Alimcd

Just heard from Mark at FMJUK that he’s finished the Tungsten coat and the slide + frame should be in the post tomorrow. I’m hoping that the Novristch logo isn’t visible under that extremely expensive paint!

Bit of a WIP, Airsoft Masterpiece Speedcat HiCapa build. Still sorting the kinks and need to stick a front sight in there

Quick phone call to Mike at Elite and the Limcat one is working. Had to bend the middle stirrup of the leaf spring outward slightly and the right hand stirrup inward slightly. It’s probably not yet perfect but it’s getting close. I changed my mind on the colour of Cerakote for the Novristch, it’s going to be Tungsten now

Here’s the accidental Hi-Capa, sexy as hell but currently non functional

Right, chucked together the accidental Hi-Capa and it’s being a twat. No trigger/intermittent full auto any ideas? edit: accidental hicapa is Limcat slide, TM frame. Leaf spring is Elite, hammer is CCT, recoil spring is 140% as is hammer spring. Put a frame protector on the end of the slide. chances are I’ve been a knob when I put it together. Any pointers?

I'm hoping that will not be an issue. Would be an amusing one though if it is, as all three mags would suffer from it! Only time will tell... I also settled on a way of hiding my shame and covering up the Novritsch logo. I'm hoping to have the parts back next week from Mark @ FMJ UK cerakoting. I've gone for matt Satin Aluminium which I think should contrast well with the grip and pair nicely with all the chrome shite I've plopped onto it

Experiment time: I've got three mags in various states of distress with varying output powers and varying amounts of shots. I've bought: 3x Guarder aluminium mag housings 3x Guarder outlet valves Hopefully the baseplates end up being interchangeable but ideally the mags will all share the same power, efficacy and cooldown characteristics I suspect that not everything will go as planned

Got one of those lovely Airsoft Masterpiece Speedcat slides in grey on the way for the second Hi-Capa that got built by accident...

Exact same experience, tested with my DMR and split the smoked lens in two. I've gone back to mesh, as a sweaty betty - can't beat mesh

For future purchases - if you find a mid cap you like the look of, try replacing the spring with a Maple Airsoft one. I’ve picked them up from Fire Support and they’ve turned nice-looking but fundamentally useless mid caps into usable mags that push 0.4’s without issue Edit- in the spirit of the thread Maple Leaf Hi-Capa hop unit Maple leaf Autobot 60 silicone Cyber gun M1A1 drum mag

Confusing.... Chronoing with black gas Army mag - 340-350fps No brand mag - 330-340fps Novristch mag - 330-410fps! I've got a TM mag on order to try that out before doing anything too drastic. Does anyone know if the Nov/KJ mags will accept a TM style outlet valve or are they effing proprietary too!!!

I'm going to have to hurry up and get a decent lacquer coat on the carbon fibre furniture on my Tommy before then!

Blimey, maybe the next one then Stupid question time, I haven't been to the Zed site yet. Semi only? Pistols? What are you lot taking?

Is there a limit to how new a member? I'd love to get to know a few of you and I'm only 10 miles or so from Newbury. I've been looking for an excuse to get my arse over there and it would be a good way destress after a house move.

I’ve stuck an AIP recoil buffer in there now for good measure. I’m impressed at the decrease in cycling time but losing the lock back on empty is a bit of a bummer. Might stick to just the 140% recoil spring. On a side-note, are there any qualitative differences between mags? Might be a stupid question, don’t know. I wondered if there was a benefit in starting to migrate over to TM mags?

I’ll give you heresy... M4’s aren’t safe either! I don’t think I’ve posted this since picking up one of the Leupold D-Evo sights. The magnifier is a bit of a pig to zero, but it’s a really cool concept.

I went the whole “bolt that goes Schlack” route

Deservedly so! I keep finding myself browsing Firesupport and looking for a deal on a 74 receiver/wooden stock. On a practical point, the PTS is cavernous and hiding a 11.1 2600 is a piece of cake and I can access the compartment by pinching the back. I used to run a black full stock on another 74u build that was held on by two small screws. A smoking Lipo taught me the importance of having easily accessible batteries! EDIT: has checked Fire-support and while the receivers are in stock, the only wood stocks they’ve got are RPK style

Shhh, learn to love it. AK’s love M4 stocks

Looks good, but have to say it

I thought that after posting so many Black and Chrome guns I should probably prove I’m not a paint baller in disguise and show off one of my more “realistic” offerings! A&K MK46, purchased off a forum member here, given a bit of a tart-up. She’s still called Lucinda

I tried alcohol and elbow grease to get that effing logo off and all that started to move was the paint around it! I'm going to have to learn to live with it, can't do much about it. It's now the airsoft equivalent of my hairline!

I think I've finished the Novritsch now. Changed around a few extra parts and now it feels super nice in hand. Since last week, here's what I've been up to: Changed out the Novristch recoil spring and hammer spring for an AIP 140% Switched out the fluted barrel to a standard non-dropping Airsoft Surgeon barrel Changed the leaf spring for an Elite shooting version Adjusted the backstop of the guarder trigger Full disassembly and clean Mother's aluminum polish on frame and slide, half an hour of racking the slide 180% nozzle spring as the nozzle was very sticky Add that to: Changed out the rattly-ass slide Installed Elite shooting lightweight BBU and loading nozzle (dramatic reduction in weight!) Installed a working slide catch Installed non-missing grip safety pins I've learnt that: KJ Spec and TM Spec are totally different and not all parts are interchangeable - looking at you, trigger bows The supplied hop unit and rubber aren't half bad The supplied hammer assembly actually feel great with a slightly stronger spring and a non-mushy trigger Barrel-rub is a huge factor in gas efficiency Hi-capas are addictive and I'll have a second finished in a few weeks, subject to delays on the slide I feel like I've broken myself when it comes to GBB's, seeing the wealth of parts available and the qualitative differences between them has been an eye-opening experience. My beloved chest-mounted WE Makarov now feels like it is made of cheese Anyway, here's the pictures of the SSP1 in it's final guise. The red dot will will replaced with a Triji SRO when it arrives as I like the Holosun clone far more on my AK74u Edit - forgot to say, the cleandown found a few more FPS out of the platform and it's chronoing just shy of 300 with 0.28's which made me a very happy boy

Something about my WW2 load out just doesn’t feel right...

Received a couple of parts for the SSP1, namely a non-dropping fluted outer barrel as a nod to the original part and a new recoil rod and plug. Just waiting on a magwell and some Guarder gas to test the performance. Update - Cycling nicely and reading 275fps with 0.28’s