Post by Toothbrush on Apr 27, 2006 19:34:24 GMT -5
Do you want a good looking flashbang replica? Don't want to spend crazy amounts of money for one? Heres how to do it!
While meandering the isles of Home Depot during my spring break, I came upon the Loctite® Power Grab® Pressure Pack. I needed some of it (or anything similar) anyway so for $3-4 bucks I picked a can of it up. After using it for its intended purpose, I began to think... that would make a nice flashbang replica.
The how to:
Once the Can is empty of adhesive, cut off the top white tip and/or pull it competly off with a pair of pliers. At this point, you have two choices, you can leave the can as is or cut it down a bit. For me, the can is a bit too long for my tastes so I cut it down about 4 inches or so. Be careful when doing this as the can will still have pressure in it. If you go the later route, any hack saw should make quick work of the thinly walled can.
Once that is done, paint the can as you would like and your set! I went with a main color of OD and nice red strip on the top. As you can see though, I still have some work to do but all in all I am quite happy so far.
Overall, I am very pleased with it thus far and it should add a nice look to my kit ;D
Future Plans:
1) Touch up work
2) I am considering painting on some [white] letters/numbers to add more uniqueness and potentially realism to the replica.
3) Since I cut the can, I am planning on filling the innards with something. At the moment, I am leaning toward expanding foam.
Level of difficulty (1-10): 4
Questions and comments are most welcome.
Toothbrush
While meandering the isles of Home Depot during my spring break, I came upon the Loctite® Power Grab® Pressure Pack. I needed some of it (or anything similar) anyway so for $3-4 bucks I picked a can of it up. After using it for its intended purpose, I began to think... that would make a nice flashbang replica.
The how to:
Once the Can is empty of adhesive, cut off the top white tip and/or pull it competly off with a pair of pliers. At this point, you have two choices, you can leave the can as is or cut it down a bit. For me, the can is a bit too long for my tastes so I cut it down about 4 inches or so. Be careful when doing this as the can will still have pressure in it. If you go the later route, any hack saw should make quick work of the thinly walled can.
Once that is done, paint the can as you would like and your set! I went with a main color of OD and nice red strip on the top. As you can see though, I still have some work to do but all in all I am quite happy so far.
Overall, I am very pleased with it thus far and it should add a nice look to my kit ;D
Future Plans:
1) Touch up work
2) I am considering painting on some [white] letters/numbers to add more uniqueness and potentially realism to the replica.
3) Since I cut the can, I am planning on filling the innards with something. At the moment, I am leaning toward expanding foam.
Level of difficulty (1-10): 4
Questions and comments are most welcome.
Toothbrush
