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Post by redvonhammer on Aug 16, 2008 14:53:38 GMT -5
Hi all A week ago I sent AZR a mail asking if they had the possibility to custom make a M1928 receiver for my Cyma (As they had yet to officially announce anything, I thought I could ask for a custom job.) Yesterday I got a mail saying they were going to """mass""" produce them. I checked out AZR Machines & Tools to make sure, and sure enough, on his(Richard.)/their front page is a statement and a picture of a M1928 receiver which I would believe they have made: www.freewebs.com/azrmachine/In the mail I got, which I previously mentioned, they wrote that they plan to sell for 100 euros, or, according to google, 146.68 USD. Just thought I`d share the news here. (PS: I did not see any other thread regarding this, Sorry if you were going to publish this, Guinness, as I "Edit" not sure if you are helping them out, and thus would have liked to announced this on the forum yourself, should you have any protest about this, feel free to delete the thread in the sense that I wont blame you or anything.) Sincerely Yours Red Von Hammer
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Post by Cpl. Hicks on Aug 16, 2008 20:06:27 GMT -5
Good news, I hope to see some more pictures soon!
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Post by redvonhammer on Aug 16, 2008 21:23:37 GMT -5
Same here. I bought the Phoenix M1928 Front Kit (Which fits perfectly on my Cyma Thompson btw, no rattling, excellent quality as far as I am concerned.) And I bought it for 2 reasons: Looking at pictures at the two front kits, the one from AZR and the one from Phoenix, I noticed that the Phoenix kit`s plate under the barrel (Whereas on my standard barrel has it all combined in one single piece.) Actually had 2 supportive "pillars" under the barrel whereas the AZR`s version has 1 visible, realistic and authentic as the AZR one may be, seen from the side, I chose the Phoenix because of what I figure is a more rugged construction. Secondly, the M1928 front and wood kit from AZR costs more then the Phoenix. In any case it seems I might have to go for AZR stock as well, as my stock, even though modified for 9.6 3000mah NiMh battery, is not authentic as for M1928 model specifications.. I must point out though that even the few details I posted about the AZR 1928 receiver came from AZR, it may very well be that they will change the information later, so I stand correctable at any point.. That said, I`m done with the disclaimer lawyer stuff, as I`ve said what I know now, and now I just want to get on to openly speculate and discuss the subject without checking the book of laws for every word I write.. hehe That said, the AZR 1928 receiver, if sold at the price they previously indicated, is alot cheaper then mosquito molds (Which are not even for sale anymore anyways. So this is exactly what I was hoping for.) Is certainly my choice, provided it has a moving bolt plate, instead of just a milled Bolt handle track with a fake bolt sticking out on top, they did say that it was going to be a dummy bolt, but what they mean by that I have no idea, neither did they say anything about rear sight.) in which case(s) I might as well make something of my own or hope for Phoenix to make a M1928 receiver. But the latter is just speculation on my part of course, waiting for AZR or Guinness (If he is still cooperating with AZR, I do not know.) to make an official statement on this. Sincerely Yours Red Von Hammer
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Aug 16, 2008 21:42:41 GMT -5
Interesting news Red, thanks for the update. The new AZR kits seem nice, but for the time being I'm holding on to my Mosquito molds and CAW 1928 kits <YD>
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Post by redvonhammer on Aug 17, 2008 10:46:25 GMT -5
Who wouldnt?? ;D
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Post by TommyGunner on Aug 20, 2008 4:25:37 GMT -5
More Thompsons on the field and now they wont even be the correct version for WW2 in the ETO. (granted some M1928s were used, they however are most common in the PTO and CBI, the MTO had some as well as Africa)
At least its cheap-ish
TommyGunner
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Post by pfcsmith on Oct 12, 2008 20:53:20 GMT -5
Do they ship to america?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Oct 12, 2008 21:06:24 GMT -5
What interests me is this photo of cut down Garand mags. There is no other information on the website about them.
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Post by greaser350 on Dec 13, 2008 11:34:01 GMT -5
There's a video of the receiver for download on AZR's sight now. Apparently it has a working bolt, meaning it can be cocked and snaps back. However, the sight is all wrong. It has a little peep sight rather than the flip up, adjustable sight. Actually, it's not even really a peep sight, I'm not exactly sure what to call it. I may still buy this conversion, but it's something to think about.
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Post by armourerdoug on Jul 21, 2009 16:09:18 GMT -5
I live near London, i bought the AZR 1928 kit, it took me ages to modify it to fit, the machining was awfull and if you are not a good engineer, forget it, it cost me around $320 , I still own it but the other guys who bought the kit all had huge problems with it, i know this is an old thread but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,from this thread on the C.I.A forum UK www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5183Ok chaps, have just spent a few hours sorting mine, what a mess!!! 1. the main grip over motor is 10mm out of line with the mounting hole on the motor case, so scrapped it as it was a totaly different colour and wood grain, used my original platic one as it matches colour wise 2. re tap ALL the threaded holes as they are badly done, the ally used is of a very poor quality and strips threads easily BE WARNED DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN BOLTS!!!! 3. barrel went on ok AFTER i re drilled the ends(8.5mm) where they screw together, had big burs inside and you cant get the inner barrel through, also screw the barrel parts together when on the inner barrel 4. front grip/mount holes do not line up! hand to re drill bigger ans file to fit (poor marking out and unacurate drilling by them!) then the triangular front support was a little out of line with the gaps in the outter barrel cooling fins (file carefully to fit!) also will be remaking this bracket out of steel, ally is TOO soft for this!!! 5. Rear stock: had to re drill the front mount hole as the bolt hole was way off centre! in the rear when fitting the stock plate battery door you will need longer bolts throught the sling mount and about an 8-10mm spacer under the stock plate rotary hinge as otherwise you cant shut and open the plate to get to your battery i also powerfiled the poor finish where the plate should push in to the wooden stock 6.Paint? ha ha NO etch primer(or any primer for that matter) so all the black just falls off!!! 7.the main (3 part) reciever is a VETY tight fit on to the stock of my TM thomo had to gently tap with a rubber mallet to get it to seat! 8.MODIFICATION!!!!!!! Now just in front of the mag well ehre the sides of the reciever join the centre section neet drilling at tapping (M4 or 5 should do) as otherwise you can see the centre of the reciever bending when you hold the foregrip and pull lightly, so could be in trouble when slung over the shoulder!! all in all, its had NO quality control and i would never buy from them again!!! Bummer but thats the truth of it! good luck Doug
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Post by maxatax on Jul 25, 2009 11:17:50 GMT -5
does that kit come with a inner barel and hop up unit it, doesn't look like it.
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Post by armourerdoug on Jul 25, 2009 17:43:11 GMT -5
no you use the one from the donor M1A1,,,,if you can get it to fit (its SO badly missalighned!!)
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