mightyjebus

So this one was a bit of a gamble. listed as boneyard on BBguns4less with no details of the issues. I had a few NGRS AK parts floating around so I bought it and when it arrived it was missing the fire selector lever that sits inside the receiver and is attached to the fire selector. The hop dial, which sets the hop, was snapped off and missing. Luckily I has a spare selector lever and I replicated the dial from another of my NGRS AK's and 3D printed it and it works well. It looks like this was a brand new, in the box, AEG that they robbed for parts - very happy with the result. And I also picked up a Canik TP9 whcih fires differently from about 99% of other airsoft pistols. It's striker fired, not hammer fired, and I quite like it. but me being me, I couldn't leave it alone as the extended mag release tended to dump the mag when holstered in my Warrior universal holster so off the the 3D printer again to make a 3mm thick extension to replace the standard 5mm version that comes with the pistol.

I'll post the results here but it seems a pretty easy task. biggest problem will be keeping the heat down to a minimum so that the plastic toggle doesn't melt. I think the datasheet mentions 240C which is the temp i used to remove the knackered one.

not sure if you managed to source this part yet but I had the chance to take one of the trigger contacts apart today. The link to the part needed, posted above, is the correct part and you need to get the bossed version as it will make fitting it to the little board easier as the to bosses (i.e the little black pegs) fit in the holes on the little board. I've got a couple of switches coming from mouser and once they arrive I'll fit one and see how it works. If it all goes to plan then let me know if you want your board repaired.

Lloyd at Combat South is a very good tech. He's the only person in the UK I'd trust with my AEGs.

he is, but i remember a dude from another forum years ago that used to buy, make and replicate everything in a RS box for his airsoft pistols. Not my bag to be honest but I'm sure there are people out there that think 30 quid for a traded case is good value.

I wasn't really happy with the burnt chrome finish I did on my Honey Badger so I redid it with cerakote Magpul FDE.

not sure if you got this sorted but it's showing in stock here: http://www.khmountain.com/airsoft/product_info.php?products_id=4329 might want to contact them to confirm.

yup..good guess and completely right. Wouldn't mind a baseball cap in the same camo but bits are getting hard to find now.

Treated myself to some new camo. See if anyone can identify the type?

first thing I'd do it split the upper and lower by removing the back pin. connect a battery up and press the bolt release. you sould see a red or blue LED light up near the bolt release. If you don't see the LED light up then you have no power to the AEG. Check the fuse in the stock tube attached to the ECU and check the wires on the bottom of the motor as A&K use spade connectors and aren't directly soldered to the motor.

a couple of TM's

nice collection. tell me more about the EM2...replica, deact or something else?

not sure if it's any help but the front end on the GBB is exactly the same as the AEP version which means the knock off Well version front end will work as well. Might give you another search option.

for anyone in need of 72 rounders https://impulse101.jp/en/aeg-magazines/tokyo-marui-set-of-6-mp5-next-gen-72rds-spare-magazine-5766

Stop it DE. Go away and make a L119A2 with your Kestral Mosfet and stop making crazy. https://www.taiwangun.com/assault-rifle-aeg/m923a-dek762-7-62-300-blk-tan-de

The original Colt M16A1 and M2 are actually anodised grey in real life as it's a protective coating.

You'd think so since they retail for £1400 but I've seen them go for anywhere from 650 to 950.

I've used the AX15 at 2 games so far and after the first woodland game I decided to swap out the hop unit and inner barrel as it struggled to lift 28's at distance. I popped onto AK2M4's website and purchased a couple of ZCI hop units and a couple of Omega Nub packs. I also fitted a 310mm Maple Leaf 6.02 inner barrel from HPA-UK. I used the ZCI hop rubber that comes with the hop units as it seems pretty good quality for sub 350 FPS. I used it with the upgrades at the weekend at UCAP's Vendetta site and the changes made a massive difference to the range and accuracy. My KWA midcaps decided that they indeed did want to work with the AX15 so that was a bonus. Probably going to swap the stock for either a BCM Gunfighter stock or a Magpul EPS-C because I think it will look better with either of them but can't decide on which one yet. Overall opinion is that's it's a very good mid range AEG and can be inproved by some simple cheap upgrades.

First time trying out Cerakote. Burnt Bronze for the majority with some other parts in Titanium. Turned out pretty good for my first attempt. Maybe have to do the same to a glock next.

Arcturus AK12 with a LCT AK19 pistol grip and mag release fitted. VFC AK74 with Soviet stock and handguards fitted. Also has a Ares slim motor and pistol grip. The Magazine is a RS plum shell with G&P internals.

so some of you may know already but Double Eagle have released a more expensive AEG based on the success of the M9XX series but it's been updated with a new ETU and a complete metal build apart from the stock and a few other parts. It's based on the Aeroknox AX-15 platform (more here https://www.aeroknox.com/shop-2) I'll do a quick mini review: very solidly built and the Aeroknox parts make it look very Sci-fi. You are either going to love the look or hate it. In a sea of M4's it definately stands out from the other fish. The only plastic parts are the stock, trigger, pistol grip, rail panels and detachable sights and the stock is the same model used on the M9XX series. It has a slight wobble on the stock pipe but nothing to write home about. The sights are flip up style, similar to the MBUS Pro sights, but have an additional sight built in, similat to pistol sights, which means you can use them when folded down. (if you can read the tiny text on the sights they are called the DBS-1 Battle sight). The bolt locks back and you can adjust the rotary style hop when it's locked back. The charging handle is actually a normal M4 style one unlike the raptor style that comes with the majority of the M9XX series. The bolt release allows the fake bolt plate to shoot forward when pressed. The mag release is extended and works very well. Actually wish I had it on a few other rifles after using it. The fire selector is funky looking and the markings are very much Playstation markings. It works very well and has a solid click into each position. It comes with a 120 BB midcap PMag style magazine. It fits and works fine. I've chucked a few different mags at it and the only one that has issues is the KWA midcaps as they don't lock in. This might be because of the micro switch inside the magwell but I'm not sure. The micro switch is for mag detection and if you enable it the mag will stop firing after 30 BB's and you need to remove the mag and put it back in to allow the AEG to fire again. My only gripe with the whole thing (AEG, Kestral ETU and App) is this feature. I'd find it really useful if the 30 BB cut off could be adjusted for any number. I would work better for me if I could pick 115BB's as the cut off and never worry about running dry when using 120 round midcaps. Talking of the ETU, it connects without any issues and works very well. You can adjust the AEG to run just how you want it and you get loads of stats if that's you thing. The gearbox is the same as the other M9XX gearboxes so it's solid and well put together. The only difference being the Kestral ETU replacing the Falcon ETU. My opinion, for what it's worth, is it's priced to be a mid-range AEG because it is a mid-range AEG. Out the box it works very well but I'm sure there are some who will be thinking about swapping out the Hop rubber and inner barrel (hops well for me currently on 28's). It looks like it was designed by a 15 year old (Aeroknox's fault not DE) but it grows on you. It's very pointable and has decent weight to it but not too heavy. The kestral does what it says on the tin and I can now see how many BB's I wasted trying to hit a guy behind a tree. It's about £70 more than the closest M9XX series AEG so that will put some people off but in saying all this I kinda like it.

Very interesting AEG. The Double Eagle AX15 with the new Kestral ETU (it has bluetooth and an App).

bit of a blast from the past. a Prime LR300 kit. It's had a bit of tinkering with a Gate Aster and some Maple leaf to bring it up to date inside.

finally settled on the final design for the Modernised VZ61 GBB Scorpion. I wanted to run a tracer, torch and red dot and after a bit of tinkering I came up with this design.

decided I wanted a Geissele SMR style front end on the HK 416C (old design not attached to the AEG).