I got a Thompson Machine Gun for Christmas!

[Tom S.]

Well, sort of.

It's a wood puzzle made by ROKR. Something like 250 pieces and yes, assembly IS required. Lots of assembly! It shoots rubber bands, up to 12, and fires them all in full auto. In addition to that, wood dowel pieces representing spent shell casings, are spit out the side as well. Pretty neat!

 

[lihpster]

I'll show those punks with their new fangled Nerf guns! In my day we fought with rubber bands! Like MEN!



Cool Christmas gift.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I showed that to JR. He said it was cool. I asked if he wanted one. He said "not right now. I've got a wheelbarrow full of more LEGO stuff for Christmas and I'm kinda busy".

 

[Rustyt1953]

Tom you should get your friends to get them and start a splinter group..


typed from my room.

 

[jeffrefrig]

No way on Earth would I have the patience for that project. But it’s surely pretty cool. Have fun with that powerhouse.

 

[Exaviator]

Bring it to New Zealand, the authorities would make you register it

 

[Harrison]

Don't let the Feds find out you have a full auto rubber band shooter. You might be in big trouble. Plus, it holds over 10 bands.

 

[NFrameFred]

Tom you should get your friends to get them and start a splinter group..


typed from my room.

Would that room happen to be padded ?

 

[ditrina]

GOTTA HAVE ONE!!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oqkHXWitb4[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Telecaster]

News!!! ROKR new product Thompson Submachine Gun 3D Wooden Puzzle LQB01 is coming! - YouTube

Shut up and take my money!

 

[Kaarde]

Tell me who is more dangerous, a 10 yo riding a bike with a toy gun in one hand or a teenager driving a car with a cell phone in one hand?

 

[DWalt]

When I was a kid I had a Thompson water gun that looked very much like the real thing. Except it was about half-scale. It held a lot of water and put out a good stream. My favorite toy gun was an O/U Pirate Cap pistol. I liked it because I could drop a firecracker down each barrel and light the fuses. Like shooting a real gun. Bang Bang. Possibly my all-time favorite toy.

 

[SMSgt]

And the cats all said, "We're outta here!"

 

[Tom S.]

Here's a little more info for those interested. Assembly time was between 10 and 12 hours. The kit is extremely well made and for the most part, the instructions are excellent. The wooden parts are laminated boards that have the parts laser cut so you simply press each part out of the board. There are around 14 boards total and you will have some parts left over (most likely for spares or to replace lost or broken parts).

Besides the wooden parts, there are several bags of screws of various lengths - each bag being well labeled. There is also a bag containing the various steel pins, springs, plastic parts and two screw drivers used to assemble the different parts. Last, there is a sanding block, a small square of sand paper and a stick of wax. For the most part, the wood parts separate cleanly enough that no sanding is needed. The wax is used for lubrication on the parts that rub against each other during operation.

The saying "Real men don't need instructions DOES NOT APPLY HERE!!!" You will never in a million years get this to work without them! The instructions are well done but careful attention is needed, especially in the actual internal parts. When springs or steel pins are needed, a picture of the part drawn to scale is shown so you can easily compare to make sure you are using the correct part. The same applies for the screws though they are also put in separate part's labeled bags. There are some videos on the ROKR website explaining some of the more complicated areas of assembly but you probably won't need to view them.

If you look at the picture I posted and compare it to the one in the video posted, you will notice that the outside ring around the drum magazine on mine is backwards. I noticed this and my OCD will most likely make me disassemble/reassemble it but it works fine as is. (NOTE: I have since corrected it!)


Plenty of "ammo" is included and requires no permit nor age requirement to procure.

 

[bullmack]

I foresee a whole new market for various ammo supplies and loadings.

 

[eb07]

That thing is great.

 

[Oldengineer]

I love it. Where would one get one?

 

[Tom S.]

Google ROKR and you'll find numerous places, Amazon among them, plus the company itself.

I love it. Where would one get one?

 

[Redeker]

I bought a couple of the marble run puzzles to pass time over holidays. They do take time and patience.