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Metro 2033 is a lot easier to achieve actually! It's more Soviet era outfits with slight tweaks than the STALKER stuff is. Be good to see if someone can build a Metro style gun though. An HPA rig with meters and valves wouldn't look out of place then!

Different style of pwm. The burst wizard is off for longer than its on in this case so it shouldn't be too bad.

If it's a fixed stock, it's not an SD6. Fixed stocks are either SD2 (SEF trigger group) or SD5 (ambi trigger group). The SD6 is a sliding stock and ambi trigger group version.

Under performing how exactly?

From their own site:

I would assume that it means it's pulsing the drivetrain to control the rate of fire. Modifying the mark space ratio would allow you to change the RoF fairly easily.

The newest version is PWM based.

None of that is anything beyond experimental proof of concept. I don't think it's "in use" as such yet, is it?

The F2000 is a big old lump of a gun! Nice but not smaller or easier to manage than any other rifle sized bullpup. Maybe a P90? Small, light, maneuverable, accurate. G&G do a nice one as do TM.

Interesting set of requirements from a newbie! Certainly sounds like you know what you want. What has driven you to this budget/spec? I'd say have a look at an ICS L85 http://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airsoft-bulpup-guns/ics-l85-a2.htm#.VDZeyvldWSo Not sure on weight but it's a bullpup, takes pretty standard internal parts, uses STANAG (M4 style) magazines and it's £100 under budget. The TAR21s all have issues to some degree or another and the UAR is like hens teeth and apparently (I've never held one so I can't say for sure) feels very plasticky and cheap.

Stain mahogany and finish with tung oil. If there's a branch of Axminster power tools near you they will have everything you need.

Sounds cool. Not sure about the available slides for KJW but there's a wealth of aftermarket stuff out there. If you're not married to the KJW idea though the nickel MkIV suggested in Eds post might be an easier option!

This post raises several musings for me. Firstly - just what kind of childhood did you have if you used to wonder about stuff like shear thickening fluids? Were you raised by physicists? Are you Leonard Hofstader? Also - there hasn't been a Birds production facility in Birmingham for years! It was move to Banbury in 1964. The famous (notorious) explosion was there in 1981. Also - non Newtonian liquids would do three parts of fuck all against a nuclear attack. It's not exactly known for its radiation proofing abilities! (and yes - I realise you were only semi serious but I'm tired and grumpy so nerr)

If you can find a gun with a slide that looks right and DOESN'T have engraved trades then yes a sand and laser etch should do it. However, bear in mind that the MEU has two sets of cocking grips on the slide and the wrong style of sight to be a true replica. The standard 1911A1 also has the wrong sights but does have the one set of cocking serrations. Also - grips. The Pachmayr wraparounds can be had but the only ones I've seen with the hitman emblem on have been standard 1911 style ones. That said the game wiki shows a version with standard Pachmayr wraparounds so it's your call http://hitman.wikia.com/wiki/AMT_Hardballer

That IS an odd looking beast! I don't know that you'll have a lot of luck with that though as it is a night vision sight. There's not a huge call for replicas of anything that isn't US either (just look at the lack of decent AK scopes) hence the wealth of Aimpoints and EOTechs.

Burst Wizard does that too: http://www.aegwizard.com/ (I'm not on commission by the way just offering alternatives) My Burst Wizard is only plug and play bcause I only use it to give me a single shot burst on an M249 for a CQB site that requires semi in most areas. By leaving it plug and play I can easily whip it out and go back to full auto lunacy!

Scratch that, the Hardballer I linked to IS way to long, you're right. Are you looking to do a film version or game version? The guns in the film are Para Ordnance P18.9's http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Hitman_(2007)#Para-Ordnance_P18.9 as opposed to the AMT Hardballers in the games http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Hitman_2:_Silent_Assassin#AMT_Hardballer which have rear sight placement that is different to the 1911 MEU. In a similar way to the STALKER thread I guess it depends on whether or not you want an accurate replica of the screen/game used gun or just something that looks a bit like it. The former will be quite tricky and potentially require some custom work (there's plenty of people out there that have already been down this route) but the latter should be relatively easy. As you say the grips are readily available (if not exactly cheap) and then it's just a case of polishing the bejesus out of a metal 1911.

True, but it would make them fire from the piston being to the rear which is effectively "an open bolt" in real gun parlance.

Silverballers are longslide guns.

Soooo....basically the same as Warfighters then?

WA used to make a Hardballer replica which would actually be a better starting point if you want it to look right.

Don't use Halfords paint. It's almost universally shite. If you want a GOOD metal finish use Alclad and follow the instructions OR get a metal framed gun and polish it.

I have a version 2 on my M249 in plug and play mode. WOrks fine for what I need. The instructions say it does precocking but only if it's wired in and I've not tried it as it's not a function I need on a support gun!

Trigger switch will fail but can be fixed with a £3 one from maplin. Accuracy is so-so but fine for a support gun.

Trigger switch will fail but can be fixed with a £3 one from maplin. Accuracy is so-so but fine for a support gun.