The 'What have you just bought' Thread

[Mtemprell]

This fun little mini colt. Looking forward to trying to get a kill with us in a skirmish. Perfect to conceal in a pocket. 

[Enid_Puceflange]

On 22/10/2025 at 17:46, Gunboat Diplomat said:

Not so much just bought, but certainly new in the last month.  This has more or less instantly become my favourite RIF.  Stock apart from a Waldo Dynamics hop arm.  

 

Was a bit of a basket case when I got it, the manufacturer had managed to glue the hop adjuster shut in their attempt to thread lock it into the upper.  After removing all of that I fitted the Waldo arm and a 4UAD bucking, but got terrible nozzle sticking so swapped back to the original bucking.  Despite that it shoots great.  At my local CQB site I can easily one shot all of the Attack Sense targets dotted around the arena.  

 

Im quite digging the Bazooka Green colours that are coming out 

That’s look sweet with a sublimated Tiger Stripe shadow airbrushed over it

[johnnyj]

In my never ended quest for g&p parts got this transformer upper set in a boneyard box.. 

[TheFull9]

Got a little look around C2R Fast yesterday, they very kindly send me home with a virtus back panel and a bag of the Bean & Country beans, plus a patch in woodland (which doesn't seem like a big thing but nowhere seems to have any stock of them).

 

[ButcherBill]

Looks like I'll need to save the piccies for later in the week but on Friday last week a rather heavy PRT Suppressor arrived for my L403A1.

[Austeyr]

Picked up a VFC FAL from HPA-UK last week. Nice replica but jesus christ the issues I've already had with it... 160 FPS drops (from 350 down to 150) within 10 shots with both the Crimson NPAS AND the default VFC NPAS, on top of that the mock gas tube had decided to crack (Assuming in transport as it wasn't as tightly secured in the box) on the thread which seems to be a common issue too... Now it's currently in parts waiting for a new inner barrel to replace the crappy aluminium inner barrel (Why oh why is that even a thing any more?!) and a new hop unit as this one was fucked upon arrival and wouldn't adjust properly.

 

Another £200 on steel parts to replace the poor quality of the chineseium they used for the barrel that attaches to the receiver and steel front sight/gas tube... Already spent just over £1000 (Replica included) and I've not even used it in a game yet... Thanks VFC 🙄

[Anonymoose]

9 minutes ago, Austeyr said:

I've not even used it in a game yet... Thanks VFC 🙄

 

Sounds like my MP5K-PDW.

 

Its had 3 loading nozzles, seals, springs, magazines modified, etc

 

I don't think i've put 100 rounds through it yet. Usually i just get to unjam it and pick broken bits of BB out of its insides. 😭

[Austeyr]

9 minutes ago, Anonymoose said:

 

Sounds like my MP5K-PDW.

 

Its had 3 loading nozzles, seals, springs, magazines modified, etc

 

I don't think i've put 100 rounds through it yet. Usually i just get to unjam it and pick broken bits of BB out of its insides. 😭

Oof 😅 I’m hopeful of fixing it… People report having poor consistency with them so at least I’m not alone 😂

[lokkers]

14 hours ago, Austeyr said:

Picked up a VFC FAL from HPA-UK last week. Nice replica but jesus christ the issues I've already had with it... 160 FPS drops (from 350 down to 150) within 10 shots with both the Crimson NPAS AND the default VFC NPAS, on top of that the mock gas tube had decided to crack (Assuming in transport as it wasn't as tightly secured in the box) on the thread which seems to be a common issue too... Now it's currently in parts waiting for a new inner barrel to replace the crappy aluminium inner barrel (Why oh why is that even a thing any more?!) and a new hop unit as this one was fucked upon arrival and wouldn't adjust properly.

 

Another £200 on steel parts to replace the poor quality of the chineseium they used for the barrel that attaches to the receiver and steel front sight/gas tube... Already spent just over £1000 (Replica included) and I've not even used it in a game yet... Thanks VFC 🙄

 

 

Ouch! I put a DNA outer barrel and gas tube on mine, and it's a nice weight improvement to the gun. Top tip if you didn't know - there's a cross pin in the gas block that you can only get to if you adjust it open (keep going - it'll appear eventually), which helps hold the gas tube in place. I punched mine out and haven't bothered put it back - I think this is the cause of a lot of peoples issues with the fine thread cracking, because it's really not obvious it's there until you take the gas tube out (and by that point it's too late and you've buggered it).

[Austeyr]

13 minutes ago, lokkers said:

 

 

Ouch! I put a DNA outer barrel and gas tube on mine, and it's a nice weight improvement to the gun. Top tip if you didn't know - there's a cross pin in the gas block that you can only get to if you adjust it open (keep going - it'll appear eventually), which helps hold the gas tube in place. I punched mine out and haven't bothered put it back - I think this is the cause of a lot of peoples issues with the fine thread cracking, because it's really not obvious it's there until you take the gas tube out (and by that point it's too late and you've buggered it).

 

I planned on doing the steel upgrades anyway just not so soon... I'll probably remove it too when I get the parts haha. Did you get the steel gas rod (?) too or just the tube?

[lokkers]

1 hour ago, Austeyr said:

 

I planned on doing the steel upgrades anyway just not so soon... I'll probably remove it too when I get the parts haha. Did you get the steel gas rod (?) too or just the tube?

 

I got the full kit which included the barrel, gas tube and gas piston

[ButcherBill]

Just blew some £££'s on a Virtus STV.

[Gunboat Diplomat]

On 27/10/2025 at 17:50, Enid_Puceflange said:

 

Im quite digging the Bazooka Green colours that are coming out 

That’s look sweet with a sublimated Tiger Stripe shadow airbrushed over it

I was on the fence for a while but in the end thought fuck it, every airsoft collection needs some colour in it. 
 

I’ve seen a Tiger stripe one already as it happens and it looked great. Once mine gets a bit beaten up from use I plan to do the same. 

[Tank423]

Got an upgraded TM M40A5 to fill the hole selling my VFC left. While it's a nice gun, the short pull and hop adjustment are nice and it shoots great but it doesn't quite fill the hole sadly. Plus mags are usually on back order so having just one mag is a ball ache as half the mag fills the feed tube.

 

I've put a wanted ad up if anyone wants to sell their VFC🙏 (will love you long time)

[Egon_247]

Faaaaaaaahk. I gotta stop buying job lots of stuff cos it seems cheap. 

Now I have a back bedroom full of average looking shite that I need to make awesome before selling it. 🤣

Saying that, I got a "free" SRC ak47 that I think may have pkm bits on it cos it's HUGE. I'm no ak expert at all. 

Took it apart to find the battery connection, only to find it has no wiring. Or selector plate. Ffs. 

Kinda like it though. Has actual wood on it too. 

[PopRocket123]

2 minutes ago, Egon_247 said:

Faaaaaaaahk. I gotta stop buying job lots of stuff cos it seems cheap. 

Now I have a back bedroom full of average looking shite that I need to make awesome before selling it. 🤣

Saying that, I got a "free" SRC ak47 that I think may have pkm bits on it cos it's HUGE. I'm no ak expert at all. 

Took it apart to find the battery connection, only to find it has no wiring. Or selector plate. Ffs. 

Kinda like it though. Has actual wood on it too. 

Having picked up an SRC RPK at a car boot, trust me you're better off without the wiring. I've had two SRCs and both the trigger contacts melted

[Lyndication]

1 hour ago, Egon_247 said:

Faaaaaaaahk. I gotta stop buying job lots of stuff cos it seems cheap. 

Now I have a back bedroom full of average looking shite that I need to make awesome before selling it. 🤣

Saying that, I got a "free" SRC ak47 that I think may have pkm bits on it cos it's HUGE. I'm no ak expert at all. 

Took it apart to find the battery connection, only to find it has no wiring. Or selector plate. Ffs. 

Kinda like it though. Has actual wood on it too. 

 

"Free" is about the right price to pay for an SRC AK47 I'm ngl mate.

 

Job lots are sadly almost always a big pile of crap that just doesn't sell otherwise.

[Austeyr]

2 hours ago, Egon_247 said:

I think may have pkm bits

Curious to see it when the forum is fixed 🤔😂

[ButcherBill]

Got a 3D printed LLM3, took ages to get here but I didn't realise the seller was in the Ukraine.

 

Edited 50 minutes ago by ButcherBill

[Colin Allen]

3 hours ago, PopRocket123 said:

Having picked up an SRC RPK at a car boot, trust me you're better off without the wiring. I've had two SRCs and both the trigger contacts melted

One of my MP5s is an SRC.  Well, the externals are :).