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Published: 2018-01-14 01:40:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 50806; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 1435
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This is an AK papercraft, the third iteration of a long project that has undergone several stages.ΒThe AK-74 introduces some new elements like the 5.45mm mags, 90-degree gas block, and muzzle brake, and refines the design of many parts that are similar to previous AK models.Β
AK-74 (PNG, 53 MB) Alternate link (Mediafire)
AK-74 (PNG White, 53 MB) Alternate link (Mediafire)
AK-74 (PDF) Alternate link (Mediafire)
Instructions included with each package.
BEL Holo Sight (NEW 07/05/22)
Railed Dust Cover + Risers (NEW 08/21/22)
FAQ:
What kind of paper does this use?
90lbs/185g
Letter or A4 size. Scale to printable area (don't try to print them at original image size, because they won't match).
There are two "Right Trigger Hooks"?
One of them is mislabeled. The patterns are actually correct (that is, opposite of each other). Just arrange them the way they are shown in the picture, with the angled sides facing each other, allowing the hammer to slide between them more easily.
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I love your quality and detail and just everything! I love building your designs!
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Aww, thanks. That's good to hear.
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My favorite is your model ar-15, but this model is also cool.
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What are your next papercraft ideas? I was hoping you could come up with a bullpup, like the Ots-14 Groza, Iβm a fanatic for ak designs and am hoping to build one
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Working on the Mk12 SPR right now. I promised a V4 AR receiver a while ago, so I have to make it sometime. May take a few other AR parts to get to it, though. But yes, I'll go back to the AK eventually. Need to modernize it, after all.
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pls make the sniper sight like this too... I would love that Β
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can i ask what part is that right next to the disconnector template on page 6?
also will you make anymore pistol?
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Immediately to the right of the disconnector template, (the pentagon-shaped object with four small tabs on the right and one large tab on the bottom) is the interior of the disconnector. Roll it up into a tube and insert it into the center hole of the disconnector, with the small tabs facing into the disconnector. The idea is that it creates a controlled channel for the disconnector spring to go into, so it doesn't get stuck in the disconnector.
I hope to go back to pistols eventually, so it's not entirely off the table.Β
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It's like thisΒ imgur.com/EtUeseb imgur.com/mRMkO6e
it completely snug fits in the magwell without any room for the rear hook, unlike the one in your instructions
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I think the mag release housing may be too far forward. Compare its position to the pin directly above it. In my photo, the front of the housing is aligned with the front edge of the pin, in your photo it's slightly forward of the pin.
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i am aware that the mag release housing maybe abit too far forward
but i did glue it right where it should be at least according to your templates (the receiver bottom face)
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That's strange that it came out differently, because I don't remember making any changes to that area.
One theory is that the pages may have been printed with different settings and were thus slightly different sizes.
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it could be but i don't think it's the case since it fits with everything perfectly minus the magazineΒ
do you mind giving me the measures of the receiver bottom and the magwell?
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Sorry it's taken a while - everything has been packed up and I haven't had the chance to unpack it and measure it.
I've looked at the most recent build with the most recent magazine, and there's some space there, not very much, but 3 mm . It pops in pretty easily, but it is quite difficult to remove. That could be because of the small half-cylindrical element added to the mag catch housing, meant to keep the spring straight so the lever moves forward normally. Unfortunately, it appears to have the side effect of limiting the lever's range of movement a bit, so you really have to push it all the way forward and push the back of the mag up to free before being able to take it out.
As for the overall dimensions, the front of the magwell is 4.65 mm from the front of the receiver, and the back of the magwell is 11.55 mm from the front of the receiver. The 'box' portion of the magazine is 6.3mm long (fornt-back), with the front hook adding 5mm (locks into the front of the magwell) and the rear hook adding 8mm.
Right now it sounds like it could be a tolerance stack-up issue.
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thanks for the reply
apparently every single one of my dimension is completely off from yours (don't know how that happened 
i had to replace the rear hook with a makeshift bump for everything to fits and operationalΒ
in the end it still a very fun build and the ak came out in one piece and a very tough one at that
you make great papercrafts mate, cheersΒ Β
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hey again, did you have any problem putting the mag in the magwell?
because my rearhook keeps protruding out preventing it from going up the mag releaseΒ
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It's a pretty tight fit. Push the mag release open to make some space when inserting the mag.Β
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About the next AR receiver parts.Β Except those detailed internals, would you also re-design the upper receiver to make it more realistic?Β For example, the bolt's structure and the charging handle parts?
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So far I've completed the initial version of the patterns for the new lower. There is a spring-loaded bolt catch, mag catch, trigger, and hammer. The disconnector and auto sear are merely decorative. I haven't test built it yet, so I don't know what adjustments will need to be made.
For the upper, my main goal is to expand the interior so that the bolt carrier can be fattened up to realistic proportions. Lacking a good way to return it to the forward position (since I can't count on springs of the right diameter and stiffness to be readily available), I'll probably end up keeping the charging handle attached to the bolt carrier. I haven't decided what to do with the rear part of the bolt carrier yet. On the old models, it was simply omitted, almost like an LR-300 bolt, at first because I hadn't made a properly hollow buffer tube, and then to reduce the chance of it bumping into the rear ring and getting stuck. However, in order for it to be theoretically compatible with a recoil spring, the rear part of the bolt is a necessity, so I'll most likely add it in. I expect to taper it a bit, though, kind of like the tip of the AK piston, for the sake of smoothness.Β
As far as the bolt head itself goes, I don't really need it to be functional right now, so it'll probably just be simplified and static.
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Thank you for all you've done.Β I still have a question: I remember when I was building your AR-15 paper craft (earlier than V3A3, the version I built was totally draw by your own hands, the tactical rails were just rectangles, and in Accessory pack has a prototype of M203 grenade launcher. )Β Is that really one of your old design?Β Because I'm really hope that you can finish the M203 grenade launcher paper craft and apply it on your AR V4!
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Yep, the V1 and V2 were both hadnmade, with rectangular rail segments.
Sadly, I haven't gotten back to the grenade launcher, but I would like to make it eventually.Β
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Can you put the internals into another one of your models, say the m416? Nice work by the way, keep it up.
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Yes, for the next AR (Mk12), I'll add some more detailed internals. Thanks for the good feedback.
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Truly a masterpiece. I've made a lot of papercrafts designed by you since the first AKM.Β And your projects are all amazing, astonishing, and excellent!Β I hope you can keep designing more models like these.Β I'm very happy to know there's a marvelous creator giving birth to all of these.
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Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you like these.Β
I'll try to make more when I can, but it may be a bit slow.
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I am looking for the paper to use, is there any chance you could show me exactly what type you use? Im only asking because I have attempted to put together a project of yours but failed to do so as the paper was very thick. I am quite confused as 90lb paper is 243gsm for as far as cardstock goes. I also see watercolor which is very rough and comes in very big sizes, and photo paper.
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Right now I'm using Canson Mix Media (Acrylic/Watercolor/Pen and Pencil) books of 60 sheets, 9x12" (22,9x30,5cm), 98lb/160g.
I cut the pages down to 8.5" wide to make them fit the printer.
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I have also seem 163gsm for 90lb...
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Can you release a non-textured version of the wood pieces? Also, do you know if you're going to do theΒ rounded barrel on the MK 12 or the more square one?
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Round handguard, at least that's the one I'll start with.Β
As for the wood pieces, do you mean the white ones, or just flat brown?
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Ok, the white version is in the second download in the description.
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I actually meant the wood grain pattern on the white handguard, stock, and gas tube cover.
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Ah, I get what you mean now. I forgot the normal white version had texture.
Here's a set ofΒ Textureless White Furniture .
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you forgot one more little thing, the side bumps on page 4 of the gas tube.
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Yeah, you're right. Added and reuploaded.
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I'm building this up now, but because I want to make it still have the ability to be disassembled, reassembled and played with again and again (basically I want to show people, having an AK style rifle where I live that actually has moving parts is very, very illegal) I'm building it by basically filling anything that is metal on the model with paper so it's completely solid.
In your opinion, what should I pay attention to in terms of durability? In essence, if you 'fired' this gun in a stress test, what would you expect to break first?
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(One thing I have to mention first: The bolt doesn't actually grasp catridges on this model, so it doesn't actually cycle. To get the bolt to chamber, extract, and eject cartridges, you'll need to do some additional trial-and-error to get everything right. Every iteration I try to improve from the previous one, and here the internals move a little more smoothly than before, and are more correct, but it's still not 100%.)
If the hollow parts were all solid (and the barrel actually had a bore, which it currently doesn't), the first thing that would break is the bolt, because I don't think it locks completely right now, so it would start moving immediately and probably come unseated from the bolt carrier. If you made it lock completely and added a functional gas port leading from the barrel to the gas tube, I'd expect a lot of the gas would go around the piston and into the receiver (because the piston isn't sized to fit too tightly right now), and it may be vented through the magwell or ejection port, or it may blow off the dust cover and/or damage the bolt carrier and/or receiver walls. This is all assuming you filled in the hollow parts with a reasonably sturdy material. But really, I don't know and it's difficult to predict accurately.
Now, durability in the face of everyday handling can be predicted much more easily: The front sight guards will break off easily, as will the front sling loop, the rear sling loop, the grip, and the dust cover will pop off. The sides of the receiver (around the magwell) are also relatively week, in terms of twisting or bending of the receiver. The bolt carrier is still rather flimsy, although it's better than it was. The spring guide definitely needs to be more solid if you're actually going to be putting stress on it.
Regarding assembly and disassembly, the handguards tend to rattle or at least shift around a bit, so I'd normally recommend gluing them on, but if you intend to have them removable, see if you can tighten up the fit on that area.Β
The stock should absolutely remain glued on, because I haven't actually modeled screws holding it in place.Β
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hey hoborginc can you send me a photo of your guns because i want to see how you store them. My main problem now is that i am afraid that the barrel will go out of shape from improper storage, thank you
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Here's how I have them right now.
But joking aside, I'd typically store them in the vertical position, leaning against the wall, so that most of the pressure is directly down along the axis of the gun.
If you store them horizontally (at least unsupported), they will start to droop over time (especially the V3 and older ARs, which just had weak internal structure). The more recent models don't droop as much as the older ones, and to be honest I don't expect the AK (after V1) or SCAR to droop at all, but I still favor the vertical position for them.
(The reason all my stuff is packed up now is because I just moved and am still unpacking my stuff, which is also why I'm responding a couple of days late. Just got the router set up right now.)
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how about this,Β imgur.com/a/nxKik . I used a spare magazine to support the handguard. the reason why i didnt put on ground is because im worried that the stock or buffer tube might be affected.
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Although it might fall over easily, for now it looks like it's supported pretty well that way. I haven't tried to store them like that, so I don't know how well it will hold up, but hopefully it stays good.
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Mk21 SPR, with V4 receiver.
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Any estimates when it will be released?
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I'll probably put up a parts tracker and release some of the parts once I build up some momentum.Β
There's no practical way to set a specific date for the final product, because I don't know how much free time I will have in the upcoming year. I've spent, no kidding, 50% of the past two years away from home, so, unfortunately, the only thing I can say is, it's one of those things that have their own timeline outside of real world time.
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nice!..but when the ak74u?
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Well, I'll have to go back to the AK platform eventually, because it's one of the three lines of effort . For the next AK, I'm thinking of the AK-74M with black furniture, folding stock, and some accessories (because I didn't make accessories for this one). The 74U remains a possibility, but I'm not as interested in it anymore.
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It is so hard to put the stock faces into place..
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