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Like I needed any further proof but... You find that, in addition to the set of old Malaysian brush stroke jungle camo, badged up as a Royal Malaysian Air Force Brigadier General (indeed, it was given to me by a retired one!) which is marvellous but no way I will ever be able to wear it, somewhere down the line, I also acquired a larger set that actually fit me! All this while I was sorting out my collection (suspect accumulation is a more accurate description) with a view to... gasp thinning it out. So far on the hit list, coming soon to an eBay or airsoft forum near you: - US ACU. Despite my nintendoflage fetish, I just don't like the look of it. There's also the matter of an awful lot of people I know referring to it as "I can CU". I also heard it acknowledged as a universal camouflage all right: it's equally mediocre in all environments, with the possible exception of certain sofas:
- Chinese Special Forces digital camo. It just strikes me as too much of a MARPAT knockoff, just less comfortable!
- US woodland. TBH, I only ever bought this stuff for Stargate cons and the chances of me ever going to another are pretty damned slim
- 2 sets of current Malaysian zebra woodland. Both a tad snug around the trousers, one jacket actually too big - it came from a set I recently acquired which actually has trousers that fit me nicely. However, I'm keeping the jacket from one of the earlier sets which is nicely badged up as a para Captain. Only thing is the name tape says Jamaludin!
- US Vietnam pattern tropical ripstop. Appears to have er... shrunk in storage...
- Assorted headgear (mainly Dutch DPM) and trousers (mainly OD of various sorts)
Also not too sure about whether to keep the Singaporean woodland... Tags: military
Current Location: Firebase Finchley
Current Mood:  amused
Current Music: Gonna Live Forever, Bob Catley
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Finally got round to sorting out AEG problems dating back to July! So: - Thompson - non-firing. Odd one. Stripped down the receiver, connected up a battery and it started firing again. Sealed it up again and it was still working (still chronoing in at average of 325.84fps). Oh well, gift horses and mouths and all that.
- AUG A3 from Detling - no semi-auto, full auto only. As I guessed at Detling, it wasn;t too hard to sort out. Realised the problem was that the trigger wasn't returning after first single shot, hence no semi-auto thereafter. On stripping down the receiver, I noticed the return spring was just plain missing! Solution: box of miscellaneous springs from Maplins, cost: £2.99. I was, however, surprised that it's only clocking in at 285.49fps, given these things had a rep for firing rather hot ie c 450fps. Still, at least I didn't have to crack the gearbox.
- M16 VN - front sling swivel disconnected. Simplest one of all. Just needed a new roll pin to hold the swivel in place. Again, solution from Maplins: box of miscellaneous roll pins, also £2.99!
- AUG - gearbox blowing fuse. Got the gearbox out but it was still blowing fuses and not firing. Decided I wasn't quite brave enough to crack open the gearbox due to the upgraded Systema components inside so I took it to Wolf. Problem has now been diagnosed as the metal piston head causing the gearbox to lock up (seems the gears don't always mesh properly) so it's being replaced with a POM and should be ready to pick up tomorrow.
In the meantime, I rebuilt the AUG with the military receiver (with the inbuilt scope/carry handle) and the original stock gearbox since I now have the A3 with more rail real estate for scopes, torches etc than you can shake a stick at. Need a folding foregrip for the A3 though. Incidentally, the difference in moulding build quality between the Jin Gong and Tokyo Marui AUGs is really apparent! Tags: airsoft
Current Location: Firebase Finchley
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Avenue Q Soundtrack
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