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The cheap ass springer SKS I ordered turned up today. As expected, it is really cheap and nasty and I doubt it'd last a day if you used it, but since it is my intention only to use the shell of the thing as the basis for a project, I'm not worried about that at all, in fact haven't even bothered trying to load the thing, let alone fire it. The shell is actually a fairly decent lookalike of an SKS, not totally accurate, but pretty close, which was all I was really after. So the plan is to get an M14 gearbox and barrel into the thing, then get a genuine SKS ten round mag, or possibly one of the thirty round ones, then modify that to be the magazine for the BBs, since the magazine on it at the moment is a dummy, with the thing actually being fed from above via a hopper system which is probably culled from a cheapo shotgun or some such. I doubt there would ever be enough demand for a decent airsoft SKS or type 56, although I know a few people have wished it was so, thus sometimes you have to go the DIY route. I reckon this one might take a bit of work, but I think it'll be fun to have a semi-auto AEG SKS with a scope on it as a DMR, so I'm giving it a go.

 
Oh I so need the time and money to get into gun modding.

Only DIY thing I've done other than my torch, was fake flash bangs.

Basically fuse wire in an already spend flash bangs. You can light it and lob it in a room and as people panic to get out. Step in and shoot.

[Don't know if that counts as "How to make your own or modify pyrotechnics". If this is an issue, please advise and I will edit this post accordingly. Additionaly, is some one would could clarify what is ment by 'pytrotechnics' in this instance - physical explosive, any combustable material, Any 'throwable' accessory... etc]

Pyro

 
[Don't know if that counts as "How to make your own or modify pyrotechnics". If this is an issue, please advise and I will edit this post accordingly. Additionaly, is some one would could clarify what is ment by 'pytrotechnics' in this instance - physical explosive, any combustable material, Any 'throwable' accessory... etc]

Pyro
I think as far as airsoft is concerned, since the main reason for highlighting them in airsoft skirmishes would be for insurance and safety purposes, you can regard 'pyrotechnic' to mean 'literally anything which causes smoke, fire, flash or bang effects of any magnitude, and/or which projects missiles as a result of that chemical reaction'.

Note the 'of any magnitude' bit. Personally, I really like your fake flashbang idea, I'm all for inventiveness in skirmishing, but not everyone sees it that way. For example, I have on occasion placed spare torches in darkened CQB areas as decoys, then used that to ambush people, and been accused of doing stuff which is not allowed, but as far as I'm concerned, if there is no specific mention of that in either the site's rules, or the briefing, and what I do does not cause a danger, then saying that it is cheating is merely sour grapes for having been caught out by such a ruse de guerre. But, sour grapes aside, since even a simple lit fuse could set fire to stuff, or cause a panic in places where that's not a good thing, I could well understand your fake frag ruse being frowned upon, at least in terms of safety. So if I were you I'd have a quiet word with the marshalls to see if it was acceptable. The reason I mention this is that, for example at Trojan's Mill site in Stockport, they ban any pyro use on stairwells, since it would be an explosion in a very confined space and could cause ear damage, or cause people to fall down what are very hard concrete stairs, this might might reasonably make you think that since your fake pyro doesn't explode, it'd be okay, however, it might still cause the panic which leads to someone falling or being trampled on a darkened stairwell, in which case I would regard your fake pyro as a real one in terms of allowable gameplay, since it can still cause some of the effects a genuine pyro might.

 
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I actually got Kudos from a martial at UKAP bunker for clearing a room of 4 people without a single bang with it. On the flip side, I've been caught out by someone tossing a dead BFG into a room. But yea, common sense prevales, any site that has a ban on pyros in whole or in part will extend to my babies. Martials are law, and always worth checking with them. I do need to do a side by side burn test and publish the report for fire risk on them really.

"'literally anything which causes smoke, fire, flash or bang effects of any magnitude" Flashes? What about strobe torches. Find it hard to believe that they would be ruled as a pyro.

TAG's look funnnnnnn... Although I prefer my guns smaller for mobility. Except the automatic grenade launcher I have planned... That's going to be interesting. 36BBs per shot. 36 shots per minute. 20 shot drum :)

With regards to sour grapes - skirmishing is a battle simulator. Site rules are there for safety and some for fairness. But out side of that, anything goes. If someone gets out-witted and doesn't like it, tough. A group I was with got hammered by a spawn camper, someone complained and the martial just told us to suck it up and check our corners better.

Pyro

 
What are you using to replace the dead pyro fuses, Pyro?

 
Would rather not go into details on how they're made Ian. Trade secrets and all :P

Pyro

 
Following Chock's suggestion, I quieted my Сплав harness:

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I couldn't use the RC fuel line Chock suggested because it didn't have a wide enough bore. This stuff is 4mm internal diameter, which means it's a doddle to push round the bend of the 3.55mm steel. Got it from here. Only time will tell if the weight will make it wear through in 5mins, but so far it seems fine.

 
Just sorted out my (partially) homemade eotech lens protector, removed the mesh from a Chinese made guard, got some cheapo 1mm lexan polycarb sheet which I cut to rough shape with scissors and then finished off with a dremmel. Fits perfectly and I can actually see through it quite well now.

Also remade my sling adapter for my F2000, main part of the strap was taken from a laptop bag.

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As my Owen gun progresses (being made for me by a guy in the WW2 airsoft forums), I started thinking about a case. It occurs to me that with a removable stock and barrel, it would be possible to store the 3 parts in something more box shaped. This would allow it to double as a seat when camping.

This was on amazon when I searched for a wooden box:
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Internal Dimension: 36cm(W) x 15.5cm(D) x 15.5cm(H)
I thought if I added 2 dividers, I would have 3 vertical sections for the front, main receiver and stock. Unfortunately when I take measurements from the solidworks owen gun CAD model, I get approximately 15cm height from the top of the magwell to bottom of the pistol grip. This may be a bit tight if I want padding etc.
The second box option is a plain pine toy box, which will take a lot more work, but that could be fun.
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I was just looking at the pic of the pine box. The hinges don't look substantial enough to hold well if the lid gets twisted when using it as a seat. I then thought that I could add an interior lip to the lid by glueing a couple of strips of plywood inside the pine. This lead to another thought that if the plywood was not just a strip it could form a stand for the gun when the box lid was open. The lid would need to lock into an open position and I would have to work out how to ensure a good center of gravity, but potentially a good idea.

 
Why not just make the box from scratch? It's a simple enough design you want :-)

 
So I'm wanting to give my G36 a weathered paintjob would anyone be able to advise me how to do this and not make it look crap :)

 
Depends what you mean by 'weathered'. Kind of tricky with a G36, since they tend to be used a lot by police and such, so they're not in the field for long and will look fairly pristine because of that. Having said that, the ones which do take a real battering, are the Kampfschwimmer ones (German Navy special forces divers). Those guys are trained to approach targets underwater, and come out of the sea firing their G36s and P8s, so their weapons certainly get exposed to a bit of wear and tear. The polymer furniture on them will of course not show much signs of wear, but what does show signs of wear is the three-tone camo which many of their G36s sport, so you could paint three tone camo and then buff it off the edges with a dremel or some such, however, there's something you could do which might be more fun that that. Take a look at this picture:

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You can see on that pic that the paint/bluing on the edges of the metal parts is very worn and showing the bare metal, i.e. the cocking handle, the RIS mount (particularly at the front), the flash hider, the fire selector, the body pins etc. Now, the problem you have, is that a lot of that stuff on an airsoft G36, is not metal, but ABS plastic, but you can still make it look like worn metal by using dry-brushing. If you've never done that, here's what that technique looks like:

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That is my plastic UHC AKS74U, which I have dry-brushed so it looks like worn metal. So, how do we do that?

Right, what you want is some of this, which any decent craft or hobby shop will sell:

http://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Item/Humbrol-metalcote-polished-aluminium/ITM3289

So, then what you do is, get a very soft artist's paintbrush (don't use a sh*t cheap one), shake the paint tin and then stir it with a match or cocktail stick so that the metal flakes are suspended in the paint, then dip the brush in the paint, then take a piece of kitchen roll and clean off the paint from the bristles until there is barely any left coming off the brush onto the paper towel. When it is like that, you are ready to use it - Lightly flick the brush over the edges and raised parts of your gun where you want it to look like paint or bluing has worn off. The almost dry brush should only deposit small amounts of paint on raised edges, and it will look like worn metal if you do it right. Don't overdo it, subtlety is the key here, and remember that much of the real G36 is not metal, so you might need to put masking tape on the bits you don't want the paint to go on (crappy 'pound shops' will sell masking tape). If you need to mask around intricate parts, Blu-Tack is good for that, because you can mold it around things.

Now, leave it to dry for a couple of hours, then you need some aerosol matt varnish (you can get that from most 'pound shops' too). Spray that very lightly (and I mean VERY lightly) over your bry-brushed bits, and it will prevent it from rubbing off. Be careful though, the wet varnish will tend to wet the metal paint and spread it out, which is not what you want, so if you don't work slowly with the varnish, it will ruin the effect, so, the idea is to do ONE very light quick pass with the varnish, then let that dry, then do another light quick pass, and so on. You need to work slow with the varnish, and let each pass dry before you go again, or it will ruin the effect. Patience is the key word here.

 
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I started my airsoft DIY with something simple. I turned a 2 point sling into a 1 point bungee sling like the one in the pic. The clip is too big to fit on the gun so I've used para cord and it looks not bad. I'm going to stitch the ends so they don't slip out it, it holds the guns weight just now but ain't very secure. Tomorrow I'm going to attempt a padded phone cover.

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So...camo rather than "worn" then? That'll be a tan base with brown and green splodges lovingly applied with a sponge then allowed to wear off on high traffic areas. Pretty simple really. Probably a lot less work than Chocks rather impressive dry brushing work.
Aye , That tan in operations look.

On another note looking at two rat traps in the DIY shop I have ideas for a claymore.

 
I made a iPhone case :D I just need to order a mould the phone clips into and sort the camera and earphone holes but hopefully it will give my screen a bit more protection.

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