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So, ok, there's a lot going on here so please bear with me and be patient as I just spill a lot of very, very wordy, um, words here (it'll become clear as I explain my love for wordiness).

First of all to answer the most basic of questions: yes I've read [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Nerf/wiki/index]the Nerf index to this SubReddit[/url].

Second, I guess to most basically summarize what I'm getting at/asking: I'm highly interested in doing something along the lines of Worker/CaptainSlug/Out of Darts/etc and manufacture and supply accessories and even complete foam dart blasters.

Now for the wordiness most of you will probably not even bother to read (not that I can blame you because it's TL;DR): so some personal background. Mostly, I'm a big reader and writer. Most of my hobby and professional interests are related to books. I'm a YA (young adult) novelist (I've yet to be published) and my higher ed background (including grad school) is related to education and the publishing industry. The vast, vast majority of my Reddit posts so far (which you can look up, and in fact I'd be appreciative if you do) are related to reading and finding freelance writing work for supplemental income. Right now, professionally, I'm mostly a writer (as I've said), I have a job in education lined up for the upcoming school year and I have a few strong job prospects related to working at or with book stores.

Prior to all that, I was in college studying the aerospace industry, which yes includes some engineering background. I have a very strong interest in various creative arts - I love reading, and I love writing, because I greatly find enjoyment and fulfillment in bringing characters to life (but you don't care about that, because this is the Nerf Reddit and not the creative writing Reddit). I also love to dabble in some traditional art/painting (think Bob Ross - not to be insulting to him but it's like comparing a Jolt to an FDL with every option ticked off). But I also really, really love engineering and product design. I've been - yes I'm completely serious - dabbling in the design of motorcycles, cars and even aircraft that one day I seriously hope to manufacture in some limited capacity (I'm not talking like making supercars, but again that's a different Reddit).

Also, most bookstores now double as toy stores. I assure you, both of these points are highly relevant.

For almost two years or so I've been seriously looking at the possibility of small-scale toy manufacture - originally with the goal of making very low-cost toys for various charity groups, but now with an eye of having inventory to sell at the bookstore(s). I've visited the engineering lab of my alma mater talking with a few students and faculty about 3D printing here and there. You can probably see where this is going but a bit more background still:

One day, I'm watching YouTube (up to this point I've been extensively and almost exclusively watching videos from the "BookTube" and Mega Man fangame/LP communities and some general aerospace/STEM-related channels) and for whatever reason, I don't know, I see a lot of recommendations/suggestions from "the Algorithm" for what looked like this weird guy seriously into Nerf. It was kind of annoying and for a while I didn't click on them, but I didn't outright dismiss them because it looked potentially interesting, and one day I decided to click on his "longest Nerf barrel" vid (as you might've figured out it's Franklin Cooper aka Frank aka Coop772's channel). That was over 90 days ago and since then I've been watching his vids religiously, sub'd and been watching LordDrac's vids religiously, same with Out of Darts, blah blah blah.

I'm bringing this up specifically because 1.) it specifically inspired me to want to get into actually manufacturing foam dart blasters and accessories of some kind but also 2.) to lay out there and admit and explain that watching Frank and LordDrac a lot...is the most extensive experience I've had in Nerfing for, um, decades. I figured that I might want to try pro/semi-pro Nerfing first before I dive headlong and make serious financial commitments - in fact just a few hours ago I found a really sweet, too-good-to-refuse deal on a Modulus on Craigslist (with a ton of attachments and accessories no less!) that even as I'm typing this I'm trying to negotiate over. But I figure this is also probably a good time to start a thread and ask the specific questions I'm looking answers for.

So with that:

1.) This is probably especially ambitious but...I'm looking to do something with CaptainSlug's Caliburn or the Chimera (as far as I can find nobody's done anything yet with a Chimera including...actually manufacture one and when I try to Google "Northeast Design Corp Chimera" it takes me to a bunch of design firms that seem bereft of Nerf/foam blaster references and just back to Jangular's video). That said, either blaster seems like a great way to really get into the nitty-gritty of all aspects of the sport/hobby (including if not especially manufacture) even if the financial investment is pretty pricey. I also know these are open-source designs and I'm wondering if that would allow me to put them up for retail at for example one of the bookstores I may work with, with the proviso that CaptainSlug and/or North East Design Corp are recognized as the origins of this design (I particularly like the Chimera because...well, blah blah bullpups). Again given the open source nature of the designs I'd really like to add what I feel would be refinements that would make them more attractive to casual playability, sport/Nerf War-ability, and even retailabitiy (and just what I figure would be my personal play style or preferences). In particular I'd really like to add N-Strike/Modulus-compatible barrel and stock attachment points (yes you read that right I want to add an N-Strike male stock attachment point to the stock the Caliburn already has - I know you guys think I'm crazy but I've actually worked out a very specific plan for this - although now that I think about this, I might just end up using either a tac rail or some other attachment mechanism). Are there any legal, manufacturing or retail issues I should be aware of? Is a potentially insanely expensive foam dart blaster like this even something a bookstore would be interested in carrying? I'm also looking to downgrade the FPS output to say 110, just because I feel that's an upper limit for what parents might consider appealing and safe for children. Would doing so effectively...if you forgive the choice of words, "nerf" the Caliburn straight into pointlessness and eliminate the whole appeal of it?

I know the Caliburn for Elite darts can also simultaneously accept cut-down darts (like Worker darts for example) - or at least I saw LordDrac's video demonstrating this capability. I saw on CaptainSlug's Esty that he also sells Caliburns for Rival and Mega rounds. I'm wondering, is there any way to engineer a Caliburn to just accept mags for Elite, Mega, and cut-down darts and Rival ballz? Heck even BoomCo darts too?

2.) And just a general open-ended question: I'm also looking into doing a flywheel blaster (because all I do is watch Frank talk about #FlywheelMasterRace). I want to do a super-compact, say even bullpup or Uzi-style from-the-ground up flywheel blaster. Something not unlike an FDL except...IMHO the FDL is ungodly overpowered and complicated (or if not complicated per se, even ungodly too customizable for realistic retail expectations) and nothing to say of the price. Is it realistic to have a flywheel blaster like that that I manufacture myself (whether 3D printed or even injection-molded) that can shoot Elite or compatible darts at say 110 FPS and retail for about the same price as a brand-new Stryfe?

I will undoubtedly have more questions in the future, but as I continue to do more research and informational interviews, I do not know what those questions are yet. And an advance thanks!

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