AK47 to be the next AEG by UTG!

[DarkLite]

WTF? That's only 2.5% more, not that much different, and we're nowhere near the lowest. Combine it with everything else here, you'll soon see this pattern emerging that we weren't actually meant to have any money for ourselves by the way things have been done.

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HK has a 13.4% tax.

 

And cars here are sooooo *fruitcage* expensive it is insane.

 

Like TWICE THE PRICE of UK.

[-Drake-]

i'd buy one just to butcher for a project

[Apex]

Now I've switched to thinking about a TM M1A1 tweaked to look more like a 1928, with custom drum mag and used real-steel wood furniture (and a violin case of course). . .

 

Carls been thinking of this for a long long time, the only way to get a drum mag is to gut a real steel one and convert it if it's possible.

 

and a cheap ak......tempting....

[Kingcodez]

OR get the Springer Version and Convert it.

[rotoruaboy]

NOOOOOO.

 

Copyright laws only apply in it's own country, like US copyright laws can only interfere the sales of cloned products within US. That's why US can't tell Marui to stop producing replica with trademarks. US can't only pressure the Japanese government to step in. Same with China, if China doesn't want to comply to US copyright laws, US can't do anything except give them more pressure.

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the truth is, most of the copyright regulations went international like 20 years ago. its true that the copyright laws in different countries are different as well, however this does not stop the original holder of the copyright to take legal actions against the copycat in that foreign country. however, in most cases, suing a copycat may not be so wise afterall,for instance few years back in china, microsoft sued a company making air conditioning units for using pirated copies of windows in the systems for their head office. the local chinese court sentenced in the favor of microsoft, however, because that company could not afford the compensations microsoft proposed, the court allowed the compensation to be reduced to 5% of the original proposal.thats what usually happened to copycats in a developing countries if the big giant of the industry wants to take actions.

 

besides, TM did purchase licence for most the models they produce, for example they contacted FN in Belgium and bought the licence to produce an AEG replica of the P90, then FN sent them copies of blue prints and everything even couple of samples to help them get the size and scale right.Apparently TM is proud of it since this helps to build their product image. Similar thing happened to KSC,only ended differently, only after the first few batches of their Glocks were released into the market, they had trouble renewing their licence for producing further models, Glock revoked everything they offered in return. after that KSC kept going on producing the Glock GBBs though, only they did whip out the Glock logos on the handle of their GBBs.

 

nowadays the big brand names keep running around to patent their products in different countries in the hope to avoid the trouble microsoft had years ago.

[rotoruaboy]

Spoiler of the thread——rumored pics of the AK

 

these pics have been floating around the net in some chinese airsoft forums for quite some time, don't get your hopes up just yet, they could be shopped or result of some maniac's DIY, anyway, shopped or not, I surely wish it could be real.

 

 

 

 

on the lower reciever it clearly marked "Made In China" could it have been shopped?

 

 

 

 

 

[rotoruaboy]

WOW they even copied the packaging from TM

[DCF]

Thanks for the images. It looks really nice.

[bullzebub]

it looks possible to be the real deal since it has some difference from TM thats hard to fake ...

 

things like mould impression in the handgrip

different "wood grain" texture(?) and pattern in the "wood"

thinner handguard

 

but ... i wouldnt bet my life on it...

[jazzman]

All the front mold points (from grip forward) are exactly the same as my TM AK47s... and my AK has that "Mould" impression on the hand grip too.

 

Looks liek a fake if you ask me, looks too much like a TM. BTW I have a metal body so I cant compare the markings on that or anything

[kronic]

Body is deffinatly plastic, it's glitter plastic grey.

 

Thing that makes me think it's TM is the square mould mark on the bolt carrier.

[doorkicker]

Being a copy of the TM, isn't it possible they used the parts for the mold? I saw the comparison pics of the UTG MP5 with the TM MP5, the only difference looked like the plastic used

[Jordan74]

It could be real or not, but my utg mp5 didn't have the hop up tag on it, and didn't have that warning sticker.

[hippiehater44]

any more news on this?

[Jordan74]

I still say its fake, and I am almost 100% sure its fake. But if thats really utg, dont get mad at me when it comes out

[dudemattbored]

It could be real or not, but my utg mp5 didn't have the hop up tag on it, and didn't have that warning sticker.

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do the tm ones even have that sticker?

[elrey]

Cazboab gave me a link to a pic of the AK, where the wood grain appeared to be more of a straight brown, not at all what it looks like in those pics. I'll see if I can find the link. Keep in mind, it could be fake as well.

[Jordan74]

Marui AEGs have that sticker, but it is in Japanese. And if the wood looks different, they could have put lpeg foregrip, pistol grip, and stock on it or something.

[SHOGUN_YAMATO]

Ok... what about this than ?? http://www.kocashop.com/list.asp?id=363

 

Any comments on that ??

[Jordan74]

Anyone that can read that....what does it say?

Doesn't look UTG to me...Leapers (utg, neonfire, everblast) uses the term "super spin" and it would say UTG on the box somewhere. Unless the writing says something about it being utg, then im wrong.

[c00lio]

any updates on wen da utg ak47 is comin out? dunno if i can wait much longa

[Jordan74]

Unless it's gonna be a late suprise, I wouldn't say you're gonna be seeing it this side of christmas. They have previews of the mp5 springer, the sniper rifle, and the new shotty, and none for the ak.

[staticzero]

Well the original Airsoft Atlanta Blog post (as seen in my original post) reported, "I would expect them to be online around, say, November? Maybe, just depends on transit times from China. I was told they would be here for the Christmas holidays."

 

FWIW.

[NateDogg]

Ok... what about this than ?? http://www.kocashop.com/list.asp?id=363

 

Any comments on that ??

 

I gotta say. That looks like a TM copy but it clearly says made in china and the finish is not as good. I believe someone is making a China copy of a TM.

[c00lio]

duno wat 2 think of dat kocashop model, all i kno is dat if the utg ak is as high quakity as the mp5 they have im gooing to get one and since its cheaper im 100 dollars closer to getting a wood kit!