Manike's Videos

[behemoth]

Saw these posted on PBN.

Alot of cool paintball history in here. I :wow: when i saw the manike mag, i remember that from back when...


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Updated 3 & 4

[michbich]

Neat stuff. Of coarse i was more interested in the AGD stuff. Just breaks my heart seeing a raw euro and manike body in that box. Hearing that metal rub against itself when he moves the stuff arround. It's like nail on a chalkboard.

[trevorjk]

very cool stuff :)

[Hilltop Customs]

holy crap :wow:

[Whee McGee]

That's freaking awesome.



I want the Euro body... :(

[DanMan]

So for the totally clueless, this guy was... a freelance paintball designer? :confused:

[michbich]

So for the totally clueless, this guy was... a freelance paintball designer? :confused:
That's the impression i got as well.

[y0da900]

So for the totally clueless, this guy was... a freelance paintball designer? :confused:

Head of R&D for KEE, which used to be NPS.

[trevorjk]

designed most of the guns you see today (cosmetically) also had a hand in alot of the hopper devolpment you also see today. manike has and still makes paintball look and perform better

[Hilltop Customs]

Head of R&D for KEE, which used to be NPS.
isnt he the guy on all the youtube videos of NPS/KEE product releases?

hes also a good spokesman for their products

[secretweaponevan]

isnt he the guy on all the youtube videos of NPS/KEE product releases?

hes also a good spokesman for their products

He also bought the MCB bunkhouse a 2-cycle gas operated blender at fall castle at EMR.

http://www.mcarterbrown.com/collection4.0/photos/EMR%20Conquest%20Fall%202008/Simonizer.jpg

It led to rather conservative types doing somersaults through the bonfire on flaming mattresses. :cheers: :wow:

Oh, and the video:
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[pump]

i would so search take at his house

[Smoothice]

:wow:

That is pretty crazy. Could you imagine cleaning the manike mag after a day of play?

After seeing his basement can you even begin to imagine what we would see in TK's? That would be a youtube channel to subscribe too. :hail:

[secretweaponevan]

:wow:

That is pretty crazy. Could you imagine cleaning the manike mag after a day of play?


I'd just shower with that one too. :)

[Chronobreak]

pbn modstaff >

yeah ive urged simon to finish that SS001 Mag for a while now, i bet its still in the same place

[Ruler_Mark]

if he ever wants to sell his milled xmag body. i'd take a loan.

[Chronobreak]

he wont sell it, trust me

i tried long ago, several times

[Hilltop Customs]

if he ever wants to sell his milled xmag body. i'd take a loan.

have a xmag body thats not going to be used for 2 weeks that I could take dimensions from? Might not look the exact same, but I could come damn close ;) (by not exact same, I mean compared to the Manikes body....critical dimensions of the xmag body would be an exact AGD body replication)

wouldnt mind dimensioning some breeches either :cool:

[Rudz]

manike is the friggin man!!!!! lol its funny how many new agd fans have no clue who he is....just do a search and see how mnay times his name pops up, and from how long ago...

[Ruler_Mark]

have a xmag body thats not going to be used for 2 weeks that I could take dimensions from? Might not look the exact same, but I could come damn close ;) (by not exact same, I mean compared to the Manikes body....critical dimensions of the xmag body would be an exact AGD body replication)

wouldnt mind dimensioning some breeches either :cool:


nothing beats the original.

[flyingpootang]

have a xmag body thats not going to be used for 2 weeks that I could take dimensions from? Might not look the exact same, but I could come damn close ;) (by not exact same, I mean compared to the Manikes body....critical dimensions of the xmag body would be an exact AGD body replication)

wouldnt mind dimensioning some breeches either :cool:

I think a Euro body would be a better candidate.

[Hilltop Customs]

nothing beats the original.

if you say so :p originals just sitting in a rubbermaid container :(


I think a Euro body would be a better candidate.

IDK, I've always liked SFL's myself. Euros are basically the blanks right? lots of material on them.

[Empyreal Rogue]

That's cool that he mentions Dan in there.

:headbang:

[behemoth]

Added part 3 and 4, just updated ;)

[Hilltop Customs]

woot, more videos to watch between classes instead of studying :cool:

[bunny5]

Can't wait to see more vids of the AGD stuff. I subscribed btw :D .... Euro Xmag Body, SS001 Manike mag, FN 303, Vert RT, prototype rail, oh my :)

[Bolter]

Simon is a design legend, and pretty nice guy. Ive met him once a LONG time ago, and Im sure he doesnt remember me but I met him at Sosta's place one afternoon.

You guys would cream yourselves if I could show you round John Sostas workshop, or let you have a poke around Jon Bonich's garage workshop. They have a ton of strange Xmag bits n bobs, bodies, feednecks, stuff they tried but it didnt work, stuff they tried and worked very well but was never released. Loads of mag/RT stuff.

Bonich has this one mag that I have to get a picture of to show you guys. I dont even know what it is other than it has a classic valve or at least I think it does.

:tup: to Simon and rare stuff :)

[Hilltop Customs]

any chance more of these are coming?!?!

[manike]

any chance more of these are coming?!?!

I've been very busy with the Prophecy, but yes there are a lot more coming. :)

Here are the first installments of the more detailed videos.

I highly suggest watching the HD version if your computers are fast enough.

First video I kind of got sidetracked and actually talked about how I met up with and got involved with the folks at AGD and that leads me into the FN303 video which is second. :)

This is really just me talking about some history and how I first got involved with Airgun Designs. If you don't care about that just skip to the second FN303 video
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This is the more detailed FN303 video. :)

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[Smoothice]

very cool stuff as always.

[Muzikman]

Wow, that was a great video on the FN303. Simon, you really should have ripped into it and showed people the guts of it! :)

Few things.

1. The air chamber is also larger than an automag valve.
2. There is no regulator on the air tank, it's just an on/off valve. (so there is 3000psi going right into the valve).
3. It's actually rather easy to make it shoot normal paintballs at a normal velocity. The air chamber size is the key.

I really need to get my hands on another one.

[malJohann]

I really need to get my hands on another one.

If you do, tell me how. You know I originally DID join to make an OTP on your FN303.

[Muzikman]

I am not sure, I have not really been looking for one, but I am sure one will pop up some place soon.

I'll be adding an addition to the FN303....it will soon be mated with a LMT (AR15). :)

Oh, and to go a long with Simon's video, in a couple days I'll post up my FN303 pics. I have photos of it stripped down.

[Muzikman]

Here are some detailed photos of the FN303.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/230/21/1329439626/n1329439626_30238817_750.jpg

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[eXo_oUtSiDeR]

god the way he threw that manike xmag bondy onto the box made me cringe :eek:

[Beemer]

Here are some detailed photos of the FN303.

How hard would it be to retro fit a classic. or classic Rt valve in that thing??

[Spider-TW]

It's interesting, the valve parts chosen on the FN303. Level 7 type bolt and valve, RT on/off with standard orings and flatline type regulator piston. Minimum parts, no special seals, no tuning required. :cool:

Does the sear have a disconnector mechanism? I would like to see the sear and the magazine advance mechanism.

[Muzikman]

I really don't think you are going to get a normal valve to fit, though I never tried.

[GRimm]

I would love to go through and organize his basement, wouldnt even have to pay me :D

[Beemer]

I really don't think you are going to get a normal valve to fit, though I never tried.

I really dont think we could get FN Herstal to make a paintball gun. :ninja:

Herstal feed and body frame. :eek:

AGD A.I.R. Valve. :cool:

Tiberius FS projectile. :argh:

[Gunga]

I really don't think you are going to get a normal valve to fit, though I never tried.

IIRC, the FN valve is longer and has a smaller OD than the AIR valve. 'Course I could be wrong too...been about 5-6 years since I saw a FN valve.

[notcreative]

getting spares from FN is nigh impossible and but the magazines are available for purchase ;)

[MANN]

IIRC, the FN valve is longer and has a smaller OD than the AIR valve. 'Course I could be wrong too...been about 5-6 years since I saw a FN valve.

rt classic valve?