3D printed eggs

[Super Nova]

So like most people’s eggs, all of mine save maybe one have broken lids and/or battery doors and it got me thinking, has anyone 3D printed new bodies to drop the egg guts into? I know PBDNA has a 3D printed hopper (the Mojo) that takes revy guts but seems like if someone did that for egg guts it could save some volume in the landfills.

[Psycho91]

I would deffinatly buy one if someone started making them

[zinger565]

I wonder how the circuitry handles being slightly over-volted. 11.1v LiPo batteries are very common in the RC and FPV Drone world, are very reliable, and pack a lot of power in a smaller form factor than 2 9v's. Could lead to some interesting configurations.

[JeeperCreeper]

If someone printed a smaller egg, I'd be down.

[Super Nova]

I emailed PBDNA to see if they would be interested in doing something right after I posted the original post and did mention making it 100 or 150 rd capacity but I just got his response. He said most eggs are in the dump already and he doesn't think he would make his design time back. So I responded asking how many he would need to sell and maybe we could do a pre-order type thing, ill keep ya updated but anyone know someone else that could tackle this project?

[Super Nova]

He replied and said maybe in the future but right now hes got too many irons in the fire...

[JeeperCreeper]

Stockclass Heroes

[Grendel]

Eggs always fed great but had problem "lids" that broke and a shell/neck that is very fragile. If it was updated to use standard lids/speedfeeds and made of a more durable material........

[zinger565]

I agree. The feed mechanism and logic of eggys is solid, it was always the shells/lid and fragile feedneck that caused issues

[JeeperCreeper]

Yup needs a speed feed

[pghp8ntballer]

I’ve never had an egg, but often wondered what everyone thought about the balance. It’s the only “normal” loader (not q-loader and other unique designs) that isn’t relatively centered over the feedneck.

[Psycho91]

The empire magna hopper wasn't centered over the neck either it hung over the back of the marker like an eggy, honestly it's not that bad you don't really notice it when you sounder the marker cause all the weight is towards the back

[Grendel]

They always looked a little awkward to me because how they sit in relationship to the neck but in actuality on a vert feed this helps bring the weight over the grip and helps with forward weight.

[SR_matt]

To be fair, while the egg is an extreme outlier (especially for its time) hoppers have shifted the balanced farther back over time as a whole. Of course you have the oil can and all that but on a 200 round hopper you start with the almost centered revy (and the predecessor that I am blanking on right now). The halo slightly shifts the paint distribution back, then the rotors/spires/etc show the hoppers being rather biased to the back.

The big thing with a lot of the hoppers biased to the back is that they end up being lower just from the design changes of the time so the balance feels a bit better simply because you don't have something as tall. Honestly thought I think tank weight provides a larger perceived weight difference as even a ninja lite vs SL2 tank feel massively different even though its only a few ounces.

[Quickling]

I’ve never had an egg, but often wondered what everyone thought about the balance. It’s the only “normal” loader (not q-loader and other unique designs) that isn’t relatively centered over the feedneck.

I never noticed the balance feeling off when I was running my egg, but I also was feeding the marker with an air america apocalypse and that chunk of stainless was the heaviest part of the whole setup and kept the balance under my hands.

*edit* If someone made a 100rnd eggy that took any type of internals I would enjoy running it.

[pghp8ntballer]

That’s what I always thought about them… balancing a bit better. Thanks folks.

I don’t necessarily have the time or design skill to do it but I have thought about taking a crack at designing a printable hopper. I only have ye olde revvys and a Vlocity Jr though.