EIR - Overhaul and Upgrades - Phase 1

[@B_Skizzle]

The fact that you’ve kept putting work into this blaster for 9 years is a testament to your skill as a modder, Cap. Eir was the blaster that inspired me to try my hand at modding beyond simple spring replacements, so it makes me happy to see her still being improved.

[@nerfmangamerkemendo9499]

Popop dose not believe in moding the only mod I’ve done is tapping a walkitalky to a preditor

[@thegreenmessor3809]

Captain Xavier, she looks beautiful. aged like a proper champagne. this is a work of art.

[@jackbrown3985]

She does indeed!

[@fartsniffer4223]

my mods aged like milk

[@Darkwolf-Grim]

Agreed eir is an example of how well some nerf guns can hold up if taken care of properly

[@Hawksandlagers]

Generally you don’t age champagne.. lol

[@birb9257]

Marky yeah you age wine

[@m.otoole7501]

"I can feel the sand..." (Insert episode II Anakin quote about sand being coarse and rough and irritating and getting everywhere)

[@clone734]

M. O'Toole haha

[@pigfish99]

11:22 never had the teeth break on eir... so in other words, she has really good dental insurance! good to know!

[@floopusdoopus]

Captain must have some great worker benefits

[@grahamturner2640]

🤣 and the teeth are gears to make the motorized direct plunger work.

[@mattbatesteacher]

EIR gets work on one channel, and a fuzzy walrus breaks two wardens without even trying on another. That certainly is a night...

[@Kai_Arrid]

that animation in the intro was amazing

[@cbro79]

EIR is GORGEOUS! Keep up the great work Captain!

[@redleviathan7678]

EIR it’s finally getting what it deserves

[@thefogiscomingthef0giscoming]

*she, not it - a weapon is always a she, by tradition, after making her first kill and earning her name

[@redleviathan7678]

Thank you for the correction

[@redleviathan7678]

And yes I am aware

[@CaptainXavier]

TYR and ULLR would very much disagree that all weapons are a "she"...

[@redleviathan7678]

Yes sir captain

[@rickcupola6262]

Finally, Eir is now getting some more love! Your videos made me wanna mod blasters a few years ago. Your dedication to electronic springers is very strong. Stoked to see a new series!

[@adamska-8935]

Ive used a stock stampede for years in my local HvZ, it has definitely earned an overall of this scale. I always love seeing Eir in action, cant wait to see what's next for her! Take care Captain

[@Tater_Lord]

FINALLY it was well overdue but it's good to see that you're going back fixing things and being humble about it

[@H3zzard]

I found a broken Stampede whilst going through my "Pile 'O Nerf" the other day. EIR's refit will hopefully give me the inspiration to fix it!

[@cassidyposting]

hello from Ireland! otherwise known as Éire ;)

[@grahamturner2640]

That’s a funny coincidence. 😂

[@nicholasmazzarella2720]

Captain This was amazing look at the inside and rebuild of this legendary blaster. Thanks for taking us through it. Keep up the great work. Thanks for all you do for the hobby. Bangarang

[@alexandermacphearson4379]

So happy that you are getting back to your projects. Gods know that I haven’t been in the moods to get some of my crap done lately. You inspire us all. Love seeing Ire on the table again Bangarang

[@scherz42]

Thanks for putting the time in to figure out that issue where the catch wasn't releasing. I couldn't figure out what was going on with mine.

[@JohnJames.]

I could see, you were having fun with this, was a good watch, getting ideas. Algorithm, bangarang

[@HeavyTanker-vx4oq]

So is this upgraded version going to be called EIR MK2?

[@CaptainXavier]

...no

[@xenigata5031]

EIR-er

[@icebox6850]

@@xenigata5031 lol

[@alexandermacphearson4379]

And if he was keeping track of all of Ire’s upgrades this would probably be MK XXIV

[@grahamturner2640]

@@alexandermacphearson4379 🤣

[@marcelinecosmos9030]

Can’t wait to see the results of your breach. I’ve been using a similarly specced black bolt stampede for hvz and it hits 80-90 with mengun darts, would love to get it up to 100-110 if the sleeper breach is reliable enough

[@marcelinecosmos9030]

Felixstowe Foam Forge it’s already minimised as much as I can while still leaving a decent foregrip, it’s cut back to just behind where the yellow starts

[@kevingivens5083]

I love all your videos, from the goodwill videos to the old Eir lore and history vids. Just clicked off your Ragnaroktoberfest loot vid when I saw this, alway excited for the next video.

[@ZakLeek]

Half an hour of pure delight! Thank you so much for the video, it has helped me through my day.

[@metanoba4099]

This is awesome the first time I saw EIR/IRE was in Walcom’s first video of your loadout 4 years ago (how time flies i remember when Drac was one of the only Nerf KZbinrs with Coop772) and every since then your mods amaze me. Great to see a blaster that sort of made your channel coming back to life. Much love, Metanoba a member of your Auxiliary

[@jodiac]

I would love seeing eir’s shell painted on the inside as well and I was also thinking it would look awesome if you painted some of the top parts orange and painted the jam door black, but that would scratch when opening and closing it so that might not be the best idea.

[@CaptainXavier]

...painting the inside of blasters is bad...it almost always fouls in the internal workings

[@await2487]

@@CaptainXavier seriously? never had that issue, i guess i dont work with springers but at that point i just woulldnt paint it

[@aronx5749]

Hi greetings from Mexico : )

[@jackbrown3985]

I've been waiting for this video for a while, and boy am I excited to watch it!!!!!!

[@BlueDasher13]

I got a glimpse of EIR's new paint job and I knew I had to watch the video

[@CaptainXavier]

New paint job? What new paint job? I did this paint job 5 years ago...

[@BlueDasher13]

@@CaptainXavier as in the areas you were planning to paint orange is what I got a glimpse of

[@CaptainXavier]

Oh I see.

[@PhoenixFyre]

Hope all goes well for your updating.

[@monkeyranger1875]

Dude I love your videos keep up the good work. Your content rocks. I wish that you would get the recognition that you deserve.

[@endymion7585]

God, this is giving me reminders of *my* first mod. A Rapid-pistol that started out as a Rapid-smg. I opened it up just recently and remembered, my soldering iron wasn’t correctly functioning at the time, so I glued all of the wires into place with Hot Glue. I had always assumed that I had soldered them in, but nope. And at the time I had only opened it so that I could se did I needed to resolder anything since I had gotten a new soldering iron, and was horrified by what I found.

[@xWhitechapelx]

Thank you Xavier for this video, a long time ago when I found your channel and seen you was showing the internals of EIR It was great work back then. I really love the Rocket launcher you've created and will be waiting to see on what you do with it in Phase III. Thank you again.

[@deeznuts2739]

Nice new intro, guess EIR is getting her upgrades :) Stay safe Captain

[@EnnesArms]

Great to see you revisit Eir! I might pick up my stampede project now that I have some tips!

[@sargenttom139]

thank you Xavier for all the great content good job dude

[@mystinfernus919]

I'm pretty excited to see EIR being worked on again.

[@Midnight890]

Omg thank you. I’ve been waiting for this but didn’t wanna kinda force ya to overhaul. So happy your starting this

[@ironfan998]

YES THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR

[@Jackalblade9]

Ia, ia, Algo'rithm fhtagn! Also beautiful work, Captain, I'm so glad you're on the upswing!

[@CaptainXavier]

I love this comment so much!

[@TG-om1ue]

Love the new intro! Cant wait to see her all new and improved

[@kabelguy70]

SHE'S BACK!!!

[@-e6212]

I can’t wait till I learn these powers

[@The_Mess85]

Oooooh, thanks for this, since it teaches me how to upgrade the stampede I picked up today. And show's me my mad idea to add a rocket launcher to mine is the right idea.

[@samuelruth7510]

Honestly Cap makes me want to film and post mods that I do. Seriously love everything on this channel and I cannot wait to see the complete overhaul EIR

[@Hexsyn]

Eir didnt have plunger head padding? Crazy!

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Could you cut the breech down and add PETG? Hope to see EIR shoot 100 fps soon.

[@TheOnlyPedroGameplays]

I've seen 180 fps stampede mods, who knows what his limit will be

[@TheSybermedic]

Very interesting video, excellent as always. keep up the great work I am watching with great interest. BANGARANG!

[@vanshgandhi3465]

When is the next phase coming?

[@omegasauce6172]

I’ve been looking forward to this

[@emmadns922]

Sunny: Say what you well about the battery compartment, but it's probably the best example of what can be made work in that compartment for the people who can't get access to lipos because those are hard to get in some countries. The amrs being in the old wiring video is an idea that's aged poorly but we will probably do the separate auxiliary circuit when we integrate a battery stock into our stryfe and convert it to 3s because we really don't want to power LEDs and likely some microcontrollers off the 3s lipo because buck converters on all sounds more annoying than just using the stock battery compartment and AAs for the accessories.

[@TheFault]

What perfect timing ... I've just pulled the trigger on one and am awaiting its delivery 😆😎 . Not knowing the full state of what's going to arrive I'll be following with very great interest (as well as delving into the general todo's surrounding Stampedes 😉 )

[@_Dex]

I love the new intro the icon is so cool!

[@coltstelting6969]

Perfect timing for this series, I have a Stampede coming in the mail right now.

[@ian0921]

If you can't get the compressor motor to work again could probably look up some of those portable tire inflators they might have a motor small enough and some of them are even digital so you can program them to the right PSI.

[@CaptainXavier]

It works just fine...there is a just a small leak in the tubing connecting it to the Titan.

[@ALPHA.Mods.1]

Awesome as always

[@vietstee7605]

What did he use for the underbarrel that’s a great design I need one for my stampede

[@CaptainXavier]

It is the tank from a Nerf Titan

[@KosherPorky]

More of a general question, by how bad would it actually be to dry fire some of the stronger springs?

[@CaptainXavier]

Supposedly not too bad since it is only 9kg. Still...not good for it.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Glad you are giving this old Girl an Upgrade. glad to see her getting and Update for the current Community standurds. glad you didn't just use the Icon's shell for the EIR upgrade, because that would be mean to EIR

[@nonothebot]

You've got the Nerf blaster, you've got the screwdriver, now get a pumpkin and you're ready for Halloween !

[@simonbright5815]

New Eir video: Return of the King

[@sentry_repair_mann]

It looks like something you'd get in DOOM. And that's not a bad thing.

[@ReaperN7]

Yessssss

[@devilking666]

METAL GEAR!!!!

[@TheRealSuperDred]

Maybe I might have missed this and the capt has already done this, but how much work would it be to be able to do a Stampede that fires rival rounds from a proton pack? I know it probably be mostly cosmetic but would awesome to see especially with Rival pew pewing out the barrel...

[@CaptainXavier]

That would actually not be very difficult.

[@JNE18]

Thanks for the great vid! PS Hi from Spain

[@CaptainXavier]

Hello there!

[@neffomp]

@@CaptainXavier General Kenobi!

[@horusrogue]

When moving to 9KG you can actual re-purpose the stock mainspring as your return spring. I haven't noticed any better or worse runaway protection from using that vs the worker offering in 3 of my Stampedes.

[@CaptainXavier]

Neat!

[@srloins6613]

@horusrogue I did the same when I replaced my main spring with a Rival spring. I had an issue with the catch not releasing until I cut the return spring (repurposed stampede main spring) down by a couple coils.

[@Carcharodon]

NICE

[@skye1491]

This is exciting

[@legitgibbo3225]

Have you done anymore work on this legendary blaster?

[@benc5212]

what blaster would you recommend for beginner modders.?

[@choccymilklord59]

The Firestrike is an excellent place to start. it was my first blaster i modded and it can teach the basics of modding springers.

[@khoshekhthecat]

Firestrike, look up k26 and beyond, I'll in face drop a link in a minute

[@khoshekhthecat]

K26 and beyond kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWTCZ4GuiLJ6e6s

[@CaptainXavier]

A single shot springer. Start simple. Work up from there.

[@benc5212]

@@CaptainXavier thank you captain :)

[@ClassicRedEye]

What about a pusher style artifact breech, that will fire any dart then and use the whole volume.

[@CaptainXavier]

Again, a more complex breach is far more likely to have not just jams but catastrophic, cannot be cleared easily in the field, jams. Remember, I only want 90-100 fps and I am already at 80. I don't need much.

[@ClassicRedEye]

@@CaptainXavier that is true but I wouldn't consider a push breach to be that complicated, hence it pushed the dart into the barrel releases the catch and opens again, once the barrel is set right its easy sailing.

[@Eulemunin]

Have you tried a countersink tool for beveling brass?

[@CaptainXavier]

I have all kinds of tools for beveling metal. Remember, I made suits of medieval armor before I got into Nerf.

[@CAPTAINMAIDEN]

Hello hope you're doing good captain Xavier

[@fiorellapolicicchio8630]

Me:so how do you mod your blasters? Capitan xavier:yes

[@camakathekilla2347]

Hi. If you could put vintage blasters in the modern day, what changes would you make to them, and what series would you put them in? (ie, elite, doomlands, mega, zombie strike, rebelle, alphastrike, ultra, rival) the list for this challenge includes: crossbow, lock n load, bow n arrow, big bad bow, blazin bow(i consider this vintage), secret shot 1 and 2, at1k, at2k, at3k, at4k, sneakshot, ratchetblast, electric eel, rapid fire 20, sawtooth, ripsaw, reactor, arrowstorm, chainblazer, expand a blast, hornet, scout, og titan, mad hornet, warthog, defender t3, tech target, supermaxx line, and fastblast

[@angylizard9344]

Try a worker spiraling kit

[@CaptainXavier]

A what?

[@David-ne2cc]

hey Cap! You should get some more lights on your work surface so the picture comes in a bit clearer. I think thatll help with the de-saturated feel

[@CaptainXavier]

My work bench is light up like a Christmas tree...it is almost too bright... Pretty sure the issue is with the settings on my camera...that I have thus far failed to master...

[@David-ne2cc]

@@CaptainXavier Im sure youll figure it out! Keep up the great work and Im excited to see the next part!

[@Burasta]

@@CaptainXavier there should be a colour profile you can tweak to up contrast a notch.

[@conall90]

Hey capt I like how you're keeping if full dart but y not make it were it can shoot both? Just an idea.

[@CaptainXavier]

I am actually looking into that.

[@intelinside5574]

THE DAKKA RETURNS!

[@jeffreycarman2185]

When will you do the phase 2?

[@dawsonseiders4119]

Amazing!

[@1Scimetar]

For the multiple battery voltage toggle, I'd get in touch with Mister Nathan, as he did the same on the Hellhound and I think his advice would be helpful.

[@CaptainXavier]

...who do you think I got the idea from?...

[@dr.jex___]

Just a brass stub is what I'd put in the breach although I'd happy with an 80 FPS Stampede.

[@neffomp]

12:14 #SandisbadforNerfblasters

[@evanmcmillan7549]

Hi from Longview

[@CaptainXavier]

hi

[@blackhole3905]

Did you get my email gest making sure. I had some problems with sending

[@CaptainXavier]

Doesn't look like it.

[@blackhole3905]

@@CaptainXavier ok i will send it

[@blackhole3905]

Sent

[@ejaapl]

It would be really interesting to see if the rate of fire on the 3S is the same (or maybe even faster) than the four 14500 IMRs, since their voltage almost certainly sagged because of how hard they were overdrawn

[@CaptainXavier]

They actually weren't that over drawn because I ran 2 packs of 4 IMRs in parallel.

[@thefogiscomingthef0giscoming]

So - when we getting to see Eir in action on a range day - not her underbarrel, i mean her primary fire

[@CaptainXavier]

...(I will not snark at the silly question, I will not snark at the silly question, I will not...)

[@thefogiscomingthef0giscoming]

@@CaptainXavier feel free to, it was a dumb thing to say - i havent watched the whole video yet

[@mackwalsh3769]

@@thefogiscomingthef0giscoming it was fired in the zombie strike line range day so i imagine this will happen when it comes up again

[@thefogiscomingthef0giscoming]

@@mackwalsh3769 ah, thank you - turns out im a dumbass after all

[@CaptainXavier]

I mean...obviously (or at least I would have thought it was painfully obvious) I will do a FULL range video just on EIR after the upgrades are complete...

[@jedileader0174]

Would phase 4 be adding more orange paint?

[@CaptainXavier]

Probably

[@someguy9845]

7:56 here he says that he doesn't want a half dart kit, then I got an idea. What about a Nerf blaster that can shoot half darts, but can attach to EIR? It's a suggestion.

[@CaptainXavier]

...I already have that...

[@someguy9845]

@@CaptainXavier oh ok.

[@TK4541]

Can one imagine how powerful EIR might be if there was a kit that allow one to use a short airsoft motor to run her?

[@radioactivesdesigns3554]

Maybe you should try a 9/16 breech instead of a 17/32, and just put a tightening ring or 2 on the 9/16. You keep your seal, get better feed reliability, and increase performance.

[@CaptainXavier]

That is a good idea, I may try that.

[@woomyntime488]

It might look cool with some LEDs. Just saying

[@CaptainXavier]

It...it has an LED...

[@CaptainXavier]

Also...it is build for HvZ...what would I want to light myself up to make me easier to spot?...

[@woomyntime488]

Fair enough, but LEDs will always look cool and you cannot deny that.

[@whatstdiggn]

I really need to finish printing my turkey and woozi and also the other half dozen blasters i have cracked open so I can get to work on my sonic green stampede. I've got springs, electronics and dyes in a box itching to go to work. I need gears but I've got the raw materials to fashion those on hand as well. Its been propped up in my shop/storage room staring at me alongside those pair of rayvens bleeding their robot brain guts and wires all over my worktable. One is arduino based and the other is formerly known as the nerf chronograph atatchment gene spliced into it. Wich was much easier, cheaper and most likely all together a less painful experience so long as i never try to fire half darts out of the thing. It took me 8 months to figure out how to get the damn code to compile and then successfully load onto the board so im making that one suffer.

[@magoshighlands4074]

@Captain Xavier if I might make a suggest? Have you considered neon white edge linings? It would give Eir a much cleaner, contoured look, and would work with the cyberpunk assault rifle look it already has (You could also perhaps do something similar with your plate carriers and such, it would fit with the "Exterminator" vibe you give off at HvZs)

[@CaptainXavier]

I'm not even sure what "neon white edge linings" means...but I KNOW I hate it...

[@magoshighlands4074]

@@CaptainXavier that's a fair assessment, but edge linings are, well lines on an edge "Neon white" just means broght white, I personally think a touch of detailing would help both Eir and your rig have a bit more form, but that's just my opinion so feel free to ignore me

[@danielgoerig4124]

that intro was amazing! are you going to do more EIR attachment addendums those were my favorite videos. if i had an dart to put in the titan attatchement i would put nerf ultra darts

[@CaptainXavier]

I have not made any new attachments in a while. The first attachment I every made fits Ultra Darts...even though I make it 7-8 years before Ultra darts existed...

[@alaeriia01]

@@CaptainXavier oh yeah, Ultra is the same size as old-school Mega.

[@blankettoys8533]

Captain which one of these two blasters you would preferred to mod and use Here are the options A long shot or a Vulcan

[@CaptainXavier]

Longshot

[@blankettoys8533]

Captain Xavier thanks

[@camogar1]

Howdy there

[@CaptainXavier]

yo

[@austinchristmas6033]

I’m thinking people better watch out a legend is getting an upgrade

[@thephatpugs6676]

Hey cap, no clue if you'll see this, but what does the board on the motor do exactly? I wanna know for when I mod my stampede

[@CaptainXavier]

@@thephatpugs6676 nothing. It can be removed.

[@thephatpugs6676]

​@@CaptainXavierthank you, what's it there for though? To ramp down voltage?

[@CaptainXavier]

@thephatpugs6676 I suspect it has a thermistor to disconnect power to the motor in the event of a jam, causing it to pull stall current.

[@jackbrown3985]

6:30 The blurred face of a clown in a horror movie (In the top right corner)

[@blueterror2276]

It's really hard to find stampedes these days Hopefully a re-release comes out one day Reminds me I have to redo my wiring It's nasty but it's fun