Has anyone heard anything about Retro Props and their Flamegun replica?

http://63.160.59.180/props/flamegun.htm

Sorry Jamie7 -

can't tell you anything about these guys. Never heard of them before.

Anyone else around here know anything about Retro Props in SC? Their DS Gun replica looks fairly decent. Uses the calcium carbide and water mix to produce the gas for the flame effect.

Interesting -- do you know how much they're charging for this, Jamie7?

No clue. Honestly I haven't even tried to contact them. I would love a replica like that, but would not be able to justify the price that they are problably asking on it. If we had a massive group buy to lower costs...hmmm?

Hello,

A friend of mine pointed me here and I see you’re talking about me.

I’m the Retro Props guy down here in the south.

My DS gun was collaboration between myself and a very talented machinist. I made some safety changes to the carbide tank to make it much safer, and that was about all I did. I do some machining but I haven’t the tools or experience to do such precision work. The fanciest thing I’ve done is my Tunderball Breather on my web page.

I had eight guns (all I could afford) of the twenty that where made, the rest went to the main financer of the project and the machinist. All of mine sold for around $850 to $1000, the going price at the time and due to the fact that I had to agree not to under sell the guy with the other part of the run. I kept one only and soon realize some parts where missing (Flash suppresser and filter tank) so I still don’t have a complete gun myself. I’m working on getting these parts but it’s very difficult to get the machinist nailed down to get them.

I was trying to get another run done but as I’ve said it’s hard to get with the guy and it’s a very labor intensive project.

Also I had two guns that had the same valve system as the movie gun, this was a dangerous gun, Very prone to leaks. A gas tube with a jet tip stuck on the valve stem often leaked gas, the acetylene gas is so combustible that the glow plug would ignite the gas from where it was leaking in the mid section where the valve is.

So the solution was a new valve, the machinist designed a made a new valve that was out standing and very safe to handle.

I never use any jet flux to turn the flame green as the stuff is bad for the brass parts and would eventually corrupt the metal, and then you have an explosion problem.

If anyone has any question please ask.

hi fellow logies no offense but i would be careful of someone promoting a flamegun without showing thier face.it could be the low down scammer john campbell a k a ds props he cannot sell them as himself because he is a ripoff artist.sorry to be skeptical.trust your instincts.if you pay via paypal and you dont get it in three weeks file a claim.iy may save you money and trouble john p :angry:

I’m not promoting a flame gun just giving my experience on how mine where made. I don’t have any for sale and probably never will again.

sorry that was me up there. did'nt log in.