Speedbird_666

All AKs. I've had three (including one with a buffer tube). I want to love them. I love looking at them (particularly LCT, E&L etc) but I finally accepted that I just don't like them when it comes to actual gameplay.

Different types of printers. The smoother stuff you mention is likely SLS printed, which uses (frickin) lasers to fuse plastic powder together into a solid product. Not something many people can do at home, but there are plenty of SLS printing services available to small companies which allow them to outsource manufacturing for niche/short run products where injection moulding is not feasible. Here's an example, Badas designs makes drop stock adapter for various AEGs, they offer the same product in two guises, SLS print (outsourced I believe), and a 'normal' 3d print. The SLS has a fine grain texture to it, but generally looks more like a 'moulded ' product, whereas the normal 3D print has the layers (ridges) you refer to. There's also SLA printing for resin which produces fine detail prints (think Warhammer figures etc) but i don't think the outputs are particularly strong compared to the other methods (but could be wrong on that) .

Technically - DD Rails (and airsoft clones) require a proprietary wrench for installation and removal. If the barrel nut is steel - you might be able to use a drift punch to to tap it loose - but you will likely end up scratching the shit out of it. Otherwise, a basic AR tool might work. Available here: https://www.ant-supplies.uk/assorted-tools/airsoft-m4-stock-wrenches.html

Indeed. I have great plans for a spare G36 I've got knocking around, but I need to tackle the fundamentals first (machine setup and tuning, designing parts etc.) so it's more of a long-term aspiration. I've been working through quite a few Fusion360 tutorials - I'm good with 2D drafting in CAD (Autocad & Draftsight) but wrapping my head around the 3D stuff has been a bit trickier.

£168 shipped from Creality's UK Warehouse, not much more than an entry-level Airsoft Blaster. Funnily enough I saw this video the other day and thought of you:

Dear god...what have I done....😲 I've just ordered a 3D printer. There's a bunch of bits that I want to print for my various guns (including some of my own ideas), and my son has been nagging me for one for nearly a year now. Soooo.....I've got a Creality Ender 3 V2 on the way. This could be a whole lot of fun, or a slippery descent into frustration and madness. Time will tell.

I'm in the same boat. I assumed that I would be home by ~7:30-8pm for another commitment and I have to be up at 5am the next morning as well. Trying to rearrange some stuff at the moment, but it's looking 50/50 as to whether I can go.

Is it under warranty? If yes, send it back to the retailer. If not, you don't have much to lose taking it apart as it's a paperweight now otherwise. Does it turn on at all? If not, have you tried using it with the USB lead connected to a power source? If it's an old unit, the internal NiMh battery might be dead or have a broken connection. If it does turn on, but not give an FPS reading, it implies there is a sensor issue. It's essentially a UFC Pro Chronograph with Nuprol stamped on it (along with a price markup for the privilege). I've had two (UFC Pros) over the years, and they were OK, but I know that they had quite a high failure rate. TBH, I wouldn't recommend them now the likes of Acetech and Xcortech are making cheaper, yet better units.

I quite like that setup. Something I might experiment with - it would be easier to have a (smaller) battery on the goggles rather than use a wire to the back. Maybe one fan to suck, and the other to 'blow' to keep a constant flow of air from one side to the other?

I quickly put my setup together on a spare set of goggles (before I cut up my 'good' set). I'll wire in a switch at some point, but initial results in testing so far are promising. I will definitely use Sugru to mount it to cut down on noise/vibration a little as my Peltors tend to exacerbate things. 2200mAh (probably ~1800mAh 'real world') should give me way more than a game day's worth of continuous use.

Suck or blow? Just had a 25x25mm fan arrive today. 5v version - planning to use a cheap Poundland 2000mAh rechargeable USB power bank. It's a perfect fit on my paintball goggles (Empire E-Flex) - sits flush with the top of the lens.

More like delusional...😜

That's the same setup I'm looking for with Son's bump helmet. What did you do with the goggles in terms of plumbing the air tube into them? I've seem some setups that blow-in from the sides (around the wearers temple - like exfog), and others blowing down through the top of the goggle frame.

I can say with a fair degree of certainty that I was the original owner of that gun. PBX shut up shop and left AKA with a bunch of PBX-milled bodies that they decided to sell themselves. PBX-assembled guns had different grip frames and anodising. AKA shoved a stock frame on and then hard-coated them flat black. Alpha Paintball were AKA dealers - and specially ordered that gun for me from the factory (I wanted a full-milled gun, but there was a several-week lead time and this was available). I'm sure it's passed through a good number of hands since 2003. *Edit* I kept a track of it for a while - I had some pictures saved down in an old hard drive that I can't lay my hands on. But I just found this on another drive (look familiar?)

Well fuck me, I had an AKA Viking as well. It was all-black, PBX milled (I had imported via a guy operating as 'Alpha Paintball' direct from AKA), no eyes though, although I believe subsequent owners had it drilled. Also had an Angel A4 Fly and 06 Speed - both with vert grips.

Yeh - I've just ordered a 25mm fan to sit on top of my paintball goggles after my (normally pretty good) Fogtech DX wipes completely failed to deal with the moisture last week. Made a game in the afternoon nearly unplayable. I'm planning a 50mm blower setup to sit on the back of my son's bump helmet (exfog style) with a tube to the goggles, but I don't personally run a helmet so a smaller fan on top of the goggle frame is the best option for me.

I guess you were an Angel shooter then....😉

I knew I'd seen it cheaper somewhere - but couldn't remember the vendor! I picked out Z1 only because I saw it in the store last week. Worth a punt for £9 IMO.

You go with something like this (Yes, I know it's gopping to look at)

Sorry Mr Borg, it's all fizzled-out. It was quite amusing a few weeks back though.

Have you tried another magazine on the gun?

Nope - no updates (that I'm aware of). I think as word got out he was banned from a number of FB Groups.

Could be quite interesting, but as @Samurai says, it could become quite stale, quite quickly for regular players if the layout is too fixed. @Enid_PuceflangeI doubt that the venue will play out 'tactically' once the Speedsofters arrive. My perfect CQB site would be fully modular (wooden buildings on industrial castors) to change the layout, low cap mags only (to reduce the trigger spamming) and separate game days altogether for speedsoft.

Manufacturing such a BB would be a complete ballache. If the steel core was not perfectly centred within the plastic moulding (thus creating an off-centre centre of mass), then you would get some very odd ballistic results when spun through the hop unit.

Indeed. I would love a VFC Robinson Arms XCR which also has a proprietary GB. Perhaps I should of said 'if VFC made a particular M4 derivative I wanted'