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Also dressed up as SG1 on Saturday, but then because the Atlantis costume i ordered got stuck in customs, on the sunday i did an alt universe "what if?" Cosplay to represent what it could look like if the stargate was never sent to the US, and SG1 were British Commandos instead. Both outfits were complimented by some of my airsoft RIFs.... and before anyone makes a fuss, they were all disarmed and unloaded, I checked with the head of security and 2 of the con supervisors on the Friday, who all gave the OK after i explained exactly what i wanted to do and use them for, then checked in with security saturday and sunday to demonstrate they were safe and unloaded, and then made a concious effort to stay inside the venue and away from any window or door that faced outside of the hotel where the con was held. Unfortunately the same could not be said of a couple of other cosplayers, who aparrantly decided to leave the lobby of the hotel with their cosplay weapons on them and walk up the entrance road to a little compound containing a bunch of vendors in marquees... and got spotted by Joe public who phoned police and resulted in an armed unit arriving at the con, and said cosplayers being asked to leave by security after the armed response was stood down.... but as I stayed well out of sight I only heard about this through second-hand information and did not witness it directly. Also got complimented by head of security at the end of Sunday for being concious enough to check in with them each day, and thanked for being sensible where others had not been. But back to the con itself... Friday was pretty quiet, with not much going on, so I was able to mooch around the vendors in all areas (dressed in t-shirt and jeans) to get my spending out the way early. I bought a few screen used props, including a "one line schedule" for the very first episode that was signed by the late Don S Davies (General Hammond). Saturday turned into quite a shitshow in the autograph area. Queues were initially separated into day pass holders, who had to line up through a barrier maze like at airport security, while accessibility and VIP pass holders (like myself) lined up around the outside of them to get priority access... but then more day pass holders were let through ahead of VIP passes, people opened up barriers in the zig-zag to jump the line, and then there was a traffic jam where no one moved for almost an hour... byvwhichbtime some of the stars had to leave for other scheduled events such as photo ops and meet-and-greets, so many, many people were getting very angry at missing out.. and even some of the stars were getting pretty annoyed (in particular, i overheard David Hewlett aka Rodney McKay getting rather annoyed). Somehow I managed to get all but 4 autographs on my stargate posters on Saturday, but missed out on one of the stargate stage panel Q&A sessions. Have to take my hat off to Richard Dean Anderson though, he was signing late in the day, and made it clear to staff he was not leaving until everyone in the line waiting had got his autograph.... I heard he was still signing at 10pm... and then he did the same again on Sunday as they were beginning to dismantle the convention around him (other stars did similar things, but RDA went above and beyond in my view) At the end of the evening I hung around the after party, which included a set DJ'ed by Kristian Nairn who was also one of thebguests for "Our Flag Maens Death", another group that was being hosted by the convention. Other bonus points from Saturday.. 1. I sat down for the "ultimate stargate photo" with all the stars, sat between RDA and Jason Momoa... and both complimented me on my costume. And when I pointed out it was a last minute purchase as the original I had ordered got stained when I spilled bleach on it by accident, RDA said he still loved it. 2. I got a hug off Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter).... a brief one, but a hug none the less 3. Due to the traffic jam in the autograph line, I got to have a brief and nerdy chat with Joe Flanigan (Col. John Sheppard) about WW2 fighter aircraft. He had initially mis-spoke and called the P90 I was carrying a P40, but then corrected and wondered aloud why he was thinking of the P40... and so our little chat began, but only for a couple of minutes before the line moved on 4. Brad wright (The shows creator) saw my TM P90 and joked how intimidating I looked, and how realistic it looked. After I told him it was an airsoft replica, I passed it to him to look at, and he fiddled with it for a moment and held it in the aim before handing it back to me and saying "very nice". By that point my brain was too fried from the heat, and I seriously regret not asking for a pic of him holding it... but such is life Sunday ran a whole lot better, as the staff had Rearranged the queuing barriers in the signing area so people had to line up for each table, split into two lines for day pass and VIPs at each table, and a staff member on each line controlling the flow, rather than Saturdays effort of "everyone starts with one star and then moves down the row of tables one by one..." but with onlyvone person trying to manage all the crowd at once. Managed to get the last few autographs, and also a photo op with Joe Flanigan and a meet-and-greet with David Nykl (Doctor Zelenka), before catching the massive stargate panel tonwrap up the day. Over the course of the event, I had many people asking me about the costume, particularly my airsoft weapons, and so I was happy to answer their questions and talk about airsoft, and I even had 3 people say they had never heard of airsoft before, but would be looking into trying it out if they had a local field. i also had several people ask for a picture and I even had one person doing a university PHD study want to interview me for part of his thesis about how roleplay in Cosplay and LARP can be "commodified or assist in exercising political awareness in fan spaces" and they had not considered airsoft, so would like to get my take on it from an airsoft, rather than a cosplay perspective. All in all, the positives outweighed the negatives, but I will be cautious about attending the basingstoke comic-con next year, especially if they get as many huge stars in one place at the same time, as it made for an extremely busy and sometimes chaotic event. Having trouble uploading photos at the moment... will try uploading again tomorrow after I finish night shift and am back at my computer...

Yes, yes, but enough about your mother.....

'Used as a target at the range by the local cadets.'

Here's my Imperial Japanese Army loadout ready for an event later this year!

I’ve come to the conclusion that Baby Changing Stations are the biggest con. I’ve seen parents use them and they always come out with the same kid.

Simple... I wasn't out airsofting this weekend, but was at basingstoke comic-con and got to meet the majority of the stargate cast. But to avoid derailing this thread too much.. I will create a seperate one...

I need a head cover .... MTP boonie or cap?

yep, I'll give it a week. He hasn't visited the site since the 5th May, and I like to give him the benefit of the doubt... On the plus side I've bought a lot of stuff on the forum and this is the first time I've had a problem, I guess some people just don't call their hits!

I'd prefer changing a baby for a dog myself... Being embarrassed about her anal bleaching session, my sister told everyone that she was just changing her ring tone.

That was the Model 715/C7 that was also issued. Had a M16A2 export lower, but with an A1 upper and A2 brass deflector. The upper type is called the M16A1E1. Here's a pic of my C7 showing that upper. But was also on the 715 issued in GW1 and the model 723/725 carbine also issued.

SUUUUUUUURRRE you do I stand waiting to be corrected with timestamped pics ?

Why? Why? Why?

Just fondling mine again ? and it does increase the weight quite a bit but at the grip of course. In case you want to compare with other pistols its 813g with mag (no BB's which would add weight ?) (Real steel is only 1kg) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BTW, P99 is now fixed ?

Just got my Hipower back from @EDcase, couldn’t of asked for more really , quick to reply , quick to the work which was at a very reasonable price , and very quick to get it returned . More projects will hopefully be on the way soon !! before - and after

This. Guy has no trade feedback, why give him the benefit of the doubt?

Keep it handy & if your barrel drops off... you'll know where it came from.

To GBBR or not to GBBR that is the question...

I had a Continental breakfast this morning. Those tyres taste disgusting.

Just watched it for the first time, I can see the appeal of fielding a pew or two from the films.

Well you make your own!

Prove it, let's see the pics with relevant date & username written within them ?

I’ve not yet tested this with bbs yet, my son has run a mad bull tracer hop for years and I never noticed the bbs out of that being any brighter than ones through my flash unit tracer. this one is a lot brighter than the mad bull unit though so I guess we will see. we can’t fit a tracer unit on this gun as it has an integrated silencer so one can’t be fitted.

V1 was a failure, far too bulky. v2 is better.

A while ago at a airsoft site near me,I found 2 used 6 bang training device grenades probably from some police or military training, my original plan was to keep them as paper weights as they are inert, my thoughts then went to, how easy it would be to make them useful again and looking at the mechanism I fiddled on with re drilling the old primer and fuse out and tried a new primer and what was basically useless. I then looked at my bfg (dynatex dominator) to understand how it worked and then the plan changed. To make them into a blank firing grenade, I drew a mock up for a bolt/ firing pin with basically a ball on the end for the impact part. I went to my local hardware store for some bits and cost £4.50, got to work assembling and drilling a whole for the safety pin to go all the way through so the firing pin can not touch the 209 primer even when dropped, firing only occurs when safety is pulled out and grenade is thrown to the ground where it’s hits the rubbed door stop connected to the firing pin and thus detonating.

To be fair, no there wasn't! I'll wrap a hicapa mag in tin foil later, and see if it makes a difference

Cut down MTP bush hat for the win I'd say! Takes a bit of crafting, but if you can be bothered: 1) unpick the binding tape around the rim of the hats brim 2) cut 1-2 cm from the outer brim (note DO NOT follow the stitching as a guide - genuine MTP bush hats have the brim stitches as a spiral, so following it with your scissors will end in a spiral peeled apple effect, and no remaining brim!) 3) re-stitch on the binding tape to the outer of the brim to stop it fraying 4) if the hat has too much internal volume, turn it inside out, pinch 1cm of or so of the higher back half of the crown's rim, and stitch it, such that when you turn it back the right way, you have reduced the height of the crown (the rear of the hat is usually higher, hence why you stitch just the back half). 5) place on your head, look awesome, attract ladies.

Where's e gone! Come out and fight like a man... ? Nice work though?

Well at 60 fps the nozzle to bucking relationship is losing the air. I'm assuming all else is well. So your options are worn or broken tappet plate, nozzle or bucking. Nozzles get wear inside and at the tip whacking the bbs all the time, tappet plates wear on the fin and buckings get worn lips... Inconsistent air seal issues often fall to the nozzle and bucking meeting offline due to wear and then things get gradually worse. If a bb always comes out that's where I would start and just replace both the nozzle and bucking with the same thing as is there already.

Yeah it will take most AEG STANAGs

Start a paypal dispute, why give him a week if he hasn't even given you an excuse for not responding. If he doesn't respond to them, you'll get your money back quicker, & even if he does come back with an excuse, valid or not, DONT EVER stop a paypal dispute until you've either got your money, or the items (& your happy with them), as once stopped it can't be restarted. Seriously, I'm amazed at how many sellers are super quick with comms etc right up until they're paid, & then become sloth-like or ghost you?

Have you had the motor out before? there's a chance it picked up the extra screw in the factory. Chuck it in the box of bits and then at least you can find it if it turns out it has a home.

It look long enough to be a gearbox shell screw Has this been opened before otlr worked on or is it brand new?

Have you checked how many are in your gearbox shell? It looks like one of the top row of screws.

Whitby is worth a look, see the Abbey, have a sail on the HMS Endeavour, have some really nice fish and chips and the weather might be nice enough to enjoy the beach.

I don't have time to unfortunately, I think I did a write up on the post how to make them

What makes it different is the markings. In the real world, the 701 was a Full auto export rifle, with export colt markings. Compared to the USGI issued 705. Which had U.S government markings and burst fire. So all those airsoft auto A2 lowers, but U.S markings are all wrong. Now with mine. Up till recently, no one made the correct export marked lower till angry gun released their gbb 733 body. So, a few years ago I had to have my lower engraved to replicate what was issued to UK troops.

Thank you for your input, I couldn’t find anything that offered as good value for money as the edge 2.0 range so I think I’ll go for one of them in the near future ??

As above, the density means they have to be mixed with something. Iron dust would make sense being relatively dense, safe and cheap

A couple of our players went up to the Fort in Fife, Scotland, an awesome complex of trenches and bunkers to fight over! The place is great for a mix of outdoor and CQB-style fighting. The pyro throwing, though, was maybe slightly less great.

Another 1 for the British Forces Collection. A colt model 603. Pictured here in use during SAS jungle training. Also made a second upper for my Colt 715. Making it a colt model 701. (Export M16A2, with full auto function, not 3rd burst like usgi A2s). Pictured here during OP BARRAS.

Peugeot, Citroen, Renault or basically any other French car?

Just started an engraving course. First lesson, we barely scratched the surface...

I used to be addicted to swimming. I'm happy to say that I've been dry now for six months...

I thought I'd hate this program about serious D.I.Y. blunders, but I'm literally glued to the TV...

The game took place in Rohu Rocket Base. The Rohu missile base was a part of the Soviet Union's nuclear missile base located in the Rakvere district. The Rohu missile base operated in the 1960s and 1970s. years, was liquidated as morally obsolete in 1978. The base was managed from Rakvere.

Had a Colt Commando sitting on the shelf feeling a little unloved & not really period correct as it has an A3 flat top, only realised the other day that it's closer to being a Mk18 Mod0, swopped a RAS rail from an M4A1 & a spare stock and Fanny's your Aunt. I fancy doing a GarandThumb style Mk18 & this M910a (ish) grip arrived today, will order a PEQ2, Knights style suppressor, different RDS & a CQBS next week.

given how popular mp5s are, and how vfc got a glow up in recent years, I have high hopes that a version 3 mp5 with a Hammer drop on empty will eventually come out

The alternative takeaway from the explosive enterprises video is that you can work around or fix stuff fairly easily on the Version 2 VFC , or go buy the 5.56mm HK53 one instead, which is effectively a Version 3 though with the (slightly less aesthetically appealing?) chunky mag

Badabing pictures made a comparison video of vfc and WE. TLDR: he seems to favor the vfc. explosive enterprises have a review and a follow up video for the vfc. TLDR: fix the issues yourself or wait for vfc to make a official version 3 SRC basically have nothing to special to offer when compared to VFC and WE, they are a waste of money.