Double Eagle M904g – Aka the Original Q Honey Badger

[mightyjebus]

Pheas youtube review

 

[Speedbird_666]

Tackle posted the link to this thread on the Z1 forums. I'm so tempted to order one, I even have it in my TaiwanGun basket ready to pay.

mightyjebus - have you had chance to open up the gearbox? I've seen the pictures, and it looks decent. But the marketing pictures of Specna Orion gearboxes also look decent too, but in reality they are rubbish (at least in the case of my son's Edge).

But £116 shipped. Damn, that's cheap.

 

[mightyjebus]

I haven't opened the gearbox yet. The main reason is it works very well and I want to run it in anger before opening the gearbox up.

I've seen nothing on the build quality so far to indicate that the gearbox will be rubbish. I'm inclined to think it might actually be good inside.

 

[Speedbird_666]

I haven't opened the gearbox yet. The main reason is it works very well and I want to run it in anger before opening the gearbox up.

I've seen nothing on the build quality so far to indicate that the gearbox will be rubbish. I'm inclined to think it might actually be good inside.

Fair enough.

I don't suppose you have any more pics of the 3D printed battery extension? I'd be interested to what space is available with that added.

 

[mightyjebus]

here's a couple of pictures. You can easily get a 11.1v 1200Mah LIPO inside. I've made it long enough that the stock locks into position and adds a bit more support to the extension.





I'll put the extension up on thingiverse once I do a bit more tidying up of the model.

 

[Tackle]

 you had chance to open up the gearbox? 

Open the gearbox ?.

Do that & you've just thrown away any warranty !.

If it runs straight & within site limits then I'd always leave it be until it actually needs looking at, ideally after 12 months, hopefully much much longer lol.

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[Speedbird_666]

mightyjebus - thanks for the pics.

Open the gearbox ?.

Do that & you've just thrown away any warranty !.

If it runs straight & within site limits then I'd always leave it be until it actually needs looking at, ideally after 12 months, hopefully much much longer lol.

Warranty? Sending a cheapo gun back to Poland? Yeh, that's not happening for me - I can fix and tune most guns to a reasonable standard now so I'm happy to split open a gearbox. But I do understand where you are coming from. 

I just opened up my son's new/unskirmished Specna Edge - I'm glad I did as it was a complete sh**show on the inside. Now fixed and running nicely switching out a couple of parts and a bit of elbow grease (I won't bore you with the details) - I wouldn't of trusted the retailer to have properly 'fixed' it under warranty.

I think my concern about the DE M904G is not really the mechanics, because they are easily changed/sorted, but rather that Falcon fire control unit. I desperately want it to be good, because DE potentially has a game-changer on their hands with this gun. It's just that it's unproven and in the current lock-down climate it's reliability cannot be established.

But if that Falcon unit proves itself decently reliable - DE has just kicked the likes of G&G squarely in the teeth - I mean who would want an over-priced Combat Machine (up to £200 these days), when they could buy something like this?

I'm excited, but remain a bit skeptical.

 

[Skara]

I think my concern about the DE M904G is not really the mechanics, because they are easily changed/sorted, but rather that Falcon fire control unit.

Same.

I just hope it's not like the Ares EFCS (read proprietary piece of shit that can't be swapped with anything else without having to buy and dremel a whole new box shell).

 

[Craigmc1983]

I'm gutted, finally found a site I wanna stick with, but they've just announced they're no longer running games there, & me one game away from getting my ukara up & running again after about 6 years without it, time I get it sorted again no doubt the price will have soared lol. 

@mightyjebus, it's all your bloody fault ?

Don't miss out mate, get a mate with a UKARA to accept delivery for you! 

Just make sure it's well hidden when transporting it outside the house.

 

[Speedbird_666]

Don't miss out mate, get a mate with a UKARA to accept delivery for you!

Naughty! ?

I'm going to hold-off on one of these until later in the year once people start playing with them and I can see some post-skirmish feedback. That, and I would prefer one in FDE rather than black.

Thanks @mightyjebus for the excellent first impressions review.

 

[Tackle]

Don't miss out mate, get a mate with a UKARA to accept delivery for you! 

A very very nice man has already offered ?, but as I'm waiting on two lots of surgery before I can play again, I'm holding off, plus at a rough guess I'm sitting on around 14 rifles & 6 pistols at the minute, so enough to keep me going (but it's on my shopping list along with an AA12, L1A1 & MK5 Sterling?)

Just make sure it's well hidden when transporting it outside the house.

Very good advice mate?, thankfully after 20yrs of playing I have a plethora of gun bags & hard cases ?

 

[Craigmc1983]

A very very nice man has already offered ?, but as I'm waiting on two lots of surgery before I can play again, I'm holding off, plus at a rough guess I'm sitting on around 14 rifles & 6 pistols at the minute, so enough to keep me going (but it's on my shopping list along with an AA12, L1A1 & MK5 Sterling?)

Very good advice mate?, thankfully after 20yrs of playing I have a plethora of gun bags & hard cases ?

Haha sorry mate just assumed you may be quite new to it due to lack of UKARA

Naughty! ?

I'm going to hold-off on one of these until later in the year once people start playing with them and I can see some post-skirmish feedback. That, and I would prefer one in FDE rather than black.

Thanks @mightyjebus for the excellent first impressions review.

I should my mate this thread today, he's got a honey badger already but has got in his head he wants to play with two at once! He's tempted to get one of these instead and if he does I think I'll pick one up to!

Ye thanks @mightyjebus, great review!

 

[doom9]

Pheas sends the link to the video of a disassembly. Support his channel

 

[mightyjebus]

good video and internals look good. This also saves me stripping mine until I break it

 

[doom9]

@mightyjebus Would you be so kind and shared your 3d print for that stock extender?  

 

[mightyjebus]

I need to tweak it slightly then it will go up on thingiverse for free. I'll post a link here once done

 

[mightyjebus]

I S hopped my inner barrel and added a prometheus flat hop rubber (Blue) and a Prometheus hop tensioner (also blue) and I can now shift .36g with ease.

I've also uploaded the 3D battery extension for anyone who wants to print 1 off.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4352413

I've got a high speed motor in the post and I'll be interested in seeing what different it makes.

 

[Speedbird_666]

Pheas sends the link to the video of a disassembly. Support his channel

Gotta say - those internals look pretty damned good for a £104 quid gun.

 

[doom9]

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I've got a high speed motor in the post and I'll be interested in seeing what different it makes.

Do you use it with 7.4v or 11.1v battery? 

 

[mightyjebus]

I'm going to try both. I think the biggest gain will be seen with a 7.4 using a high speed motor. Using a 11.1 might be too much.