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Topic: X7 Phenom XM8

Posted By: Angel_151
Subject: X7 Phenom XM8
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 1:52am

Could Tippmann please make a XM8 marker kit for the X7 Phenom? Please!!! I really want one if no can I get it custom made?

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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 2:14am

Please only post questions in one section of the forum.

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Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 9:10am

Sorry

Posted By: God
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 10:10am

Engler custom paintball could probably make it for you.

Search for the member thompsonshooter to see his work.

Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 10:41am

Search Ebay, PBN or other paintball sites for a used SP8 by Smart Parts. Designed after the XM8.

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"When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter.

Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 12:34pm

There was another marker designed to look like the XM8 and I'm having trouble remembering it. When I do a search all that comes up is the SP-8 and airsoft stuff. All I can remember is it was made of metal and designed so the firing mechanism could be removed and replaced with a modular "engine" capable of full-auto which was to be produced later. I don't know if the actual marker ever made it to market but I know it was gone before the full-auto mod came out.

Edit: It was the MKX8 from Blackpoint Engineering which I think is associated with JCS. Only a few were made and it is out of production.

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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 12:58pm

Only reviews I see are from 05, so yeah that was before my time. Sounds like a real collectors item if anyone has one.

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"When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter.

Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 1:27pm

oldpbnoob wrote:

Only reviews I see are from 05, so yeah that was before my time. Sounds like a real collectors item if anyone has one.

I may be getting senile . . . but I know an age crack when I see one. Smile

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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 2:29pm

Not at all. I didnt start playing until 07/08.

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"When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter.

Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 2:51pm

I have already asked http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englerpaintballguns.com%2F&ei=zcngT-3sBsbE2gXQruDRCw&usg=AFQjCNFsEZPqKeEUymb5FZrMxG2-Mko-Dg&sig2=-kSGDrTVvHMlukud6Vh03g" rel="nofollow - - Engler

Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:04pm

Angel_151 wrote:

I have already asked http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englerpaintballguns.com%2F&ei=zcngT-3sBsbE2gXQruDRCw&usg=AFQjCNFsEZPqKeEUymb5FZrMxG2-Mko-Dg&sig2=-kSGDrTVvHMlukud6Vh03g" rel="nofollow - - Custom Paintball to do it but they can't The only why right now to make one is too use airsoft parts which I don't want to use. I don't want plastic parts.

Good luck with that. You'll find that a lot of shrouds/body kits are made from resin or plastic. The metal ones are ungodly heavy.

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"When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter.

Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:16pm

oldpbnoob wrote:

Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:25pm

yeah I know finding metal XM8's is hard and I might have to forget about :(

Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:29pm

Angel_151 wrote:

yeah I know finding metal XM8's is hard and I might have to forget about :(

Or be creative, go to some plastic fabrication/hobby websites and try to make one for your self. There are alot of home shop fabricators/hobby enthusiasts that are willing to share the knowledge of how to make one yourself.
You could try asking your question here as well, it is a website for A5's but people are very creative and knowledgeable and may be able to help you.

http://www.a5og.net/forum.php" rel="nofollow - http://www.a5og.net/forum.php

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Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:35pm

I'll see what I can do. But I just wish they could make a marker kit. Does anyone know of any more places that make custom markers?

Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:39pm

Angel_151 wrote:

yeah I know finding metal XM8's is hard and I might have to forget about :(

Even real XM8's arent metal:

Wiki wrote:

The materials used to build the XM8 are almost entirely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre_reinforced_plastic" rel="nofollow - composites — with the notable exception of the cold hammer forged steel barrel.

So using plastic would actually be more realistic than metal.

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"When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter.

Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 3:56pm

I guess your right I will look into this more. Thanks

Posted By: Angel_151
Date Posted: 19 June 2012 at 4:17pm

I have an idea, what if I bought a Smart Parts Stealth Barrel kit and Stock then got them modded to fit on the X7 Phenom?

Posted By: relgycandy
Date Posted: 06 February 2013 at 9:34pm

PBN or other paintball sites for a used SP8 by Smart Parts. Designed after the XM8.