My 98 for the ’08!
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Topic: My 98 for the ’08!
Posted By: techietaichi
Subject: My 98 for the ’08!
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 9:35am
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When I first joined this forum back in '02, my marker, just as everyone else's is when first starting out, was stock with the exception of a 14" J&J Ceramic barrel. As far as I was concerned, it was "The BOMB!", lol.
But of course over time we get an upgrade here and there. I fought many a battle with this rig and it served me and my team well. I'll miss the ole' gal.  
Solid Rubber Foregrip(I forget what company) System-X .45 Sticky Grips JCS Combat Folding Stock Lapco Raised Sight Rail 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel Ricochet 2K Hopper BSA Red-Dot Scope Double Trigger For my return to the field however, I decided to just pretty much go balls to the walls with my marker. I've missed much in the last 3 years and when I came across all of the new upgrades/technology available for my 98, I thought I'd died and gone to paintball heaven! So without further ado, my version of a Tippmann AK-47. 
BossMan MilSim MAG-47 Clip Kit Raised Sight Rail w/side-mount Tapco M-249 Saw Stock System-X Sticky Gripz BSA Red-Dot Scope Double Trigger Cyclone Feed APEX BT-47 R-Trigger  
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 9:45am
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Looks good. Nice balance of aesthetic and functional upgrades.
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 1:08pm
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where the hell have YOU been?
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 5:52pm
Hey, what's up Reb! I've been marinatin'.  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:03pm
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Try to take another pic with a solid backround lol. ------------- 
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Posted By: xXK1CK1NVV1NGXx
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 8:17pm
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That looks good mang.
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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 2:29pm
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hard to see it in the pics, but looks good from what i can see lol. ------------- 
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:17pm
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You really can't see it well? I can see it as clear as day. Eh, if I get around to it I'll take some better pics. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 1:01pm
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i can see it fine, you guys need glasses. that or turn up your brightness. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:46pm
Heyas everyone, I made a change out to the X7 hopper for the lower profile and a more sleek look for my AK. It does stick out a little more than I'd expected, but whatever. I also came up with an idea for a cocking handle utilizing an AK-47 round(7.62) and I can't say I'm disappointed by the way it looks. And just so you know, the thing's inert so there's no danger of any kind. I'm sure I'll be approached in the upcoming scenario I'm going to this Sunday.  I test fired in the back yard to see how well the handle would hold up and it seemed ok. It even stayed level as it cycled, didn't look goofy at all like it were tumbling. If the bullet wasn't in it, just the jacket, you'd think it were ejecting the spent casing; looks very cool. One question before I go, has anyone played with the RPS Big Ball's from Wal-Mart? I had two break in my barrel. Do they suck or did I just get a crappy batch? Enjoy the pics.
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:49pm
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i havent had a problem with it, i use it all the time. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:56am
| I'd personally lose the double trigger. I hate it when people use double triggers on mil-sim markers. Otherwise they look good. |
Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 10:10am
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That double trigger's been on this marker longer than you've been a forum member. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: fourfiftysix
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 9:23pm
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lol nice setup but the saw stock look a lil funny imo ------------- transform into the ghost rider |
techietaichi wrote:Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 11:58pm
Hehe yep, it took me a couple of days to get used to it myself, but every element of this gun serves a purpose and creates the "same, but different" look I was after. There's a lot of players with an "AK", but I wanted to make sure that when put side by side with another of it's ilk, mine would stand out as good as money could buy by way of looks and functionality. There's nothing here that's purely for looks. Sure it's pretty, pretty #&*%@ dangerous! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 10:29pm
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Well, I tried out my upgraded gun in the field and for the most part it worked out real well, except for the SAW stock. I $&#*@% HATED IT! All I could think about was, "Why did I sell my JCS?!". Anyways, I bought a fixed wire stock, really nice, new grips since I went back to a single trigger, and a star-fire bolt. I figured, what the hell, might as well see for myself. This should be the final look, but I am considering another rail to raise my sight and to fill in the gap.
My 1st YouTube video. Not the best, but it'll get better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyx3b2xGDdo - Enjoy!   ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 10:45pm
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I like how it looks now. You now look like a tactical fashion Concious PSC with their Gear Whorish looks and CDI (chicks dig it) doctrine. ------------- 
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 10:48am
Here Kitty, kitty, KITTY! I have a HUGE gun for you!  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Ace_Of_Spades
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 11:18am
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very true, i wouldnt slap the person but id always think it, if anything you might want to think about the sigle trigger upgrade that Rythme makes ------------- 
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 5:51pm
I think this is pretty much it. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 6:47pm
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lol good idea with the computer case. -------------
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:54pm
Here's my finished(I think) 98 Custom. On a whim I did add the foregrip yesterday as I've been thinking of one of those for some time. I think it looks real good and it fires killer. I posted a vid on YouTube of it and am in the process of uploading a vid giving a closer look at my marker. Should be up soon, but for now enjoy the pics!
TIPPMANN Fixed Wire Combat Stock Raised Sight Rail w/side-mounts BossMan MilSim MAG-47 Kit Tiberius Arms Picatinny Rail UTG Tri-rail Sight Mount TechT Squishy Paddles TechT Lightning Rod TechT VORTEX Mod BSA Red-Dot Scope Ricochet R5 Hopper BT Folding Foregrip Polished Internals DYE Sticky Grips ResponseTrigger Cyclone Feed Star-Fire Bolt TechT QEPH APEX BT-47 ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 5:06pm
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Here's the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig - vid . Enjoy! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 3:05pm
Alright! So I got my 'waffle' mag today and installed it with one of the TA Side tac rails I had on hand. I'll be adding another later on. Man, the new mag's changed the look of my marker pretty good and I likey!
I did have to shave some plastic off with my dremel, but not much. Drilled the appropriate 1/8" holes and voila'! 
Here you can see the little Side tac which I think's a nice addition. I couldn't fasten it down with screws though and had to opt for Super Glue. I then cut the heads off of the hex screws and glued them down with it too. I held the entire gun up by the one rail and it's on there! Looking at the old style mag now, it just doesn't look so good anymore does it? 
Questions and/or comments are most welcome! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 3:47pm
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Ever since I watched some of your videos, I'm reading all the posts imagining your voice saying it. It makes for a much more enjoyable experience. The waffle mag looks pretty sick. You were definitely right in saying everyone has the standard AK style you had before, so this really helps set your gun apart even more. ------------- 
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Posted By: +DreX+
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 4:49pm
Truth. I like the waffle mag, Do you store the battery for that wire in the magazine or what? ------------- Insert Fail Here |
Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:30pm
No. It's attached directly to the laser. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 02 June 2008 at 9:29am
| I watched a couple of your vids. Nice job!! |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 02 June 2008 at 10:12am
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Yours really is one of the most unique markers I've ever seen. I like it, a lot. It's got that 'personalized' look to it rather than the cookie cutter milsim dress.
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 2:23am
With my recent desire to take on the role as a medium to heavy gunner, aside from just light, I see fit to create a simple modding option for my 98 to make it look more like a machinegun when I take on that role, by simply adding an AK drum mag. I got the idea from looking at some AK pics with this mag on it.
then I went and scored this on ebaY:  
Now this is an airsoft mag, but I got lucky and this is nonfunctional which reduces it's price significantly. A functional model is around $100; I scored this for $27 total. Unlike many of the same mags however, again I got lucky and scored this metal one, so in keeping with the MilSim aspect of our sport, this works out very nicely. This is only the "shell" and from what the seller said, there's no internals at all, but whatever, I'll be ripping out whatever's left anyways to reduce it's weight. I also got in touch with BossMan and asked him about purchasing only his mag wells and it's a "GO"! $20 for the 98 mag well and $8 for the A5 well if anyone's interested. Just e-mail or PM the man. I'll now also consider getting a bi-pod for when I do throw this beast on my gun. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Nagash1959
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 2:54pm
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You ever get that cocking knob for your 98? I was waiting to see how that looked on there. ------------- 98 Custom Cyclone Double E-Trigger Polished Internals Freak kit X-chamber CP Drop w/On/Off |
Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 17 July 2008 at 10:17pm
Yep. 
I also finished up the drum mag I mention above too!
Pretty spiffy! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 10:54am
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That thing looks heavy as sin, but I am impressed by it's awesomeness.
Sweet marker. 
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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 6:33pm
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i think that magwell makes it too "high" looking, you going to put on a 16" barrel on it techie? -------------
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 18 July 2008 at 9:10pm
Yeah, it definately has a higher profile than the real thing, but even so, I think it looks pretty good. The idea was to also get a bipod, but after looking at the pic on the left again,
I don't think I really need it. As far as getting a 16" barrel, I don't think so. The APEX is all I need. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: USAF MP
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 5:00pm
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**edited** ?! THAT IS BAD ASS!!!! ------------- So That Others May Live |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 5:13pm
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Why do you keep bumping these old ass threads. Seriously.
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 7:43pm
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ya, i asked that earlier. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |