Lyn Haywood (site cartoonist, and WW2 fanatic) It is my sad duty to inform you, the readers of this website, of the untimely loss of Lyn Haywood (aka StG 44). Lyn was recently taken seriously ill, and unfortunately passed away at 4:20pm on Sunday the 29th of July. Lyn was a good friend to a great many people around the world, he was a self-professed WW2 fanatic, and a man of many talents. He will be greatly missed by all here. Matt (Mobius Strip) has produced a small article covering Lyn, which I highly recommend you read, you can find the article here. -NEW!

Holiday coming: I'm going to be on holiday from the 1st till the 9th of September (yay!), so for that period I will be away from just about all email/web/forum contact, as I'll be on a boat sailing. I refuse to take my laptop (I'm fairly sure it's not waterproof anyway) and mobile internet phone with me, as it's just sad to take computers on a quiet holiday - no honest it is. :0)

Anyway, while I'm off resting, and taking a much earned break, you can find all the latest insider news and info from Dolphin Command in the news forums here (he's the man that brought you the news of the Winchester, the exclusive on the MP5K GBB, and the NATO P99, and much more). I do urge you to have a read of the forums and to make comments as you see fit.

Until I get back, have a nice week without me (sniff), I'll be torturing myself on a quiet, romantic, lazy boat cruise... and it'll be sheer bliss I tell you! bwahaha

WGC Shop updates: Here's the latest from WGC's Shop. The shortage of TM AK47's seems to be over in Japan, so there's plenty of stock in, and they've three new pistol replicas in (the SP2009, new Mk23. and the STI Titan). Also note the release date of the M249. (as a side note to anyone who reads the small text, I'll have a new SP2009 and Mk23 in shortly for review)

• ICS Full Metal AEGs In Stock Now ( From now to end of Sep, they come with an extra hi-cap magazine )
• Marui AK47 / G3SG1 / AUG Military in stock again
• KSC SP2009 Pistol ( Heavy Weight ) USD116
• KSC MK23 Socom Limited Version USD197
• KSC STI Titan USD170
• AK Series Replacement Parts - Coming soon
• Top M249 available Oct USD870-900
• KSC M11 Accessories - Coming soon

New review! I've uploaded Nautilus' SGW Sten MkV review, as usual it's carefully filed away in the reviews section. This is a beautiful piece of kit that, like a lot of Smokey's Garage Work's (SGW) products, requires a lot of time and care to build. Nauty picked this limited edition kit up at the ASCS 2001 event that he went to. There's only expected to be around 150 of these Stens built, so this really is a rare beauty.

CL Custom M4A1 Compact: Clarence over at DEN Trinity has been at it again, and this time he's built the M4A1 compact (with a length of 530mm it's tiny). Features include a metal handguard/tail, fitted sling ring, original handle, and power upgraded to 350fps (or lower, the gears, piston head, nozzle, spring and bushings are upgraded). Unfortunately battery storage is an issue with this replica and CL hope is to store a custom 1000mAh 9.6v battery in the handguard. If you're an ArmaLite fan, and looking for a decent CQB backup or even a primary, this could be the replica for you. Shop price is listed as 495USD (please note the 'C-More' sight is not included).

Price reduction @ Airsoft Supplies: I've just received a news update via email from Fish @ Airsoft Supplies (AS). According to AS, they have just struck a deal with Tokyo Hobby. This means that for the next 3 months their prices are set to fall in a big way. Example (estimated) prices we have been given are: P90 - £205 | M4A1 - £195 | SR16 - £235 | MP5A4 - £160 | Tac Master - £90 | Hicaps = £20 each

"...These prices are just estimates at the moment, and include 24 hour postage and all the other gubbins you get when purchasing from the cheapest UK retailer. The low prices will only be in effect for the next 3 months, as we have a special trial period with TH, so get those orders in fast if you want to save a bundle. Low prices will only be given if the item you order is available from TH, and not our other supplier with a higher buying price..." - Fish

New AK47 review up: OZ Airsoft have just put online a new TM AK47 review (sadly currently lacking images), it's well worth a read if you are thinking of getting an AK (FYI we have our own review here). Here's a quick snippet from their review:

"...Out of the box, the AK looks great, you can see the great quality of the fake wood and receiver, no signs of plastic seams here. The 'woodwork' is a real work of art. Shake and twist the gun and you'll hear minimal squeaks and feel no wobble, very tight and solid...."

Stinger updates! Stinger kindly emailed me some corrections for the ACSC 2001 report (which I have now corrected.. mostly) and in doing so reminded me to mention his own works here. First theres a great report covering BlackHole up over in the recon section of the BR7 website (it's worth a read if only to have a look at the great images).

"...The Black Hole show is held every four months or so and is like a big retailer flea market. It's about the only time that you can actually haggle with the dealers over prices; their competition is usually right across the exhibition hall. You will not find better deals on airsoft guns anywhere in Japan..."

Interesting bits in the report (for me), were the TOP M249 images, new ANGS shell, Killer Studio L96 rifle, and the Lee Enfield bolt action rifle. Stinger has also submitted a huge article with some lovely piccies covering the ACSC 2001 event (you get points for spotting Nautilus in the photos.. hint: he's in the blue camo) event over to AirsoftPlayers.

AirsoftNetwork moving: AirsoftNetwork is changing servers, so expect some outages and general "Friday the 13th" style weird stuff to go on while it traverses through the limbo otherwise known as the 'internet ether'. (Hey the story was kind boring.. I had to make it more interesting somehow...)

Minimi scans: "...your exact duplicate, one 1/8th your size... " No, not the small guy from AustinPowers, the TOP Airsoft replica. My friends over in good old Canada (mentally shuns the images of Canada from SouthPark...) have been up to some updates, this time they have some impressive scans of TOP's imminent new release, the FN Minimi. You can find the scans and some more news over at the Airsoft Canada website.

ScottishBloke + TM-M4A1 + bucket of paint = ? Neil emailed me some time ago concerning his custom painted M4.. but I was distracted by other conversations between ourselves, and forgot to post about it (sorry Neil). Well, here we are 48 hours and one cattle-prod later, and my memory is back to normal. From the same country that brought you the chocolate teapot, and the inflatable dartboard, ladies and gents I give you the custom painted M4A1:

"...As I know you've a love for all things airsoft that are slightly unusual, or away from the norm. I decided to share this little tidbit with you. After being continually asked 'how did you', and 'what does it look like' I created a page for it. So to get it out there for the masses, I've given you the page to do with what you wish..."

Arnie's Airsoft ACSC 2001 report: Our intrepid reporter in Japan, Nautilus (Darren-Jon Ashmore), has written and submitted a lovely article about the event known by the rather uninspiring acronym of 'ACSC' (Arms Survival Camp in Summer), which he was lucky enough to attend and win prizes at! Nauty is the one in the gorgeous blue camo - it's very fashionable.. no honest it is!

"...Run every year by the “Arms” Real Steel / Model Gun / Airsoft Magazine, this weekend is widely regarded as Japan’s premiere airsoft game event and is annually attended by over 500 players, dealers, sponsors and observers. This year the Arnie’s Airsoft “Abarenbou Softer” was part of a combined local and Gaijin squad led very ably by the owner of the great (though lamentably late) Gun Shop Evan from Tokyo and mustered 32 souls when all heads were counted on the Saturday Morning of the event..."

"Dirty Halley"! AirsoftPlayers has a nice review by 888 of the S&W M29 8inch Magnum from Tanaka. For anyone that's been reading this news column for a while, you'll know that I've been raving (constantly) over the new Tanaka revolvers, after some good advice from Dolphin#1. If you're a regular, you'll also know the etymology behind 'Dirty Halley' and S&W Airsoft revolvers. (my aplogies for using such big words :0) )

(For the newbies to this section: Over in Japan/HK, they consider the S&W M29 revolvers to be "Dirty Harry" replicas, the mispronouciation of the 'r' leads to their spelling of 'Halley') - please note the image to the left is coutesy of ClubMichelle and is of the 6.5inch model.

"...The "Western Arms" of revolvers - High power, great detail and countless variations of the same model ^_^. Not too long ago, I asked a relative of mine in Japan to try and pick up a Tanka Works COLT S.A.A. Civilian "Midnight-blue" version for me. Unfortunately, he forgot, and instead, he sent me the .44 magnum..."

Now stop reading, and go and see why you should buy one of the new Tanaka revolvers (hint 390 fps from 0.2g/HFC22 is rather good for a stock revolver).

Paintball + Airsoft = Realistic Action Marker ? Okay, so it's not airsoft, but this was so interesting that I thought I had to mention it. We just received an email from PaintBall China concerning their latest production, the Real Action Marker (RAM):

"... Paintball / Airsoft Revolution: M-4 (Real Action Marker), the first global invention, the cartridge cases will jump when shooting. It is the paintball marker 100% mimic to a real gun from appearance to operation..."

Translation: What we have here is a 1:1 replica of an M4 that's a fully functional Paintball marker (fires paintballs), featuring full shell ejection. You can find the full specs and an movie of the new product in action on their page, just look under 'guns'. (FYI: DolphiN#1 found this product/info some time ago.)

TM SPAS12 tech manuals: That very helpful chap Pikachoad over at AirsoftPlayers has posted the TM SPAS12 Technical Manuals up for everyone, you can find them here.

P90 upgrade guide: "Omega Zone" (OZ) have been kind enough to inform us of their new P90 upgrade article that has just been produced. If you are interested in upgrading your already impressive stock TM P90 with a new spring and bushings, then you'll find this article very useful. (a friendly warning: all pages on OZ have lots of popups)

Do bear in mind that they are fitting an M120 to their P90, which will take the fps to about 390-410 fps, which is not legal in some countries (specifically the UK).

AirsoftDynamics updates: James (aka GhostDog), from AirsoftDynamics (AD) has emailed in to keep everyone up with the latest updates from themselves. So here's the latest news from AD themselves:

• AD have become an official WGC Repair Centre
• AD have struck new deal with "REST Custom House" in Japan - makers of fine quality full-metal Airsoft replica pistols
• AK47 drought - there's a lack of TM AK's anywhere over in Japan, but they have recently managed to obtain limited supplies.
• £35.00 has been knocked off the price of the Tokyo Marui M4A1 RIS Version (now £240)
• AD have sourced a new supplier with obscure AEG's such as the L85A1, GPMG and SA80 carbine. Expected price is around £700.

New KSC Mac11a review: Stan over at PlanetAirsoft has just finished a review of the Mac11a replica with some rather impressive photos.

"...If your looking for a reliable, full-auto and hi-capacity backup weapon that is affordable then this is the Airsoft replica for you. The finish of the KSC Mac11 is comparable to the KSC TMP, while sharing the heart stomping full auto of the KSC Glock 18C...."

Classic Army Vs Airsoft Elite review: Pikachoad over @ AirsoftPlayers has recently added a comparison of the two available full metal MP5's, made by ClassicArmy and AirsoftElite. You can find the full article here. "...The purpose of this article is not to tell you which to buy, or which is 'the better replica'. Those decisions will be left up to you. Rather, I have had the opportunity to handle both of these replicas, and as such, am providing you with my impressions about the two replicas..."

New Airsoft news website launched: It seems that we here are privileged and well read enough to have a website that monitors us, and a few other news websites. So here I am, telling you the new news about the new news website that monitors this news website. Maybe they'll post news that I've posted news in our news section about them in their news section? (now my brain really hurts) But seriously folks, AirsoftNetwork is a new endavour brought to you by Pikachoad of AirsoftPlayers, and is soley for posting Airsoft related news.

New Digicon "Moose" parts: Head1950 (otherwise known to us normal folk as Systema), have just released new parts for the Digicon Thompson Encore Contender "Moose gun". Honest it fires BB's not mooses.. If you own a Moose Gun, then you may be interested in the new reinforced barrel parts, the new muzzle thread adapter, and the new flash hider you can get for it, if not then you really should go and buy one.

Maruzen GBB MP5k #2: The D-man (Dolphin#1) has come through with some great images, and we're proud to give you this 'world' exclusive preview of the new MP5k from Maruzen. This replica is the third in the new GBB launch from Maruzen that include the MicroUzi and Mac11 (the 4th is a full-auto 1911). Click the image to the right, to read the full article. The release date is listed as "late Summer 2001", and that's about as accurate as I can get it at this time. Do bear in mind Japanese release dates are prone to erm... slippage. (The images/posters are brought to you courtesy of Wolf Armouries)

So what's that image to the left? You may be wondering what the image to the left, just below the site counter is. Well, TokyoHobby have been kind enough to agree to send me new equipment for review. Fear not, this doesn't mean that we have sold our soul to TokyoHobby, the news and reviews will still remain just as impartial, TH have just been nice enough to help us bring you some of the latest news and reviews. To the best of my knowledge TH are the cheapest online Japanese Airsoft retailer available to us English speaking folks, and to be honest, I was very impressed with their delivery and service (they're website is quite well designed too). If you're interested, have a look at their site by clicking the image to the left. Hopefully, we'll be able to bring you the same service from a few more retailers soon.

WGC Shop updates: Here's the latest from WGC's Shop - new to their stock list are the a few custom 'Guarder' parts, TM original parts for the TM AUG, and a few new offers.

• Marui AUG Original Parts Available Now ( For WGC Clients Only )
• Guarder Air Seal Nozzle USD5.5
• Guarder Reinforced Outer Barrel for M4A1 / RIS / SR16 USD25.5
• 32 Bags Airsoft Elite 0.2g 3750 rds ( For USA Residents Only, Shipping Included ) USD416
• Olympus Airsoft ( USA ) become to our oversea partnership for repair service
• Airsoft Elite AE5 Series AEGs ( USA Only ), Instock Now. Shipped directly from Airsoft Elite's Warehouse with a 60 Day US Warranty.
• Now to end of Sep, All AE AEGs come with 2 bags 0.2g 3750 rds bbs

AirsoftArmouries now online: The Airsoft retailer AirsoftArmouries run by JonKilvo has just recently started up online shop/webpage. You can find the website at http://www.airsoftarmouries.com/, you can also find them in our forums available to give you quotes and prices.

KSC Sig P230 JP: ClubMichelle have a page up for the new SIG P230 JP from KSC. (As I'm such a kind hard working chap, you can also find the translation here). The SIG Sauer P230 JP, takes inspiration from the Walther PPK and the HSC. 'JP' stands for the Japanese Police, and is currently issued to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, where it is better known as the 'SIG SAUER P230 automatic pistol'. As this model is built to Japanese Officer specification, it has a manual safety and a lanyard ring fitted to it. This Airsoft model has impressive blow-back performance, and because of the well designed recoil system, it's still comfortable to hold while firing. Retail (wholesale) price is listed as 15,500 Yen.

Prokiller SVF5: ClubMichelle also have a page up for the Prokiller SVF5, I won't bore you with more details of this replica, as I've typed enough on it already, but if you wish to see some more images and read some more info, then head on over there. If you want it translated into 'Japlish' then head on over to this link. =) (FYI: Japlish is a cunning mix of both Japanese and English retaining the worst parts of both languages, and about as intelligible as a drunk Welshman)

X-ring in the UK... again! X-Ring of X-Ring Airsoft is over here in the UK with us 'limeys', so if you're looking to meet an experienced US Airsofter, female, slim blonde, about 5'11", outwardly going, and looking for a fun time email him... But seriously, he's here in London, so if you've got a chance, buy him a pint of the warm stuff. Here's the news post from his website:

"...The travelling never seems to stop! I'm supposed to be in CA tomorrow and Friday. Last week, I was in CA (again!). The week earlier, I was in CA (again!) and TX. The week before that, I was in TX (again!)... Too much time in airports, and not enough time playing!
Anyways, I'll be in the UK from August 27th through September 8th. If you'd like to meet for a warm pint or three, please email me at airsoft_X@hotmail.com. Cheers mate! ..."

New reviews @ ReviewDepot: There's a couple of new reviews up at the ReviewDepot (hosted by AirsoftPlayers). Recently added you'll find a review for an KCW P226 LW. There will also be a review for the KCW Glock 17 added shortly.

News updates: Sorry for no updates for a while folks - I've been to a birthday party. Fear not though, I'm on the case, and there'll be more updates later on tonight after I've read all my email. Catch ya later. UPDATE: As promised here's the latest from around the world...

Tokyo Hobby order just in! I have just taken receipt of a lovely new CAW M79 (wood version with ANGS grenade) and a nice new TM Desert Eagle EBB, courtesy of TokyoHobby. I'll be reviewing these items shortly, and putting their reviews online ASAP afterwards. For anyone's that interested the order left Japan on the 21st, and was here in the UK being delivered to my door on the 23rd, which is the fastest service I have ever had. To make me even happier both parcels cleared customs without being opened, smashed or broken.

JAG interview posted JAG's interview has been posted over at AirsoftPlayers by Bnoji. If you're at all interested in the UK airsoft scene, this is the one review that you really should read.

Maruzen GBB MP5k: The Arnie's Airsoft crew is proud to bring you news of the Maruzen MP5k, and the first preview image of the promotional poster from Maruzen themselves. We'll be bringing you a larger image the second that DolphiN#1 gets a chance to re-scan the poster. As you can see at the bottom left of the image the new MP5 can be fully disassembled just like the real-steel from H&K - strangely though the GBB magazines look much 'chunkier' than the TM AEG versions. (image is courtesy of Wolf Armouries)

PlanetAirsoft new domain: Stan's just bought a new domain for PlanetAirsoft, so you can find them at their new and easily 'rememberable' URL: http://www.planetairsoft.net.

WGC Shop updates: Again, I have received another email from WGC's Shop. New to their stock list are the aforementioned P99, and the rather nice MK23 springer from TM (I love just springers =).

• Ithaca M37 Shot Gun, fitted with RIS Mount USD140 Recommended for RIS and SR16 owners
• AK47 Available at 31 Aug, 2001, Accepting orders now
• Marui MK23 Spring Gun USD35
• Western Arms Striker .45 Standard USD190
• Maruzen P99 OD ( 2001 Limited Version, Serial Numbered ) USD170
• KJ Works Magazine for G27 USD24 / Hi-Cap Magazine USD30
• CAW M79 Grenade Launcher ( Wood Version ) Instock Now, I pcs only
• kJ Works Metal Slide for G27 and Marui G26 USD57
• kJ Works Colour Lower Frame for G27 and Marui G26 USD26
• PGC Metal Slide for Prokiller Mark 2 F3.9 USD125

"Operation Ferret": I just received an email from ZULU Troop regarding Operation Ferret - which is honestly an Airsoft skirmish, and nothing to do with the abuse of small furry animals, erm I hope.

"...Just a reminder that Ambush Paintball and ZULU Troop are hosting their second big game at Strines just outside Sheffield on Sunday 9th September Instant. The cost for the day is £20 and includes a varied 3 course hot lunch which should be big enough for anybody. The games are tactical in some of the most challenging terrain you could ask for anywhere. Booking forms and indemnity forms for those of you under 18 years of age can be obtained from ourselves..."

You can contact them via email at operationferret@cableinet.co.uk

New Glock 26 review online: Squad X have their G26 review online (FYI you can find our in-house reviews here and here). Squad-X are also looking for help, particularly with their spelling :0)

"...Squad -X- are looking for people who can speak the following languages fluently. All major European languages, Japanease, Mandarin and someone from North America. If you are interested in joining the Squad -X- team, here's what you will get...."

DEN Trinity Updates: I suddenly get a very weird 'n spooky feeling when I notice this specific update over at DEN. They now have in stock the KTW Predator, as mentioned below, my guess is that either Nelson, or Clarence have been reading this page :o) - so if you're reading this guys, "Greetings from the UK, and do email me!". (Image to the right is used courtesy of DEN - we do have permission)

Price is listed as 140USD, which includes the removable pistol grip, Predator RIS itself, and a spare replacement mag. Darren-Jon Ashmore just got back to me with an update, and FYI the KTW predator chronos at 0.78Joules, and is very light, so it's very easy to mount and carry on an AEG.

Also of interest is the Muzzle Mount Block for the Prokiller MkII 3.9SV. It has already been mentioned here before, but if you've a hankering for mounting all kinds of horrible RIS bits to your beautiful SVF, then this is the accessory for you. List price is given as 50USD - and please I'm not joking, DO NOT even think of mounting the KTW Predator to your WA SVF - or I'll set the Airsoft style police on you; anyone thinking of mounting four of them should go and sit in the corner...

T2 Winchester: Just to clear up any confusion over D1#'s post in the forums concerning the T2 shotgun. The Winchester rifle used in Terminator 2 was actually a Winchester Model 1887 lever action shotgun, not the 1892 that has recently been released. To be fair though it's a very close look-alike, and with a bit of modification with a hacksaw and copious amounts of loving care would be a close faxsimile to the original prop. Janne Oksanen was kind enough to email me with the correct info:

"...you already have had plenty of this..of corrections, but Marushin´s forthcoming Winchester M1892 was not used in T2, Arnold's gun actually was a Winchester Model 1887 lever action shotgun. Or more likely a reproduction of it, probably made by Tristar. Anyway, the M1887 would be terrific addition in airsoft arsenal too......"

WA new releases: Matt (aka Mobius_Strip) has been kind enough to email me the latest news from WesternArms: WA will shortly release two new Airsoft replicas, the SV/6.0IED, and the PK2000F. For the unattentive Airsofter or the inexperienced newbie who can't read the wierd WA acronyms, the PK2000F is guessed to be a full-auto ProKiller, so goodness only knows how powerfull it will be - and given the popularity of the recently released SVF's I'm sure this one will be a sell-out too. (The image to the left is of the IED 5 inch)

"...The 1911 IED pistol (Infinity Extended Dustcover) is a traditional 1911 style pistol with the Infinity flare for extended dust cover models. The A-list components used in this pistol include the Bo-Mar™ rear target sight and your choice of Infinity front sights - from .090 width to .135 width. Don't forget the "Bright Sights®" and the far from standard "Standard" Infinity features. It all comes together in a firearm who's sleek good looks are surpassed only by its function and accuracy..."

New metal Beretta body: Over at Planet Airsoft you'll find news of a new metal body made by Sheriff specifically for the WA INOX Beretta Perfect Version.

New TM MK23 Springer: For you springer fans out there Tokyo Marui have released the MK23 springer. Strangely this information seems to have been missed on Tokyo Marui's own website. You can find the new springer for sale over at RedWolf for 35 USD, if you don't have a nice springer backup (and why not?) I'd recommend purchasing this one. There's nothing more fun, and more talked about, than taking a 35USD springer to a skirmish and achieving hits against much better equiped opponents.

UK Forums mixup: There's been a bit of a mixup recently with the amount of forums that are now out, my apologies to anyone who is already aware of this information, but it needs airing to clean up any confusion.

Recently the old forums at airsoft.org were re-enabled; given that the data had been transfered to a new server at http://forums.kechara.net, this provided a lot of confusion, as this left the UK Airsoft community with 2 running forums that were effectively duplicates of each other..

The offical word from the new forums admin (CJ) is that the old forums at forums.airsoft.org were only re-enabled so that potential buyers could view the service, nothing more. Therefore it is highly advised that Airsofters only use http://forums.kechara.net, as any data on the old server is liable to disappear at any time.

Well there's not a great deal new today, but I've spotted a one new 'thing of worth':

New parts for the "Itsy bitsy" G26: If you recently bought one of the TM G26's you may be interested in the new replacement bodies and metal slides that you can get for them, and yes.. you can get the new bodies in lots of different colours, I have no idea why though!. This new link is from BBGunLand, you can find the new article here.

New EOD review: I've just uploaded the EOD MP5 review - this is the replica made by CL of DENTrinity that's a copy of the one made famous by Arnie in the film 'End of Days'. Images in the review have been used with the kind permission of both AirsoftSupplies and DENTrinity. I haven't had time to add this to the reviews section, and for some reason best known to my laptop two of the larger images won't upload onto the webserver, so I'll fix this later on in the week. I have some more tweaking and images to add later, so I'll just leave this one as a 'preview'. If I don't post again before the weekend is out have an enjoyable, and safe, skirmish weekend!

M9 reviews up @ Airsoft Retreat: VAXC3 has just emailed us to inform everyone that they've a nice review of the TM Tactical Master and the TM M92f online.

"...As I open both guns' boxes, my eye sight simply froze. It is just amazing! For guns that are less than $150 on the price tag, these guns have the best quality! Both guns' weight are very well distributed, about 50% on the gun body and 50% on the magazine..."

More from the D-Man: Just a few more updates from DolphiN#1. There seems to be a great NATO green fad passing through HK/Japan at the moment, as Maruzen are releasing the NATO green P-99. There is going to be a limited production run of only 240 pieces, with a street price of 18,000 Yen each. Expect these puppies to sell quickly! Read more from D#1 in the forums.

Who are KJ ? - I have had several replies concerning who 'KJ' are, all of them saying much the same thing, thanks to everyone that replied. Allen (aka DumboRAT- "the man with the steaming keyboard") has just run off a nice little article covering KJ, so if you're interested in who this company are who produce the cheap Airsoft replicas, do have a read here.

It's logic captain, but not as we know it? Well I won't bore you with the technical marvels of fuzzy logic, Stan over at Planet Airsoft has informed me of a new review that they've just put online, of the Fuzzy Logic Computer Charger by Systema. "...Recently Systema had started to design a digital charger for Ni-Cad batteries; the result is the Systema Fuzzy Logic Computer Charger. It is one of the most advanced and efficient chargers on the market and I am lucky enough to have one at my house for a week..."

New bits over at DEN Trinity: There's a few new bits over at DENTrinity that aren't mentioned below, so I thought I'd bung them up (Clarence Lai's (CL) been at it again, building some lovely Airsoft bits and bobs).

• CL Smokey AK47S Compact Full Metal
• CL Custom Glock 26 Full Metal
• Systema P90 Silencer

DolphiN#1 Updates: The man with the contacts, and the time to visit HongKong has written a few news articles in the forums - they're rather good so I'm posting them here. All this news is from D#1 himself, I've just edited it, and added images/links. Some of the news isn't that new, but most of the detail found here comes from first had viewing of the products. FYI: D#1 is our mad keppie wearing team leader (the DolphiNs), found in many a Sunday-skirmish photo session.

"..living tissue (click) over metal (click) endoskeleton (click)" One of my personal favourites the Terminator 2 -Marushin - Winchester 1892 is out, check the forums for more news.. (actually it's not quite the T2 Winchester - Arnie had a Winchester Model 1887 lever action shotgun) "Yes, finally Terminator 2 completists will have almost the right weapon to complete their Arnie costume...I bet you ... remember the shotgun that he used and the really cool spinning movement Arnie uses to reload the gun. The rifle that Arnie uses is a Winchester 1892 lever-action shotgun, Marushin are now producing the rifle version of the said weapon. Oh, the gun was also used in Evil Dead 3! 'The name's Ash.. hardware..' " D#1

Classic Army arrives in the UK! "...Further to the news that Classic Army MP5's are sweeping Hong Kong, Classic Army has arrived in the UK! Wolf has been appointed as a UK Classic Army dealership. Specially tuned UK specification MP5's that clock in at exactly 328 fps are now avaliable in the UK.

However, you might want to give the Classic Army MP5 magazines a miss, They may be half the price of the Tokyo Marui ones, but they are half the quality!..." D#1

DTP AK Metal Body - HARD AS NAILS! "...During my trip to Hong Kong, I was treated to a preview of the new DENTrinity AK bodies. Brought out as a response to the Classic Army AK body and various japanese kits e.g. Smokies, the DEN team decided to deal with some problems they saw in the current range of AK metal bodies. ... DEN have perfected a finishing technique that leaves the Metal body looking as if it has been given a "tenifered" finish that looks strikingly good..." D#1 Read more in our forums.

DTP SR-15 Knights Metal Body Again, this is from DENTrinity "...If you are a little miffed at your stoner rifle having the letters "SR-16" inscribed into it, DEN mfg. have the answer to your prayers! Using a special new tough "beyond belief alloy" and an amazing finishing process, DEN have come up with a metal body kit that beats the Systema metal bodies into a bloody pulp - all for HK$880 list price..." D#1 Read more in our forums

Now I'm well and truly shagged out with news updates.. I'm now going to uncork a bottle of red-wine, site down and chill out infront of a decent video. G'night folks.