[Kman1]

felix the cat posted:

you can make yours have OD furniture and dirty it up :D

Like this?

[venom]

you know you can ungroup the tape right lol

[felix the cat]

Sonydude posted:

Thats an amazing job stressing that AK. I would do it but I still like how new my 74 looks.

Thats how I was for the first few months of having the gun. I was determined to let it weather itself, but I got impatient. lol

[Kman1]

Answers kinda obvious ;)

How do you do it?

[Fish Muffin]

PS we used 60+ year old wood stain on it.

[BlakByte]

How does one make the wood look like that?

[felix the cat]

Steps for making wood stocks look sexy:
1) Got to the hardware store and buy wood stain of your chosen color (preferably Minwax brand)
2) Sand off the cheap chinese paint/stain with a fine grit sanding block
3) Wipe down stock/handguard with damp rag
4) Shake the can of wood stain before opening, and open can
5) Dip a rag into wood stain and wipe the stain onto the stock/handguard
6) Repeat step five until you've stained the whole piece
7) Allow time for stain to dry
8) Once dry to touch, repeat steps 5-7 until the piece is as dark as you would like it to be
9) Let sit in a clean dry area for up to 48 hours to allow stain to cure
10) Put sexy ass stock and handguard back on your gun

[metal man]

You should have mention when wiping the stain on the wood, brush with the grain of the wood.

[felix the cat]

metal man posted:

when wiping the stain on the wood, brush with the grain of the wood.

Yes this is important. Thank you :)

[BlakByte]

Cool, thanks for the answer.

I have a 7.2v lipo laying about... will it do well with this gun? (Im not expecting you to be able to answer that question, but hey)

[felix the cat]

I would take the gearbox down and give it a good shimming and regreasing before I ran a lipo in it.
Also, I'd probably replace the cylinder and the piston

[BlakByte]

felix the cat posted:

I would take the gearbox down and give it a good shimming and regreasing before I ran a lipo in it.
Also, I'd probably replace the cylinder and the piston

Aw, nuts, i'm too much of a noob to get into any of that.

I'd definitely fuck things up :(.

[felix the cat]

In that case stick to a 9.6v

[BlakByte]

Hmm... Well, okay.

If i were to get into changing out the cylinder and piston, what should I get?

[felix the cat]

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=1132
http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...roducts_id=147
http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=1636
http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=5793

You could get away with just the piston and cylinder, but if you're doing it you might as well get all of it

[BlakByte]

Hmm.. Right.. Excuse my ignorance, but why is it recommended to upgrade to these parts? Is it because the lipo will not deliver optimal performance with the CM048 by default or is it because it will damage the internals of the CM048, if not upgraded?

[felix the cat]

It's because the CM048 internals, while good, are not the best and will wear out quickly on a lipo.
Also, with these parts you will get better performance out of the gun in general.

Shim the gearbox though. I cannot stress how important this is. Even with the better internals, nothing wears out a gearbox faster than improperly shimmed gears

[BlakByte]

felix the cat posted:

It's because the CM048 internals, while good, are not the best and will wear out quickly on a lipo.
Also, with these parts you will get better performance out of the gun in general.

Shim the gearbox though. I cannot stress how important this is. Even with the better internals, nothing wears out a gearbox faster than improperly shimmed gears

Right, i'll do the shimming thing regardless of what battery i go with, i guess.

I can't find any of those parts you linked, on danish websites though. Is there anything special about these exact parts or is it possible to just get some that share the same specifications, of some sort?

[the_killer24]

I was under the impression that 7.4s were slightly less powerful than 9.6s

[felix the cat]

lipos in general have alot higher output than NiMH iirc

Edited:

BlakByte posted:

I can't find any of those parts you linked, on danish websites though. Is there anything special about these exact parts or is it possible to just get some that share the same specifications, of some sort?

I just picked those because they're really good quality parts.

[the_killer24]

I used a 7.4 in my stock ging jong and it shot slightly slower than with 9.6

[felix the cat]

I can't recommend using one in this gun simply because I have no experience with lipos other than what I've read

[Dark Descent]

ging jong

Edited:

11.1 lipos are the ones that can fuck your gun up.

[the_killer24]

Dark Descent posted:

ging jong.

[BlakByte]

Dark Descent posted:

ging jong

Edited:

11.1 lipos are the ones that can fuck your gun up.

So with my 7.2v I don't REALLY need to change out any parts for the better of the gun?

[Dark Descent]

No, you'll be fine.

[scotty1]

Any lipo up to an 11.1 can be considered a drop in upgrade and you won't need to change any stock parts.

[felix the cat]

scotty1 posted:

Any lipo up to an 11.1 can be considered a drop in upgrade and you won't need to change any stock parts.

So just the 7.4v then...

[BlakByte]

Alright, thanks for the answers guys. I'll make sure to do the shimming, though.

I'm looking forward to get this gun.. I hope i will get around making it as beautiful as yours, felix.

[Liist]

What's the best battery that I can fit into the stock? It's pretty small.

[felix the cat]

I can fit my 9.6v in there.
It's this battery
http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=3303

But I'm p. sure you could fit a regular 9.6v nun-chuck in there too.

Edited:

I'm investing in a 7.4v lipo for it next

[Liist]

felix the cat posted:

I can fit my 9.6v in there.
It's this battery
http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=3303

But I'm p. sure you could fit a regular 9.6v nun-chuck in there too.

Edited:

I'm investing in a 7.4v lipo for it next

I have the CM048M (New Version). Do you think it would still fit? Airsoft GI recommends mini batteries, but I would much rather have a 2000 mAh battery.

[felix the cat]

The CM048M is the same thing except it's an AKM instead of an AK74. It'll still fit

[BlakByte]

I just got my CM048M. My lipo doesn't fit :(. So i guess i gotta buy a smaller battery.

It's a neat gun. Glad i could get the AKM, i like it over the AK74, but i still gotta get around to do what felix has done to his wood.

[venom]

CM048, now only $400 in Canada

brb killing self

[BlakByte]

venom posted:

CM048, now only $400 in Canada

brb killing self

Is that a lot? I gave 340 "canadian dollars" for mine.

[felix the cat]

venom posted:

CM048, now only $400 in Canada

brb killing self

Come to Michigan and I'll let you fondle mine

[BlakByte]

felix the cat posted:

Come to Michigan and I'll let you fondle mine

Can i ship mine from Denmark to you and pay you to apply your awesomeness to it?

Would totally be worth it.

[felix the cat]

BlakByte posted:

Can i ship mine from Denmark to you and pay you to apply your awesomeness to it?

Would totally be worth it.

I mean, I guess if you really want to, I wouldn't say no.

[TehG3A3]

I'm buying one after Christmas, come down and help me make it look sexy.