Philby21

Thanks for the kind feedback, it's much appreciated.

Yet another order fulfilled with your usual excellent service:
 
SHS High Torque motor (one of the last things to upgrade on my AK DMR) ordered on the 22nd, despatched on the 23rd, arrived on the 24th, fitted and tested that evening.
 
Absolutely faultless as always!
 
There's a lot of much, much bigger companies could learn from this sort of service.

Yet another order fulfilled with your usual excellent service:
 
SHS High Torque motor (one of the last things to upgrade on my AK DMR) ordered on the 22nd, despatched on the 23rd, arrived on the 24th, fitted and tested that evening.
 
Absolutely faultless as always!
 
There's a lot of much, much bigger companies could learn from this sort of service.

Fed up of cz mags falling out of pouches? Fear no more. Designed to latch onto the cords of pouches that have them:
 

 

 

 
Just need to make grips of the same colour to match.
 
Also, further refined my amplifier to the point where you can't even tell if it's a 3d print anymore:
 

I've been keeping myself busy with a photoshoot given current circumstances, so prepare for this to be a fairly long post!
 
Almost all of my kit, and all my guns, layed out;
 

 
I set everything up into little themed groups, and took a few artsy shots of each.
 
WWII Kit:
 

 

 

 
SAS:
 

 

 

 
MTP:
 

 
 
 

 
Sorry for the long post!
 
Photography has long since been something I'm interested in, but taking these pictures really reminded how much I enjoy the process. I hope you've enjoyed the result. 
 
Goodday!

Latest haul. 

We have made a few more measurements. A 330mm Inner Barrel would be the longest length barrel we could go to. 
 
With an AK style hop unit inside we will have about 195mm of length for a gearbox without extending the buttpad. 
 
We surmised that a Real Sword T97 Gearbox, a V6 P90 gearbox and believe or not a V1 TM Famas gearbox would be the best candidates. 
 
Because of the magwell we had to strike the T97 gearbox from the list because the motor cage will be in the way. 
 
The V6 is shorter then the V1, but too wide where the motor is to fit in the body, we would either need to turn the motor and thin out the motorcage; or mill out part of the body a bit, which is already looking a bit thin around there. 
 
The V1 is slightly longer then the V6, but thinner all the way down. We may have a slight impeding with the mags on the gearbox but we'll have to see. Luckily I have a spare V1 Famas Gearbox so that could keep costs down. 
 
So we may be going down the V1 TM Famas Gearbox route! Though we wont completely take the V6 off the drawing board as they are a much easier gearbox to work with and get parts. 

Some investigatory work has been completed. 
 
My tech has said that the gearbox is pretty much all proprietary, Gears, Air seal components etc. The only things we can do in its current guise is to reshim, mosfet, New O-Rings, new barrel and bucking. It would be possible to change the hop unit to something more standard if we re-arrange. Most likely an AK unit as they are quite small and the BB tube will be in the right place. 
 
We might be able to put in a V6 gearbox or even a Real Sword T97 gearbox with a little rearranging. We just need to get some gearbox dimensions and will look further into it. 

It comes with a 12 pack of toilet roll. 

Been dipping a toe into DIY teching, tried spraying for the first time.
G&G SOC M14 tiger stripe attempt #1.
I'll install the longer barrel group once I get the gearbox sorted out, using the short SOC barrel assembly here to see how the stock looks with everything installed.

She obviously knew you are an airsofter. Being active in the coolest hobby around drives the ladies wild!

I'm going to buy another schofield, set up a range in the garden, panic bulk buy some co2 and become the fastest gun in the west... Midlands... 

Airsoft projects have had to be put on hold for me as I'm becoming a dad in 2 weeks. Help a guy out and share all your projects to help with the withdrawal symptoms 😂

A few from the collection.

So the X95 LPEG has come through.
 
Bit of backstory, my tech and I were shooting the breeze about whether this could be worked on. Lots of people have asked online but very few have done much apart from changing the barrel. Some people have claimed to HPA'd them, but I am not massively interested in that direction. Put in the back of my mind as it probably wasn't worth the 100 euros. Come to present day and I picked one up for just 42 euros from Germany. I couldn't pass it up. The intention is to use this as a sniper secondary or use in ultra close CQB (I dont want to hurt anyone too badly).  
 

 

 
First impressions:
 
It's the same quality plastic as my full size Umarex Tavor. IE cheap but roughed up to make it seem like Nylon reinforced. It's very lightweight at only 1.2kg and takes my PTS EPM mags. 
 
Definitely polycarbonate gearbox and RC car motor. The mag release is plastic and definitely a bit suspect so will have to treat it gently. Shimming is pretty awful sounding. 
 
Luckily the hop it actually variable rather then just on and off as is described online. Though it's clear while the hop arm definitely can provide alot of pressure, the bucking itself is very hard so wont hop much.  
 
Fires at 220 FPS on .2s and overhops them even with no hop set. With hop set on full the FPS drops down to just 140 FPS.
 
It lifts .25s like a champ, but falls slightly short at hopping .28s. With a bucking change it shouldn't be a problem. Range of this is... actually quite impressive considering. 
 
The Aim:
 
Get this firing between 270 to 300 FPS reliably without destroying the gearbox within a few skirmishes. I love using my TM Aug which is fantastic range wise at only 270fps so that is ultimate goal. 
 
What can be changed with current knowledge:
 
* Change the barrel for a ZCI 6.02 tightbore barrel, Longer then the existing barrel which is shorter then it could be. The X95 will likely take 340mm. Hopefully this should bump up the FPS by quite a bit without changing the spring.
* Improve air seal with existing components, new O-rings etc. 
* Get a replacement Neo RC Car motor. There plenty about, but need to identify the exact size of the one inside this. RPS is just awful, easy to lock up the gearbox on semi
* Change bucking to something like a Maple Leaf 50 degree Macaron and 0hm nub. May need to do some modification to whatever the hop arm is inside, but its probably doable. 
* Basic Perun non AB Mosfet and all new 16AWG wiring and Deans connector.
* Existing gearbox will be reinforced in impact places with epoxy. 
 
What we will be looking into to see if its possible:
 
* We will check to see if we can somehow shoehorn a V6 box inside it, but its highly doubtful, let alone setup a trigger system. 
* Check That the air seal components can be replaced, if the Gears, Bushings, Cylinder, Cylinder Head and Nozzle and piston can be changed we will probably change them to metal ones. But keeping the Piston head plastic and sorbo it right up to reduce impact. 
 
This probably wont be an overnight project though, so updates will be few and far between! 

A rest bite? Isn't that what Bulldogs have?

Rest bite instead of respite....gahhhhhghhgggggg

Sadly I think in the not too distant future, children won't be taught the difference. Same with you're and your.

Duno if this counts but its annoying when people write there when they mean their (possession) or they're (they are)

Which ones do you come across whether it be online or not, which make you teeter between laughing and crying?
 
The most common one I see is "I could care less"
 
Also on another forum someone just used this could be a "Blessing in the skies" 

Chuck Norris has been in contact with Corona Virus.
The Virus has been put in to quarantine for 14 days and is expected to make a full recovery.

She lets you have wardrobe space for your airsoft stuff?  Christ, we've got fitted wardrobes in all three bedrooms and I get half of one just for my normal day-to-day clothes!
 

All this arrived today. The plan was to buy two spanners and an air nozzle. Ended up buying more stuff than I was planning to upgrade.  However, in my defence I managed to stop buying new gears and shims though lol. 
 

Truth hurts