This is my gas blowback Beretta compared to my last upload which was the spring model. Heres a pic from the other side:
[link] It would almost be finished if the paint wasnt an issue. It looks perfectly fine in shots and videos but when you actually see it in person its messy and sticky to hold it and has crap stuck on it. I've taken the paint off multiple times and resprayed but everytime it comes out messy. The gun was clear due to UK gun laws as i dont have a license i can only get coloured or clear airsoft guns. This is just to show how its looking at the moment but im going to have to buy the proper chrome Tokyo Marui model so the frame wont be painted. As i dont have a license it will need to be painted but i have asked them about it and all they paint is the slide which i dont need anyway. Its expensive but i'll have to if i want it to be right. All thats missing is the laser, which Madam Wesker has at the moment. I got one as close looking to the RE5 one as i could find. I also have a rail which i hadnt added for this pic but i fitted on last night and took this pic:
[link] Havent sprayed it chrome yet but might leave it black, depends how the laser looks on it. If it fits that is, if not i'll have to buy a different rail. The Tick rail might be better, isnt so bulky on the receiver but if this looks alright then i'll just stick with this one
Another issue with painting it is that the buttons no longer work properly, the one to move the slide back into position when its pulled back no longer works at all and the trigger isnt connecting properly to the hammer the majority of the time now. I took a vid of the gun if you want to see it:
[link] can see it wasnt firing properly and i had to hold it on the other side to try to get it to connect. The safety is also too slack and goes on sometimes without me realising it, when i was rebuilding the slide a pin and spring came out of it and im not sure where they go to put them back, they make the safety a bit tighter will need to see if i can work out where to put them back
Once the gun is fully finished i will upload a final pic of it, most likely having bought the proper chrome gun. This plastic isnt good for paint sticking to it..
EDIT: This is what the gun originally looked like:
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Its awesome. Freaking Awesome.
I'm putting together the same gun for my wesker outfit.
I have the same problem but my Samurai Edge standard model has had it's frame painted (the part I need to be chrome).
Just out of curiosity, where did you get your weapon from? Where they said they'd only paint the slide, cos I dont mind buying another gun. Its worth it lol
Thanks
You can get replacement parts i.e. buy the frame (also known as the reciever) seperately on some websites, metal ones are actually as expensive as getting another gun. I'd rather not paint any part of the gun primarily for the reason you said -- paint can stop the gun from functioning.
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I got my Samurai Edge from Wolf Armouries and I specified that I wanted them to only paint the Frame. Obviously they made sure it still functions otherwise it would be pointless to offer this service (i dont have any gas to I havent tried shooting anything yet).
Thanks for sending the link! I'll get in contact with them to make sure they do indeed only paint the slide.
I've got the same rail adapter as you, it's ace and Tactical Light/Laser combo. I got it from here, [link]
Yeah they are as expensive so may as well buy the whole gun. I could try acrylic but im wanting to just buy the chrome gun now. Paint on it kinda rubs off when you move parts eg the bit to push down to remove the slide, and buttons just sticking cause of the paint. I want my model to be good and best way to do that is just to get the proper gun
Never thought of specifying to them, thought they may have some system where they will only paint certain parts which is why i asked. Their reply to me when i asked how they would two tone the gun was "We only paint the slide!" and that was it lol. So thats fine, dont need it and depending on the paint could probably strip it off with white spirit anyway. I have gas that i got with my gun but never tried it. I had to rebuild the slide into the STARS one, had a bit of trouble with the blowback mechanism. Would need to test it with gas sometime to see if it actually functions correctly since i rebuilt it
No problem, they have some good stuff. I also ordered the Beretta gun stand from them but after buying told me it wasnt in stock and apparently they still dont have it (i bought it in january) Emailed the other day about whats going on but no reply yet. Managed to get it but dont have it stocked yet.. dunno whats taking so long
They should just paint the slide, i asked them how they would two tone it as i wanted to keep the frame chrome. Should be fine, i'll be buying it soon instead of messing around with paint again, even if it does work it wont look as good as the proper one
Yeah its alright. I got mine from [link] Hopefully my laser fits it. Thought of getting the TICK rail but it covers alot of the front of the receiver.. Wish these guns came with integrated weaver rails or something
I've seen some people with them. I kinda like the rail adapter, but I doesn't quite beat the real thing.