Speedbird_666

Doesn't help that there's Real Steel spec and Airsoft Spec KeyMod. Whoever thought that it was a good idea not to back-bevel the keys to essentially create a separate standard needs to be shot.

Don't judge me... Got it NIB for well under retail for my 13 year old middle son to use. I've been fairly critical of G&G and their pricing/feature set, but I gotta say, I can't fault the external quality of this blaster for the money I paid. Right...need to order a Perun ETU++

Prior to Brexit, when ordering from TG was less fraught with issues, £118 for a CYMA CM.045 was an absolute steal. You can't even get a Combat Machine from a UK vendor for that money.

Having just sold a CYMA AK (CM.045) to switch to an E&L - CYMA are good for the money, but are some way off being as good as the higher-end manufacturer's offerings. The biggest issue with CYMA metal AKs (IMO) is the fact they are still using pot metal for front sights, receiver sight block/trunnion, and crucially - the rear receiver hinge points for the folding stock. I don't have any criticism of the internals though. But now I've gone E&L, I don't think I would go back to CYMA AKs. Yeh, the CM.04x and .07x series have steel receivers.

Not quite. I have an ICS Peleador - one of the newer 'sportline' models. To bring it roughly up to 'proline' standard internally, I replaced the Spring Guide (plastic), Piston Head (un-ported), Nozzle (plastic with no O-ring) - all with ICS' own 'upgrade' parts found on their higher-end guns. The piston isn't the newer orange POM version and the Hop Unit is plastic rather than metal - I'll be replacing these eventually. I'm pretty sure the motor is slightly downgraded compared to my CXP-15 too. I've switched to an SHS Hi-Torque which really makes the gun come alive. But I really quite like ICS M4s, despite their oddities. And to be fair the Peleador shot just fine without updating the parts.

I don't think it intended for the reservoir itself. You pour the paint from the tin into another container (or spray pot, depending on what type of brush/gun is being used), through the strainer, to remove any lumps from the paint. You either pour the paint from said container into the Airbrush, or screw the spray pot onto the gun.

No way this is a metal bodied gun. You can tell the ICS plastic bodies by the rear receiver area, there's extra reinforcement around the take down pin.

Well that sounds like a complete Clusterfuck on UPS's part. I hope you get your order at some point. It could be worse - around 20 years ago (around the dawn of internet shopping) my team mate and I ordered ~$500usd of Paintball gear from the states. Never showed. No tracking number. Couldn't get a refund (no buyers protection back in those days). Seller (a major manufacturer that still exists) couldn't give a shit. We had to write off the money and forget about it. 2 years (yes, years!) later, a big box shows up at my mates house with 'Christchurch England NOT Christchurch New Zealand!' scrawled across it. Turns out it had been stuck in New Zealand customs for years because some dumb fuck in the US Paintball company warehouse forgot to write the country on the box. We've come a long way in terms of shopping since then.

Generally, yes, but you can buy disposable compressed gas cans (which work out really expensive in the long term) and I've even heard of ghetto setups that use large car tyre inner tubes (yep, they still exist). Dedicated airbrush compressors can be had for fairly cheap - you'll find compressor/brush sets on Amazon aimed at manicurists to paint finger nails. Might be good enough for spraying small areas. Generally the quality and reliability of these units/airbrushes ain't great, but on the other hand you won't be painting fine details (like, say, an Airfix modeller needs) so they might be good enough to throw some Humbrol #29 onto your blaster. I'm about to jump down the rabbit hole that is a 'proper' compressor for my shed, to run air tools (and the occasional spray gun) - but I have to get an electrician to sort me out with a 20Amp supply to run a more powerful compressor unit, as domestic 13A power supplies will trip out the moment you switch the things on.

Thanks @Lozart, if you do find one I’ll gladly buy it from you.

Interesting - not an issue I've noticed with mine, but the gun is '104/105 based so the front sight is on the gas block? The finish of the body is too good IMO. I though most modern AKs are painted rather than blued from the many factories since the '70s. I want to paint it to make it more tacticool, but it's just too pretty to Krylon. Now, if anyone can tell me where I can lay my hands on a compatible (will LCT fit?) enhanced selector switch (with the extra finger ledge) I would be eternally grateful.

Yeh, £32 excluding VAT for a 4oz tester pot. Crazy. But 4oz might be enough for a receiver and rail system? Still cheaper than sending it off for coating. Otherwise - Tamiya/Humbrol paints with a flat matt top coat? Nowhere near as tough but cheap and loads of colours.

I've just got an E&L which came with a wobbly railed hand guard. I had to use washers to shim it out. The rest of the gun is lovely though.

What about Cerakote C-Series (air cure)? https://www.cerakote.co.uk/product-category/c-series/

Sounds like it could be over-spin to me:

So...did you buy it? 😜

New ICS tubular hand guard for my ICS Peleador. I think I'm going with a civilian 3-gun-esque look with this one - need to add either a T1 style red dot on a riser or a short dot scope.

Ok, I'll be blunt: - G&G blowback - reputation for gearboxes cracking due the hole G&G added to the shell to vent the air into the BB Piston. Instant turn-off for anyone who know their guns/manufacturers - I'm assuming that this is a plastic-bodied gun (I think the metal bodied guns have embossed logos on the receiver) - It's been painted. Expect a 20-30% drop in resale value beyond normal second hand depreciation - for £20 more you can buy a brand new, full metal base model Specna Edge 2.0 with an Aster fitted. And a warranty. - Extra mags and batteries do not add much value to the overall package. - It's a bit old school. Many players prefer MLOK rail systems - not the 'A' post front sight. I would: - Revert the gun to a conventional wiring/trigger switch assembly (if you still have the stock setup) - Sell the Aster separately (£30-40?) - Sell the PTS mags separately (£7-10 each?) - Turn the rear sight around - it's backwards in your pictures. - Drop the main gun price considerably (~£100)

Ah, didn't spot that bit. Yeh - if in doubt, stick with the big companies.

As per @Lozart's post, it seems that there are legal BF-88x models. However, within the specs of the units that you linked to, it states that the power output is 3w, which is well above the PMR446 legal limit (0.5w). Could be a typo on the website as it also states that the Aerial is fixed for PMR446 compliance.

I think he only listed them in the last week or so. Up 'til then it's been multi-thickness packs, which I hate too. I have hundreds of shims in a jam jar that I'll probably never use.

I was in the same boat - I only use 0.1mm shims and was fed up of having to order packs with multiple thicknesses. I've ordered a couple of bags of 0.1mm from here: https://springfasteners.co.uk/product/shim-support-washer-3mm-x-6mm-x-0-1mm-din-988/ A bit more expensive (when you factor the £3 quid postage) but it's a UK company and they arrived within a day or so after ordering. Since then, @ak2m4 has started stocking packs of 100 x 0.1mm shims for £8 here: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/bushings-shims/xt-shims-01mm

Welcome to the forums. If I'm understand your question correctly (this is a UK forum after all) you are comparing the two Cybergun SCARs to work out why they have differing prices. To put it simply: The more expensive model is made by CYMA for cybergun, it has a metal receiver, working ambidextrous controls, and a general fit/finish that is nicer than the cheaper model. The cheaper model is made exclusively of plastic, has fake/non working fire controls on the right side of the gun, and frankly looks cheap and nasty. It is 1kg lighter than the more expensive model. I have no idea who manufactures the gun for Cybergun. I would buy the more expensive model out of the two personally.

Had this arrive today - E&L Rifle Dynamics RD710 Clone:

I like the mag retention strap. I know the IDF issued them. When I played a few night games I rigged up something similar with Paracord - because the first reload after contact generally has to be done quickly and it's really easy to lose your mag in pitch black woods.