Nerf Mod: The Codebreaker Stryfe (And Some Lessons in Imperfection)

[@barry6541]

I'm making a Maverick into a N99 10mm pistol from Fallout 3, and I found a good way to make something look worn. I have bottles of paint, not pots, so I squirted some out, took a paper towel, rubbed the paint into the paper towel, and then I sort of rubbed it all over the blaster, and it turned out great! Im just sharing this technique, because I think it might help other modders like me. Also, thank you Drac for getting me into modding. You inspired me to make my first cosmetic mod, a minimized nite finder which didn't go too well (I tried using puddy to fill the gaps and it turned out really bad), as well as many other things. I'm currently prepping my new ZS Longshot for painting.

[@DCthegamerR5]

Today me and a few friends put a dart head inside of a large, very fast spinning fan. It flew around madly while getting hit by the blades and sounded like popcorn. (The blades were facing upwards.)

[@retromatt2281]

Like a ceiling fan? A box fan?

[@JamesWhite-hg8yg]

One thing I have seen my friend do is take painters tape and mark how big your parts are going to be, Then take that with the tape on it and cut it out and lay that film with the tape and all in the water. The tape acts as a frame and allows you to keep it together when you spray the activator on the film. Then dip and just scoop out the tape and it take the film with it. It is fast and works well and he can actually roll the blaster from one side to the other and get a continuous surface this way. Then let it dry and cut with a razor where the seams are on the blaster. Just though this might help.

[@LordDraconical]

James White Brilliant! I learn more from you guys than I teach you, I swear.

[@travisfoster8866]

That sounds like a REALLY good idea

[@JamesWhite-hg8yg]

Glad I could help.

[@whoohaaXL]

+James White In theory, I approve this technique. I also do automotive painting and body repair....and while this dipping stuff has been around for a while, but I wasn't aware they made it available to the consumer just yet.

[@Cringemoment4045]

Nice

[@eclipticmess3360]

dude everyone is so positive it's awesome to finally find a channel where people just help eachother

[@wolfarmstrong2500]

It does not look awful

[@Spamman4587]

I have played with this blaster at a war, it is a freaking dream. I love it so much.

[@DefinitelyNattox]

Hey Drac, just wanted to say thank you for all the years of videos you’ve done for the community. This blaster was the blaster that inspired me to start modding my blasters more than five years ago and I’ve been in the community ever since. You and this blaster are responsible for me finding this amazing community. The great friends I’ve made in this community, the memories I’ve made in this group of foam flinging enthusiasts is the reason my life turned around and I will never be able to thank you enough for helping me get back onto the right path. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I will always be a fan.

[@the_one_true_PiPes]

to be honest i really dont like nerf and nerfing my self im more of an air soft person but i always love seeing your videos because you put so much dedication and ingenuity with all the mods and videos you post and i think its awesome :)

[@Robzi_1000]

You took the words right out of my mouth...

[@Lucidity32]

Same here

[@DanielGonzalez-ip6hp]

We got a realm player 😃

[@the_one_true_PiPes]

Dgsonic 14 i dont even play any more i quit a long time ago lol :P

[@DanielGonzalez-ip6hp]

Gerardo Torres lmao

[@Ghost00043]

Hey Drac! I find it really incredible (and enjoyable) how you can mod these. It's really awesome and takes lots of talent! Keep up the great work

[@skylerbussure8793]

Even when the film was done and not touched up, it still looked pretty awesome. The blaster looks absolutely amazing. Good job drac, keep up the good work!!

[@brandonljenkins]

Drac, this is Brando and I love your videos but one thing I dislike is the same gun mods like stryfe, rayven, and hammershot so what I am asking is that you do more of a variety of guns. And I do love your integrations and dip jobs. Hopefully you can meet this request, Thanks, Brando

[@bobber4160]

Draco this video is great it shows a lot about your character and great personality. I is true that you make it look so easy. When I started watching you a year and a half ago I thought u were perfect. I tried to replicate a gun u made and failed miserably. Since then I learned a lot about nerf and hobby work, how much time is spent on projects to try and get them just how you want it. This video is great. Draco keep up the god work.

[@someboi7435]

IT LOOKS AWESOME, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

[@hardping9000]

I know he only sees the flaws in this but I'd give away my entire arsenal to have this stryfe

[@longrangecloseups_1857]

One thing I must say is as soon as it came out of the dip I thought I LOVE IT!!!! I just love the whole thing

[@jimmiwilson3739]

Thank you, Drac for all you do.

[@Ruvincii]

Thats the reason why i like this guy... He is really honest and he connects with the viewer

[@glyph2011]

As always, great vid. Love watching them. Great blaster too! Looks cool as hell!

[@fununclenerfs]

I'd like to see more of your 'mistakes' and what techniques you've found to 'make it work'. :)

[@redhonu]

I tried Hydro dipping. I think it helped that I cut the film to fit in the container and did the dip at an angle.

[@tribalairsoft513]

Wanted to say something that might help you in future videos. In order to keep the hydro dipping sheets less wrinkled and damaged, try to take painters tape and tape all the edges of the sheet. Another thing is when applying the dip to the gun, slowly dip the gun in at an angle for best clean dips. Thanks for the awesome vids and keep the good work up!

[@spatulak]

hey drac could you do like a paint guide on a gun with like an in depth tutorial showing how you sand down the gun and what type of paint is best, that would be awesome if you do as im having trouble finding out what paint i need to use for my hammershot i want to customise. thanks!

[@TheGarahebi]

Hey drac, I'm by no means a hydro-dipper (heck I'd never even heard of the process til I first saw it on this channel) but I'd like to make a suggestion that seems like it would make the process easier. Instead of just placing the film directly on the water, maybe try making some kind of frame you could hold the film in? I remember seeing the professionals in your earlier videos on the procedure using some kind of framework in the process.

[@firelightninglord7151]

your first shell hydrodip try looked amazing

[@honkhonk8009]

Holy shit that's my blaster. My mom threw it away

[@joecrosstfxc9566]

Then why would you use a 9volt..?

[@honkhonk8009]

I use arduinos alot and 9volts are really popular with arduinos. It was the only thing i had. It was not a serious build anyways so why not. Also i could care less about owning it. I wouldnt have the satisfaction of building it myself

[@lantsl1982]

Woah cursing and your a kid

[@lantsl1982]

Dylan

[@bernie604]

Fake comment to get likes

[@joecoz26]

For Hydro dipping where do you get the supplies, do you use normal spray paint or do you have to buy special paint for hydro dipping?

[@prinsopod8753]

Whats the paper looking thing at 1:35?

[@cammanm8]

I'm watching this while it has 99,999 views! I have a screenshot for proof, this is my favorite stryfe look that you made. This is a good day!

[@mccenturion2553]

that's pretty neat! a premade hydro-dipping film?! i just do it the old fasioned way by floating paint, and manipulating the colors/ paterns with a stick... i shall have to look into this film stuff and things.

[@Slicethethroat11]

I've been watching your videos for about a year now but I don't own any nerf guns but I would. Idk I just really like your content it's quite enjoyable to people whom don't even nerf. Thank you for your time :)

[@mackiedoeb9527]

Man all that battery stuff is cool. Never thought of that kind of thing because I usually try to stay away from battery powered blasters. I feel like they may not last as long as your traditional spring style. But if I were to modify them and keep the motors and batteries all find myself then... well it just might work, haha.

[@zzzenith_zzzone]

you should make modular attachments for this like a worker stock painted to match and a long strike or trip strike barrel painted like it.

[@brad5256]

I saw a crossbow in some parts of the video, I wonder what that's gonna be used for

[@theredstoneexploders3226]

Hey draw can you help me by giving some advice? My ruffcut is not working on one half of the side of the gun ( what is going on is that when I prime the thing you use the half does not shoot until you shoot and the other half shoots when you push forward the priming mechanism) I hope you can help and other people in the comments😃

[@evandiede38]

Have I happened to spot a crossbow build in the left hand side of the frame when you were doing all of the wiring? LordDraconical

[@altwelve1]

hey Drac, you wouldn't happen to know what gauge the original wire found in nerf guns are would you?

[@dabassdude]

Drac you should show your collection, and or show room!

[@antech9986]

For the motors you really should've used some heatshrink, if those wires touch at all the whole thing is fried

[@SargentPig12]

Where can I buy that film? As well as the stuff you sprayed on it

[@goodmanswearhouse1423]

hey drac, I wanted to hydro dip my stryfe like the codebreaker but there is no link so if you put the link up that would be awesome thanks

[@joshuahummel918]

I want to start painting my Nerf blasters and I have to ask: what kind of paint do you normally do enameling with?

[@squirtlechan3795]

What is that brush you use at 3:26? When painting over spots on the shell?

[@LordDraconical]

Squirtle Gaming Its a microbrush, simmilar to what surgeons use for cleaning small wounds. I find they work well for details.

[@mrepiclego]

LordDraconical where do you acquire a micro brush

[@huhreally5771]

mrepiclego Google and Ebay.

[@idreamofdrone]

+mrepiclego i bet you can find one at a art store

[@majormapleleaf164]

+mrepiclego games workshop

[@ColorfulGamingreality]

Drac,I wish I could afford all the nerf blasters/mod parts that you can,next week I have a HUGE nerf war and no one has hardly any nerf blasters,darts,or anything else,what should I do?

[@alidawud6703]

can u upload a video step by step for modifying the Nerf N strike elite Rapidstrike cs-18,and can u add in the video about the Nerf gun to tell me where u got the supplies??? oh and thanks if u here this P.S please make this video i really need it!!!!!

[@harbinger_2791]

+lorddraconical do you still use your old camden177 email for commission requests?

[@darrenjacobson7456]

Why don't 9V batteries work with this? Is 9V too much for a stryfe or does a 9V battery not provide enough current?

[@willy_gamez7804]

What paint do you use for customizing nerf guns

[@littlepenguin8589]

I thought the hydo-dip was fine, just needed a few touch ups, which you did.

[@TryMeItsDrew]

LordDraconical how many feet of hydro dip do use per side of each nerf gun?

[@littleasiandude2758]

That is SICK! You got your custom piece with your LOGO?!

[@julessasada5948]

Do you think you could do a video on how to use apply films and roughly how much would the process cost?

[@EverydayAlchemy]

Jules Sasada Id have to charge a decent amount, but im working on a tutorial. Are you by chance related to a james?

[@Dlutheran]

can you do a tour of your messy workshop Drac

[@BraydenCH04]

One thing I want to know before I try to hydro dip What kind of Liquid do you use do you use normal water or someother liquid

[@ColdestLivewire]

+BraydenCH04 in the video for the red sweet revenge with hammershot internals, he used water

[@messy1693]

What are those little beeping noises if drac is quiet you can hear him

[@WedgeStratos]

Honestly, I'd have named it based on both the matrix film and the mistake you made using an existing tech failure. Unfortunately, it isn't a red film, so it can't be named Heartbleed after a terrible security bug in earlier versions of OpenSSL.

[@darkerblock3479]

dear drac thanks for all you do and if u good reply i would like to know how to get a stryfe

[@eclipseminecraftandmore5342]

You buy one ._.

[@anthonybanaana1059]

+Eclipse | Minecraft And More! some places don't sell em any more

[@darthdeadpool9802]

Hey drac how much for a custom nerf I was thinking of asking you to make one if you do that

[@Albus1300]

Yo Drac, I kinda need your help. I'd really like to have a good primary for HvZ, but I am broke at the moment, so I'd love to make it from the guns i have at home right now. I have a Recon gun and Stock, a Longshot body, a seperate front gun, and a barricade. Any ideas? Thanks.

[@juggernautmods892]

+Jeikobu Feirodowaka Hi dont know if you'll be seeing this as its 4 months later but PM me and I might be able to help you. I have quite a bit of experience in modding blasters and I might be able to help you with something.

[@garrettbeale2173]

drac what paint do you use for making details on your nerf guns

[@ryanthompson56]

how much do you do for a commission for modified Stryfe shipping won't cause much cause I'm in metro Atlanta

[@eclipseminecraftandmore5342]

Hey drac i have a recomendation for a gun paint design

[@IanChunck]

If I plan on using the Stryfe as my primary, would you recommend getting some sort of stock and a larger mag for it? Do you think a Retaliator stock and a 12-mag would do? because I've already got those.

[@Slender_Man_186]

I would use a Raider stock and Spector barrel with 18 round mags.

[@jordanmarks1295]

If you could wield it, use Raider 35 round drums.

[@dashelbengs3454]

I wanna paint my stryfe but I don't know if the wire would be hard to work with, if I took everything out, could I put everything back in as it was?

[@sadseal8118]

Omzig Of Dash yes

[@dashelbengs3454]

Cool thx

[@NicholasKonradsen]

what lacquer do you use?

[@nickmccourt7055]

Does the miniature paint work well on the blasters?

[@v16ke]

Drac,I would recommend getting a new battery because when they puff up its kind of like a notifier to get a new one(source:me,many batteries have died due to my helicopter)P.S: if you're not planning on using lipo batteries for a long time,wrap them in bounty and plastic wrap and keep them in a freezer

[@kevenmaharaj8893]

What micro Switches do you use, I just turned 13 and Im planing on overhauling my stryfe so I can join a nerf game. I'v upgraded a few blasters already but now I want to make my nest one yet. I don't really mind the price of the switches im just curious wich ones you use because I don't want to mess up because there all so different. Thanks and Best Regards SpaceSodaProductions

[@erix6822]

+SpaceSoda Productions The motors he used: www.ebay.com/itm/New-130-DC6V-28000RPM-High-Speed-HM-Carbon-Brush-DC-Motor-for-DIY-Accessories-/231726371857?hash=item35f3f7d411:g:yUkAAOSwl9BWJg7G The switches (not the exact ones but the ones all the modders use) www.ebay.com/itm/10-pc-TEMCo-Micro-Limit-Switch-Long-Roller-Lever-Arm-SPDT-Snap-Action-home-LOT-/281353622711 He also used a 2S lipo pack

[@CALKULTIK]

i wish i could do things like this... or at least mod the internals. 😬

[@terencenguyen7674]

i think next time use something bigger and flat so u can do double dip and its flat so when u dunk it init hit the bottom of container i dont know if thats good or bad

[@brad7547]

(Psst, Drac, you spelt 'Stryfe' incorrectly in the title) I modded my Stryfe and kinda struggled here and there. It's good to know even the pros have their struggles too. Another great vid:)👍🏻

[@ItMeFunky]

He did that because nobody's perfect to show that he also makes mistakes

[@ziggyboogydude1]

D Bez *Pobody's Nerfect.

[@willco5431]

It looks cool on camera. Great job man : )

[@andrewtran4649]

At 0:55 the paint and the pieces made a face on the side

[@morgs4555]

Drac I have seen videos of people hydrodipping but using paint, not film.

[@jamesfernihough9667]

what's the gold sweet revenge in the background?

[@cammanm8]

Hands down coolest stryfe ever

[@nerfkreviews1455]

Nerf Rivals is now on Amazon! It's pricey, but exciting! Can't wait to test it out. ;)

[@piercebowen7631]

What motors did you use ,also what batteries?

[@jonwisneski706]

what did materials did you use for the hydro dip

[@geckomaster5084]

Can you do a tutorial on Hydro dipping?

[@tdph68]

I'm watching this at one am eastern…I always have time for you

[@OfficialMarlow2000]

Ive alway wonder why the videos sound twichy or with a weird sound on the backgroumd

[@ddb1014]

What's wrong with putting a 9-Volt in a stryfe?

[@scottrapien554]

hi where do you get your film dude I don't know

[@oliverpowell9554]

Drac my birthday is coming up and I want to get an commission so how do I get one

[@lillilith8568]

One question Drac, what's a Styfe? Look at the title

[@lurush5310]

It's the name of the gun

[@lillilith8568]

Isn't it Stryfe, with an r?

[@brianchen4032]

That Random Guy Down the Road aha, I did not see that

[@lurush5310]

oh lol same

[@barry6541]

***** No, it says stryfe

[@bigpiney1000]

Thanks Drac. It's great that you'd show something that isn't perfect. Trial and error is the name of the game. Gotta practice to be perfect. And even then, nothing is perfect. You have great videos, and are an inspiration to not just nerf modders, but artists of all types. Keep up with the good info.

[@TBNRstone]

Drac after you dipped it it looked amazing

[@brianlee2039]

well Drac, it looks great on camera and I cannot see whats wrong....

[@1W15HT0]

You should do a video of your "Showroom"!

[@evelyndai8200]

The other side of the xt60(thr one with pins) is called a male xt60

[@edfitz8445]

I would use a blastersmithsuk stryfe tray expander for the battery tray

[@spyguy888]

You should make twin hammer shots (one red one blue) and call them (they would both make the setup) "THE CHOICE"

[@Luca-kd6ci]

You shouldn't be worried about how other people think of it I think it looks awesome. But what do I know the only two nerf guns I have ever modded was a jolt and a night finder

[@FragzzAustin]

Plz do a review on the paper shooters

[@begobogo2583]

That paint job looks amazing. Not sure why you think it's awful

[@justanothercanadianhipster9100]

Isn't The Codebreaker a Rebelle Gun?

[@matthewkodgis5584]

Dude it looked pretty cool with the dots on it

[@osherwin5633]

Are you ever going to do a free giveaway

[@keinezukunft8497]

that retaliator whit the ice slide looks very cool

[@tubskee]

What is that technique called? Putting the blaster in film

[@mysticmisc4585]

Salty hydrodipping i think

[@nerfolympia289]

Drac u should make a website where you can sell other blasters