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What he said. Tactical Kit is your friend https://www.tactical-kit.co.uk/2-point-163-c.asp

First off, I absolutely agree with you on getting a decent sling for an expensive gun. Personally I use a Ferro Concepts Slingster as my main sling as it's well made, padded and adjustable. I also have a Magpul MS3 Gen 2 run as a single point for my M4 as it has no front sling point but it also gets run on other guns as a two point. Both are great slings but in general I find the Slingster more comfortable in use. Other than that it really depends on your budget, there's plenty of good slings out there with basically open ends so you can add whatever attachment clips you want (my Slingster for example is looped through the sling slots on the stock of my SCAR with a rail mounted QD for the front).

Yes, you'll need the front from an HK33 (and the handguard). Pretty sure it won't be a fit and forget type deal.

Take up knitting?

If you use proper airbrush paint you shouldn't need to strain it. It's made using finer pigments to deal with the smaller nozzle sizes used on most airbrushes. Badger are OK, Iwata are industry standard. For what you're doing you could also look at the Harder and Steenbeck range but to be fair, none of the high end ones should need to come into the equation. As Iwata ones go, look at the Eclipse or Revolution ranges https://www.graphicair.co.uk/product-category/airbrush/iwata-airbrush/iwata-revolution-airbrushes/ https://www.graphicair.co.uk/product-category/airbrush/iwata-airbrush/iwata-eclipse-airbrushes/. Gravity feed will run on lower air pressures than the suction feed ones but if you want to run a relatively large nozzle and a decent volume of paint then a suction feed one might be better.

Let me have a look in my spares box. I may have one i don't need.

Nice, where's the shotgun sheath from?

That's burst, not semi. Did it have a programmable mosfet in before?

1) no, a picoAAB is not programmable 2) semi auto is single shot surely?

https://www.graphicair.co.uk/product-category/airbrush-paint/artgraphics-paint/wicked-airbrush-colours/wicked-colours/ https://www.smdesigns.co.uk/collections/createx-colours https://www.smdesigns.co.uk/collections/auto-air-colours I've used all of those for automotive/helmet/guitar custom work. Hairdryer/heatgun to dry them off, work best with their own basecoats and will need a sealer/topcoat for durability.

I have my mags on my chest for this very reason, if they're across your centre mass then you can reload with either hand. If they're around either side of your waist and you need a mag from your right side when you're shooting right handed then you're going to get stuck. Hardly life and death I know but there you go. Much like yourself I tend to try and mount accessory controls centrally if I can but not always as long as I can reach them. Of course, it's more of an issue for any of us that use a side arm as the holster will be right where his second set of primary mags are.

Having half your mags on your non-dominant side is going to be an issue unless you plan on cycling them across when you're quiet.

I love the smell of irony in the morning!

I've not ridden one in anger but I've certainly sat on one. They've always seemed quite top heavy to me (even though I'm not sure they actually are). I really liked the updated one they did (did it ever make it to production?).

Get a Kenwood then https://www.radio-solutions.co.uk/walkie-talkie/business-licence-free-radios/kenwood.html

The output stage of the transmitter is 3W, doesn't mean it will transmit at 3W. In fact, slightly higher up the same chart it states that the RF power is 0.5W/2W. Almost definitely easier to just get the Motorola ones to be on the safe side.

Oh come on, they never went round corners when they were new! Not that it ever stopped me wanting one I used to have a slabside Gixxer 750 and for the performance the shocks and brakes were TERRIFYING!

Hey man, thanks for your concern (genuinely). Your point is very valid so let me address it. I'm 50, overweight and not as fit as I still think I am (I used to be a contender!!!!). I have a number of ongoing musculoskeletal problems that I've had regular treatment for, some of which may be exacerbated by my weight but most of which aren't. For example, my lower back is buggered as a result of spending the vast majority of my career sat at a desk/in a car/on a cable drum with a makeshift table on site. When I discussed it with my osteopath (check him out, he knows his shit https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-harrison-94a34728/) I asked if my weight was the issue and he said that it was maybe 5-10% of the problem. Sitting at a desk fucks you up, fact. I also have ongoing neck and shoulder issues from multiple car crashes and mountain biking injuries. I have buggered knees from years of cycling in old school clipless pedals that didn't allow for enough movement of the foot on the pedal and an imbalance between the inner and outer muscles in my thigh which pulls the kneecap out of alignment. The one issue I do get that's entirely weight related is plantar fasciitis and that is well under control. So yes, there are medical issues that I'm trying to alleviate by looking at how the balance of my kit can be improved while also addressing the underlying causes. One of the main things that physios and osteopaths will drive into you regarding loads is to make sure they're evenly spread (backpack instead of a shoulder bag for example), particularly if the pain is coming from being uneven not just from being too heavy. My reasoning on the plates was along the lines of putting a single plate of an equivalent weight to the gear on my front into my back plate pocket to even it out and remove that imbalance. Now, we're not talking about a lot of weight here (maybe 1.5kg) but in pure mechanical terms a load doesn't have to be unbalanced by much to create a problem. Anyway, thanks to all for your input. I have lots of info there to go away and mull over!

Right, plenty to think about there. Thanks for all your input! @GeorgePlaysAirsoft there's definitely some non-tactical front loading going on no offence taken! I could for sure work on my fitness. It hasn't helped that airsofting was my most vigorous form of exercise so the last year has been pretty detrimental to that! Thing is though that when I was lighter, while I could run further (marginally) faster I still ended up with lower back ache about midway through the afternoon. Anyway, going to look at redistributing and seeing how I can spread the load a bit. Cheers all!

Probably because the v max needs an extra wheel to get round corners!

I'll give it a go, I have a bladder that should fit the zip on panel on my AVS so I can test it out!

Build wise they're fine, functionality...meh. Generally I prefer Esstac kywi pouches for all my mags both STANAG and PMag

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