Custom PTRS 1941 Modelgun

OMG!!!111!!111 [jaw drop]

Way cool!

I wonder if these are videos from the Blowback 2010 event?

I were expecting HUGE when you wrote it's the biggest one, but it's more than huge, it's a MONSTER!

I am deeply impressed by skills of people who make these customs.
Creating a replica takes so much of time and work already, even before the blowback mechanism, cartridge design and anything else related to cap-firing is taken into account.

Cerwyn wrote:

I've only seen one photograph ever of Francky, I wouldn't swear to it but I'm almost sure he's amongst the crowd of participants. It could well be the 2010 event

As always - good old Francky in his baseball cap ...

But shazhib on the other side might be sick on that day...

Thanks jim, yes indeed, I thought I had recognised Francky

The gentleman standing centre row rear (white jacket) has the G3 SG1 modelgun I'm sure. Quite a few of the others there appear on youtube firing various custom built modelguns at the same event. That's one very talented group of people.

Is HIGUsan in this photo

It's good to see Tanio Kobayashi in there with these enthusiasts. I wonder how he feels seeing all these manufacturers closing down.

I was there as well, but left before the photo shooting.

A person in grey sweater, front in middle is Mr Kobayashi (MGC). Person sits next to Mr Kobayashi with jean vest and red long sleeve is Mr Ikegaya, a farther of Plug Fire Cartridge, he is the innovator of PFC.


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HIGUsan was right behind the man behind Mr Kobayashi (i.e. in blue jacket with glasses)...

In the photo on the right of Mr Kobayashi I believe was 床井雅美 (Mr Masami Tokoi) - he wrote plenty of books about guns (and I got several of it - in translated Taiwanese version though).

How Mr Kobayashi feels about the industry woe in Japan - he foresee this quite a long time ago and he'd already started working with foreign companies (notably France's Cybergun & Taiwan's KJ Works)...sad to say not many real hopes domestically ...

I always reckon the man wearing the mask was shazhib

The "Whose Who" of PFC Modelguns indeed, I didn't recognise HIGUsan despite having seen a photo of him some time ago.

Wouldn't it be something to go to Japan next year and attend the event

I'm definitely living in the wrong country

It's good to see the "fathers" of modelguns still involved

Hi,
Yes. In blue jacket with glasses is me.
The person with white jacket behind me is Mr. Arai, if my memory of his name is correct.
I’ve heard he worked for MGC and designed MGC Beretta M9.

It's good to hear from you again HIGUsan,

the 2010 event certainly appears to be a fascinating gathering to attend.