Lance Jackass Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 What blanks are they dude? Nice pistol btw lol! Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Blackgoat Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 very nice conversion! you should have named it "HK226" or "SIGSP" lol But isn't 340 fps a bit too much for a weapon which tactical use is about 10 meters? Link to post Share on other sites
Verymanynames Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 You can never have overkill in airsoft. Thats a very very nice gun how did you machine everything? Link to post Share on other sites
gooseman Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 (edited) You can never have overkill in airsoft. Thats a very very nice gun how did you machine everything? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I use a Sherline mill http://www.sherline.com/ I started with a solid block of 6061 aluminum then I just milled the *beep* out of it. I *fruitcage*ed up several times (good thing aluminum is cheap over here!). All together, I spent 3 weeks making this thing but if I had to do it again, I could probably do it in a week now (after making all those mistakes). Companies like Shooter's Design and Prime typically use CNC machines to make their custom slides.. that's why they can mass produce them and sell em at 100 bucks a pop. whoa.. I just realized I can't swear on this forum... PS. I didn't actually use the term "fruitcaged" .. i dont know of any sane/straight person who would.... Edited September 18, 2005 by gooseman Link to post Share on other sites
gooseman Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 (edited) 340 fps may be overkill for a pistol but I tend to use my pistol for long range engagements (50 ft). My style of play lends to having a really compact weapon and I love slinking through the jungles with nothing but a pistol in hand (ala Metal Gear Solid). Which is also why all my pistols have to have a threaded barrel for silencer. I love shooting out of a bush at my enemy and having him look around in confusion trying to find where I'm shooting from. A silenced pistol is VERY hard to pinpoint in my experience. Oh, and those empty shell casings are 5.7mm (fired from a P90). Edited September 17, 2005 by gooseman Link to post Share on other sites
Tommygunn Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Are you sure they're P90 casings as they look too short from rim to bottle neck. Maybe Sig type bottlenecked pistol ammo? Link to post Share on other sites
gooseman Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Are you sure they're P90 casings as they look too short from rim to bottle neck. Maybe Sig type bottlenecked pistol ammo? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> doh, you're right. They're not 5.7mm casings. They're actually 9mm casings . I just checked the bottom stampings, and they all say 9mm win mag. Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 I've got two Hicapas now, one 5.1, all metal and tricked out, and one stock 4.3. I've been looking for something gun to do to the 4.3, and I like Kimber Desert Warriors, so I though I'd give painting the 4.3 a try. I started of by painting my spare 5.1" plastic slide. It came out nice. I plan on painting the 4.3 slide and frame in the same khaki color. What do you guys think? Look good? different color maybe? I know the Kimber is dark earth, but I've got khaki on hand, and I like it. My real problem is how to paint the grip. I want to paint it khaki, then do the grip panels in brown, but looks like it's going to be very tricky, and I don't have a grip to practice on. I think I might paint the entire grip brown, then mask off the grip panels, and paint the rest khaki. I had planned on trying the reverse, but masking off the area between panels is very difficult. Any comments, suggestion? Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 I like it, looks different, and thats good these days... to stand out, you have to customise... and thats original, i aint seen any like it... good job mate Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan74 Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Looks good Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 *Timidly raises hand* Uh, dissenting voice here. Don't like it. Sorry. Maybe a slightly darker colour, or some darker patches for a camo effect? Link to post Share on other sites
Purity Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Its somewhat hard to judge what the real colour is like from those pictures. Maybe make some using daylight. Id paint it in coyote brown ^^ Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Thanks for the comments guys. Those pictures are pretty crappy, I took them in TV light, then resized them and lowered their quality to save space. I'll get some better ones soon, probably after Christmas. I'm painting the frame now, as well as the 4.3 slide. I've started work on the grip, too. I' currently laying on lots of coats of brown to the side grip panels. It looks good, its an almost ruddy type brown, nicer than I expected. After letting that sit for at least 24 hours, I'll tape over just the side panels and do the rest in khaki. I've completely disassembled the gun for this project, to avoid gummin gup the works, and have masked everything very thouroughly and carefully. I'm going to clean and polish the inside of the frame, too. If you've enver been in there, both my hicapas have a terrible surface finish inside the frame. Some finishing work will smooth the trigger and the cycle, hopefully enough that I actually notice. I'm not painting any of the controls, so it will still have black accents all over it. I might paint the magazine bumper, probably not. And, for Sledge, I was actually thinking about splotching brown to make more of a 3 color desert look to it, but we'll see when its done. Link to post Share on other sites
gazchap Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 My photography sucks balls, so I decided to take photos of all of my toys against a white paper background and then cut them out. Some of them look a bit ######, others don't The newest pictures on this 'ere page are the ones I'm referring to Comments appreciated I also realised as I was doing this that a lot of these pictures could be useful for game weapon pictures, so I might be using them in my multiplayer shoot-em-up one of these days Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Bondisthespy Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Give me your pulse rifle or i'll devour your soul. Link to post Share on other sites
gazchap Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Haha, sorry dude. I've already got a queue of about 4 people waiting to devour it before you Link to post Share on other sites
McMadkat Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nice PPK, springer? I see you also still have the KJW M92 FMV, still going ok? I think it worked ok during the 24hours I owned it, lol. Cheers, McM Link to post Share on other sites
Frangible Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nice collection! I like the MP5 Kurtz best for some reason Link to post Share on other sites
gazchap Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nice PPK, springer? I see you also still have the KJW M92 FMV, still going ok? I think it worked ok during the 24hours I owned it, lol. Yeah, the PPK/S is a cheapo springer (3PSA are a subsidiary of Cybergun I think). The KJW M9 is still going well, yeah. I don't really fire it (prefer my full-auto GLOCKs for plinking!) but it works. Filling the KJW mag with gas is a pain in the *albatross* though, so I got a TM M9 mag that is better. It's still very gas hungry though. Nice collection! I like the MP5 Kurtz best for some reason Don't blame you I wasn't entirely sure whether I'd be a fan of it but I ordered two the other day so that I could go akimbo during suicide rushes They're lovely looking guns, especially considering they are plastic. Only thing I don't like about them is that you can't operate the cocking lever when the battery is installed. Link to post Share on other sites
juzi Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Do you H+K bitchslap your Kurtz? I like the P226 Link to post Share on other sites
jamestai Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 This is VFC AKS74UN picture from MONDA Int'l(VFC Agent). Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Nice. Any info about the price and when it comes out? Cheers, Mike ™ Link to post Share on other sites
1647 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Steyr GB.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Nice How does it shoot? Link to post Share on other sites
gazchap Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Do you H+K bitchslap your Kurtz? I like the P226 I do when it hasn't got the battery in... The Steyr GB shoots good too, although it's only an NBB so it isn't as fun as the others Link to post Share on other sites
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