual nerf)

@PureRushXevus

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.. I thought that's why paintball and airsoft existed lol

@soundmindtv2911

3 жыл бұрын

TIL competitive nerf is a thing

@k9officerft434

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like airsoft but foam

"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video?" Well I haven't used a nerf gun in a decade and I don't own a 3d printer, so I guess I'm just a general nerd... Why am I watching this? Oh right because it's fascinating

@maskedredstonerproz

3 жыл бұрын

I don't even HAVE a nerf gun, also don't own a 3D printer

@maskedredstonerproz

3 жыл бұрын

@lingyy ok, sorry

@StonerInMN

3 жыл бұрын

@lingyy I learned blasters from Star Wars. Just so you know I don't know how old you are but have fun playing with toys bud.

@Koz.for.Concern

3 жыл бұрын

@lingyy gun

@crypto4300

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

"People hear modular and they just stick a GoPro to it." Dude you're killing me, this is too real :-D

This is amazing! I was a nerf arms-dealer in elementary school. Mostly just doubling up on springs or removing the restrictor. It looks like it's time to hop back into the hobby

@eggheadtwoSCM

11 ай бұрын

W

Hey, designer of the Viper here I'm glad you enjoy the blaster. It was my first project, so I'm sorry if you had issues with rotation lol. Overall yours turned out absolutely amazing and it's very nice to see people taking my designs and executing them in their own style.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, man! It's a kick-ass blaster. So satisfying to flip the barrel back up. Mine actually rotates pretty reliably, as long as I square the darts up. I made it as a showpiece, and it always turns some heads. Great job!

@billielolaltusedtobeswapto4663

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@jakewill8702

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZackFreedman hi i have a question. what is your 3D printer that you showed in the start of the video, i wanna buy one but dont know which one to chose

@mysfiring

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakewill8702 that’s likely a Prusa Mk2 or Mk2S.

This channel is going to blow up.. I’m calling it.

@Will_Walsh

3 жыл бұрын

Just the growth in the past couple weeks alone is crazy

@Malaphor

3 жыл бұрын

It has blown up. His sub/view ratio is incredible, and he's on track to have 25k subs by the end of the year.

@joshtherussian9261

3 жыл бұрын

@@Malaphor more like 100k

@Malaphor

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshtherussian9261 What are you smoking? He might hit 50k, but that's a stretch. He has under 750k channel views, and no evergreen videos.

@joshtherussian9261

3 жыл бұрын

@@Malaphor he got thousands of subs this month alone, my bet is on 100k until February

"put some rails on your rails to add tactics to your tactics" someone's been watching Coop

This is like the Borderlands gun brands of foam flinging, and I love it.

@WannaComment2

Жыл бұрын

You could faithfully recreate Torgue Ammo and Tediore reloads using nothing but cheap chemicals you can buy at any hardware store.

3D Printing NOOB who is a trained Gunsmith. This looks like a hoot!

@h1tbox374

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I believe about a week ago, he made a 1k subs video, and that was when he was at about 3.5k-4k subs. Now, he has 5k.

@Skidracer21

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! It absolutely is! Look into Project Aurora by Mike Laredo, a modular MilSim-oriented blaster that is heavily inspired by the AR platform whose design includes multiple uppers ranging from carbine and SBR lengths, to Demolisher rocket launchers, to a full-auto Automatic Rifle upper.

No 3D Printer. Haven't touched a NERF gun in like... 7 years? ...About to buy a 3D printer.

@DoctorNemmo

3 жыл бұрын

The Ender 3 matches price and quality.

@gonun69

3 жыл бұрын

Update: Took me a few week to decide which printer I want, about to order a prusa mk3s :D

@DoctorNemmo

3 жыл бұрын

@@gonun69 That is also a good choice.

@gonun69

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorNemmo And I even got the black Friday deal!

@DoctorNemmo

3 жыл бұрын

@@gonun69 Tip: make sure that the printing bed is leveled before trying anything. That´s the more common mistake.

I was president of my college Nerf club some 8 years ago, and damn. It looks like we just missed the boat on actual cool shit. The extent of custom Nerf for us was one guy who would replace his springs with much more powerful ones.

i like how everyone is so casual about the fact that the blasters sounds like nail guns.

@ScampiTheSighted

2 жыл бұрын

I want to make a blaster that looks like one hahaha

i had no idea "serious nerfing" was a thing, but thanks youtube recommended

@riverslogue1056

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, welcome to our territory lol

@MinistryOfMagic_DoM

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I thought paintball and airsoft was the only thing. I'm not mad though, I've always wanted to play nerf wars like this lol.

@redwolfmatt

3 жыл бұрын

same here! i've been looking at 3d printers for miniatures and tabletop terrain, i never expected to find this... i now want a 3d printer even more

@angelhernandezvega6064

3 жыл бұрын

The only public nerf wars I've known of was Dart Ops but it's closed down permanently now.

@Strix2031

3 жыл бұрын

I used to participate in airsoft stuff but nerf just looks cooler to me

"It's Nerf or Nothing" Nothing:

@reallocal

2 жыл бұрын

I shouldn’t have laughed at this, but I did

@pinkdaruma8942

2 жыл бұрын

this made me laugh out loud

"ETA: Whenever I feel like it." I laughed harder at that than I should've

I’m a newbie 3D printer who has recently discovered this channel which has opened mind my to childhood hobbies. This is one of such hobbies. I love the channel and glad I found this.

Awesome awesome awesomeness my friend. I am neither a nerf guy or a 3D printer but a restoration creator who KZread though would be interested. Loved it and subbed.

@elidenning6276

3 жыл бұрын

@oldshovel hey nice to see you here! bikes + 3d printing = fun

@uniworkhorse

2 жыл бұрын

Yooo it's the GOAT

“Put some rails on your rails to add some tactics to your tactics” haha

@TheNefastor

3 жыл бұрын

*Xzibit intensifies !*

I want to get a long 3D printer and get into nerf just so I can be like “Can I get some ammo?” “Only a mag full.” * pulls out comically long mag *

So cool to see that 3D printing is opening doors to new nerfers! I spent a summer nearly a decade ago building a few of those "post-apocalyptic contraptions made of PVC pipes and clothespins". I may have to print one of those Vipers now that you've brought it to my attention. Thanks for the video!

So these are those scary 3D printed guns I've been hearing about!

@alexdeguzman4273

2 жыл бұрын

nope that would be these: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWiYpNeJepzWZ6Q.html

@Attaxalotl

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexdeguzman4273 I was kinda hoping for the Brandon Herrera one

"Are you a 3D printing nerd or a Nerf nerd?" Yes.

@jackb.207

3 жыл бұрын

im printing nerf shell

@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus

Жыл бұрын

Haha same

i'm not a nerf gun enthusiast or a 3d printing nerd, the idea of a 3d printed just sounded cool

Im here for the 3D printing and then I find out theres such a thing as competitive nerf battles. Im learning heaps. Thankyou Zack.

"My USB sticky-icky" was comedy gold! 🤣🤣🤣

@jameswalker199

3 жыл бұрын

Furries have ruined me because I totally expected "OwO" to follow that

@Tangowastaken

3 жыл бұрын

The devil's dongle

3d printing and design nerd who's been considering designing a blaster, but whoah, I didn't realize how many cool ones were available already! Nice breakdown thanks.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Don’t let the existing designs stop you - there’s always room for new blasters.

"To err is human, but to truly screw up, you need a computer." Hahaha, I feel this!

I'm a gun nerd that got into 3D printing for 2A reasons and I'm now expanding my horizons and seeing just how much you can do with 3D printing.

Unfortunately I'm just a general nerd watching general nerd videos

I remember when the +bow was the peak of homemade nerf blasters. I'm glad to see that captain slug is still active. His "slug darts" were the standard for stefans used in my area as well. I'm happy that 3d printing has been able to make the homemade scene so much better. It used to be air blasters like the airtech 3000 or buzz bee big blast and specific springers like the longshot if you wanted to have a decent chance. Flywheels weren't even a commonly used thing either. It's all changed so much over the years and it's neat to see how much it's improved.

You found your way into my recommendation feed, and it further asserts my need for an Ender 3

I'm actually massive into both camps but only just found your channel and had no idea you enjoyed the Nerf hobby too! This is awesome!

This is an excellent overview for newbies. I've always tried to make most of my videos accessible to peeps outside the hobby. There will always be more out of the hobby than in, there's about 10-20K active hobbyists internationally so it doesn't make sense to exclusively make videos for the community.

@eggbag4182

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see you here!

Great overview! I feel like this is perfect for explaining to new people how 3d printing has changed the foam flinging world.

Zack, you have one of the few channels I find 'worthy' of having notifications enabled. Amazing content, cheers.

Recently got into 3d printing and love your channel! Now I have to print a colorful blaster!

"Put some MayMays in every shot" just pull the trigger, Carl

3D printer, with a 7 year old, hence I’m here.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Just a friendly warning, many of these blasters are very strong and can hurt kids. You can power down blasters by using lower-powered batteries and softer springs, but make sure you're carefully watching the little one!

@MrHeHim

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 7 year old 3D printer with a 35 year old, therefor I'm here.

@alanjones3514

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrHeHim I wonder if the nerf darts can hurt your printer.

@Binary_Omlet

3 жыл бұрын

Please don't print 7 year olds. Or if you do, please only use the proper BioGel 3d Womb.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

@@Binary_Omlet naw dawg I only print babies

5:47 the startup sound sounds like one of the custom drones I've built You could also do with us airsofters do for years which is just going to electric motor to prime your spring instead

the great thing about nerf and homemade nerf blasters, getting creative, i see so many store bought and home made designs, my favorite being the moab from gatling tommy, a minigun blaster that spits out casings and belts, with an insane rate of fire, and its made completely from scratch! i cant wait to fix my 3d printer so i can start making my own designs ^^

"my self-driving car" *clearly someone with pink hair and a black coat sitting in the driver's seat*

@ramenator

3 жыл бұрын

its a joke bruh

@DennisCaunce

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul Hutchcroft they kind of pointed it out in the video...

@hazzahawk3718

3 жыл бұрын

It's just the AI

@montecarlowithdawningornam1817

3 жыл бұрын

That's the android who actually drives it, her legs are attached to the petals

@midway223

3 жыл бұрын

nah thats just the cyber dubee getting to you man

I love how he says driverless car but it’s obvious someone is driving

I'm from the 3d print world, but have ALWAYS been interested in 3d printed Nerf in the back of my head, I KNEW there had to be a market for it already! Excited to get into this if I can.

I appreciate stuff like this. This is 100x better than the shit that you can find on television

I remember being in 4th/5th grade (around 2009) making videos on my bedroom floor on how to make stefans/stephans and asking my dad to buy parts from home depot for me. I always judged how well everything I modded and created was on how big of a welt it would leave on my siblings and I. This video brings back those memories :)

I had no idea competitive(?) NERF was a thing and this is potentially the best intro I could have gotten. incredible content you create

@luketanton4056

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, you should try it out it's great fun

*"And NEVER print your fake guns to look like real guns!"* Me: * prints real guns to look like fake guns *

"Dump wherever you want, it's a free country" - Zack. Words that I live by

I am an RC plane person who uses 3d printers and was obsessed with nerf and now I have discovered this amazing channel! You earned a subscriber!

@banana2515

3 жыл бұрын

Make an RC plane with fully auto nerf guns?

I'm both. Nerf when I was little, the grew up, got into modelling, forgot about nerf, got a 3d printer, found nerf again

ok i havent even finished the video but i love this guy's energy

This is my new favorite channel, its perfect.

The "Extrajudicial, extra fun!" part just killed me like that cop killed my neighbor's dog.

Veteran foam flinger here pew pew, nice video. I need that tactical banana rail attachment for my squishmallow 🍌

You have no idea how many ideas you gave me in this video, thank you

I was a Nerf nerd and got into enough community-designed blasters that it just made sense to start getting into printing so I could do a lot of the printing myself and save money over ordering full build-it-yourself kits. First project I'm planning to print myself is an ESPER.

The one thing i never liked about nerf was the clean up. So naturally I leaned more towards airsoft. Fallen out of the hobby, but have now fallen in love with 3D Printing.

@Skidracer21

3 жыл бұрын

In some ways the material cost vs airsoft and the ability to play in nore public settings is what drew me to Nerf from Airsoft.

@lego_minifig

3 жыл бұрын

Wagon_Waifu i can see that

I'm not a Nerfer nor a 3D Printer, I just think you're cool. Where can we buy that futuristic self driving car tho ?

This video is AMAZING. I was hyped the whole time.

love your sense of humor!

Well that was a nice surprise, the photo of the Gryphon was my blaster :)

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it’s OK that I used it, and that the credit was appropriate!

I like how that red dot sight had a crosshair you could see through the black border part. if you pause around 8:11 you can see for yourself. *mind-blowing*

love your energy and creativity!

I have a ton of nerf guns and had no idea there was combat games. I want to know more. Great video. So much info. Superb inspiration.

KZread recommended me a true legend, and I am far from disappointed.

did you do that in one take? I would have loved to see some bloopers! (3D printing guy watching a nerf video)

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

I don't want to spoil the magic, but it became very difficult to maintain our composure near the end.

the idea of a self-driving car is just amazing.

Im a 3d printer type who has always modified nerf and got suggested your eye opening goodness to the new to me world of "self-printed goodness" thank you for your "fan-service of information"

Basically what I learned from this is never, ever, ever, colour your home-built AR in anything other than NERF colours.

@Jamie_Stain

3 жыл бұрын

wait what if you get a real gun and paint it to look like a nerf gun? just sayin

@andrewyork3869

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamie_Stain cerakote it it will last longer if metal.

I'm neither a 3D printer nerd nor a nerfer. The algorithm brought me here and I'm not leaving

Inception moment at 4:55 with that question. I'm a prospective 3d printer with a history of nerfing lol

I use Nerf blasters as starting points for some Star Wars props, and I'm a 3D printing nerd. This was right up my alley!

As a 3D printing nerd who modified many nerf guns back in the day, this was the video I didn't know I needed to see.

I laughed out loud multiple times while watching. Well done, thank you for the great jokes.

i actually have a group of people that print this nerf stuff and we are allways ready to destroy some nerf war

I used to be really into Nerf, but then I got into 3d printing and stopped being into nerf, this video is bringing it all back together now

USB sticky icky 🤣🤣🤣 I'm SO glad I found this channel! I love the content! Never quit with this nerd vibe, man. Please keep it coming!

I'm just a nerd in general, I'm saving for a 3d printer, man I'm already a 3d modeler and designed some stuff on fusion, I need one of theseee

I love how nerdy you are, nerf tactical vest with a hud mounted on some glasses... perfection

Definitely need another video on these nerf guns!

I already have a Nerf Gun that actually hurts, this is gonna actually kill me.

Guess the algorithm smiled on me because I like 3d printing and nerfing haha. I run a caliburn and gryphon but I'm super hoping to snag a lynx hardware kit soon. This video is actually a great overview of all the popular 3d printed nerf blasters so I'll definitely be showing this to any friends that want to get started

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! That's what I was trying to make. Are you a member of any Nerfing groups?

@cassiephan7003

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZackFreedman Just SENC but I joined after the pandemic started so I haven't had a chance to play with them yet. So mostly just plinking and games amongst a few friends for now haha. Can't wait for everything to go back to normal so we can play again

Lmao I’m dead at self driving car! I’m watching any ad and the whole video just for that.

I'd argue the table top war gaming field has been more thoroughly disrupted than the Nerf battleground field by 3D printing.

@dickskinthin9192

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samuel-yl9yo you clearly do no fully grasp the impact 3d printers have had on table top war gaming my dude. Hasbro, and particularly the Nerf brand, had a record year in sales in 2020 and 2021 is looking to be even better. 3d printers haven't impacted the blaster market. Even Mattel launching a competitive line of BoomCo blasters a few years ago couldn't put a dent in Nerf sales.

Loving the Future Funk background music.

@ZackFreedman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's the perfect soundtrack to a goofy topic like Nerf warfare.

Important factual note: I also turn the food into poop

@bpf1214

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, so do I!

@TheNefastor

3 жыл бұрын

Big deal, that's a level 1 spell. If you choose "peasant" class you can actually turn poop back into food.

It’s going to be a lot of contract writing. I got a cool vision for the future with all 3D printing.

Grandkids are gonna LOVE this. Backyard search and destroy!

4:50 neither youtube just made me whatch it by putting in recomended

4:43 actually I’m both and I can now combine two of my hobbies.

I couldn't stop chuckling at the Dessert Pigeon

TIL, it’s best to 3D print your real guns in bright colors to prevent the neighbors freaking out over target practice in the back yard

I love the creativity involved in producing 3D printed blasters, and my collection would be twice it's size. I understand that there many advantages of being able to 3D print your own cool new blaster. I however still prefer injection molded. Don't have to be overly concerned about leaving in back seat or the trunk of my car. In my mind, 3D printed blasters haven't quite achieved the same level of durability as injection molded blasters naturally enjoy. Mr.Scott54, BionicBlasters.

Everytime I watch one of your videos I always think of that scene in Serenity where that tech guy says, "Guy killed me, Killed me with a sword. How weird is that?".

This is so fun. I used to absolutely love paintball and airsoft. This seems just as fun almost.

Once I get a 3d printer my nerves collection is going to be as bad as my longboard collection

@cinialvespow1054

3 жыл бұрын

You mean as good!!! Love longboards / skateboards