Over the last while, I decided to do a nice mod-job to my FA-MAS F1.
Most people would agree with me, this gun looks like crap. It looks more like something from a band or a B-rate science fiction movie then an actual gun, the rail is about 3 inches over the damn gun itself… Overall, it’s not the nicest looking gun to most people. However, I do have quite a bit of respect for it as the gun itself, as, from my experience with them, they are amazing guns.
I found, after quite a bit of research, several interesting mod jobs. However, these still fit the description of their previous monstrosity (Some of the better ones being a FA-MAS G2 by Inferno Industries), yet most were full of extensive internal modifications, which I didn’t want.
After a while, I came across HardCoil’s “Frankensoft”, which was very interesting (But in the U.S., thus making it impossible to buy from him). However, on his site, he had posted fairly detailed instructions to make a P90-FAMAS-G36-M4 hybrid.
http://www.hardcoil.net/airsoft/guns/xa23.html
The only internal modification is the M16 mag conversion, and from what I’ve heard, a deranged chipmunk could probably do it with the right equipment.
The site has instructions how to convert a P90 trigger, however I don't need that at all (FA-MAS stock trigger is fine).
Instantly, I decided to do this gun. It looked practical, comfortable, and looked quite a bit like the FN-2000 (Which does not have an Airsoft counterpart).
Unfortunately enough, I do not have the tools or the expertise to do this project, so I am looking for help.
Two of the best modders on these boards, Vondnick and Blastyman are both swamped with work, so I couldn’t get help. After a large amount of research, I found a few. Upon E-Mailing them, I didn’t get any positive responses (
www.smallartworks.ca , which I was referred to by a retailer, and 007 Airsoft, which by my understanding doesn’t do cosmetic work).
This thread was set up to try to find someone who could do this, if you see this thread, or see this thread and know someone who can do this.
Supplies are fairly easy to get, as I know a US retailer that can send me the parts I need, without looking incriminating enough to get caught by customs (For example, the lower half of a P90, minus the trigger, a G36 rail, et cetera. These will be bought from the US if, in the next month, I don’t get any responses from locally. Materials are probably under 200 CDN).
This mod project will be done in mid-2006, so I’m not starting anything until way into the Airsoft off-season. This is just so I can plan ahead, and try to get this done as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Whoever can do this will be paid for parts (If I don’t supply them), labour, and of course, a commission. I will need some outside references, and a price quote. As an added bonus, once it gets here and I’m happy, I’ll throw in a free chroming/painting of any gun you send, from Glock 26 to Piper’s Precision Minigun.
Cheers,
Nate
EDIT: That's 4 people who've turned down the deal. I'm running out of people...