Pulse Rifle: Sensor Housing

Last week a friend of mine got his 3D printer running and started testing it out with shapes and designs.  As the kinks get worked out of this machine, we're moving forward with designs to implement into our creations.  First on the list is my M41A Pulse Rifle project.  Pictured to the left is a prototype of a lens housing that will fit inside the vent shaft along the main barrel.  On either side of this shaft, there will be an IR Sensor that will take hits from the left and right of the blaster.  A third sensor will be installed in a housing on top of the blaster.

Here's a look at where those sensors would be placed.  As you can see, the prototype part that German has designed would fit on the inside of this metal shaft.  Obviously there will have to be a place for the IR Sensors (pictured to the right) to sit, but we're still designing how the block will fit in there before we cut into the design to complete the housing.

A Mod Night has been scheduled for Wednesday (May 2nd) so hopefully we'll have a little more completion on this.  There's still a lot of work to be done on my Pulse Rifle, but I think we might be able to get it functional for our first game of Season 7.