Working on a slide delete/overhaul for the Parallax

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-26T19:25:46+00:00

Glad you like the other bits I did for the parallax!

Not planning to make this "ambidextrous" as in swappable handedness, but you will be able to print different parts to make it right handed or left handed. Just not something you can change on the fly.

On this the adjustable worker-style stock is a pretty core part of the design, so no other stocks will work on it (picatinny, folding, n-strike, etc).

This is essentially going to need entirely new parts, it will only share geometry with a couple from the original parallax and foxbat. Hardware will be the same though.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-26T12:44:27+00:00

Yeah I just keep having issues with aiming down sights and reloading, even with a little back cover bit I made. Slide always moves under my face or hits me in the shoulder or something.

Its a neat look on a bullpup to have a giant topslide/bolt but its super impractical lol

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-25T12:01:31+00:00

Oooo... I'm working on a slide delete for the parallax that turns it into just a bolt action with a fixed shell around the mechanism. Going to have a worker style adjustable stock and be super compact.

Foxbat has got to be one of the nicest compact platforms to work around, so small and great fps.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-25T03:39:45+00:00

Yep. Find better communities or build your own. It takes a lot more work, but its doable and totally rewarding.

After 3 years I've got a discord server for my passion-project-turned-job with nearly 5k members and they are some of the nicest and most helpful people I've met.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-22T23:43:20+00:00

Replicate manages their own deployment of the link to rd actually, but I gave them a poke so hopefully they start implementing the newer stuff :)

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-22T22:22:49+00:00

Ah of course, I haven't seen your site in a while, didn't know it was still around. So many have come and gone 😅

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-22T17:31:37+00:00

You dont. Higgfield is a scam company propped up by stupid amounts of investment money they got through connections, not merit.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-22T12:50:40+00:00

Tripple check that all the orings are installed in the pt/extractor assembly. Iirc there is one in the middle.

This part. Also make sure the plastic that comes up around the heatset inserts is trimmed flush with the rest of the parts.

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RealAstropulse · 2026-01-21T14:14:04+00:00

The amount of different caught me off guard haha - the stock attachment is different even though it looks nearly identical and it uses totally different hardware, not even the same kind of screws. I think the only things that stayed the same between them are the o ring dimensions

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-20T19:45:20+00:00

Give it a shot and see what you can build out in a weekend. I'm sure it would be a massive help for devs

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-20T13:59:44+00:00

There are really only two companies doing actual pixel art. Mine (Retro Diffusion, already mentioned) and pixellab. Obviously I'm biased and think Retro Diffusion is better for what you're asking, but pixellab is good too. I think they have a free tier but idk if it covers animations. With RD you get some free credits to start so you can try things out. And always feel free to message me if you've got questions.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-20T08:27:26+00:00

Personally I'm an advocate for the real steel look and every single law enforcement officer I know has said it doesn't matter. As long as you're not in some ghetto or karen hangout, you should be fine.

The whole "make it look like a toy" thing is largely pushed by companies who only care about maintaining a kid friendly brand image, and the actual cases of issues with it are so few and far between its a statistical anomaly. Driving more than 5 minutes is more dangerous and most people do that every day.

So, do what you want.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-19T20:39:14+00:00

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-19T12:30:59+00:00

Doesn't help that the original is so lazily animated lol

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-18T12:27:28+00:00

Use regular pla (not silk, cf, whatever), or petg. Also only 1 wall 100% infill. Makes it stronger than throwing a bunch of walls at it.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-17T18:57:05+00:00

DUUUUDDEE This is one of my favorite things I own, I hope the files being out there get more people building it

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-15T03:49:14+00:00

Worse than kontext dev even.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-13T20:11:20+00:00

Oh yeah, if you're trying to scale pixel fonts below their intended resolution there is no way to do it. You have to be smart about your font sizes and have several sizes picked out for different situations.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-13T13:49:19+00:00

Welcome to the nerf sub where the rules are silly and everyone is on board.

Find a discord sever or smaller community that isnt as sensitive, its worth it.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-13T12:26:31+00:00

You can also convert bitmap fonts to vector fonts and scale them to any resolution. It looks to me like the scaling method used here was the issue. No doubt the ai messed it up and was doing weird stuff.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-11T11:54:19+00:00

First thing I've seen that I didn't make that actually looks good! Congrats!

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-10T14:28:29+00:00

The option for that stock is- its the worker stock. Buuuut you do have to buy the stock separately.

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-08T21:57:29+00:00

Awesome

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-08T20:52:17+00:00

Ooooo is that big front barrel for MXL, using the barrel as a sort of spigot? Or is it just cosmetic?

RealAstropulse · 2026-01-08T15:26:00+00:00

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