Month: April 2018

The Real Sword Type 56 series (56, 56-1 and 56-2) are unique in that they are the only AEG rifles manufactured with true 1:1 ratio receivers to the real steel version. Because of this, the gearbox – known as the “T2” – is not a standard (Tokyo Marui spec) Version 3; rather, it is made shorter in the back in order to fit into the receiver. This design concession also means the piston has a somewhat unique shape.

In the event that you damage your factory piston, you can always drop in an aftermarket unit with a few modifications. Continue reading “Real Sword Type 56: Fitting Aftermarket Pistons”

Since I have approximately 3 or so hours to kill while Subaru replaces a recalled airbag, I figured I could finish out a few of the draft posts I have stacked up here and contemplate taking a face load of explosive shrapnel later.

I picked up this LCT PP-19-01 in trade a few years back where it was originally home to a Polarstar HPA engine. So when I received it, it was a true “externals only” gun. I wasn’t planning on going the HPA route myself, so this would have to be converted back to an AEG. Fortunately, I had quite a few LCT parts laying around, including several gearbox shells from various generations from which to choose from.

My goal for this build was to setup a field ready gun, so it needed to shoot around 400 FPS with a .20g BB and be able to compete at range, while also having  a reasonably snappy trigger. This would also be built with parts I already had on hand, so very little of this was actually ordered in. Continue reading “LCT PP-19-01: Upgrades”