Ian_Gere

@KFM - did you do that paint job? It looks great!

Pack of 6 40mm side opening buckles - to attach my bayonet frog to my webbing and make a sling for my Milan Sock Approx 15Km of sewing thread in dark OD, Khaki & Feldgrau-ish 5m OD bias binding 5 assorted Jean Sewing Machine needles New 2 way zip for a knackered molle pouch Falklands era Skill At Arms/Sharpshooter badge 120rnd Mid Cap Mag for L1A1 Replacement Fire Selector for L1A1

I agree, KFM. Helmets not only look cool, but you never know when you'll be at a cqb site jumping out of the way of a pyro and going down hard or slipping headlong arse over tit on a wet shiny floor... Not prone to doing those kinds of things? With a Kevlar helmet on and even cheap KH Mountain knee & elbow pads too (approx £12.99 for all 4 pads in a mesh bag - I've got some - they seemed great until the 2nd time through the washer when they began seriously giving up the ghost. The solution: know what Gaffer Tape is? Like Duct Tape but black. Wrapped them up in that stuff - now extra comfy and completely waterproof. I've also added DPM sniper tape to nake em blend in to my British DPM loadout), and a pair of army issue quality gloves and you'll have the confidence to do mad commando rolls and all sorts because you'll be the next best thing to indestructible! Having said that, I don't always wear my MK 6 and I've had my riot police helmet for a good few weeks now and it hasn't been out once... I've got a night urban camo beanie, British DPM slim-brim boonie, black small crown beret, 3-hole woolly bally, a "military headover" ie tube scarf, and a doorag made from OD cargo scrim with a brass fitted 1 1/2" soft cotton edge strip as a headband part of it - that's my latest and I'm so chuffed with my little self for making it that nothing else is getting a look-in at the mo... Get both & see how you feel on the days...

Systema Shim Set - For Sabine (I wanted another pack of SHS Shims* actually, because I've only got 9 Copper ones in the pack I bought previously and I want 12 so that each bearing housing and gear have a copper face presented to them either side of however many SS shims it takes to set the thing up properly. I'm toying with the idea of using Copper Slip to grease them too, but I need to look into that more carefully first.) Systema 6mm Bearings - Ditto - I'm trying to reduce the racket she makes when firing! (I'm also hoping for a slightly better trigger response.) Madbull 2 x Shark Accelerator Hopup Bucking & 2 x Fishbone Spacer Set (Clear & Black) - the Black Rubber for Agnes firing at average 422 FPS (I'm hoping she doesn't experience a velocity boost, but that the fins prevent double feeding, from which she suffers during firing something like 1 in 10 shots) and the Clear Silicone for Sabine (whom I hope does get a FPS boost from average 337 to consistently average 350 - Sabine also double feeds, perhaps once in 100 shots, it's so rare it's very hard to guestimate)(and the chances of either of these my fond hopes being realised as stated - nil ). *I've ordered these shims, bearings and hop sets from UNCompany, despite their failure to stock SHS Shims, because they were the only Hong Kong shop I could find that had the double pack of Black and Clear Madbulls in stock and I'm allergic to paying more than I need to for stuff when only patience is required to get a better deal. Here's a thing though: their ordering process is a bit unusual, eh? If you've never ordered from them, you fill in a form which asks for more info than the usual shipping and billing address and they then send you an auto-reply to confirm your order is received, but you don't pay. Their blurb says that they will email me when they have confirmed the items are in stock and that I should pay then. Presumably that email contains a PayPal Invoice or bank details for a BACS Transfer. Sounds potentially very good customer service, n'est pas? Yeah, but... My alarm bell's solenoid made a distinct click as power flowed, just insufficiently enough to ring it, when I came across the dialogue box in the form where they boldly invite you to conspire with them to fraudulently avoid any import duties/taxes that your purchase may incur, by explaining that that is their intent in less spiky language, providing a field with "100%" ready in place which you can alter and they will then state that the value of the parcel's contents is that percentage of what you actually paid them for it on the customs declaration, and also explaining that, should your order get lost or damaged, you are only covered for the stated value, not the cost price! They also give a 3% discount if you use PayPal and a 5% discount if you use a bank transfer. Great...!?! Except these are the only two options; why not just reduce all prices by 3%, making them even more attractive (let's have it right, they are well cheap already), and give a 2% discount for transfer users? Weirdos! Another thing that's both odd and annoying is that they give you a greater than average number of choices of shipping method (Including surface mail, FFs! I mean, is it possible to get surface mail from HK anywhere but China? Do the Chinese airsoft? If their Govt. is as bad as we're led to believe, it doesn't seem likely, eh?), but they don't give a shipping cost estimator, exact price, or even a bloody indication of which methods are cheap and which expensive! Anyway, does anybody know how long they take to find out if your order is all in stock and which shipping method/s are cheapest without taking more than a month to arrive? I also confirmed that I am not only nuts but probably schizophrenic when I also bought a couple of things for my loadouts off eBay: A Bulgarian Surplus Red Star Hat Badge - for my Black Small Crown Beret to replace the Battlestar Galactica Viper Pilots' Insignia that currently adorns it (and necessitated some butchery of the cap-badge reinforcement inside and strip of very dense PU foam gaffer taped over the pin-grip clasps to stop them digging in my sodding forehead (TBF, it does look well cool{I'll take some pics before I swap them over} and, unlike many it seems, I've got a thing about wearing real world Regimental Insignia to which I'm not entitled. It strikes me as disrespectful.)! A LCpl Black Thread DPM Rank Slide - I've got a pair with tan thread but I only use 1, on my DPM shirts, because I rarely wear my DPM jackets while skirmishing, even though I wear them to and from the site fairly often. Now I'll be able to call attention to the fact that 1 of my jackets has epaulettes (is that what those button down straps on the shoulders are called?) that are pretty faded on the edges and not quite, but close to, 'kin frayed, while the other jacket, an ex-RAF Honiton item, is a non-standard colour: I think the whole jacket has been dyed black with one of those dyes that is actually just a colour so saturated that it appears black, in this case dark bottle green. It may have been made from DPM that was made deliberately very dark I suppose, but I don't think so. Anyway, the result is a DP of shades of dark green and black - good night camo - somewhat strange with ordinary DPM Rank Slides as highlights perhaps I'll have to have a go at dying them to match... And, possibly a brilliant notion, possibly an example of Grade 1 dickheadery (only time will tell): MK 6 Helmet Visor - the seller says it's "Anti Mine" but don't Bomb Disposal Specialists have a different kind of helmet (I can hardly believe that, say, a LCpl who had done the course on anti-personnel mines carried the thing around on the off chance that his/her unit came across them... Don't they just leave 'em in place with a marker, report their position for a specialised unit to deal with it, and go round?)? I think it's for riots, like those they wore in Northern Ireland. It has a plain light OD cover attached but is without any other form of fittings to connect it to a helmet, nor do I know if they come in sizes like the helmets and, if so, what size it is... In short it was an impulse buy and there may have been a reason why nobody else bid for it on eBay. Still, for £6.49 inc. P&P, if I find out what fittings it needs and obtain them/bodge an approximation, the visor reaches far enough around at the sides and far enough past my chin that BBs can't get inside it to my eyes, and it's roomy and ventilated enough inside that it doesn't, or at least hardly does, steam up, I'll have a solution to a problem that's been vexing me since the very first time I skirmished: how to have full-face protection and still be able to drink and, much, Much, indeed MUCH, more importantly smoke roll-ups in the field! I've also got an old RUC riot helmet, which I bought with the same idea in mind, but it's black. Excellent for my black loadout, for which I still need a vest/chest-rig (must hold AK mags in ammo pouches with the flaps secured, have a few smaller pockets/pouches, a water resistant if not proof document pocket at least A5 size, have any zips and/or press-studs working, and cost max £16 inc P&P + PayPal fees, so old, worn/tatty/frayed, torn even - I'd go for a PC in distressed condition also) but not so good with my DPMs. "Oh well," thought I, "maybe the DPM cover off my MK 6 will fit on it well enough for now and, in the fullness of time, I can sew one tailored to fit." Except that it is quite old and, whilst it was in great condition for its' age, the perspex band through which the press-studs attach over the forehead turned out to be a little too set in its' ways. When introduced to the concept of flexibility it only briefly considered the notion, rejected it wholeheartedly, and snapped. I did manage to get the DPM cover on and it fits surprisingly well now that I've used my sewing machine to stitch proper button holes for the press-studs to fit through, but I had to gaffer tape the perspex band together to make the central stud stay in place and the upshot is that the visor now doesn't flip up, nor even move that well, so getting my camelbak tube up past it or, much, etc., my hands with roll-up and lighter isn't really possible without an equal amount of faff as doing the same with my mesh 1/2 face (which has a BB sized hole in front of my mouth, which I put there for straws {through which to drink from my ALICE pouched, yank style, water bottle which is a real pain in the arse to carry and get out/in of/to the pouch} and much, etc., roll-ups, and of course to tempt fate to snap some of my few remaining teeth off at the gum, but doesn't actually serve the former purposes that well at all). Oh yeah, this time I will apologise for the wall of text and hope that the way some of this post is stream of consciousness stylee will amuse rather than irritate - it's one of the side effects of a lot of my pain meds and my back was killing me before I logged in here - oh and, at the risk of doing it again, I popped off for a scalding hot bath to help my muscles un-spasm (de-spasm? disspasticate? Na spaz me, seen?) and returned in a very different frame of mind

No bother, Ed. I've got a massive piece of OD scrim that I'm planning to turn into a ghillie suit eventually, but I don't need it all for that. I'm not sure if a medium cover will go on a large helmet, or if there even is a difference in them, but, if it goes, you're welcome to it. B-) re holster Edge Rubber - they first came in Black, but now also come in Green & Tan - you can find them cheaper than this, it's just that the cheapest listing, that I bought from, was black only and I expect you'll want a more up to date look - this was the 1st I found showing Tan on MTP so you can see how it looks.

I haven't much experience of airsoft pistols to go on, but my main gripe with 1911's is the shape of the top of the grip at the top. The bit that sits on the crook of your thumb is a good thing to stop skin or glove getting trapped by the slide, a la CSI, but the distance between the back of the grip under it and the trigger is too small, so holding it with my fimger-end on the trigger, rather than further up my finger in a way that means that the action of pulling the trigger pulls the whole pistol slightly left, isn't really posssible with a firm grip of the... er, grip lol! Hey, maybe a Dr. can cure my dislike of M4's too, mate?

Too true, Craig, too true! But on the up side, have you noticed how broad-brush emotional manipulation through sound design and visual syntax doesn't work on you? Adds a whole new area of ironic humour to ads for me! Edit to add: I forgot to get myself a helmet rubber (Ooh er, missus!). Remedied.

Ditto! I don't really like the look of 1911's but that almost changes my mind. Then again, I've got pretty big hands, and inside Pyrohide gloves they're massive so perhaps pretty wouldn't work for me...

Oh Gayle goes in for violence, war, very strong language throughout, strong bloody violence, sexual content, drug taking... in fact everything you want out of a good film. It's just that we're in media so we expect a good degree of skill to be evident from the screenplay and script writers, director, sound designer, composer, cast, and editor, before we'll pronounce it "good". Apparently Abe would set my teeth on edge, so I haven't bothered.

My g/f said it was utter sh!te...

Will do. Do you want the MTP cover if it fits on alright? I'm sticking with old skool DPM so I'll probably want to keep the cover I've already got. I can do you a piece of proper skrim net big enough to cover it as well if you like. You'll only need an edge rubber then for it to look like it belongs with your L85... Yeah to the holster swap still. It is a black leg drop, right?

Shame nowhere does 'em in pink! Me: OD pistol belt - my old one was always crap but it's also really badly worn on the edges MRE flameless heater - for NAE12 MK 6 Kevlar helmet + MTP cover - this is a medium size which ought to fit me better than the large one I already have (watch out for a sale) DPM Woodland Milan Launcher Over Sock Mk.4 - to serve as a rifle bag and then some... Oh and I'm about to buy a 13" Black Rubber Dil... Ooops, my mind was drifting again! Training Knife Edit to add: oh aye, and a Soviet Gas Mask Anti Fog Pencil - because I want a S10 to go with my NBC jacket and anti-fog spray doesn't seem to work that well so I thought I'd give this a go for £5.24 inc P&P from Russia lol! 2nd edit: "Sod it!", thought I, and bought a new tent for NAE12 too - £40 reduced from £85 @Millets & it's sage green too - bonus!

Yeah, I spanked my overdraft & several credit cards on sound recording equipment & computer stuff when I was @uni. Still got most of it so twas money well spent. Still paying off some of the debts too

I thought I'd gone nuts when I bought Agnes!

I'm 44. For pretty much all my life I've oscillated back and forth from skin-head to letting it grow out long and it grows fast. For now, while I've got no bald spots or noticeable grey, I'm giving it a last chance to blow in the wind etc.

Long hair is cool.

Looking mean, Lee!

Right at this moment Agnes is being used as a prop in a play that's in rehearsal. I'm helping the cast by prompting because I don't want to let Agnes out of my sight. People, I am so bored I might end up doing something strange, Ed, just to prove to myself that I'm still a-kin-live!

I'm looking forward to seeing your L85 up close, Ed, holding it, shooting it... We can have a reciprocal weapons-love-in, if that isn't an oxymoron

My name'sh Pantsh. Baggy Pantsh...

That is indeed the one, mate. Borg Cymru is selling another for the same price. He doesn't mention what, if anything he's letting it go with, but he and I chatted briefly after I bought John B's - he said he has mags... It's the money though, eh? I've gone on serious austerity measures for the last week and they're set to continue for another 2... I had to bust open my emergency cash stash on my keyring to pay for airsoft yesterday, but I just had to take Agnes to Skirmish and test her out. The verdict - there are some issues, mainly to do with me, but I'm confident they'll be ironed out and OMGonads, the range... the 'kin range! I'm out of touch, Hubert. I vaguely remember some comments about buying the optics first and then looking for the gun to fit, but I don't remember the details. What are you getting?

She is... & 'kin huge too!

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Paid for the 2nd half of an Ares L1A1 SLR yesterday and received it this morning. Included: Top Cover with Rail Original Top Cover 4 x 32 AIM Illuminated Scope Real Steel Sling 2 x Mid-Caps Speed Loader 2 x Hi-Caps (1 full of 0.25g Bio BBs) 9.6V 1600mAh VP Mini Battery Original Box Cheers, John!!!

Mesh goggles, black - for £3.13 Brand New!