Author Archive for DarkLite

CYMA Thompson AEG Reviewed!

Get it first on Arnies! The first English review of the much-anticipated CYMA Thompson is here!

Here’s a peek at what lies in wait:

… upon picking up the gun, the weight and length of the thing become apparent. It’s a heavy bugger of a gun – but it’s solid as hell, and that is pleasing to me, as I usually find that I have troubles with weedy guns that are too small for my man-hands *cough P90 cough*, and the Thompson is suited more to the larger amongst us. Although the Thompson is as long as an AK, the stock is a lot longer…

 Click for the win!

NAM magazine Issue #14 out!

The 14th Issue of NAM is out now!

We know what you’ve come to expect.  Never willing to compromise, we’ve delivered yet another issue packed to the gills with the quality content you’ve come to enjoy.

Here’s what’s coming up this issue:

See what it’s like to play at Tokyo Marui’s CQB Arena in Japan! Although it’s by far the most utilized weapon in the world, how come the AK gets no love? Arnie of Arnie’s Airsoft joins us in The Interrogation Room. Does airsoft make you a better soldier?  Hear what one soldier from Afghanistan has to say. Just how safe is swapping out those .20s for .12s to nab that extra boost?  Trust us when we say you’ll definately be talking about this one.
REVIEWS:
TSD Tactical’s TSDRPK, KWA’s KG36C, CA’s SLR105 A1 Para, TM’s Scorpion vz.61 AEP and MadBull’s Patriot Kit (long version)
Reader Contests:
MGUYA 2: Metal Gear Up Your Arse-nal returns with even better prizes!
Win Wednesday’s AK: Win a CA SLR105 A1 Para
All this and much, much more!
100 PAGES OF 100% AIRSOFT!
at the same ol’ price!

Simply click the link below to nab your copy today!
www.nationalairsoftmagazine.com
And remember…players that don’t know, don’t.
Players that do, read The NAM!

PDI SG Comp Set for TM M1911A1

PDI have designed a snazzy looking compensator kit for the TM M1911A1 GBB. Apparently, it even comes with an extended 6.05mm tightbore as well.

Today I have upgrade parts news for TM M1911A1.

This is a SG comp set for TM M1911A1. We designed to be Wilson Super Grade custom.It’s very cool custom & you get a long 05 inner barrel,so you’ll find better accuracy & muzzle velocity.

Best regards, Tomohiko Nishizono (Sales Manager, www.x-fire.org)

Academy AKS-74U AEG

This forum thread has details and pictures of the new Academy AKS-74U. Only a test sample at this stage, but an affordable, mid-budget AKs-74U is always a good thing.

The only worrying thing is that the stock is made of “engineering plastic” - a plastic folding stock seems to be asking for trouble.

New Tactical AK sets from G&P

Airsoft Option Co has informed us that G&P are releasing three new AK sets for the TM AK-47 with some very novel features.

The kits include:

1. Metal Body Set (FM Style)

2. Tactical Front Set

3. Steel Outer Barrel

4. Slant Compensator

5. RAS Folding Grip

6. Top Rail

7. Waffle Pattern Magazine (150rds)

The kits come in BLACK, OD and TAN.

dEFCONAirsoft announce the M18A1 Claymore Competition!

Earlier on this week dEFCONAirsoft reviewed the AEG Arms M18A1 Claymore mine, you can read the review on their pages:

The M18A1 was kindly donated to dEFCONAirsoft for review by Hong Kong retailer, manufacturer and wholesaler, AEG Arms.  They’ve agreed to let us give, yes GIVE it away to one  lucky reader…  Interested?  Read on…

‘Some time in the early hours of the morning, a terrorist group by the name of ‘Vengeance Comes Running’ (VCR… d’ya get it?) planted an improvised explosive device in the headquarters of dEFCONAirsoft.  We can diffuse the bomb, but we need help cracking the 8 digit combination…

Luckily we’ve been left 4 clues to assist us…  Can you help?  From Friday 27th April until Friday 11th May we will be releasing these clues on the news page of dEFCONAirsoft.  All you need to do, is collect the answers to the clues and email the 8 digit combination, in the right order and in FULL to defconairsoft@googlemail.com before the closing date of Monday 14th May

The correct entries will be placed into a prize draw, with one lucky winner being selected at random to win the M18A1…’

For full details and terms and conditions please visit www.defconairsoft.co.uk and click on the competition banner at the top of our news page.

Many thanks, and good luck! (dEFCONAirsoft)

AirsoftWiki

Rick “Nightshade” Raddue from Airsoft Pacific has been kind enough to set up AirsoftWiki, a wiki site (a la Wikipedia) solely for airsoft.

This wiki needs information, which is where you come in - if you have some free time, why not add something to the site?

www.airsoftwiki.org

Hello everyone!

DarkLite here, with some new clone news from Hong Kong:

  1. An as-of-yet unknown manufacturer is making RPG and M72 launchers, most likely firing moscart shells a la Smokey’s RPG and DeepFire M72.
  2. A full metal M4 CQB/Silencer front end is on it’s way - the kit comes with a short free-float RIS, two RIS covers, a short, threaded, one-piece outer barrel and a Silencer, which unfortunately seems to be empty - there’s space for foam but none inside.
  3. A new VSR-10 copy from WELL, called the MB-03 is out.

I’ll be making news posts, hopefully with pictures, as more stuff comes out over here in Hong Kong. Also rumoured is a M203 copy, so I’ll be looking into that.