Airsoft_Mr B

I think it was Mike I was talking to about plastic machete's. Anywho, that gave me the idea. It cost £3.99 inc P&P from fleabay and comes with an all shiny silver 'blade', unlike the photo in the listing. That would never do so I taped off the 'edge' and sprayed the blade black. I then removed the tape to see how it looked, decided it looked far too pristine and distressed it. I then sprayed it with Clear Coat, like a pillock forgetting what this would do to the shiny edge - I then had to take the varnish off the edge with thinners, which has taken a bit of silver with it ho hum...
 

I also wrapped the hilt in the trad Japanese manner, using an extra long bootlace I had knocking about. Not too bad looking I think. Then I needed a sheath. It's surprisingly difficult to find them for reasonable money, so I made my own. I started with two sparkling water bottles and shaped them around a couple of bits of wood by pouring boiling water onto them:
 

 
I then sewed a DPM cover for it and glued it in place:

 
The webbing straps are stitched to the cover and form a belt loop with velcro. It's designed to be carried on a shoulder strap, as above, or looped over the inside of a PLCE belt like this:

Here is my African Loadout in its three variations. Its based of the Mercenaries from Angola in the 1980s although could possibly be a clandestine SADF loadout from the Border/Bush War
 
Version 1
 

 

 
 
Version 2
 

 

 
 
Version 3
 

 

 
 
Kit List:
 
Clothing:
French para boonie "Leopard" camo (repro)
Scrim Scalf
Portuguese Lizard Camo Shirt
British Olive Lightweight Trousers
Lowa Patrol boots (only non kosher bit)
 
Gear:
M83 SADF Battle Jacket w/ 58 patt poncho and Kenyan Massai Knife
M83 SADF Chest Webbing dated 1986
M83 SADF Rucksack dated 1982 (this was used by 44para in the Bush War then went out to Iraq in the 90's with some Mercs so it has a bit of history)
 
Weapons:
ICS Galil ARM, will be turned into the SADF R4 when I can afford the parts from SA
TM Colt Python .357 6" (not pictured)
 
 
There'll be some pics of it being used in the pictures of you in the field section

So this is my SAS CQB-style loadout so far - I'm trying to get hold of a Nomex III Assault Suit though. However I don't think I'll buy the proper assault vest because its so expensive!
Please excuse the WW2 army truck that just happened to be at my house... It does not fit with the time period at all!
 
The rifle is an SRC MP5A4, with two torches and a laser mounted to the bottom, and a red dot sight mounted at the top. That thing stuck to the side is for a GoPro camera.
My sidearm is the CYMA Glock18c, with a ~100 round magazine.
 
And I'm wearing my recently acquired "Avon 1989" S-10 Respirator!

Well I wrote PIRA because it was the Provisional Irish Republican Army who did the deed to which I was referring. Had it been the "Real IRA" or some other drug dealing extortionists masquerading as a political organisation, then that it what I would have written. I feel it's generally good to be precise when discussing such matters, because, as has been noted, they often involve strong feelings and issues concerning which many people have adopted the polarised simplistic opinion/s espoused by those who proselytise/d the credo of a "side".
 
I think that in this case the point which I was mainly making also required such precision because I did intend to refer specifically to the organisation which viewed itself, and was viewed by the majority of Irish Catholics regardless of whether they lived in Eire or Ulster and also regardless of whether they practised religion, as the legitimate armed forces of The Provisional Irish Republic, the existence of which superseded the acceptance of the treaty conditions which created the Republic which exists now. The point may seem trivial, however it is far from it.
 
The PIRA managed to operate extremely successfully right on our doorstep, where surveillance would have been far, far, easier than in, say, Saudi Arabia, and at a time when Political Correctness, as it became known, was still just a twinkle in progressively minded individuals' eyes, hence mainland British police did arrest and beat/torture people for nothing more than having an Irish accent. To my mind that sets them apart from the generalisation of 'terrorist' which today is glibly applied to any armed person/group/country whom/which are/is dissatisfied with the Pax Americana, so long as they originate in the Muslim world.
 
Thus a loadout consisting of black and DPM, including a black bally rather than, for eg a shemagh, and armed with an AK47 which reminds me of the soldiers of a genuine realistic enemy of the UK Govt circa 1980 seems to me to be worth pointing out and distinguishing from a loadout which could have been worn by, for eg, in other circumstances than those for which he is infamous, some bell end who failed to set fire to his own underpants...
 
Frizz, 15 is a lot older than many of the combatants in the world's most protracted conflicts.

Loving the guy in the scuba gear, haha!

Rebuilt Classic Army M15A1.
 
Added Magpul front end and Stock, shortened Barrel.
 
Still have to change wiring to front end but I think a LiPo will fit in to the Stock Tube, there is even a little cover in the end of the stock that snaps on and off to allow access.

Bought a Cybergun Blackwater BW15 AEG from Patrol Base!

What a great read you have talent for writing, I tried these I give em a 6 /10 I really like zero one bb's can you do same?
 
Cheers mate
 
Jay - surrey viper squad
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