TM new releases: @Hobby Show 2011 Japan

[Kuney]

recently, TM started a twitter account.
and they did not denied the possibility of GBBR release in future, responding to the inquery from GBBR seeking fan.

though they said "We cannot say anything about future plan but I can say we are considering everything" written in Japanese ofcourse.

I think it's clear that TM considers its main market on domestic sales.
that's why they have not applied for mecha-box patent in other countries.

but recently TM started to get patent of EBB mechanism in US and China.
though I still see some EBB clones in market.

[godwin]

Oh i love Marui! Thanks for the Steyr HC AUG!!! More infos of this AEG in english please!
How much will it be? Are there shops in japan, which shops worldwide/to europe?

I love the receiver, looks like a "MSAR STG-E4 Rail Black".

The AUG A3 SF (Special Forces) would be nice too:


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[Off-Kilter]

Well I am stoked that TM released an AUG A3! Though I wish it was a bit more true to the actual design of the real steel, not modified to make it look 'cooler' (the front of the top rail doesn't taper off like the back, just nitpicking). It also is a pain that the older AUG mags aren't compatible due to the new nozzle length in the A3 (I saw it in the article somewhere). Hopefully there is a compatible lower rail to replace the chunky looking one in the pics and video. And where would the front sling mount be now? I didn't see one. If a retailer could get their hands on this, I'd buy it.

Now it would be even better if Classic Army released this with the Steyr trademarks on it.

[Kuney]

Originally Posted by Off-Kilter

Well I am stoked that TM released an AUG A3! Though I wish it was a bit more true to the actual design of the real steel, not modified to make it look 'cooler' (the front of the top rail doesn't taper off like the back, just nitpicking). It also is a pain that the older AUG mags aren't compatible due to the new nozzle length in the A3 (I saw it in the article somewhere). Hopefully there is a compatible lower rail to replace the chunky looking one in the pics and video. And where would the front sling mount be now? I didn't see one. If a retailer could get their hands on this, I'd buy it.

Now it would be even better if Classic Army released this with the Steyr trademarks on it.

I hope that ugly lower rail can be removed.

I've heard that older mid-cap spring mags are compatible.
new hi-cap magazine has a reinforced spring to go with the high-cycle.

one more feature of HC AUG: there will be a "semi-auto" lever position.

[godwin]

Hmm, do you think you can mod the TM AUG HC from this:



to the real A3?



This scope would be nice


And... The AUG HC RIS-rail on the top is not made of metal?

[Off-Kilter]

Originally Posted by Kuney

I hope that ugly lower rail can be removed.

I've heard that older mid-cap spring mags are compatible.
new hi-cap magazine has a reinforced spring to go with the high-cycle.

one more feature of HC AUG: there will be a "semi-auto" lever position.

That's good news about being able to use mid-caps. The semi-auto only position sounds sweet, you still have the original options of safe and the two-stage trigger (half depress = semi, full depress = auto), but now it has a semi-auto only postion which will come in handy if the field you play on has range engagement rules (semi only within a certain distance). I think it's a great idea.

As for the lower rail, it looks like a regular AUG pin is holding it it, so there should be some options (like adding a regular AUG vertical grip).

I think modding shouldn't be too difficult, though I wonder why TM just didn't release a full size AUG A3?

What I really want to know is, when is this coming out(I know it will be a while before and Canadian retailer could get their hands on it, but it would still be nice to know)!

[godwin]

fps of the Steyr HC?

[Kuney]

Originally Posted by godwin

And... The AUG HC RIS-rail on the top is not made of metal?

the package of AUG HC will incrude muzzle extention to attach silencer. so with this, I think it makes closer look.

I'm not sure the material of top rail.
receiver is made of zinc alloy.

[Kuney]

Originally Posted by Off-Kilter

That's good news about being able to use mid-caps. The semi-auto only position sounds sweet, you still have the original options of safe and the two-stage trigger (half depress = semi, full depress = auto), but now it has a semi-auto only postion which will come in handy if the field you play on has range engagement rules (semi only within a certain distance). I think it's a great idea.

As for the lower rail, it looks like a regular AUG pin is holding it it, so there should be some options (like adding a regular AUG vertical grip).

I think modding shouldn't be too difficult, though I wonder why TM just didn't release a full size AUG A3?

What I really want to know is, when is this coming out(I know it will be a while before and Canadian retailer could get their hands on it, but it would still be nice to know)!

AUG HC will coming out in July. the spokesperson said.
translating TM's tweet, AUG HC's design is based upon "AUG A3 9mmXS".
hope it may help somehow for AUG fans here

[Off-Kilter]

http://www.popularairsoft.com/tokyo-...medium=twitter

The top rail is made of 'resin containing glass fibers', weird way to say it.

[Skladfin]

Originally Posted by Azathoth

Was using a Radar based chrono shooting .20

Have you been to echigoya in Japan or any of the other airsoft / hobby chains in the last year? Lots of WE GBBr shooting 400+ hanging on the walls, lots of Made in China A&K, JG guns all shooting well over 1j. it's one thing about having the law, it's another with enforcement and it appears that enforcement is very lax in my eyes. You still see many many many different brands of made in japan springs that are advertised as 0.999999 Joules rating. I somehow don't see store owners downgrading their made in china guns.

Also wasn't it also illegal to have full metal guns made? I wasn't sure about this but Marui has been releasing full metal guns for over a year probably 2+

I was at Echigoya 2 years ago and they had no clue what JG or CYMA were.

[godwin]

Oh, i was wrong. Its a "STEYR AUG A3 9mm XS" copy.
A very good one, everything except the mag is identical. Here the RS gun:


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Now i like it still more!!! fps?

[godwin]

Originally Posted by Off-Kilter

http://www.popularairsoft.com/tokyo-...medium=twitter

The top rail is made of 'resin containing glass fibers', weird way to say it.

Yes, thats also my source, but maybe they translated (or google did ) something wrong.

[disasterarea]

That AUG is interesting...but wrong. AUG 9mm XS. Shouldn't be using the standard 5.56mm pattern magazine. Hopefully someone comes out with an adapter to use Uzi mags.

[Off-Kilter]

Well at least it has a real steel counterpart, but I still would have liked an a full size A3 more, I'll see what mods can do to it, like an extended outer barrel. Better than nothing I guess (or that ugly ass JG AUG A3).