IKEA SKADIS Peg Boards - Nerf Blaster Mounting Part 3

The panels haven't fallen off the wall in all the weeks they've been up there so I'm taking that as a good sign. I finalised the design of the magazine based mounts and standardised the joining bolts to M3 while the Command Strips properly bonded to the wall. The folks at Fancy Impact Blasters very kindly printed the parts for me and I'm very, very pleased with the results.

 

Above you can see all of the various solutions in use. The half dart and full length dart mag holders are carrying the Gryphon and the Stryfoids respectively while the Spring Thunder is held up using the printed hooks I created.

Below are assembly instructions. Yes, they're a copy paste job but I hoped the illustrative photos might help give a better idea of how things go togther. Files can be found over on my new Printables page. They are Public Domain (i.e. CC0) so you can do whatever you like with them (including commerical explotation without royalities or other silliness). You will, however, need the amazing SKADIS T-nut files to use this project which can be found over on Printables, too and has its own seperate license.

Full Length Magazine Assembly:

Materials:

• 1 x Printed Back Plate
• 1 x Printed Mag Holder
• 5 x Printed T-nuts
• 5 x M2.5x12 Machine screws
  
• 5 x 2.5 Nuts
• 3 x M3x40 Socket cap bolts or machine screws
  
• 3 x M3 Nuts

First You'll need to inset your M2.5 nuts into the printed T-nuts as per the T-nut instructions here. Then place the M2.5 bolts through the holes on the back plate and secure them finger tight with the T-nuts you just created.

Next, set the M3 nuts into the backplate before slotting the bolts into the M3 holes on the mag holder itself. Secure the two together with a long Allen key or screw-driver depending on your bolt type.

That will form your completed mag holder that can then be slotted anywhere on a compatible IKEA SKADIS peg board.

Half Length Magazine Assembly:

Materials:

• 1 x Printed Back Plate
• 1 x Printed Mag Holder
• 5 x Printed T-nuts
• 5 x M2.5x12 Machine screws
  
• 5 x 2.5 Nuts
• 3 x M3x40 Socket cap bolts or machine screws
  
• 3 x M3 Nuts

First You'll need to inset your M2.5 nuts into the printed T-nuts as per the T-nut instructions here. Then place the M2.5 bolts through the holes on the back plate and secure them finger tight with the T-nuts you just created.

Next, set the M3 nuts into the backplate before slotting the bolts into the M3 holes on the mag holder itself. Secure the two together with a long Allen key or screw-driver depending on your bolt type.

That will form your completed mag holder that can then be slotted anywhere on a compatible IKEA SKADIS peg board.

Item Hook Assembly:

Materials:

• 1 x Printed Item Hook
• 2 x M2.5 Nuts
• 2 x M2.5 Machine Screws
• 1 x M2.5 Machine Screw (optional)

 

 

The picutre above shows the optional third screw that acts a bit of rebar to reinforce the joint in the event of heavier loads. I can't say I've really felt the need for it but it's there and it's helpful to have the option,

IKEA SKADIS Peg Boards - Nerf Blaster Mounting Part 2

I wrote recently about getting my blasters on display in my hallway. I live in rented accomdation as do a lot of folks so I wanted to find a way of displaying things that didn't involve putting holes in walls.

 

I followed this blog post and it looks like it worked just fine. The critical thing I've found with Command Strips is to let them settle onto the wall for 24 hours before beginning to load them. For the 76x56cm boards, you'll need two packets of strips to properly mount the bracket to the wall. Be sure to clean the wall with an alcohol wipe before you begin to properly give the adhesive on the strips chance to firm up.

It looks like the Command Strips succeeded. Nothing fell off in the night which is awesome.

This is a little wonky partly because the Gryphon stock has been repaired in a bodge job and partly because the magazine mount that's holding the blaster up is a prototype and I've not screwed it in place properly. Either way, it's demonstrating quite nicely the proof of concept. I've still got to get the rest of the stuff modelled to do a full length version. Once I've got that, I'll order some T-nut compatible blaster stands for things like the Spring Thunder and get a proper display going.

Cave War - Post Kit Review

Games of Foam were back in Chislehurst Caves Saturday night playing underground in ancient limestone tunnels and flinging foam. I've been super busy with life and gear orders now the shop is back open so I didn't get much time to put together a full rig. Normally, indoors I'd have a black or non-camo rig but I noticed going through my gear that it looks like I've neglected my low power stuff the last few years. That means I severely lack webbing and carriage in anything that's not camo.

 

I opted for something simple because I didn't have much other option. Regular readers will notice the skirmish belt which I've loaded with a dump pouch full of half lengths, my water bottle and a single talon hex flap top pouch. You can very much tell this is a post game photo from the chalk marks on everything!

My boots still managed to get covered in chalk and no amount of walking home in the rain got all of it off. Decent footwear will always save your life and these keep on trucking even after all these years. They're my main work boots now and due a resole. Don't skimp on boots, folks. My cargo trousers and shirt are covered in chalk marks, too so they're in the wash.

 

I need to properly sit down and publish my spec for the next generation of kit and source a public friendly, lower muzzle energy load out. I've had a post in draft for a little while and being back on the field Saturday let me see what was what in terms of 2023/4 hobby technology and what can be achieved these days. I'm on maternity placement as the last part of my training this week so keep an eye on a scheduled post on the next steps of the peg board situation and I might type something out during my down time a hotel this week if I get bored enough for the spec stuff.