DanBow

No real reason for this post, other than to show off my CYMA Blue MP5. Im a very, very happy boy. 🥰

Bugger, was looking forward to this.

Still waiting for mine from a couple of months ago too.

Hi mate, i can do this. Ill pm you later, im out at the mo.

Yep, that's my girl. She is a definitely a mini-me! Lol

She's already told me that she is going back on her first day off and using my gear! Lol

Although the game I am about to tell you about was 4 weeks ago, I'm only just emotionally able to tell you about it. The day started well, even though it was quite a nice day it has been raining for about a week so was very wet and muddy. My 3rd time playing, with a newly acquired Valken ASL M4 bb slinger with a red dot that needs sighting in, and my daughters (18) 1st time, using rental gear. I was resplendent in DPM pants and an original Norwegian top from my T.A. days and my daughter was looking very menacing in dark blue jean type things and a DPM top. We both had DeltaMike face pro and clear lens eye pro. First game was, for her, an introduction to the addiction that we call airsoft. It went well, she followed my lead and we made some good progress pushing forward on the objective. We both had some hits and took some hits but I could tell early on that the addiction already had its expensive hooks in her! The 2nd game, which is the reverse of the first, is where my story really begins. We, with a couple of others, had formed a team and were coming around the left flank when we started being picked off by a ghillie clad sniper who had entrenched himself in the reasonably dense foliage. My daughter and I were left creeping through the undergrowth to flush him out. As we passed by a fallen tree, you know the ones that lift the whole root structure with it creating a hollow underneath, the sniper got my girl!! I quickly ducked into the hollow of the root just in time to see the green shadowy figure passing no more than 6 foot away. Luckily, he didn't see me in the depths and was soon out of the game. He didn't seem to happy but I didn't care as it was a really good play. As we were making our way to the respawn point, I was showing my girl which way to go, I slipped. I slipped and landed, with all my body weight, on my left shin, on a log that was lying on the ground! I don't know if any of you have broken a bone but even though I hadn't, I just knew that something was very wrong. Cease Fire was shouted, as was the call for a medic. I couldn't move! I was on all fours in the mud! Well, sort of all 3s as I couldn't move my left leg! The site staff and 2 of the guys on my team were amazing. It wasn't long before I was sat on jackets to get me out of the mud, leg was padded as well as could be and an ambulance was called. The ambulance was going to be a couple of hours so I was stretchered out of the mud and down to the safe zone so that the rest of the players could play. I know that a broken leg is low priority but I waited 8 hours for the ambulance, then waited another 10 hours in the local A&E to be seen! Not the fault of the staff but the system! The system is fucked! Once I was seen, the care and attention was incredible. I was painkillered up, once I had been triaged, and operated on the next day. A steel bar through the length of my tibia with bolts holding the broken bits together were fitted and about 3 months off work is required. Has it dampened my enthusiasm to get back out there and play? Has it buggery! I can't bloody wait to get back out there!

I picked up a red dot sight, off here, and decided to design and 3d print a protector. 1st prototype looks cool enough but cutting the acrylic sheet round and then fitting it into the holder was too much. So . . Prototype mk2 Happy with that one. Printed quickly in PLA so I'll get some better fillament, maybe ABS, and print it properly. Designed in Tinkercad, sliced in Prusaslicer, printed on an Anycubic Kobra.

There was a guy at my last 2 games on crutches and still playing. It can be done. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

edit: I tried to post a gif of the Count off Sesame Street but it didn't work!!!!

Forget the pews, tell us about rhe girl!

Yeah but aren't you about 7 foot tall? Im sure you're average for a taller chap! 😁

Its a full size bigger than ive been used to for about 10 years! 😪

Thank you all for replying, I don't feel too bad about only managing once a month or so now.

Unfortunately its a part of modern food manufacturing. You either put the price up, due to increasing costs, or make the portion smaller to keep the price same. Ive worked in the food industry for 10 years and its becoming more frequent. Thanks for buying Muller though, helps to keep me in a job. 👍😁

Im lucky that being single, and my daughter plays too, i dont have to worry about eating into family time. 😁

How often is constantly? Hope you don't mind but I'm pinching that. 😁

@Gunboat Diplomat yes, I'm the same. My daughter played the last time and loved it so all costs are doubled. I know you all joke about how expensive it is but i presumed you meant just buying gear! 🤣

I live in Whitchurch, Shropshire. I play at a woodland site, Alpha55 but that is 35 miles away. There are 3 or 4 that are a little closer but i know the guy that owns/operates it, so for the moment I'm a little loyal, but they all only open at the weekend. Theres is one that is woodland that does occasional evening/night games but i have enough trouble avoiding tree roots when i can see them! Yes, exactly the same for me. The prospect of staying up longer than i have to just doesn't appeal.

I work shifts so my weekends arent always free. I last played about 3 weeks ago but aren't playing again for another 3 weeks! Add to that the cost of actually playing, never mind the gear! Ive had a look to see if there's any indoor/cqb that are open in the week local to me but can only find 1. I suppose that's one of the few downsides to living in a rural ish area, everything is at least an hour away! So how often do you all play?

Some size 38 waist camo trousers. 😪