Hello ladies and gents, it's a year since I started brainstorming about building an HK11/HK21.
It will never be as cool (and as expensive!) as the one made by Dave's Custom Airsoft, but the idea is building something to make your head turn to.
I find myself stuck on a rather simple but important question: which AEG to start from?
From my point of view the choices are two, maybe three:
1) LCT G3: heavy, realistic, super cool. The cons? Price and magazines. Perhaps hop up, too? Please enlighten me regarding this RIF;
2) Classic Army G3 (CA010M) : cheaper, metal body (even if it's zinc alloy isn't much appreciated), TM compatibility. This would be my go-to choice since having standard gearbox and parts, but the potmetal body is sometimes referred as very weak and generally not worth it;
3) JG G3: This isn't much of a choice for me since it has a plastic body, but it could be worth it for building a lighter LMG while not breaking the bank on the base gun.
What to keep in mind: while I don't want to break the bank and find myself living under a bridge guarding my beloved RIFs from rats I think I can invest in this kind of unique project. LMGs don't get much love here in Italy, but I play for having fun and an HK11/HK21 would be A LOT of fun.
So here we are to the question: what would you choose and why? I'm particularly interested in listening to first hand impressions on the LCT G3 and CA G3 since I never hold them in my hands nor know people who have those.
Thank you in advance,
Cheers!