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Supposedly that is what the public liability cover is for Zurich has a nice PDF explaining each type of cover (see Part F – Public liability on page 55) And reading more about it, it should only cover an employee/volunteer working for Just-Cos while under direct control or supervision, so I don't know how this works with a cosplayer club Although if someone's tail injured someone at the convention, it could be the convention/event organiser's responsibility (supposedly they are keeping the cosplayers in check with rules and protocols and so on) so it would be the convention's insurance to pay out, rather than Just-Cos, because they are not the organiser

what motor?

Buying and selling under 18 = illegal Owning and playing under 18 = legal Gifting or being gifted under 18 = legal So the solution is ask your dad to buy it, then gift it to you, as a gift, buy he will only be able to buy an IF (two-tone) without a UKARA so that is what you can get for now When you are 18 and get your own UKARA you can buy anything you want

That's the thing, I'm not sure those are "qualifiers", but again, without the full documents nobody can say for sure (could be just some cost calculation document) -- https://www.zurich.co.uk/charity-insurance/public-liability Not sure why they say it's an extra bit, because the events don't even add up to 12 -- For the purpose of VCRA, cosplay is surely not "historical re-enactment" (see VCRA 2006 definition) because it is not historical, so the only route of defence for cosplay is via "acting out of military or law enforcement scenarios for the purposes of recreation" i.e. a "permitted activity" under the RIF Regulations 2007. Which triggers the requirement for public liability insurance, which is covered here. -- I don't think they are necessarily bullshitting, I can understand what they say and I think it is possible they have all these covers and limitations sorted, but again, without the full package of documents, nobody can say for sure. If they could stop cosplaying batman being all stealthy and secretive and just upload the whole package of documents they wouldn't have caused such levels of suspicion.

From your conversation with them, my understanding of what they are saying, the cinema visits cover is additional to the base cover, it is an extra bit, and the 4 visit limitation is only for this extra bit of cover, and does not apply to the base cover. Re VCRA they are also saying it is another additional bit they've added. On top of the base cover. But without seeing the full package of policy it's impossible to check...

Can you post the full policy?

https://docs.gravesham.gov.uk/PublicAccess_Live/Document/ViewDocument?id=7A985E64E7B111E28EBB180373E3D9C5 First and second floor It's not big at all, judging from their website it is more like pretending to play airsoft rather than actual airsoft

probably similar reason the police wear them, to make it a deterrence for trouble, and marshals not doing their job properly

Don't use lasers in airsoft, it is completely unregulated and you get unknown emitters with unknown output from everywhere, nobody's got time for retina damage

Shortstroking does not reduce torque requirement much at all, yes it affects long term power consumption because it reduces torque requirement at the end of the cycle, but the peak power usage is at the beginning, so the peak power requirement (surge current) is unchanged (which is why you need higher TPA motor) About the piston I was more worried the guiding rails on the sides, rather than the teeth Also there is the question of AOE

SHS high torque is not high torque because it is just 16 TPA, I suggest getting 19+ TPA for 13:1 with m100 I would also inspect the gearbox for damage from the previous piston explosion Could be shimming Could be motor height Could even be battery Could even be new piston not sliding smoothly because it is aftermarket so the dimensions is a bit off Could even be the grease or how much Really need an inspection

UKARA Limited is the UK Authorised Representatives Association apparently

UKARA is run by aliens using the GCHQ dishes as relay I'm telling you! But seriously I agree they should be more transparent about who are the actual officers of their secret society non-profit unincorporated association

To import you will need a defence, although most overseas shop probably don't accept anything other than UKARA to avoid problems There is also the problem of customs, they are (probably) used to checking UKARA but not any other types of defence

I suspect the trigger might be dodgy, and not the Perun

you need to hold the trigger for 2 seconds for the reset

what is your current ROF?

You can try this:

It does seem to defeat the whole premise of VCRA if anyone can bypass it for £20 It is just a legal loophole, that is what it is Although arguably, VCRA is only a deterrent really, if one is determined to do crime they can rattle can a two-tone with a £5 can of black paint And if you are really just an airsofter playing legitimate airsoft, I have to agree £20 is less than three games of rental which costed me £90 Although the three rental games actually helped inform my first purchase so it can reduce the risk of wrong purchases, if someone jumps the gun and invest in something but later regret it, that is going to cost more than the £70 difference (worse if someone decides airsoft isn't for them within three games) So I guess (as a new player) if you are certain about the RIF you want and not regret it, £70 is £70 Of course it doesn't apply to older players who already have their own RIF which is just a matter of playing another three games vs £20 bypass, in this case I don't see it as much of a problem The only scenario where this might become a problem is if someone uses the £20 bypass to get an RIF and then do a crime, which might make the court examine the "standard of proof of defence" question i.e. is a photo sufficient proof of "organisation and holding of permitted activities" (as per Defences to an offence under section 36 of the 2006 Act or under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to that Act). If a photo is sufficient, the loophole will stay. If a photo is insufficient, the loophole is plugged, but the court will have to say what is considered sufficient. And arguably a photo should be enough proof as this is probably a common standard of proof in other areas of laws. -- PS on second thought, a photo alone is probably not enough, the retailer also needs to check a photo ID to make sure it is the same person in the photo, so the person should really be identifiable in the photo, along with the clear indication of the nature of the activity itself

https://planning.walsall.gov.uk/swift/MediaTemp/76733-425050.pdf Just noticed they've submitted an "updated" proposed plan with some more details (if you can call those details), bad news is the layout is still non-existent and the drawing is literally broken, good news is most of those partition walls seem to be non-structural, so perhaps they might be able to demolish / create openings in any of those (leaving the columns of course) and unlock the potential for map design

Let me put it this way, if I were to claim from your 5 million insurance, where do I even send my claim form to?

Sorry for spamming, but apparently the Japanese is already in the future, there is this thing called Fastgun which is exactly what @EDcase was saying, airsoft but laser tag with IR, no BBs Although it does look rather underwhelming with no actual indication of where exactly you hit (the only receiver is on the head)... with BB you can see where it went so I guess there is that https://youtu.be/yF6GEDKLk-I?feature=shared&t=800

Photo is just for the "permitted activity" part, because the insurance itself is not proof of the activity. With UKARA the site handles checking the ID check etc to prove you actually play, but with your own insurance and your own activity you gotta show something to prove what you are doing with the RIF, so the seller can have the defence. -- Although, looking at the Just-Cos website it does seem very dodgy because there is no contact information and zero info about the exact policy or even who is the provider of the insurance... not even company name or company registration number... on that basis I would avoid it.

(VCRA RIF Regulations 2007) Just-Cos insurance can fulfil the third party liability insurance requirement for the "permitted activity" which just means "acting out of military or law enforcement scenarios for the purposes of recreation", which of course include skirmishing, but arguably cosplay also falls into such recreation, and indeed one can argue airsoft skirmishing is just a cosplay event with some procedural competitive acting.

On the topic of airsoft leagues, just come across this thing in the US called Competitive Speedsoft League which looks rather well organized It is livestreaming a game with announcers and everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3IiWJw7JQ Just thought it's relevant