Blamcon's getting closer and closer to releasing their light gun kits and I'm itching to get my hands on one to see how well they do against my Gun4IR light guns. As one who owns a few 3D printers and dabbles in some wiring work when I was making a few arcade builds, this is a video that's got me excited.
Chris over at Blamcon has put out a video today showing off how to build the Vyper light gun they will be selling from start to finish. You can order it completely assembled, but for those of us who want to save some money by printing out parts and buying the electronics kit, this is for you.
The video goes into good detail on the features of the Vyper such as the buttons available, joystick, sights, and a rail system. There's even a removable stock if you want to rest the gun up against your body. I like the GX16 single cable connection coming from the bottom of the gun and it allows you to swap out guns easily with a strong connection that won't easily fall off.
The 3D print does have a lot of supports so you'll need to spend some time doing some post processing after printing them out. One tip that might help is using a PLA interface layer if you're printing it in PETG or vice versa if you have an AMS. I've been doing that with my prints that use support material and it makes it way simple to remove.
All told, Chris does a great job at walking through what you need to do to assembly a Vyper kit. It's easy to follow and if you want to try to build one yourself, the video will help immensely. You can see more about the Vyper kit in detail from their website and hopefully, we can start ordering parts soon.
