The HOLLÄNDER adds to the cadré of blasters in a cyber-future where german trains run on time, no matter what. It was put into service in late 2393 as lightweight primary armament for rail worker support staff, who were already heavily encumbered by their maintenance and construction equipment. Previously only makeshift melee armaments were available.
It sports the same caliber as its heavier cousin, the Motortier, but uses a case-less variant of the ammunition. The two blasters share little resemblance otherwise.
Adding this blaster to the worker standard equipment allowed for an average of 36% more worker-retention and 14% lower insurance payouts. Inofficially, workers also appreciate the ability to warm themselves on the magazines, due the blaster’s high heat profile. The blaster was named in memorandum to the in 2381 (intentionally) flooded country.
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Technically speaking, this is a half-dart shooting, battery-powered, micro flywheeler, Run Of The Mill, full-auto blaster that shoots darts from a horizontal talon magazine. It is compatible with 15er straight, 18er angled, and 18er banana talon magazines. The back of the blaster has a lock that can be slid forward and backward, to allow for said magazine lengths. The slide itself can be pulled back to flip the blaster open and remove the magazine. It is lit up with LEDs, using the magazine itself as diffuser. Due to the mill it can fire in full-auto at a pretty impressive rate, but nothing too crazy. It’s pretty controllable.
Additionally, there is an N-strike muzzle on the front and a standard N-strike stock point on the back. As well as two sling points. No rails, though, sorry.
The blaster has a separate rev-trigger that is attached to the front of the firing trigger, for that controllable dual-stage trigger feeling. I’m starting to have that as a default for my flywheelers.
A 3S LiPo can power the whole thing. The battery is not included. You’ll need to have your own 3S LiPo that can take at least 60A stall current. The LiPo goes into what looks like the magazine, at the bottom of the blaster. Inserted into the top of the blaster is a small voltage meter.
It fires about 25 meter in a straight line, and 30 meter at an angle. By default the Holländer uses OoD Lokis for flywheel motors. The wheels are Cabanossi (made by Fetteworst) micro flywheels.
Assembly Instructions → https://wildwestscifi.net/hollander-assembly-instructions-v1
That will also let you know what hardware you’ll need. Yes, there will be soldering and crimping.
Changelog
v1.0
– Initial Release
v1.1
– Made the barrel lug longer, to be the same length as classic Nerf N-Strike lugs. No idea how that length difference escaped me.
– Changed the magwell slightly, so old angled mags can’t slip through if you press them in with too much gusto.
– Angled the screw that holds the rubber tube to open the blaster a bit more, so you don’t have to fiddle as much with the zip tie to hold the rubber band on it.
– Made some minor tweaks here and there.
v1.2
– Added two more battery-storage options. Now there’s a faux-mag, a flat foregrip, and an angled foregrip.
v1.3
– Changed the rollers to not use 4mm rods anymore. This reduces the hardware requirements for 4mm rods by roughly 210mm (26mm x8), to 240mm. I should be able to get this down even further.
v1.4
– Changed the sliders to not use 4mm rods anymore either. So that leaves us with even less need for that particular piece of hardware.
– The top frame hinge also now has a printed bar instead of a rod.
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