ghostwalker

Cheers Colin. Is there any specific miles from the ones remaining that you would like the names put against. I'm pretty sutra my sanity checked out of the building the minute I sent my payment to confirm the marathon place. But it's all In a good cause even if I never manage to walk properly again afterwards.

Have had to rest up most of this week as i pulled up with a minor strain on my calf last Sunday. Been it seems to have healed uo ok. Will be tested tomorrow at park run then a long run Monday (should be Sunday but a rare chance to go out and play airsoft has arisen) Got into the deep and expensive world of proper hydration yesterday and I hold the youtuber Mark Lewis responsible as he shares my issues with cramping. Counting down the days to Chelmsford half marathon as a real tester of where I am at.

Just picked up a set of British aircrew ubacs and combat bottoms in mtp. With my history of setting myself on fire with my own grenade, the subsequent burn hole in my atacs ix ubacs and a tear in my atacs ix trousers. It was time for some new stuff. On the plus side its also flame retardant. Which tbe gut at hoopers surplus was more than happy to point out amongst all our giggling at me explaining the story.

Made a decision and update today in regards to the memory miles. Instead of just writing the names on the running jersey or having a temporary tattoo. We are going to make some ribbons up with each mile/name on and attach them to the running tops with safety pins. After the marathon we will give/send them to each person who donated to the memory miles.

Ither larger and more rules accessible games can be found. Mantic ganes and a lot of the stuff from cool mini or not. Mantic probably has the better and cheaper deal of the 2. With models that are decent enough as lo g as your not expecting then to be the high quality that gw pumps out

a fellow nerd of the plastic or plasticrack addict. Been a gw gamer for decades though not the latest iteration of 40k. But dang if you think gw is expensive, don't get into marvel crisis protocol. We made that mistake and that sucker would financially ruin bill gates

Haven't tried the sis ones yet but on the list of things to try. I don't mind the vest but not sure about it. I have a pretty decent karrimore belt that's got a couple of big pouches for phones, jelly babies and extra gels. Along with 2 bottle holders for 3-500ml bottles and 2 small pouches for keys or more gels. Haven't rubbed so far and that's running out to 9 miles. I know i can run to half marathon without issue as I have done that distance and also have places booked for the Chelmsford half marathon in March as a benchmark point. Had heard from a fair few folks that magnesium oil is absorbed really easily through the skin and helps stop the doms (stiff muscles) after exercise. It seems to work though a couple of notes. Don't use too much, don't use it if you shower hot (or atleast make sure to spray the areas down with cool water) I have mistakenly done both and ended up with a mix of burning and itching sensation. Nothing too bad and it passes after a few minutes. But easily avoided. Also. Thank you for the donation

6 weeks into the training and trying my best to keep to the plan as well as a good amount of strength training. I have 2 pairs of new balance 1080s one for the marathon that I am breaking in and kne for most of my long run days. I also have some more cushioned true motion aions u use for recovery runs and a pair of 361's in use for park runs as they are a trail shoe. Experimenting with different vests and belts to make carrying some gels, hydration easier on the longer training runs. Throw in trying salt tablets and also lucozade gels and there is a lot of experiments going on lol. Also invested in some proper running socks, calf compression sleeves, magnesium oil spray, protein powder and a massage gun. Got to keep the doms at bay.

I hope this is ok. This year both myself and my partner are running the 2023 London Marathon for charity. Neither of us are in the greatest shape so its going to be a bot of an undertaking as you can imagine. And yes i have heard all the gags about 'it would be easier to drive it' 'London has an underground system you know' etc. We are both running in aid of ABF the soldiers charity as i am em British Army and we both have a family and friends who have served and in some cases given their all for us. So aside from the kudos you can guess why i am posting here. Fundraising. Charity places come with a pretty heft target and i was hoping (if its ok with admins, if it isnt i guess delete the post) to bump along some extra pennies for the charity. I have a few ideas that are posted on the linked page Anyways, i hope this is ok and i appredciate any shares of the fundraising page, support or donations that anyone can give. Mark https://events.soldierscharity.org/fundraisers/markpeel/londonmarathon2023

In the hope of returning to the game soon some new eye pro. A pair of ess crossbow supressor glasses with the hi def lense. Was thinking about the Bloc ones but there is a good £25 difference in price and i have never tried Bloc stuff but havent had issues any issues with ess glasses before.

Literally what my better half said. But what trulys bugs me. If he had it, why couldnt he have just said 'sorry i have a new job and can't commit the time' Then i could have got the rif back and sorted elsewhere. Instead of several months of not playing, slowly spiralling mental health and beeing messed about. Thats why i gave a lot of leeway and let it run on way longer than it should, I have never had issues with John in the past but then also never sent him actual tech work. My previous dealings have always been for parts or advice in the past. Its a shame as it means a wide berth for him in future.

Ok so I figure in fairness I will name the tech and give the story so there's some context. Back in March last year I contacted John Boycie Turrell formerly Jtac custom. I had dealt with him for parts and never had any problems or issues. I also knew he did a lot of work on kwa rifs before and wanted someone who knew their away around them. All was fine and the rif was posted away and received. He did mention it might be a few weeks as he was going away for a couple of weeks on holiday. No biggie I was happy to wait a couple of weeks. So towards the end of May I chase it up and he hasn't had a chance to look at it due to a new job and 60 hour working week.. I figure life hits and leave it there Late August comes round, I haven't played in months as I'm down to 1 rif and it's time to chase it up again as no communication. At this point I'm informed he hasn't been able to look at it and has passed it onto another tech named Adam and he should have been in contact. So he will chase it up. I should point out that at no point have I been asked if that's OK or even asked if I wanted it sent to another tech. Work jumps in for a bit and come mid October I send John the 1st sort of message indicating I'm not happy and would like my rif back. So far this other tech who I only know as Adam has made no contact with me. Once again promises he will chase it up. It then transpires Adam hasn't touched it, I'm invited into another conversation with another tech Jimmy who offers to sort the rif out for the cost of parts only if any are needed. In an a bid to get the rif sorted and home I agree. So December 9th comes around and I have heard nothing so I message Jimmy to see if he has seen the rif. Guess what. He hasn't received it. I know Jimmy's last name, but I'm not mentioning it as he is a blameless part of this saga. I chase John again, tell him I just want the rif back now whether it's in 100 pieces or 1 and I will sort it myself. I'm told he will get it back from Adam and get it sent back to me. Along with comments about how he hates letting people down and life gets in the way. I'm still trying to be nice at this point as I want the rif back and like a fool I trust people further than I should. December 30th cones around. A slightly sarcastic 'I guess there's no sign of my rif being returned then' message goes off. I'm told there is and it will be posted UPS on Tuesday(January 3rd) due to the postal strikes etc. So a little spark of hope flares. Tuesday comes and goes I wait until the Friday and chase it up. Message gets ignore. At this point I start to genuinely believe that the rif has gone, or sold or something. I had a few friends including my Mrs tell me i wouldn't see it again. A combination of bad work life, some pretty crappy normal life stuff combined with not playing airsoft due to only having 1 unreliable rif. Has all combined to have me pretty low and heading towards a depression spiral at this point. So Monday comes (January 9th). Probably due to me being a Moody git all day the Mrs says send him a more forceful message or resign yourself to never seeing it again. So I do, effectively asking why I haven't had the rif back, wanting answers and closure due to it affecting my mental health. A couple of hours later im asked for my address, email and phone number. I'm then sent a photo of a box with a UPS label on it that looks suspiciously like the one I originally posted. Sire enough 2 days later it arrives home (hoooray) and its the same package I sent away, it hasn't been opened, not even the plastic wrap on the outside. I have tried to give a full, lengthy view of what happened as I don't know if this 'adam' tech exists and if so whether the full blame lies with him or with John.

So nearly 10 months ago i sent my KWA ERG off to a tech to be serviced. Fast forward and various stories and scenarios later and i finally have the rif back at home. I sent it away wrapped in bubble wrap, protected with polystyrenne sheets to hold it in place and then wrapped securely in a cardbaord box wrapped in bin bags to help weather proof the box for its journey. Receiving it back today. It's still in exactly the same packaging and hasn't even been opened, not even the plastic bag wrap. So my question is. Is there aything i should be aware of that could have added to te minor issues with the rif (it probably needed a new hop rubber and maybe a gearbox clean down but nothing more). I am going to guess its been stored indoors or at worst in a garage, theres no signs of damp or damage to the original packaging so i am hoping there shouldn't be any other issues. But i am asking before charging a battery and testing it

i dont know which of mine was the worst though neither compare to yours. But having a bb deflect off the lower face pro and catching me just under the eye. The pain was bad, the embarrassment of walking around with a black ey for 2 weeks was worse. But probably out ouching that was last year when my timed bfg went off whilst still attached to my hip. It burnt a whole in my expensive leo kholer ubacs (financial pain) burnt through my under armour base layer and set fire to it causing what would have been a nasty burn to be much worse. took abour 2 months to heal and has left a permanent scar and something all my friends like to remin me of as i has stood up to call hit when it happened and they all thought i had grenaded myself. SO yeah that was holds financial, physical and mental/emotional damage and it stung like a biatch. Still played out the rest of the day though

Great day at Battle stations new and old site. Just a shame my kwa erg decided it doesnt want to work properly and then the joys of losing a qd supressor that was never to be found again. hmmmm

Hahahaha that made me chuckle. Don't let the commissar find you wanting in your faith or your duties.

i used to run with just a cap. But a few too many run ins with low branches and the likes convinced me to get a fma exfil. In the time since its saved me from a good few bumps and scratches, but also from a trmr through a window and a loose brick falling from a wall. Make of it what you will, i seem to attract random injuries.

Bought 1 of the Oper8 7.4v peq box lipos. Pleasantly surprised when myherpes actually delivered it intact. Its about half the thickness of my current peq box lipo batteries which means a whole lot less hassle fitting them in. Though they are pricier than my original giant power ones.

I did see in the youtube videos that most of the helmet mount arms are ever so slightly thinner. But on mine they are tight enough to stop the cups just sliding off. You could possible use a thin layer of electrical tape to thicken the stems. The other thing and I know as I did it myself is to make sure the plastic arms on the side of the ear cups are the right way up. I put one side the wrong way up the metal arms just slipped straight out.