Dan Robinson

Minor update - They've had 48 days and still haven't started looking at my gun.  Sent them an email today and got a reply "being a private repair, we have not had the chance to get to it yet as we are still going through the backlog of warranty repairs from our move. We will have a look at it when we can but it may not be for a while"
 
Well Bespoke - it isn't a private repair - it's a warranty repair.
 
Let's hope it doesn't go any further south and is simply a mistake.
 
 
Makes you wonder how many warranty repairs they get as I can't see how the relocation could have had that much of a delay unless their tech was having to do the move all by himself.

@ak2m4 might have them in his store?

I don't sadly.  I do get asked about these every now and then.  Just hard to source along with loads of other small plastic parts.
 
I'm working with a friend at the moment to get our own injection molding setup up and running, will take a while but once it is then small parts like this should be readily available.

Expect a call from Iran asking how quickly you can deliver a few hundred 

Wow, it sounds like they're giving you every excuse under the sun. If it's a repair under warranty my next e mail would say they've got a week to either complete the repair work or issue a full refund or you'll be taking legal action
 
If they really do have a massive amount of warranty repairs to do then it makes me wonder how crap their stock is

Minor update - They've had 48 days and still haven't started looking at my gun.  Sent them an email today and got a reply "being a private repair, we have not had the chance to get to it yet as we are still going through the backlog of warranty repairs from our move. We will have a look at it when we can but it may not be for a while"
 
Well Bespoke - it isn't a private repair - it's a warranty repair.
 
Let's hope it doesn't go any further south and is simply a mistake.
 
 
Makes you wonder how many warranty repairs they get as I can't see how the relocation could have had that much of a delay unless their tech was having to do the move all by himself.

I may or may not be taking my outfits with me - although i might only take the lightweight rig as its hot and humid AF over there.  The pews will be lovingly stored with a parent - probably the old man as he has real steel to look after so he knows how its done.  No point taking them to the land of little people as they'll all need downgrading.  The thought of me rocking up to a field there dressed in full Osprey kit and juggernauting my way around the game zone squishing all and sundry is rather amusing.
 
The MK4 is size 190/120 and i have brassards and a full collar for it somewhere.
 
 
 
 
 
Made that mistake last week trying to buy shirts at a retail park in Chiba (not China)....   Japanese 3xl is an L there too.  So me trying to get into a shirt with 3xl on the hanger was....  an exercise in itself.

I have an Osprey plate carrier that is pretty chonks... I keep planning to put it on ebay with some pouches - but then I'm a lazy fecker.

I may or may not be taking my outfits with me - although i might only take the lightweight rig as its hot and humid AF over there.  The pews will be lovingly stored with a parent - probably the old man as he has real steel to look after so he knows how its done.  No point taking them to the land of little people as they'll all need downgrading.  The thought of me rocking up to a field there dressed in full Osprey kit and juggernauting my way around the game zone squishing all and sundry is rather amusing.
 
The MK4 is size 190/120 and i have brassards and a full collar for it somewhere.
 
 
 
 
 
Made that mistake last week trying to buy shirts at a retail park in Chiba (not China)....   Japanese 3xl is an L there too.  So me trying to get into a shirt with 3xl on the hanger was....  an exercise in itself.

I have a Mk2 osprey in DDPM & a couple of mk4's in MTP, I occasionally take an osprey to gamedays but it's bulky as hell so prefer a PLCE setup, could easily wear the mk4 over my plce but I'd like to be a little bit mobile & able to stand up after a faceplant.
I made a point of aquiring a full set(including some pelvic armour) for display & the larger size does fit my ample gut (admittedly with the cumberbunds fitted).
But you'll be out of the UK anyway... sell it.
 
on a totally unconnected matter I'll be looking for another L85A2 soon.

I kept on looking at Ospreys but wasnt,aren't sure of what i want in a load out. Ive a Warrior Elite chest rig coming this week. 
Id love to say that if i dont like it I'll sell it but isnt it right that whoever does with the most toys wins?
Try selling it on here first. 😉😉

I have an Osprey plate carrier that is pretty chonks... I keep planning to put it on ebay with some pouches - but then I'm a lazy fecker.

Just an FYI, if you're selling cool clothing in various cam patterns I'm interested...
 
If you're selling cool clothing in various patterns in sizes smaller than 3xl... I hate you!
 
I'm a 56 yr old f4t f(ck, now where did I put those maltesers?
 
Oh, Yeah... I ate them.

If my kids are involved about twice... 😅

There is no definitive answer.   You are better off asking how long is a piece of string.
 
 
 
Welcome by the way. 😁

Hey folks, I thought we were a friendly bunch here?
 
Here you go Oli_Bacon mine is dissassembled too, hope it helps.

We would have been fookked on many levels if they did this when I was at university.   
 
After we left halls (a large house just of campus) apparently we were the straw that broke the camels back and next year it was converted to an Islamic Studies department. 
 
Multiple times the Student's union bar manager had to walk 300m up the river bank to ask us to turn our music down 😎.
 
University tradition was to invite final year students to return to halls.....we had no such invitation.
 
Academia was very much second fiddle to the University of Life.  Thinking about the carnage we caused with hair clippers and CO2 fire extinguishers.... I dread to think what could have been achieved with RIFs and pyros.  🥶.
 
Fun times.  Thankfully the year before a Labour (of all things) government brought in tuition fees.
 
 
One of the first things we did in private rentals was work out how to "hinder" the smoke alarms.   It was embarrassing how often they went off during Fresher's Week......    Of which I have stories I will not risk the boy reading here 🫣.    Long live the 90's.

Actually brought myself to watching the video.....I can't say how frustrating these AI voices are....especially the scripts.
 
 
How hard is it to get a native speaker to proof read them?
 
 

We would have been fookked on many levels if they did this when I was at university.   
 
After we left halls (a large house just of campus) apparently we were the straw that broke the camels back and next year it was converted to an Islamic Studies department. 
 
Multiple times the Student's union bar manager had to walk 300m up the river bank to ask us to turn our music down 😎.
 
University tradition was to invite final year students to return to halls.....we had no such invitation.
 
Academia was very much second fiddle to the University of Life.  Thinking about the carnage we caused with hair clippers and CO2 fire extinguishers.... I dread to think what could have been achieved with RIFs and pyros.  🥶.
 
Fun times.  Thankfully the year before a Labour (of all things) government brought in tuition fees.
 
 
One of the first things we did in private rentals was work out how to "hinder" the smoke alarms.   It was embarrassing how often they went off during Fresher's Week......    Of which I have stories I will not risk the boy reading here 🫣.    Long live the 90's.

Actually brought myself to watching the video.....I can't say how frustrating these AI voices are....especially the scripts.
 
 
How hard is it to get a native speaker to proof read them?
 
 

We would have been fookked on many levels if they did this when I was at university.   
 
After we left halls (a large house just of campus) apparently we were the straw that broke the camels back and next year it was converted to an Islamic Studies department. 
 
Multiple times the Student's union bar manager had to walk 300m up the river bank to ask us to turn our music down 😎.
 
University tradition was to invite final year students to return to halls.....we had no such invitation.
 
Academia was very much second fiddle to the University of Life.  Thinking about the carnage we caused with hair clippers and CO2 fire extinguishers.... I dread to think what could have been achieved with RIFs and pyros.  🥶.
 
Fun times.  Thankfully the year before a Labour (of all things) government brought in tuition fees.
 
 
One of the first things we did in private rentals was work out how to "hinder" the smoke alarms.   It was embarrassing how often they went off during Fresher's Week......    Of which I have stories I will not risk the boy reading here 🫣.    Long live the 90's.

So, as kind of a 6 month update on a three year update, i thought i'd chime in...
 
Martin has left now completely. He suffered some serious bereavement over xmas, losing his mum and his son.
Which is s shit sandwich in anyones books.
 
Jon has full control now and Dimitri (the mad russian) have been busy beavers. The village has been extended with extra structures and cover, the trenches have been redug, the safe are has lighting and the marshalls are on point. Which is all good.
The toilet block is STILL coming but alas has not made an appearance yet. The hill is still a killer (and i'm not getting younger!!).
The shop is getting bigger and the food is getting better each time i go, although the lunchtime queue can be a bit painful. 
They've been trying to put on night games and Milsim type stuff, but i believe Jon has been uber busy sorting out the shops at several other sites.
I still go on saturdays when i can as i usually have the boy and his "hangers on". Havent been on a sunday for a while.
 

Hello. I'm Liam, the current President of Cardiff's Airsoft Society. I've seen that you've spoken already with some of the other members on our Discord but just wanted to pop our experience and advice here for others to see.
 
Unfortunately, in Cardiff University accomodation (and most other University Accomodation), airsoft guns are not permitted as they would be considered a "replica weapon". The specific line from your contract to be concerned about is:
15. (2) "You must not bring into the dwelling or Building anything which in the University’s reasonable opinion
is or may become dangerous, noxious, offensive, combustible, corrosive, inflammable, radioactive or
explosive including, (but not limited to), firearms, air rifles, pistols, cross-bows, or any other weapons
(including replicas or deactivated weapons), gas cylinders or oil burners."
 
Based on this, our official advice as a society is to follow your accommodation's contract.
 
Luckily, we have a locker that is provided by our Student's Union. Unfortunately, this has limited space. We sometimes allow members to store their equipment in the locker however this is typically limited to a maximum of 1 gun case and we do not guaratee that this will be a possiblity. It is at the discretion of our Quartermaster. As far as I am aware, this is not standard for University Airsoft Societies and some others do not have any space to store society equipment at all, let alone member's equipment.
 
There are people who decide to violate their accommodation T&C by storing their equipment in their accommodation room (including myself in my first year) though this is not our official position. For those that do, this is generally what is noted and the advice given:
- Typical room inspections at Cardiff's Residences do not include opening closets, drawers, looking under beds etc. When I was in halls, this never occured to anyone I know. I had a security camera in my room and when the inspections occurred so I saw what they did. They simply opened the door, took a note on the general condition and left. This isn't definitely what would happen now (there was a degree of covid worry still at this time) and doesn't necessarily reflect what happens at other Universities either. You should also receive 24 hours notice before any inspection.
- Your flatmates should not be able to access your room. To my knowledge, in all Cardiff Accomodations, your personal room will have a lock to which only you (and security) will have a key. Hard cases can usually be locked with a padlock to prevent easy access also.
- Don't bring your guns into the communal areas of your flat. Security are permitted to enter communal areas without notification. Other people may also see through windows and be alarmed.
- Don't show your flatmates your guns, especially if you don't know them well. They may not be comfortable with it or may report it. If you want to show them the sport, bring them along to a "Give it a Go" session ;).
- Store guns in gunbags/hardcases at all times. Don't make it obvious what is inside (don't put gun stickers on it). It is very unlikely that an inspection would involve opening your case.
To my knowledge, we have had no cases of anyone getting in trouble for storing airsoft equipment in University Accommodation since Covid.
Again, our official position is to advise against breaking your accomodation T&C. However, we aren't going to stop you and certainly aren't going to report you ourselves.
 
In terms of transporting around the city:
- Keep your gun in a case/bag at all times.
- Don't make it obvious what is inside. Don't put stickers with guns on it. Don't put military insignia on it.
- Don't wear full equipment while walking around. We have a policy of half camo maximum (so either camo trousers or top, not both), all other equipment must be carried in a bag (chest rig, helmet, .etc).
- If you're particularly concerned, Cardiff's Taxis and Uber are pretty cheap compared to the rest of the UK.
- We provide transport to most games so as long as you can get to the Student's Union, you can get to the games.
Again, we have had no issues since Covid with people transporting equipment. In fact occasionally we take public transport to gamedays (though we notify BTP beforehand).
 
Money saving tips:
- We sell BBs and equipment to members at reduced cost. I wont go into detail here as I am unsure of advertising rules on this site.
 
There aren't any particular laws in Wales you need to be concerned about regarding Airsoft.
 
Any other questions, shoot me a message on the Discord.
Looking forward to seeing you next year hopefully
Luckily, we also have not had any cases of this. I (and many other of our members) regularly did and do research regarding airsoft on the Eduroam network without any issue. If it were to occur, I imagine we'd be complaining pretty quickly.

Actually brought myself to watching the video.....I can't say how frustrating these AI voices are....especially the scripts.
 
 
How hard is it to get a native speaker to proof read them?