Dan Robinson

Need to pluck the courage up to open a gearbox now..... Anyone have a goosed one I can practice with? ????

Good but chilly day at AWA. Our side ended up with a party of 12 rentals who's English was less than optimum. Lead to a rather funny incident with the marshal yelling at one of them for taking his eye pro off in the game zone - Dude's soul left his body for a minute LOL. But they were a good laugh and certainly put in the leg work when it mattered. Started the day off with my favourite game "Touching Cloth" which is essentially Capture the Flag, but with the flag on top of the bunker hill, with people shooting at you from either side and the rear. Managed to get a decent run with the Auto 9 - including rushing a marshal in the kill house at the end of the day whilst shouting "dead or alive, you're coming with me" - well you kind-a have to don't you? Think I'm going to get a shotgun Scabbard for it as it sounds less painful than cutting a hole in my leg - plus its too big for a regular holster. Other than that it was another day as DMR due to the Specna not working. Entertaining exchange with a mate on the other side who was just out of range taunting me as the BB's landed inches from his feet. Also domed one of my side when he stood up in front of me whilst I was looking down-scope. He wasn't tall enough to move into my vision, but was tall enough to be 3" in front of the barrel when I sent a BB down range. Sounded like a branch of a tree breaking it was that loud. The boys M16 also isn't feeding, so that's another mystery to solve. Little smart arse came up with a good plan for his gas pistols.... Stashing those fisherman hand warmers in the bottom of his mag pouches. Kept them working nicely throughout the day. Certainly better than last time out with torrential rain and multiple gun failures ?

Well it looks like the O-ring on my cylinder head has a small nick in it leading to no firing (BBs don't feed properly or only go about 4ft). The barrel and hop have a good seal and the bucking and nub are brand new, so can't think of anything else that can cause the problem? So the big question.... What do folks recommend by way of new parts? and how straight forward is it? Seems simple enough on looking at YouTube vids, but then it always does. Tah in advance.

My Skymax B6 charger has a storage feature which takes the battery up or down to where it needs to be. Trying to remember how I did it before getting that charger - probably not very well. Can you not send it back and get one with the storage feature? Voltage to store at obviously depends on the rating of the battery.

Welcome back... On the Beds Herts border myself, so also go to Spec Ops, although whilst its been shut have also gone to AWA. Both great sites (so I'm torn now on what to make the regular). Shame Sentinel closed as that was a good alternative with CQB and outdoor mixed together. Wonder if they'll reopen somewhere else?

Ceefax! I'll have you know I had the Ceefax chip installed on my BBC Micro B. Still have it somewhere boxed up with the Speccy 48K

I've signed many pdfs for contracts ? some worth house buying money. Have watched a few court cases in the states where the editing of PDF files from banks was going to be part of the evidence against the defendant. I think the time is coming... Limited though my view is I know, I haven't seen a functioning fax machine here in years, but they do like them over there.

I always put it down to profiling.... Flights from Japan probably don't flag up as many people/bags of concern. Not sure if it's the same now, but we always used to land just after an air India flight, and there always seemed to be a healthy number of people having all sorts of interesting and tasty looking things plucked out of suitcases. They just ignored everyone else. In recent years I can't remember seeing a sngle person pulled aside for inspection though. Kind of ironic when I think of all the dodgy insect killers and Kobe beef steaks my wife and MIL used to stash in my luggage - and not always warning me about. ???? I've found over the years that Japan is a strange mix of super high tech and beligerently stuck in the past. I remember chip and pin being years behind Europe, and signing for credit card purchases with random Disney character names for ages. Could have done very well in charge backs and dodgy purchases had I been otherwise inclined. Airlines, I suppose are like banks.... The cost of upgrading the backend is so much more than just the hardware and software, that they're just hoping that it all just hangs on in there.

Yep - made it through the green channel no problem. Was quite entertaining breaking out hte guns in the middle of an airport - had to prove they were empty and what we said they were. Must have messed with a few other passenger's heads LOL. If you're flying back with JAL, they will need you to Fax them the spec sheet of the pew. I just sent them a print out of the web page from KSC and Marui. Felt very archaic - even the father in law had retired his fax machine to a cupboard. SWMBO offered little in the way of translation help too, so the boy and I had to muddle through with the lovely JAL ladies. Top tip with JAL.... Fly with something unusual, as an extra bag, and they'll treat you differently - in a good way as they process the baggage individually. Twice now I've done this and got through check in and boarding ahead of other people. Time before this I had to bring a guitar back. Anyone would have thought I was Ed Sheeran's older, better looking and more talented brother. Shame it didn't land me an upgrade though. Someone asked me about a Derringer two shot, not sure if it was here or at AWA... Pretty good prices too for guns, but the accessories and outfits were more expensive. Bloody early start it was too, but had nice sunrise to say good by to what will soon be my new home. Safe journey!!! I doubt I will be going back until the end of the year, but the boy is going in the summer, all things being equal. Not been to Osaka yet... Guess you'll be chomping on he Okonomiyaki

The boy and I will be there, but frustrating as the game days are the other weekends to AWA - was hoping to be able to alternate between the two - not that we will be around after the end of the year. Not sure what changes they've made, will be interesting to see. Bet the farmer is pissed LOL.

Little update.... Getting packed for the plane back home now. Spent most of the break with a stinking head cold and a fever that knocked me out for two days and nights. Which seems to happen every time I come here. Hey ho. Made it to Akihabara this afternoon and picked up a Tokyo Marui Glock 19 for the boy at around £80 and the famous Auto 9 Robocop hand cannon. For about £140. Spoke to Japan Airlines, and although cutting it close as the want 72 hours notice not 24 (bloody illness), but was told to fax them the spec sheets and a covering note with flight numbers and they'd get back in touch. Which of course they did when we were on the train where answering the phone is a big no no culturally. So had to hoped they'd call again. Which they did. All I need to do is take the guns to the airport, prove there's no gas in them and they will check them into my hold luggage with no extra charges mentioned. Happy days. Fingers crossed it is that simple at the Heathrow end.... But if you hear of a terrorist incident tomorrow afternoon, it might be me and the boy. Somewhat surprised that a place so technically advanced still relies on fax machines, but this place is a bit weird like that. SWMBO is far from impressed however. ????

Cheers ears - was hoping to keep with MTP, will keep en eye open though....?

Sometimes I surprise even myself at how daft I can be - I didn't even think to look under 7.62mm pouches LOL @JimFromHorshamwill have ganda at the classifieds later, or feel free to post a link. Fecking expensive week this - didn't bank on making a complete new loadout. ???? £100 on optics, £70 on mags, £530 on the pew pew stick, New slings, new gloves, bipod, gun case. Thank christ SWMBO is not here.

Hello peeps. Any thoughts on finding suitable pouches for the M110 mags for my Rapax M7? Double M4 pouches kind of fit, but don't look right. Looking to go on my Osprey Plate Carrier. Cheers in advance.

That's good to hear thanks. I figured out the spring selector fairly easily, it was already on the highest setting. Will look at the mosfet situation in the near future methinks.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding - but the boy has just bought one of these so I need to know the basics.... Can you use the regular rubbers/buckings? or do you have to buy ICS bits? Was pleasantly surprised at how well and far it shot out of the box even with a relatively low FPS; which I assume will get better with a few more game days?

I think you're right - it's only the operational specific badges that made me think; but as you said he's only a kid, so stolen valour isn't really a thing for him.

Looks like they are either screws in the gearbox with threaded heads, or captive nuts (I didn't look too closely). I'll get a gameday out of it then take it back to the shop for a proper fix. The actual screws that hold the grip to those have the last 5 threads eaten away, but at least not crossed. Bit crazy for a £500+ gun/toy ?

That's what I told him when he was moaning, as only teenagers do. He does like his DPM stuff though.

That's making me a sad Panda ?. Looks like some of the screws holding the grip to the gearbox have been stripped during assembly. Would think an easy fix.

Have to say I was pretty impressed with his effort here. Bought himself an L85, and all the kit, not sure of the suitability of him sewing on some badges though. He's getting a SUSAT scope at Christmas to round it off.

Nearly bumped into you then. Looks like they had a successful day all in all because I went in to pick up the boy's M16 after they fixed its mashed gearbox, and see what they could do with my SVU. Bumped into the person that domed me at AWA last week. Anyway, as per my other thread. The sadness felt at the demise of the SVU resulted in the purchase of this: Which rather annoyingly, the grip has just separated itself from the fecking reciever. ?

Looks interesting, but don't think it will... The broken bit on mine is on the lower reciever. In the photos you can see the bit of metal I'm thinking of getting machined. Hopefully we can make it such that it grips just below where my finger is. In other news: Bipod is on with the foregrip.... Shitty ACOG is there as a placeholder until the other scope arrives this afternoon.... Have another coming tomorrow then we'll take a vote on which to keep.