Airsoft Digest Magazine

A female perspective on airsoft - A Girl and Airsoft

A Girl and Airsoft by Isabel

 

As a child I had a very active imagination. I would spend countless hours purposefully going from place to place in my house with a black cape tied around my neck and my mothers cuff like bracelet on my arm. Leaping from the top of the stair case or the running jump on to the bed were considered flying. The kitchen was central command from which all manner of heroics were staged. My fathers prized Texas instruments calculator, something I was not supposed to be playing with, was my ultra sophisticated computer. In my minds eye I was the graceful yet powerful superhero, like Wonder Woman or Isis, tackling each mission with technical and physical suave and prowess. But really I was a bit klutzy and would never be mistaken for a super hero of any kind. But this imagination instilled in me a belief that I could be those things I wasn't, a belief I still have. This is why as a girl I now play airsoft.

Press Release... Centilla Corporation of Exeter New Hampshire - Exclusive North American Distribution Agreement with Systema of Japan

Press Release:

 

Centilla Corporation of Exeter New Hampshire is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive North American Distribution Agreement with Systema of Japan to sell, service and distribute the complete line of Systema’s Professional Training Weapons (PTW) and accessories.

Gaming - Review - TAA Tactical Airsoft Arena, Rockville, Md USA

TAA – Tactical Airsoft Arena

By Martin  

Photos by govtcheez

From the outside, it is an unassuming building in the middle of an industrial park somewhere in the urban sprawl of the DC suburbs. Only the green and white sign over the door hints at what takes place behind the frosted glass windows. However, the experienced airsofter will immediately notice the occasional stray BB on the ground telling him or her that they are indeed, in the right place.

Workshop - How to... Paint black plastic to look like wood

  By Wild Bill

I've had numerous conversations with folk over whether or not it's possible to paint black plastic to look like wood so I thought I'd have a go! In main this is not a new technique, but I've just extended it to start with a black base rather than just "aging" an existing woodgrain effect.

I started out with my TSD Pump Shotgun... 

 

 

Kit – Deodorizing Gear

After years of, shall we call it, “traveling” to nasty and smelly foreign lands, We've come to appreciate clean odorless gear, especially when it's on your buddy next to you. And we can appreciate the sinking feeling of finding that great set of pouches at the bottom of that bin in the army navy surplus store that wreaks of mildew and rot.

Workshop - How to... Step up drill a mechbox from 6mm to 7mm

When I first got into airsoft and started working on replica AEGs I noticed that we were using bushings instead of bearings. I asked the local airsoft gunsmith and his response was that 6mm bearings just couldn't take any kind of load or speed without coming apart. At that time there was a very limited number of 7mm boxes available and they were very expensive. Years later and 7mm mechboxes are still rare and sometimes expensive. So I embarked on a quest to find if I could step up my el cheapo ACM mechboxes to 7mm and install bearings. After multiple attempts here is what I found worked for me.

The Workshop - How to... Rubberize a M4 Grip

Of Note: This article is a companion article to the original article - The Workshop - How to... Re-surface a crane stock. These are the step by step photos showing how to texture rubberize an aeg grip.

Product - Dupli-Color "Truck Bed Coating".

(It is a spray coating that you need to practice with to get it right)

Mini Review... Micro sized multi-tool

I'm always on the lookout for small tools that I can put in my portable, on the field, tool set. Well, this holiday season I think I found one of the best, for the cheapest price. A micro-multi-tool from Home Depot for only $2. A multi-tool is essentially a pair of pliers with other tools stored in the handles.

The Workshop - How to... Re-surface a crane stock

Of Note: This article was written after the work on repairing and re-surfacing the stock was done. The photos will show the end results. In the near future I will be doing another article similar with step by step photos showing how to texture and rubberize an aeg grip.

Kit - Review... 8 x 21 Monocular

A monocular for searching the shadows?

The idea of using a monocular to spot the opposition force in the shadows gets me a perplexed look from most people. They automatically assume that the reason for the monocular is to only look at things far away.