bart_dude Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) i've never had a 1911 or any experience with the army MEU, but it shouldnt be any different performance wise anyway to the range of army meu's, but i found the slide to be damn sluggish, maybe not enough lube or the electroplated body and frame cause more friction and weight pictures really dont bring out the gold shine so im gonna edit the first photo to look realistic as you can see in one of the photos even the inside of the frame is gold which probraly (or however you spell it) meant the entire frame and slide is plated slide doesnt feel cold cause its summer lol but i guess its metal for the price for this gun for im surprised it came with extra kimber grips and with o rings and the blow back chamber set if anyone's interested in one you better contact someone asap my supplier says they are out QUICK Edited June 5, 2009 by bart_dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) just got my green gas so i lubed it up then charged this ** up and had some fun, kick is quite strong and it is hella loud, typical. I got out my tm glock and shot it side by side and so far the gas efficiency is quite noticable, but i sanded my stock glock slide so it is even lighter than a stock plastic slide, and it is only around 300 fps on green while the meu is well over 1 joule with a metal slide so i guess it evens out though i can tell you if i had to skirmish i will defintely use the glock, it is waaay light and holds waaaaayy more gas heres some pics, oh yea it turns out the kimber grips are wood, shame i wont be using it haha the 3rd pic is an edited pic to show how it really looks (stupid nokia e71 camera) Edited June 5, 2009 by bart_dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hhsohn Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Focus! Focus! Please describe how the finish looks. Apparently the silver ones have speckled spray paint finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danr Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Where are these in stock? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 ok i havent seen the silver ones but it is kind of speckled, for some reason the trigger guard is smooth as silk but the slide and sides of the frame are rather...speckled Im guessing the finish of the speckled surfaces are either to provide a rough grip so your hand dont slide cocking it or maybe they didnt sand it down enough before electroplating it, also there are a few impuritiies during the plating stage so a few dirt clumps (around a 1mm in diametre) have formed around the place, also the trades are quite shallow since it has been electroplated it does shine very nicely but it doesnt have the marui stainless finish, its more like 'speckled' like hhson said ill take some detailed pics of it using the better camera soon stock wise i got it from my supplier, had to buy on impulse cause there was only 1 stock left, i suggest you try and get one before they all run out soon cause even in hong kong its hard to find, imagine the odds somewhere else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontiers Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 ok i havent seen the silver ones but it is kind of speckled, for some reason the trigger guard is smooth as silk but the slide and sides of the frame are rather...speckled Im guessing the finish of the speckled surfaces are either to provide a rough grip so your hand dont slide cocking it or maybe they didnt sand it down enough before electroplating it, also there are a few impuritiies during the plating stage so a few dirt clumps (around a 1mm in diametre) have formed around the place, also the trades are quite shallow since it has been electroplated it does shine very nicely but it doesnt have the marui stainless finish, its more like 'speckled' like hhson said ill take some detailed pics of it using the better camera soon stock wise i got it from my supplier, had to buy on impulse cause there was only 1 stock left, i suggest you try and get one before they all run out soon cause even in hong kong its hard to find, imagine the odds somewhere else you are sure is the ARMY original golden version not somebody else making them gold? i just met with ARMY and they said they start to manufacture them after 2 weeks and did not have a sample of this, sounds strange that it would be on sale already...sounds fishy to me (Army is making 2000pcs so getting out of stock so fast would be interesting also) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) ok i got the box to prove it i bought it from a good source he is part of the elites in the airsoft world in hong kong so it isnt officially out yet? i havent been to the gun shops in mong kok in ages cause of the damn igcses well i bought this gun on impulse cause my supplier said he only saw 1 so i snapped at the chance i dont know if it is out yet or not but i am damn happy i bought it but feel free to assume i took pictures of a fake army meu to waste all your time Edited June 6, 2009 by bart_dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontiers Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) ok i got the box to prove it i bought it from a good source he is part of the elites in the airsoft world in hong kong so it isnt officially out yet? i havent been to the gun shops in mong kok in ages cause of the damn igcses well i bought this gun on impulse cause my supplier said he only saw 1 so i snapped at the chance i dont know if it is out yet or not but i am damn happy i bought it but feel free to assume i took pictures of a fake army meu to waste all your time it is supposedly to begin manufacture like next week and there is 1pcs left of 2000pcs batch i check with factory again on monday but i just came from there, if they would have had it they would had showed it to me, so it feels kinda strange *edit and so far nobody in HK shops is not selling it which kinda feels strange also if your source is the wholesaler in HK, then other shops should sell it also but good for you if you get one surely is a collectors item whoever gets one. Edited June 6, 2009 by Frontiers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) http://www.gunnerairsoft.com/catalog/produ...25e78f3013eaa85 gunners i believe is selling them my supplier has good connections i guess, and im using my gun to skirmish since my glock is gettin old i took some detailed pics of the finish of the gun but i cant put it on, apparantly because 'The file was larger than the available space' so ...anyway to post the pics up? it seems as if all the pics i've added to this thread is being totally up so i only have 745.57k of space to add pics? fml Edited June 6, 2009 by bart_dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontiers Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 now its on sale in Gunners yeah, i guess the colour to put on was not so complicated to make, how is the quality? on the colour is it sticking or falling any? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 hey i got detailed pics of the finish with a better camera, which can explain all your questions but i cant add them cause they're too big and im a noob at resizing, anyone want to help out? as in i email you pics you resize and put it up? currently, the finish is strong, i even tried scratching it with my keys and it barely left scratches (inside the frame of course) i highly doubt it will flake off because it seems to be plated with a pretty strong or thick layer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Samm Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Host them at http://www.imageshack.us, it's free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i hate imageshack. slow and they advertise. use photobucket. no advertisements and you can post images directly on the board or post link thumbnails with no adds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) haha thanks man, its times like these that make you appreciate facebooks speedy upload services heres the pics http://img40.imageshack.us/i/cimg2310.jpg/ http://img32.imageshack.us/i/cimg2307.jpg/ http://img36.imageshack.us/i/cimg2306.jpg/ http://img199.imageshack.us/i/cimg2311.jpg/ http://img13.imageshack.us/i/cimg2308n.jpg/ http://img13.imageshack.us/i/cimg2309b.jpg/ some pics not with my good camera but my camera phone http://img193.imageshack.us/i/05062009205.jpg/ http://img14.imageshack.us/i/05062009204.jpg/ http://img23.imageshack.us/i/05062009200e.jpg/ http://img132.imageshack.us/i/05062009195e.jpg/ http://img189.imageshack.us/i/05062009213e.jpg/ (comparision of a glock, with kimber grips) if you cant be *suitcase* to open all the links to to imageshack and type in gold, army, meu, r27, or bart_dude EDIT: dammit i just did all of that! oh yea heres the link to the gallery, wayy easy to view the pics http://img15.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=cimg2308s.jpg Edited June 7, 2009 by bart_dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 actually, that was ok. usually when i fallow pic links to see full size images, i get hit with pop ups and theres bars on the bottom of the image telling me to take the dumb test. awesome pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DWells55 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Adblock Plus extension + Firefox. You'll never see another pop up or ad for anything ever again. It's awesome. Cool pics, shame about the speckled finish though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AYZeRo3539 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 drools Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontiers Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 is that black colour shining under the golden colour? looks sloppy paintjob if its like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bart_dude Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 is that black colour shining under the golden colour? looks sloppy paintjob if its like that i would like to answer that question but i have no ** idea what the black colour shining under the gold colour.. if i were to make a guess at what you are asking, then i would say: the 'black' under the 'gold' is probaly my *suitcase* nokia e71 camera, its gold, not real gold, but still shiny in the range of gold colour gold ? and its not paint, its been electroplated on, thats for sure, i tried to scratch some areas in the frame (on the inside of course!) with my keys and it left very light gold ditches meaning the surface is quite strong, and its been electroplated for sure, since theres some impurities like bubbles from that process (china...dont expect perfection, we're working it out) oh and thank you apex, you just saved a lot of people's time and internet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frontiers Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 i meant these pictures, it looks pretty evident there is black shining under the golden colour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hhsohn Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 That's probably just reflections. Dark areas are not in the same places between the photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowman Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 The metal (and paint) looks a little rough in those areas, I guess it just reflects differently as hhsohn says. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clockwork_O Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Although I only collect WA custom 1911 models, I couldn't resist ordering two... I will take some pictures as soon as they arrive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.