Furey Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 ive noticed that there must be what, about 100 odd Armalite variants available straight from the factory, let alone the kits and bits you can buy for them. theres also some really odd stuff on the market (adapter to put a coke bottle on your flash hider anyone?), but i think there are some obvious products that have been sought after for years but havnt been released. Number one, by an absolute country mile is; 1. Thompson drum mag now call me a complete lunatic, but is this not the one AEG in the world that truly deserves a drum mag, and yet is one of the few that doesnt have one? they would sell like hot cakes! 2. Clone rotary 40mm launcher as a novelty gun, i couldnt justify spending hundreds on a caw launcher, but love it if somone could do a nice clone. would be nice simple gun to copy. 3. HK21 everyone likes G3's, everyone likes belt fed support guns. all it needs is some additions to an existing G3 model 4. high end mesh goggles that look like military type goggles for when you are fed up with a cheapy sansei, but dont want to use lenses. 5. Heavy machine guns with really tough gearboxes who wouldnt want a Dushka or a fifty cal? sites might even buy them for emplacements. perhaps not a great market for these, but they would still sell a fair few even at a high price. Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 This thread has been done to death....and not one manufacture has paid attention to them im afraid Link to post Share on other sites
jkpics Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 The HK21 is rather unhandy IRL, that might explain why we are not seeing it, it looks great, and I am all for more LMG's but if the end user can't "run and gun" them is is a non starter. Link to post Share on other sites
Unit 318 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 5. Heavy machine guns with really tough gearboxes But why would they do that? Then we wouldn't have to buy their products again. Link to post Share on other sites
Furey Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 these are fair points but, man, the thompson drum mag? can you see any good reason why any manufacturer hasnt jumped all over it long before now? Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Hogan Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 SKS AEG Stoner AEG Mosin Nagant spring rifle Lee Enfield spring rifle Kar98k spring rifle (with no shells) RPD AEG PKM AEG Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Cause not many people have thompsons? Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Maybe sales of Thompson's would go up if there was a drum mag? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Maybe. Anyway, there is a spring Mosin-Nagant, it just costs an arm, a leg and a kidney, and IIRC it was a limited series by KTW. I wouldn't mind it as a Tanaka-style gas rifle though. Link to post Share on other sites
snorkelman Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I think they should just make a big 3D gun duplicating machine that folks can buy and take home to feed photos of obscure butt-ugly guns from the interweb into, and have it spit single skirmishable copies of them out If they make it so that the non-refillable 'gun duplicating cartridges' that you have to buy for it double up as thompson drums when empty so much the better can just pitcure it now "HAH!! Ive just run off a Chinese type67 silenced pistol its so ugly no one else will want one!!" "meh big deal I've just run off a North Korean type 68 its soo ugly not even I want it" Link to post Share on other sites
leejinwen Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 clone garand plz Link to post Share on other sites
DrumBasher Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Any form of Kimber pistol straight off the rack I don't want to have spend extra monies making one from scratch. ('Cos i'm poor you see being a 16 y.o) Link to post Share on other sites
Grobut Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 There are many, many guns and parts i would love to see, and i could make a huge list out of this post naming them all, but out of all of them, there is one thing in particular that is really missing badly! and i have a hard time understanding why it is still missing after so many years of Airsofting.. Why is there no Russian/Soviet sidearm? the AK is one of the most popular things going in Airsoft, probably only second to the M4 and the MP5, so how come nobody has made a propper skirmishable sidearm to go with the AK's? There is only 2 guns out there, the Hudson TT-33, which is pants and not usefull, and the KSC CZ-75, which is not a good fit for an AK at all, it just barely passes because atleast its from Eastern Europe.. Comon! lets see a Makarov or APS! or even a CZ-52, or an UDAR, hell, anything! Link to post Share on other sites
Jokai Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 clone garand plz A single shote AEG version would be nice or failing that an AEG M1 Carbine Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Or maybe you could all sign a pertition with a gun that you all want and send it to TM / KSC / CA / ICS / KA and see what they say. If they actually bother, since they have some first hand research about an item, to make the gun then try again. If not then just accept that most far east manufacturers don't care for anyone outside of there own areas and will keep pumping out Armashites as long as people keep buying them. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Stoner AEG Mosin Nagant spring rifle PKM AEG All of those have been made at least in kit from. A few of the other ones you have mentioned have been made as gas weapons, look into KTW. I think they should just make a big 3D gun duplicating machine that folks can buy and take home to feed photos of obscure butt-ugly guns from the interweb into, and have it spit single skirmishable copies of them out It's called a rapid prototyping machine, they cost an arm and a leg and run off auto CAD3D type software, toss in a close range 3D laser scanner and you can reverse engineer just about anything....DO WANT. Link to post Share on other sites
DesertFoxRomel Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 1. Thompson drum mag now call me a complete lunatic, but is this not the one AEG in the world that truly deserves a drum mag, and yet is one of the few that doesnt have one? they would sell like hot cakes! Well, they don't make them yet, but with a few modding skills, you can get a drum mag from a springer thompson and mod it to fit an aeg. Look up Killbucket's builds, he did it. 2. Clone rotary 40mm launcher as a novelty gun, i couldnt justify spending hundreds on a caw launcher, but love it if somone could do a nice clone. would be nice simple gun to copy. I agree, but if you are up to it, it might be possible to whip one up from PVC pipe, a clockwork winding mech, and a scratch built trigger. 3. HK21 everyone likes G3's, everyone likes belt fed support guns. all it needs is some additions to an existing G3 model google "airsoft HK21". I could of swore I saw a custom made one on some other fourm I can't recall at the moment. 4. high end mesh goggles that look like military type goggles for when you are fed up with a cheapy sansei, but dont want to use lenses. IMO, the risk associated with mesh goggles are not worth the benefit. Personally, I've been using ESS flight deck goggles with Rainx with no fogging issues. 5. Heavy machine guns with really tough gearboxes who wouldnt want a Dushka or a fifty cal? sites might even buy them for emplacements. perhaps not a great market for these, but they would still sell a fair few even at a high price. go to air-sharp.com. killbucket used to make M2H with m249 gearboxes, and I am sure you can buy used ones or make one yourself with plans on his website. Link to post Share on other sites
P.S.I. Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 1. Thompson drum mag Cybergun is releasing a 1928 (although not 100% correct) "Chicago Typewriter" this year WITH a drum mag. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJohn Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 1. Thompson drum mag CYMA are releasing one soon, and a sorta-1928 (foregrip/ribbed barrel/Cutts flash hider but M1A1 upper receiver). See my post in the Thompson thread in The Game section. Edit: just saw the above post - Cybergun will no doubt be rebranded CYMA so is one and the same) Link to post Share on other sites
Furey Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Why is there no Russian/Soviet sidearm? Comon! lets see a Makarov or APS! or even a CZ-52, or an UDAR, hell, anything! great suggestion. surely a quick tweak of a PP-7 design would close this gap? and a garand, yep would definately sell a few of those. If not then just accept that most far east manufacturers don't care for anyone outside of there own areas and will keep pumping out Armashites as long as people keep buying them. thats the crux of it. they wont seek out our suggestions so long as the market is happily lapping up generic M4's Cybergun is releasing a 1928 (although not 100% correct) "Chicago Typewriter" this year WITH a drum mag. Funk yeah! SOLD thing is i dont want to custom build this stuff, (i certainly do enough of that) its stuff i think should be available off the shelf that would sell well. but its just a topic for converasation at the end of the day, i dont expect anyone to alter their business plan off of the back of a chat forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Furey Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 CYMA are releasing one soon, and a sorta-1928 (foregrip/ribbed barrel/Cutts flash hider but M1A1 upper receiver). See my post in the Thompson thread in The Game section. Edit: just saw the above post - Cybergun will no doubt be rebranded CYMA so is one and the same) aha! i said it was a sound idea watch these sell like hot cakes. im glad i didnt get too many hi-caps for my cyma thompson now. will leave it as an M1A1 but with a drum mag, they were issued for a short period of time before the 1928 version i think. thanks for the info Link to post Share on other sites
tinydata Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 the M1A1 never could be fitted with a drum mag- there was a notch on the 1928 that let the drum slide in and out. I do want a affordable AEG 1928, M1 Carbine, and M1 Garand. Link to post Share on other sites
slo_one Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Products manufacturers SHOULD make or products YOU WANT manufacturers to make? Link to post Share on other sites
Gigueand Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 the M1A1 never could be fitted with a drum mag- there was a notch on the 1928 that let the drum slide in and out. I do want a affordable AEG 1928, M1 Carbine, and M1 Garand. Oh sweet, sweet M1A1 paratrooper carbine... come to me! Link to post Share on other sites
jkpics Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 VFC made 200 HK21 kits back when they where called GB-Tech, I don't think a singel one made it to the west, and being a kit for the G3 it was far from 1:1. There are pictures of it at a toy fair in bare metal some where. Link to post Share on other sites
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