Take theFlintlock Nerf Blaster.

It’s a beautifully-complex gun that looks and acts like a flintlock.

you’re free to see just how ingenious the design is in this assembly instruction video.

Coffee mug on a candle warmer.

Modding is of course a hallowed Nerf tradition, but 3D printing takes it to an entirely new level.

there’s the awesomeNerf Retaliator SMG kit, which takes a standardRetaliatorand mods it to look like an SMG.

3D-printed Ammo

It’s not just entire blasters or mods that get the 3D-printed treatment.

Rockbox on an iPod Nano

you could evenprint ammofor a Nerf blaster.

3D-printed ammo can, in theory, be made to be potentially dangerous.

So I’m not recommending you actually print any of these for play against other players.

Four hard drivers sticking out of a rack-mount server that’s being used as a NAS.

Of course, you’re better off using these on3D-printed shooting targets.

With 3D printers, you’re free to do so much more.

Entirelyredesigned firing mechanisms,extended barrels, orbetter loading mechanismscan all improve how well a blaster functions.

AI-generated image of a Nerf-style blaster floating in a futuristic 3D printer

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Ranky’s Nerf retaliator SMG kit

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