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I wear almost all my airsoft toys to look used and more authentic (without going too far to hurt resale value too much) Having worked in a film studio props department obviously helped with the practice and guidance but youtube can provide a lot of information now. You just need something to practice on but its hard to really mess things up completely. As @rocketdogbertsaid, look for plenty of reference to know what to aim for. As a starting point, you can use steel wool (the ones from the pound shop for cleaning pots etc) Rub on metal parts to remove paint in areas that would naturally get worn. Start gently doing figure '8' all over and continue until satisfied with the result. (It will take about an hour to do a rifle depending how worn you want it and how much metal there is) Don't use sand-paper as its very difficult to be even. For wood. You can do a quick/easy method that's reversible or go full on to really make it look authentic. The easy one is to spray a THIN coat of matt black all over it and then rub most of it off with the same steel wool as before. Very gently in figure '8's again. (circles are not even) You should probably check youtube for the more involved method which involves staining and giving the wood some bashing as well. This is my CYMA M14 with plastic furniture. Light wear on the metal and the darkening effect on the 'wood'

Well then Vorsk lives up to its Nuprol expectation 🤔 Would have been a shocker if something linked to Nuprol turned out to be good 😆

If they're producing this for a foreign market I personally don't have a problem with it. To be honest I didn't post this to attack them but I was actually in shock that an established company would be so irresponsible. I thought someone might let me know that I'd wrongly assessed the situation and it wasn't so bad. Judging by their flippant response it honestly makes me question what other dodgy shit they get up to. I'd be happy for this thread to be deleted if that's the general consensus.

Yep, the AA-P01 is the exception to the rule of "you get what you pay for" (Which is why I have one as well 😉) Its design is key to its performance since it doesn't have a floating barrel and only a tiny slide action.

The fact its going abroad doesn't change the fact that they are manufacturing an illegal weapon in the UK tho.

Even though they're linked to Nuprol🤮 I was tempted enough to get the VP-X to try from ExtremeAirsoft for £115 (Nowhere near TM money) I believe they are made by San Yan, the same OEM for Raven. (I bought a Raven MEU mag and it works perfectly) Its OK out of the box. I have the 'Silver' version and the finish is nice but has a few minor blemishes from poor grinding in a couple of spots. Shooting around 280fps its about the same as a low end WE. I haven't used it in a game yet but garden plinking at about 15m shows it to be accurate enough to engage around 20-25m I have 'upgraded' it with a better slightly longer inner barrel and used my unpatented method of improving all GBB pistols, Acrylic pen around the nozzle and gas input vent. Now shooting with good accuracy (at 15m) around 315fps. I'm going to make a video about this soon... Overall I'm happy with it but if you want one its more for the look than the performance.

Both are very good reasons. If you don't want to lose your mags its worth putting some colour and maybe a bit of sharpie on them. If you're so worried about camo then use red tape as that colour doesn't show up at distance but will help if its lying on the ground. Your initials in sharpie will help identification in case someone finds it.

Yep, they have this notice now: Shipping to the UK should resume within several weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please email us at [email protected] and we will let you know once it is back ON. 🤩 We still have to see how cost effective it is...

Cool thanks

Can you specify where you got the torch? Cheers

Wow, what a gent! You lucky bugger 😁

Eeeew manboobs 😬 The OP did say that he doesn't send AEGs for upgrades, just to be greased and shimmed 🙄

Full auto 382fps = 1.36J

Yeah, of course that's standard practice for racing cars. Not so much for popping to Tesco 😆

To reduce movement you could try a sniper or DMR role so you can stay back and get overwatch on the situation... Guiding the youngsters into battle 😉

Its like buying a new car then taking it straight to a garage saying, "Take the engine apart to check its all good" 😆 nemokingdom I hope you convert to DEANS and use a good Li-Po and intelligent charger. Those are more important for a new gun to work well.

Says who? Sure the shimming may not be perfect but that won't adversely affect the operation for years. The air seal may not be perfect so you may loose 10fps or so. AOE is not so critical in a standard RPS AEG. I think you've been watching too many scary videos 😉 We've given our advice. Of course you can do whatever you want 😁

^ Good point that

If you feel better having it serviced by a reputable tech and don't mind the cost then go ahead. It doesn't necessarily mean it will last much longer or prevent any failure unless you request to replace all the parts with high end bits. Then of course you should buy a higher end AEG and hope it doesn't fail. (High end ones still have failures too)

Nope, definitely not worth it in my opinion. I've had around 25 AEGs, mainly from the lower end, CYMA, JG, A&K and a few ClassicArmy and ICS. None have ever failed me mechanically plinking at home or at a game day. (I did have an occasion where a battery clip came off the fuse) It can be hard to find a trusted tech. As @Adolf Hamster said, there's no guarantee it will come back better than when you sent it. Much better to get a budget CYMA or JG backup because any gun can have a problem or break on a game day. Open up the backup and learn to tinker yourself. Most upgrades and servicing are quite easy and you can find a tech for the complicated things.

Hey don't worry about it Gasman. Play as long as you enjoy it. No one is going to have a problem with the 'wiser' generation at a game day 😉

We just have to buy enough to get over £135 😁

Put it in the classifieds Needs a paper with date and your name. Also need to state a price.

Yes in most aspects but some companies like to tinker with the design. Either because they think they have a better idea for something or to make bits like mags proprietary.

I've got an ICS BLE-XAE that I bought from the classifieds and it shoots OK. (About 310fps and accurate to my test range of ~20m) Strangely it is marked ASG on the side. I did improve it a bit with a slightly longer polished barrel and my unpatented method of using an acrylic pen on the nozzle and gas port to improve air seals. The ICS BM92 mags look a lot like the WE M9 ones so I suspect they're the same or very similar in design.