The 'What have you just bought' Thread

[Airsoft-Ed]

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and say there was an ICS Turbo 3000 motor involved...? I've got one of those league tables too: Systema Parts 0* - CYMA stock parts 1, Cyma stock parts 0 - Prometheus Parts 1 (sector gears)

Nope, Systema Magnum high torque motor's pinion gear sanded itself down to the point where it no longer worked.

ICS stock gears have barely a mark on them. But the gearbox is now full of what looks like iron filings because the angle the gears engaged at was never quite right, so that's why I've bought the gear set too, aside from that I'd like to upgrade to high torque gears anyway.

* Plus a red card for obstinate failure to follow the rules - no, apparently Systema V2/V3 gears are not the same as everyone else's - the bevel gear is slightly too wide.

Have you considered that a good dollop of grease may have been the solution to both these issues? I know that airsoft aficionados recommend cleaning the excess grease out of gearboxes, but, as a matter of principle, all things being equal, more grease = less friction and less corrosion.

That doesn't sound very promising, do you reckon the bevel won't fit then? I hope it does... Though as someone pointed out on Facebook just now, I don't have an allen key small enough to replace the pinion gear, or locktite the new one on...

As for more grease, I forget how the parts interact in a V2/3 gearbox, but in the ICS L85 'box no amount of grease is going to make the slightest bit of difference to how the cut off lever or anything work. I'll have to show you next time we get to a skirmish together, if that ever happens again haha.

 

[adam bussey]

a DPM helmet cover for my M88 helmet.

 

[Monty]

A pink KSC Glock 34 for a tenner. aha.

 

[Ian_Gere]

Ah, well yeah, you'll have to show me. I've got a tiddler of an allen key you can have, but as you say, if ever we skirmish 2gez again lol - the 30th in Chesterfield is pretty much a definite for me tho - i'm using my various medical supports all the time that i should to try to make sure I'm definitely fit lol! Still, you can hardly wait that long...

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Yeah, I'll only make it up there if I can find a lift and get my gun back up and running in time. Which I reckon is doable. Just have to wait and see how it turns out.

 

[Ian_Gere]

HFC AG. 7.65MM Pistol(Black) GNBB ~ $31.50

- it's sufficiently Pistolet Makarova-like to go with the Soviet loadout I'm putting together. There are only 2 others available - a KSA that fires @428FPS and one that is 80% RS parts and fires .177 steel BB's grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Systema Hop Bucking - $8

-$3.76 Discount + $32.41 Shipping (gulp) From UN Company (They advise EMS because of the gun-like object.)

Vintage Soviet Russian PM Brown Leather Holster for Makarov Pistol ~ £14.99

- for the HFC pistol.

Soviet Mandate of a Delegate of the USSR Communist Party Conference ~ £4.95

- for the lols...?

Soviet Poster Fridge Magnet 7 x 5 cm Original Image from USSR Propaganda Poster ~ £5

- for more lols / last 3 £20 delivered after negotiation - fleabay.

Oh aye, and I bought 10 pre-'91 Ruble banknotes (1's, 3's, 5's. 10's & 25's) for £10 t'other day as well. All I need now is the KGB ID, a walletski and a couple of bits of detritus to put in it for the full effect

Burst Wizard KK Plug & Play MOSFET (King Kong) Deans ~ £31.57 Delivered (inc 5% discount for FB wall whoring) from AW

 

[Simon Rees]

Madbull Black Python Ver 2 6.03mm TBB

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Fire Support rang me to say that they were out of stock of the high torque gears I ordered =[

Which kinda sucks 'cos if I use the new pinion gear with my current gears I'm just going to end up sanding it into dust again, which I'd obviously rather avoid.

Still, at least it's saved me about £65 for the time being.

Edit:

Decided to get this set from Landwarrior instead:

http://www.landwarriorairsoft.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2elandwarriorairsoft%2ecom%2facatalog%2fshop%2ehtml&WD=ultimate%20gear%20set&PN=Ultimate-Gear-Set-Helical-Ultra-Torque-Up-AS16596%2ehtml#.UUmvxFuAuFc

If I run into any compatibility issues I'm going to be so annoyed...

 

[Ian_Gere]

Yeah that is a ball ache, Ed. That pic on LW doesn't look like helical gears I've seen. I spose it must just be a stock 'gear pic'. Not to crow over your misfortune, but I'm pleased you've gone for helical gears. I've read conflicting reports about them being noisier or quieter than ordinary gears, so I'll get the story from someone I know isn't a dick.

I tried to get the G&P 551 w/ EOLAD Laser from Redwolf UK but they're out of stock. They're getting a couple in week on Monday...

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Noise isn't really a major issue for me, I'd just rather opt for range and accuracy over rate of fire any day and these gears ought to give me a faster pull on heavier springs, and hopefully meet with the pinion gear better this time around. I just hope they fit...

I figure that on a lower power spring than they're intended to be used with, they ought to give me a better trigger response, so when I'm running them in my L85 I can run it as close to 368fps (on a .20, naturally) as possible with either .25s or .30s. Then once I've got the L86 I can just stick the same gearbox in that, stick a heavier spring in it and find a way to lock it to semi only for a DMR set up.

Thing is, plans of mine rarely survive their full term... We'll have to wait and see how it turns out. A small part of me is slightly worried that I'm just going to end up utterly borking my L85 with a never ending ton of parts which won't fit into it. But I guess is the worst comes to the worst, I'll just have to order a whole new gearbox and start again, that's the beauty of the ICS L85, everything gets sold as a drop in replacement.

 

[Ian_Gere]

L86 DMR? That's a bit strange...

U know ARRSE? Yday there was a rumour that the L1A1 might get another outing with the SAS - apparently they've ordered a load of 7.62 ammo... looking good for my black loadout if so (assuming I can get my poxy thing working again).

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

L86 DMR? That's a bit strange...

U know ARRSE? Yday there was a rumour that the L1A1 might get another outing with the SAS - apparently they've ordered a load of 7.62 ammo... looking good for my black loadout if so (assuming I can get my poxy thing working again).

The real thing was used as a marksman rifle when it was actually used. It didn't work as a squad automatic support rifle because the 30 round mags were too limiting for putting suppressive fire down, and since it was accurate out to 800m, which was further than the L85, it made sense to use it until a suitable replacement was found.

I don't think they're used in Afghanistan anymore, but they're cool as shit and I know the internals like the back of my hand, so it seems a good base gun for a DMR. I'm literally just going to put a SUSAT on it and beef up the internals.

 

[Ian_Gere]

Yeah, that reminds me of a clip of footage from a helmet cam from Afghanistan.

The brits were taking fire from about 300m away and this squaddie lay down to set up an L86 on bipod to return fire...

I thought then, "Where's the 'kin box mag?"

The last SUIT sight I saw on fleabay went for something like £700 - it was so expensive that I've blotted the exact figure out of my mind lol! But I've found somewhere that may be able to supply one for less than £200 though. Still, I'm seriously looking into NV gear @mo so there's no SUIT me sir on the horizon for a good long while probably.

Oh, and I couldn't resist this for £7.98 delivered:

 

[dazzer306]

Replica acog sight £45 inc p&p from UK so won't take long to get here

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Yeah, that reminds me of a clip of footage from a helmet cam from Afghanistan.

The brits were taking fire from about 300m away and this squaddie lay down to set up an L86 on bipod to return fire...

I thought then, "Where's the 'kin box mag?"

The last SUIT sight I saw on fleabay went for something like £700 - it was so expensive that I've blotted the exact figure out of my mind lol! But I've found somewhere that may be able to supply one for less than £200 though. Still, I'm seriously looking into NV gear @mo so there's no SUIT me sir on the horizon for a good long while probably.

I have a mate at Uni that recently picked up a real SUSAT for 308 squids... Might have to kill him for it...

 

[dazzer306]

ED don't know if this any good to you not the real deal but looks ok and it alot cheaper, not that I would know

http://www.airsoft4you.com/airsoft-optics/replica-l85-susat-sight

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

It's a nice find, but I was looking at getting one of the replicas with the illuminator in it, or just looking for a real one.

Also, in those photos of it someone put it on an M4... Which ought to be impossible. And they put it on backwards! Derp!

 

[Sneaky]

Latest purchase...MSA Sordin 75328 Supreme Pro CC and Kenwood tk3301..few more bits to come, but very happy!!

 

[Sam_G]

I have just bought some new paints to try.

7 different shades of green and tan.....needed for a multicam paint job i need to do.

 

[TPI]

Buying that PaintJob For My G19

I Bought a while ago 6 MagPul PTS E-Mag's

1 Elcan Spectre Dr Replica it's friggin Awesome If anyone know's how to tell the Brand I'll write a review once it has been skirmished!