Colin Allen

The service from AK2M4 is superb.

I really like sites that require barrel socks; it is a level of protection against the retards, as long as it is actually implemented.

It is always best to. The lad and I went to a couple of sites in the Midlands that have great reviews and attract large numbers of players. We left one after a boring and badly designed morning on somewhat unsuitable terrain, which threatened to get even worse in the afternoon; the second one was a great site physically, but the marshalling and game design were very poor. However, there are some sites that are just awful; Tactical Warfare Airsoft is my prime example of that.

This site has a classifieds section.

This does not seem to be related to the cost of living; it is most likely due to plans to develop the site.

Some people are incapable of learning from their own experiences.

Or someone who does not understand people and emotions.

That is a bit bloody radical! Are there actually people who wear combat gear to airsoft sites?

That does sound like a good day; I should probably give Driver Wood another try.

Thanks for that little rant; it says so much about you, none of it positive. When I write about my airsoft days, I focus on the gameplay. I am not writing a review; there is a separate section on here for that. You have either totally ignored what I wrote about being constructive or have not understood it. I talk to site owners about issues so that they can decide what, if anything, to do about them. i don’t know you so I can neither like nor dislike you.

Regarding Dragon’s Lair, this made me sad today.

A rather easy transition to an MP5SD2, apart from having to butcher the new gearbox to allow the charging handle to work. XT 6.03mm barrel Maple Leaf Macaron and Omega nub CHiLUN ETU as it was already in a spare quick change gearbox SHS High torque motor Trigger shimmed to reduce pull length

Haribos. They are the best way to make friends.

If you regard that review as being very constructive, I think you need to look up the meaning of constructive. You are sitting at the side and throwing stones. Being constructive would involve engaging with them to discuss the issues that you found and probably suggesting ways of resolving them. Doing that was what led to Ray offering me a marshaling gig at the old site. I sent him an email setting out the issues that we had encountered over a few game days and how I thought they could be overcome. His response was positive and thoughtful. Last time I went to the new site, I had a conversation with Ray about the work being done and why I didn’t see it as positive. I and others have also engaged with his team. I have done the same at other sites, not because it feeds my ego or anything like that, but because I want great sites to play at. Maybe you could engage in a similar constructive manner.

I suspect that nothing would ever be good enough for you. Maybe you could offer them your advice and assistance with developing the site rather than sitting at the side throwing stones.

That is not what they are doing; they are building structures to create CQB areas. While I am critical of the way the site has been developed, I am objective enough to recognise that they are trying to do the best they can with it according to their view of what the site should be. However, in their position, I would be very concerned about the dwindling attendance and trying to find out why it is happening.

Excellent! Many thanks, although, as someone who spends a lot of time dealing with people who have been over reliant on AI tools, I am never overly confident about its outputs. That does match something that I have just found.

Does anyone know the length of a CYMA MP5 nozzle, not the K version?

Oh, it isn’t about his pride or ego; it is more about him being one of those really nice little old guys that you suspect could rip you apart with his bare hands and dispose of you so that you would never be found :). He is a lovely bloke but as hard as nails. I am now aware that a discussion about the layout of the site is currently ongoing.

All of this is only my opinion based on playing airsoft at a number of sites for many years and marshalling for a few years. Ray once asked if I would become a marshal at the original site. The site is fundamentally flawed with regard to its size, shape and topography. It is small and consists of two main areas: a narrow, relatively steeply sided valley and a plateau. The first few times I went there, it was relatively undeveloped, with a couple of structures in the valley and barricades of various sorts on the plateau; this allowed the games to flow well. Player numbers were good and the days were enjoyable. Since then, more and more structures have been added, breaking up the flow and changing the nature of the games. This focus on outdoor CQB started in the latter days of the old site, when a rather large CQB maze appeared at the back of the fort. Turning it into a CQB site is not necessarily a bad thing, if it is done in a planned manner with a lot of consideration of how the site will work. It does have a good safe zone, which is very rigorously policed; if you enter it with a mag in a weapon, you are going home. Player numbers have been dropping for a while. I think it would take quite a brave person to point out the site’s issues to Ray. I tried to the last time I went.

Having played at the old site many times and the new site several times, in my view the problem is that the new site is just not very good. It is awkward in terms of size, shape and topography and, in my opinion, has been turned into an overly constricted and badly designed outdoor CQB site with apparently little thought for how the site works. I don’t like writing this; I really like the owner and liked the old site, which was wonderfully varied and interesting to play at, although the games could be somewhat repetitive.

That is a real shame; I really like Ray. However, the current site is nowhere near as good as the old one and the work they have done has not improved it. Where in East London are you based?