Well it’s been a bit since I’ve had the time to do a rambling update around the sites that have spiked my interest, and to be honest it’s long overdue.
First up I guess should be the StarAirsoft L85 series that they have listed as coming soon to their product lists. There’s three versions coming, the standard L85A2, the carbine, the LSW and the AFV. They use a “version 2 plastic gearbox” and will be made of the correct appropriate parts. Not quite sure ont he gearbox myself there, never really been a fan of plastic gearboxes since and experience with an old ACX unit.
Oh, before I forget a lot of people mailed in to correct my my comments on the Tanaka L96 look-a-like that I mentioned earlier. Apologies, AI (Accuracy International) do make a stock for the M700 series called the AICS (you can see it here and closer here). Thanks go to Mike for the links. So the Tanaka AICS is actually a correct copy of the Stage 1.5 model. Hopefully they’ll be making a stage 2 copy in the future with the hinge in it.
Airsoft International‘s site is not live, but there is a placeholder there for the magazine now. You can contact the Paul Monaf at paul@ai-mag.com now. On the subject of AI mag, if you’ve got a copy of issue 1 or issue 2 now, please do add your thoughts and feedback on the magazine in the magazine section of the review database. I’ll get around to adding other magazines shortly so that comparative ratings and comments can be drawn.
Over at Smokies there’s shots of a new stock for the Glock AEP from Marui. Nice design, realistic (stocks for Glocks do exist) and quite practical. The new stock is priced at 6,000Yen and out now.
Guarder have a new steel bolt out for the SIG 552 series. Finished in their P-Process surface coat (powder coat black stuff) it’s priced at 24USD. They also have a new bipod and barrel set in the style of an RPK for hte AK-47 series.
Top have their own version of the Type 64 rifle on the way. Their is called the “TOP 64” and is priced at 52,800Yen and was schduled for release last Friday, so it beats TM’s AEG model to the punch. There are only going to be 30 units made in total, so these will remain pretty specialist until the TM model surfaces (if ever).
At Tanio Koba they are having a sale on their limited run of custom Hi-CAPA pistols (this is the v2 model). There’s several version available, all of which are more than your standard model with a new slide bunged on it. Parts used in each build vary from frames from Freedom Art and twisk barrels from TK themselves.
Over at CAW they have a new barrel extension set (here’s the translated page). This new model is an eight barrel model called the “8P” which is designed to fit the 40P shell (the improved version of the 24p). You can see the new barrel set in the few scans from ARMS that I added online earlier.
More to come, but first I’ve got to go through a few emails and get some other material online that’s due for publication.
