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qc mech2

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Building instructions?
« on: 11 February 2011, 19:56:52 »
Just got my hands on a new 20-448 Enforcer  :)

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Were the heck are all those extra parts going?  ??? :( [tickedoff]

Can someone give me a little help here?

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #1 on: 11 February 2011, 23:48:00 »
Whenever I get a new mech and I'm not sure what to do with the extra parts, I head over to camospecs.com and look at their examples.  I can usually figure out what I'm supposed to do from there.

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #2 on: 11 February 2011, 23:52:28 »
If I recall correctly, this Enforcer has extra bits for you to decide which variant you want to make it.

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #3 on: 11 February 2011, 23:58:59 »
If I recall correctly, this Enforcer has extra bits for you to decide which variant you want to make it.

Ah, that's right... it will either make a ENF-4R OR an ENF-5D

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #4 on: 12 February 2011, 09:50:39 »
And that's the problem. The 2 Camospec's pics don't show much and for the extra bits, I can't tell what is what so....


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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #5 on: 12 February 2011, 10:52:09 »
Describe the extra bits. The only difference between the the 4R and the 5D is the AC10 vs LB10X and the LL becoming an ERLL.

The LB10X has a smaller diameter nozzle at the end so either there is a barrel extension for it or a reinforcing tube that slips over the barrel.

The LL is shorter and thicker than the ERLL so there should be a collar to go over the laser stub for the LL but I wouldn't be surprised if you have to install a collar over the ERLL as well.

Which version do you want to make?

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2011, 11:13:07 »
The extra barrels are unnecessary.  I left mine off and it looks just fine.
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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #7 on: 12 February 2011, 13:20:38 »
Honestly, just take a guess and go with it. It's important for us to assemble things correctly, and when doing that mini for the 2009 diorama, I sat there with multiple TROs open and still couldn't be sure which barrels were right. This is an example of more pieces/more options being bad: it adds frustration for no real gain. Chances are no one will ever challenge your choice of barrels regardless of what variant you claim. Pick what you like the look of.

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #8 on: 13 February 2011, 10:27:22 »
And after attempting to put those extra barrels and getting them to stick anywhere but on their places, I decided to forget it.  [tickedoff]

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Re: Building instructions?
« Reply #9 on: 13 February 2011, 13:10:29 »
If you want to see the ENF-4R on Camospecs check out the Special Projects gallery.

http://camospecs.com/Miniature.asp?ID=4972