AK47frizzle Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Just thought I may as well open a thread. Black Viper, a low end airsoft company, stepped up and created the first AK12 replica. Sounds awesome eh? You'd think they'd sparkle it up with a metal hop up chamber and metal gearbox and jack up the price, but no. The very... first... mouth-watering AK12... is.... . . . . . . . An LPEG. They fucked up And here it is: Da Akemtwelvez Luckily though, it's clear plastic, so it doesn't look too bad like fuck-off JBBG orange and bright ass airsoftworld green, and, i can also do some analysis on the internals. So far, it's defo a full V3 gearbox inside - that is plastic - which means that you can transplant a metal one in. Hop up chamber looks normal but, there's a weird thing extending out the back of it... which may indicate that it is proprietary OR it may just be the lever setting the hop up on. I cannot see a metal barrel inside; it may just be the clear plastic covering it but if it is a plastic barrel, then... that's retarded. Everything else looks fine but looking at a real steel AK12, apparently, the dust cover flips up and pivots inbetween the first and second top rail. It looks like the BV AK12 can do that but i have doubts about that, so accessing the gearbox may not be possible. At £70, it's defo not bad for the price but, is it worth buying and switching all the parts? In the end, it's still the first AK12 and has defo set the benchmark VERY VERY LOW. I wonder which company will make the next one. I'm still tempted. Monty and team flex 2
Chock Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 There's no guarantee another company will make 'the next one' of course, since it was not taken up by the Russian Army and it's banned from import into the USA at present as well, so that may limit its appeal. Then again, it might even make it more desirable if it is actually difficult to get hold of one, you never can tell. Either way, since one airsoft manufacturer has gone to the trouble of producing molds for an AK12, i should say some other company probably will either licence copy that mold, or just rip it off at some point (this is China after all, where intellectual copyright is relatively meaningless). Whether a rival manufacturer will raise the bar or lower it further still is another matter entirely. I might take a punt on one of them for a laugh on payday, if only to have one for my wall. I suspect it won't be a breeze to modify it, doesn't look to me like the top cover actually moves to hinge upwards like the real thing, although I could be wrong because there is a pin or screw of some type in the location where the hinge is on the real AK12, and I did find a website where it said the hop up was adjustable under the dust cover. DX115FALCON 1
Supporters M_P Posted October 13, 2014 Supporters Posted October 13, 2014 The news we've all been waiting for! Mack and Monty 2
b1n0gHo5t Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I did want a More Tacticool Ak not a fan of the wooden kit ak's however Blasphemous that is to the AK Purists out there
Chock Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I did want a More Tacticool Ak not a fan of the wooden kit ak's however Blasphemous that is to the AK Purists out there Nah, the only truly blasphemous heretic of the AK family, is the K-VAR AKU-94 Bullpup conversion kit Ian_Gere 1
b1n0gHo5t Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Nah, the only truly blasphemous heretic of the AK family, is the K-VAR AKU-94 Bullpup conversion kit I must have one..anyone in need of a Kidney ?
Popular Post CaptainDumbass Posted October 13, 2014 Popular Post Posted October 13, 2014 It could still probably outgun your AK frizzle, lol. TacMaster, DX115FALCON, Ian_Gere and 3 others 6
Supporters M_P Posted October 13, 2014 Supporters Posted October 13, 2014 SimonQuigley, TacMaster, murph and 1 other 4
two_zero Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Ah dyslexia ... reed AA12 first and after looking up what LEPG means I was quite satisfied there for a moment.. It could still probably outgun your AK frizzle, lol. ooooutch! CaptainDumbass 1
two_zero Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 wait a moment frizzle.. you actually browse that page? CaptainDumbass 1
Unrustle_Thine_Jimmies Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Looks like a clear plastic version of the WELL AK12 that was shown off at the Hong Kong Toy fair earlier this year. Nothing new
AK47frizzle Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 wait a moment frizzle.. you actually browse that page? There is something called "google" and every once in a while i type "AK12 airsoft"in.
SimonQuigley Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 If anyone has that thread direction photo, I'd say this was a good place to put it Monty and Lozart 2
Supporters Monty Posted October 13, 2014 Supporters Posted October 13, 2014 An LPEG is news now ffs Well, it's news because there wasn't an AK-12 on the market until now. Hopefully a company jumps on getting a AEG version to the market.
DX115FALCON Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Well, it's news because there wasn't an AK-12 on the market until now. Hopefully a company jumps on getting a AEG version to the market. Frizzle will be a nightmare when that day comes... Monty 1
Supporters Ian_Gere Posted October 14, 2014 Supporters Posted October 14, 2014 I am soooo depressed :'( two_zero 1
Chock Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 This is probably An LPEG is news now ffs This is probably more newsworthy where an airsoft AK12 is concerned. Probably cost you 700 quid to get one, but it will be using bits from the real AK12, so if you like authenticity in your AEGs, it's probably as good as you're gonna get: http://www.popularairsoft.com/aek-971-and-ak-12-npo-aeg-set-release-2015
Supporters Ian_Gere Posted October 14, 2014 Supporters Posted October 14, 2014 ^^Ooooooh luuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrvly! But $1000 and that's before we start jumping through UK Customs' hoops, concerning ourselves with the, no doubt outrageous, FPS, and trying to discover what, if any, original AK parts are actually banned from import into the UK... it's a cruel world :'(
Supporters Popular Post M_P Posted October 14, 2014 Supporters Popular Post Posted October 14, 2014 I am soooo depressed :'( Ian_Gere, DX115FALCON, AirsoftTed and 2 others 5
Caliber Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Seeing the thread title got me excited, thought it'd be comfirmation of the rumours that Echo 1 were going to make AK12s (Can't remember where I read that, likely it was someone talking shit, but still gained my attention). Let's hope that a beefy metal AEG one is secretly on the way. DX115FALCON, JamesAirsofterAgent, Monty and 1 other 4
Chock Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Just bought one of these for a bit of a laugh, as I was curious to see if it could have a decent gearbox transplanted into it. If not, it'll be an okay wall hanger for my collection. Caliber, Ian_Gere, AK47frizzle and 1 other 4
Supporters Ian_Gere Posted October 28, 2014 Supporters Posted October 28, 2014 Just bought one of these for a bit of a laugh, as I was curious to see if it could have a decent gearbox transplanted into it. If not, it'll be an okay wall hanger for my collection. Take one for the team, as it were. Nice one. Let us know, please. DX115FALCON 1
Chock Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 I suspect it might not be easy to take the thing apart, since it is basically a very cheaply-constructed LPEG which might even be glued rather than screwed together, but I guess we'll know in a few days. Ian_Gere 1
AK47frizzle Posted October 28, 2014 Author Posted October 28, 2014 Just bought one of these for a bit of a laugh, as I was curious to see if it could have a decent gearbox transplanted into it. If not, it'll be an okay wall hanger for my collection. please, i beg of you... give us a detailed review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ian_Gere and DX115FALCON 2
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