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Post by sgdragoon on Mar 12, 2013 20:08:38 GMT -5
I need to fix her back up again, but this allows you to see how she is put together. It is all built off of a length of 2*2 pine. The big cheat is that, instead of using gas cans, I just built the shape out of PVC connectors and end caps glued together (keeps me from worrying about emptying the real thing all the way). Fill the gaps with your favorite filler, and then spraypaint them the appropriate color. Oh, but before you put the final end caps on, bolt on those brass T's and L's, or else you'll be kicking yourself for no longer being able to get into the canisters. You can see where mine have split apart after several years - I need to reglue and repaint those. I would get those pressure gauges from Harbor Freight or anywhere they are liable to be cheap; they don't need to be high quality (or even work - you could take them off of busted foot pumps). The front grip is from one of those pistol grip hoses at a dollar store. The rear trigger is from a cheap compressed air inflation kit. One of these days, I will replace the cheap plastic hose I used with something designed for gas lines. The pilot light is just some brass hose I had. The real burner is from a gas kit, I think it was for sweating copper pipes? The rest of it is pretty much hose clamps and barbs, plus those brass hangers on the front (I don't actually remember what they are from). Mine obviously needs a little sprucig up (I hate those zip ties). Anyway, hope it inspires you to build your own.
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Post by gremlin76 on Mar 14, 2013 13:31:23 GMT -5
I love it! Wicked cool!
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Post by AARudy on Oct 9, 2013 15:58:17 GMT -5
Looks good, nice job
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Post by AARudy on Oct 9, 2013 20:12:39 GMT -5
Has anyone on here made a shotgun yet?
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Post by DustinM on Oct 12, 2013 11:52:30 GMT -5
That is a pretty great replica! You've got a pretty sharp eye for detail. Attaching to this post for comparison purposes a personal photo from Wayne Beauchamp, the props man who actually created the real flamethrower. Yours is strikingly good! Attachments:
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Post by scubasteve on Oct 12, 2013 15:09:51 GMT -5
I seem to remember a while back that a phan made one and posted vids of it working, can't remember who it was though
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