my first real cannon

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Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:30 am

This is the first cannon I made where I actually knew what I was doing. My real first cannon was a piece of junk. Its pretty basic. I mounted a bbq igniter in and airsoft gun handle and gave it some camo spraypaint. There are a few different barrels. I've got a propane gun I hope to post pictures of soon too.
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:05 am

that's pretty nice man, god idea with the handle i like it. you probably should have done a base coat all over first then you would have no whit bits showing but all up it looks pretty kool, nice job.

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Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:54 am

yea you should have put a base coat on and painted it then put primer on and then painted it again and you wouldnt see any white...btw your gun looks awesome i love the paint job but is that shipping tape to hold the handle on???
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:00 pm

Sweet. I am glad to see folks making more guns with interchangeable barrels.
About the paint- great job. You can always go over it again and use your first coat as the primer, this way you can hide the rest of the white.
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:34 pm

if your not already (i cant really tell ) put some metal straps the big ones are called radiator ties i believe on to the handle that way it for sure wont come off
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:22 pm

The handle and igniter are both securely epoxied in place. The tape was on there to hold the 2 halves together when I was mounting it in place. I did the paint in about 2 minutes so I didnt really care about a base coat.
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:41 pm

Nice cannon. Madness idea for the handle too. Madness :P
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