Photos of your Airsoft equipment (Discussion)

The Master

Beast thats one fine looking shottie you have there.

Envy? I has it

Head_Hunter

Puding, is that a modified G36c you painted?

Puding

yep started off as a tm g36c had a lot done to it since then

Ample Free ...?

Was it difficult to mod the G36c so it would take the grenade launcher? I had played with the idea of getting a G36c and fitting a grenade launcher to it but after careful thought and due diligence I decided I was too efffing lazy to do it.

Puding

not hard one pin and the grenade launcher is installed, of course you then need a longer outer barrel and inner barrel

Masada

Ample Free ...? wrote: »

Was it difficult to mod the G36c so it would take the grenade launcher? I had played with the idea of getting a G36c and fitting a grenade launcher to it but after careful thought and due diligence I decided I was too efffing lazy to do it.

ya dont actually have to modify them at all, the Launcher is a bolt on part on its own.,:)

Ample Free ...?

I knew the front receiver could simply be switched and hence the nad launcher & receiver could be switched too, but wasn't sure about the length of the AEG afterwards. There was a review on arnies but that was about a TM 36c modded to take the CA AG36 which required mods to the battery sapce.

If they could make nad launchers to fire these I'd certainly give the G36 another thought:p

Also picked up two of those new maple leaf grenades. So far, after 12 detonations, they are the best gas grenades on the market. I filled one quarter face with bbs and they all shot across the room. They have a blast radius of about 15-20ft.


The timer is the trickiest part. There is a cap that you can unscrew when you pop the spoon off. How tight or loose this cap is on is how much time you have. the tighter it is, the longer you have until it goes off (almost 30 min on one screw short of closed), to 1 second at one thread.

I found the best was two turns tighter from completely loose-off. That gives you 3-5 seconds before the delay gas escapes and it pops.
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Alvin T. Grey

Ample Free ...? wrote: »

Was it difficult to mod the G36c so it would take the grenade launcher? I had played with the idea of getting a G36c and fitting a grenade launcher to it but after careful thought and due diligence I decided I was too efffing lazy to do it.

XM203 + G36K rails + 30 sec. = Job done.

Puding

XM203 + G36K rails + 30 sec. = ugly

zero19

Puding wrote: »

XM203 + G36K rails + 30 sec. = ugly

So true, i hate the look of M203 launchers

Puding

i don;t hate m203s in general i rather like them on the m16 but is the ris mounted versions i don't like myself

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If they could make nad launchers to fire these I'd certainly give the G36 another thought

this might be something for you or other potential grenadiers to get excited about
http://www.airsoftretreat.com/forums/index.php?board=17.0
Not much info yet but might be worth watching the thread.

Alvin T. Grey

Puding wrote: »

XM203 + G36K rails + 30 sec. = ugly

zero19 wrote: »

So true, i hate the look of M203 launchers

Gentelmen?
I said the XM203.

It's slung underneath my VFC H&K416.
And I don't know which one is sweeter.

Here they are side by side.



And the XM203 weighs about a third of the weight of the 203. I carried it around for a full day on Sunday without knowing it was attached.

Don't take my word for it. Check it out for yourself.

Puding

yes i said the XM203 was ugly then also said the m203 ris was ugly

Alvin T. Grey

Well what would one expect from a cat person....:)

Puding

look you spend all the money on replica aegs and gear and then you slap a grenade launcher on it that does not even exist in the real world, for practicality its great i have the short version its light weight small and does its job, but hay what wrong with cats :mad:

Masada

Puding wrote:

but hay what wrong with cats

their for pussys.,





I agree with alvin, the XM203 is sweet, im gonna get the short one for my CQB M4 soon.,

Alvin T. Grey

Puding wrote: »

look you spend all the money on replica aegs and gear and then you slap a grenade launcher on it that does not even exist in the real world, for practicality its great i have the short version its light weight small and does its job, but hay what wrong with cats :mad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEvSHkkvqwg&feature=related

Masada

Alvin T. Grey wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEvSHkkvqwg&feature=related

First time ive ever seen you wearing a helmet there martain.:D

deepimpact

Good grief Fiach, that's a sexy looking AK

Fiach Dubh

Cheers man. I put a lot of work into it, really happy with the results.

NakedDex

I'm not a fan of AK's, I do respect them but I've never really liked their look that much. However, that Khyber Pass AK is quite easily the best looking AK I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. Nice work man, really nice work.
Where on earth did you get that silencer?

Fiach Dubh

Cheers Dex

I got the silencer from gunner airsoft. It's a lovely piece.

Hivemind187

Now that really is a tasty Kalashnikov.

Nice work Fiach

Lemming

Hivemind187 wrote: »

Now that really is a tasty Kalashnikov.

Nice work Fiach

+1

Must go watch 9th Company again after seeing that Kalash.

Stercus Accidit

I noticed something interesting on that ak, the receiver is an ak74 one, does an akm 7.62x39mm trunnion fit into a 74 receiver?

Or have you sacrificed a little realism for the sake of the overall project.

I'm curious as its interesting if even 74 and akm receivers are inter changeable.


Bear in mind I'm not criticising even if that is the case, my "rpk" is far from realistic

Fiach Dubh

I couldn't tell you if they're drop in compatable but they can at least be made so. I have a few pictures of real steel Khyber pass AK's and KP RPK, all 7.62X39 WP and all using AKS74 receiver and stock. One of the AK's has an AKM muzzle break, AKM foresight and AK74 gasblock. Another has an AKS74U muzzle break, AK74 foresight and gasblock.

Some of them have both upper and lower foregrips vented. Others just the lower or the upper. Since these rifles aren't factory made there are many different looks.

The only thing I haven't seen on any of the real steel pics is the AK side rail but since the rail can be attached to any AK by just drilling the receiver this isn't really a problem.

Stercus Accidit

Thats really interesting, ak's really leave alot more room for customisation than you would think to begin with.

I still cant tell the difference between an ak74 gas block and an akm one or the front sights, ah I'm a noob still!

Fiach Dubh

The 74 Gas block slopes down towards the barrel, the AKM one drops vertically to the barrel and also has vents/holes like an AK47 version. The 74 front sight again slopes at the rear where as the AKM one is almost vertical at the rear.

There are so many AK variants out there it isn't even funny I'm thinking of trying an AK46 for my next project

Stercus Accidit

Jesus is that the '47 prototype?

Fiach Dubh

Yep, it's the final 47 prototype before the production model. I actually have pictures of all the prototypes up to the 74, the RPK's, and SKS's. The 46 would be a nice unusual piece I think.

zero19

Awesome AK...Simply awesome

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

Yep, it's the final 47 prototype before the production model. I actually have pictures of all the prototypes up to the 74, the RPK's, and SKS's. The 46 would be a nice unusual piece I think.

Its hard enough to get decent pics actually.

I just did the reinforcements for the rpk today in epoxy, worked quite well, and now I have to consider paints, to get an akm type finish.

But getting pictures to dimension the reinforcements was a pain, too blurry, too small, type in rpk and you get 100 sh1tty results of airsoft "rpk"s that are far from rpks but are from rubbishy airsoft stores trying to scam, "teh newbs".

Rant over, but any way, good luck with the '46

Fiach Dubh

Yeah I had the exact same trouble when I was looking for RPK pics. Nothing but airsoft ones coming up. I'd like to see some pics of your receiver with the work done as I'll be needing to do it myself on my RPK74.

Puding

this site provides good reference for ak47/akm/ak74 differences with good photo reference

http://www.sovietairborne.com/Difference.html

Stercus Accidit

Puding wrote: »

this site provides good reference for ak47/akm/ak74 differences with good photo reference

http://www.sovietairborne.com/Difference.html

Nice link.

@fiach I have one or two decent pics of real rpk receivers, I can stick them on photobucket or something.

I made the reinforcements from epoxy, then dremeled out the half moon cuts in the barrel trunnion and will make epoxy "rivets" just rolled balls squashed on a flat surface to make discs but the effect is good enough.

The stock TM receiver I used is plastic so cutting out the half moon shapes was handy enough, will you be using metal?

Edit: its actually more realistic to add material and leave the cut to be the material underneath, but I was impatient and the result looks very good anyway

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff232/motosam1/Rpkreceiver.jpg < other pics were on now destroyed laptop

Fiach Dubh

Good link alright Pudding. I was actually on that site last year but forgot to bookmark it.

Very nice job on that receiver Motosam. Looks great!

I was going to be using a metal receiver on my RPK but now I'm thinking I may go with the RMW kit which has the reenforced receiver. That would mean dumping my old RPK though so I'm not sure. I'll have to think it over.

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

Good link alright Pudding. I was actually on that site last year but forgot to bookmark it.

Very nice job on that receiver Motosam. Looks great!

I was going to be using a metal receiver on my RPK but now I'm thinking I may go with the RMW kit which has the reenforced receiver. That would mean dumping my old RPK though so I'm not sure. I'll have to think it over.

thats the pic I based mine on... you said you'd like the pic it was based on.

I hope mine will look similar though, its on its way.


I will probably sell my rpk eventually and start again from scratch, I want to build a cost effective and more importantly accurate model of one based on an akm, real furniture, and a steel front end kit or current conversion kit.

Bar that the rmw one sounds great.

Edit: I emailed them before, Fiach they can sell the receiver on its own if you ask for it, but they were very busy at the time, but when I asked they said they could sell it as a receiver only.

Mweelrea

scanlant wrote: »

Good grief Fiach, that's a sexy looking AK

I couldn't agree more!
Where did you buy the scope?

Fiach Dubh

That's good news on the RMW receiver Motosam. I thought that was the picture of your RPK, whoops

I got the PSO-1 scope from Kalinkaoptics.

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

That's good news on the RMW receiver Motosam. I thought that was the picture of your RPK, whoops

I got the PSO-1 scope from Kalinkaoptics.

I'm actually delighted how close I got it

Needs painting though, any suggestions?

I was told engine enamel for a strong finish but I'd like a realistic stamped receiver look, whatever that is paint wise.

Fiach Dubh

I know a few lads on Red Alliance have achieved a very good effect by using Krylon sprays. Strip all paint from the AEG and lightly sand with a fine grit (220 grit or more.) Give it one or two coats of primer. Then layer it with gloss black, at least 3 coats. A final coat of clear varnish and you should have a very convincing and durable finish.

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

I know a few lads on Red Alliance have achieved a very good effect by using Krylon sprays. Strip all paint from the AEG and lightly sand with a fine grit (220 grit or more.) Give it one or two coats of primer. Then layer it with gloss black, at least 3 coats. A final coat of clear varnish and you should have a very convincing and durable finish.

This is the plastic receiver though, any issues with that and krylon?

Puding

i don;t think you should have any problems with that should go on fine

Stercus Accidit

Brilliant

Any recommendations on varnish?

Will the receiver be too shiny maybe or is that correct.

Fiach Dubh

Nope, it'll be fine. Some of the newer RPK47's and all the RPK74's have a gloss finish.

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

Nope, it'll be fine. Some of the newer RPK47's and all the RPK74's have a gloss finish.

New rpk 47's though are polymer correct?

I'm using wood, so what is the older painted finish like?
They had blued finish, then painted, was all the paint gloss or is there a way to get an older look?

Fiach Dubh

Cold blueing would be the best bet for the older look but since you're using a plastic receiver that's out. It'll have to be paint. You can always go with matt black if you don't want the gloss finish.

Stercus Accidit

Fiach Dubh wrote: »

Cold blueing would be the best bet for the older look but since you're using a plastic receiver that's out. It'll have to be paint. You can always go with matt black if you don't want the gloss finish.

That would be what I'm wondering, is gloss the only finish they used or do I have a choice of painted finishes, including matt.

Fiach Dubh

Even the early RPK47's had some luster to the finish although not as glossy as the later models (Just going through my real steel pictures.) I'd say going with matt black and then varnish finish would give you the early look.