As I'm building my pack and wand, I realized there are some details that I have some very strong feelings for exactly how they should look, and some things... not so much. The wand tip and trigger fall into former group, so I wanted to make it look just so
Here are some screenshots I used to figure out the position of the trigger tip and how it looked in the "latched/closed" position...
I also referenced some of Shawn Marshall's 1984 photos of the Spengler pack...
I started out with a GBfans
Acrylic tube and a CPU64
Trigger tip. Both are very nice parts, but I found I got much closer to the look I wanted with RJ's
Acrylic tube and
Trigger tip. His tube being slightly longer and the trigger tip ring being slightly shorter made all the difference...
I also took the time to fix a couple of mistakes I made with the thrower that were bothering me. First, my Stream Adjuster Knob wasn't very centered, and the right Side Adjustment Knob was mounted slightly higher than left one. It was basically only stuff that I would notice, but you know how that goes
After some fussing, I'm much happier with the knobs...
That's all I have for now. Next, I will be installing the Pop Mech lever, catch system and all the springs. Really looking forward to pressing that lever for the first time!