Armada Mag

[ElPanda]

ElPanda presents....

armada mag

pariah
x valve w/level ten
bob long 2 piece
Dye PM5 UL frame w/critical trigger
bob long gear drive asa
black macro fitting (+5 balls per second)
1 of 1 armada rail (which accepts warp left and right feed)
sear mod (very little chuffing)

(yes it does work, mechanical activation)

VIDEO OF SHOOTING (http://www.vimeo.com/2960306)(sounds like its underwater towards the end cause my friend put his finger over the microphone)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/dreduardo/armada.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/dreduardo/armada1.jpg

Id like to thank a few people

MPSD for letting me buy my old frame back
MadMarx for selling it back to me
Rogue for the 15* asa
Lomorandil for getting me a base of parts to start with
SSP Reaper for the bolt foamies
Manwe33 for the body (took me forever to find one)

coming soon:

one size tighter carrier (leaks every once in a while)

once all that is finished it will be done to my satisfaction...then I can start dumping money into my USI raider pump :rolleyes:

[Warwitch]

A profile pic is in order here. Hard to tell what it really looks like. ;)

Love that rail though. Very organic.

[ElPanda]

A profile pic is in order here. Hard to tell what it really looks like. ;)

Love that rail though. Very organic.

Ill see what I can do, just got my wisdom teeth taken out like an hour ago so Im a little... :wow:

but the sun is out so Ill get you a picf

[Hook]

A profile pic is in order here. Hard to tell what it really looks like. ;)

Found those snooping around in his photobucket account:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/dreduardo/pandamag.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/dreduardo/rail.jpg

[ElPanda]

newer pics up

snooper no snooping

[Dend78]

thats a sexy rail, hell sexy mag nice work

:cheers:

[georgeyew]

That UL frame looks gorgeous on the mag. Was it hard to fit the sear into the frame?

[ElPanda]

nope

just filed the back screw hole down so it was level then used a ball end bit on my dremel to round it out so that the thumbscrew had clearance, and for the front screw hole I filled a little bit and extended the hole back, only other modifications were to the trigger, other than that it was pretty easy only took about 20 minutes to do


tools ftw

[trevorjk]

ONLY complaint i have.

should have snatched up a dm5 vertical adapter. the lines and everything flows so very very well and i love it. but to me the vert asa is the sore thumb :(

LOVE IT though :)

[captian pinky]

is there room for a mpa3 in this frame?

[Engus]

ONLY complaint i have.

should have snatched up a dm5 vertical adapter. the lines and everything flows so very very well and i love it. but to me the vert asa is the sore thumb :(

LOVE IT though :)

i agree, if it had that, the frame was reanno'd, and the Xvalve was polished black this thing would be unforgivably beautiful.

[ElPanda]

is there room for a mpa3 in this frame?

been there tried that

its very hard to do Ill just leave it at that, Im sure it can be done with enough patience but I just like the simple/reliable route, a ult and sear mod combo will be good enough for me. And as for the frame being re anodized, I like it the way it is, it looks very good in person, you cant really notice its dust, same with the valve, it is gloss enough that it doesnt throw the look of the marker off.

btw I will have a vid up shortly

[Will Wood]

I'd hit it :D

No, but seriously, that is a really fine looking marker you got there.

[drewkroeker]

That is one sharp looking mag, although I have to say I was initially disappointed when I clicked on the video. I was expecting to see you ripping on that trigger frame like some egomag videos I have seen.

But all in all, it is a very nice looking gun and props to you for doing the mods yourself. :cheers:

EDIT: I looked at the top again and you clearly state that it is mechanically activated. I should learn to read.

[Warwitch]

Wow, very nice. Typically speaking I cant stand DM/UL frames but boy it looks right at home on there.

[Ratt]

That is one SEXY marker!

[Dark Side]

As I said before, I'd pick up a rail if you sold/modded them. Very nice!

[mostpeople]

something doesn't look right about the trigger pull though..

seems like you have to pull it in a long way for it to fire?

[Hilltop Customs]

newer pics up

snooper no snooping

lol dont post stuff on the internet if you dont want someone to snoop around and see it :p

anyway I love that mag....just wish it was a polished valve to keep the gloss look throughout

[trevorjk]

something doesn't look right about the trigger pull though..

seems like you have to pull it in a long way for it to fire?

to be honest, it sounds like the volume is slightly out of sync with the video.

also it looks as if the trigger activation point is set a tad lower then on a normal trigger set up. which would create a longer trigger stroke

[Engus]

as for the frame being re anodized, I like it the way it is, it looks very good in person, you cant really notice its dust, same with the valve, it is gloss enough that it doesnt throw the look of the marker off.


i am in no way saying it looks bad(its damn sexy), it would just be that much better IMO.

free up i suppose

[Elemental]

Any chance of putting up a detailed how-to?

Also, what UL frame is that?

[Engus]

Any chance of putting up a detailed how-to?

Also, what UL frame is that?

the OP says its a PM5 frame

[chafnerjr]

Sexy sexy sexy rail. I know you said 1 of 1, but CAD files are forever. Where did that rail come from?

[ElPanda]

Sexy sexy sexy rail. I know you said 1 of 1, but CAD files are forever. Where did that rail come from?

came from my head ;)

did it with files so it IS truly a 1 of 1 rail, even if I made one similar to it, they wouldnt be identical

[Madmarx]

Very nice!
So when am I going to be able to buy that one?
I think I like that rail even better than your last one...
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l74/MadMarx1/motm006.jpg

edit And I want to know who does your ano?

[ElPanda]

mkriegs "the anno smith" does the ano for my rails

and I warned you that Id make another if you didnt sell me my old one back :p

If I ever have the spare time and the cash Ill make a small batch of simple custom rails

[mpsd]

Now I'm glad you had this frame, instead of me LOL! It came out REALLY well!!! Congrats on that awesome setup!

:cheers:

[pito189]

Awesome mag man looks perfect.

Proceeds to keep on eye on the for sale forum :ninja:

[ElPanda]

newer pics up, few things changed :ninja:

[pito189]

nope

just filed the back screw hole down so it was level then used a ball end bit on my dremel to round it out so that the thumbscrew had clearance, and for the front screw hole I filled a little bit and extended the hole back, only other modifications were to the trigger, other than that it was pretty easy only took about 20 minutes to do


tools ftw

So this is all the modification you did to get the frame to work on the gun? :tard:

[ElPanda]

So this is all the modification you did to get the frame to work on the gun? :tard:

I was pleasantly suprised when I finished :rofl:

[MIR.Sniper]

Very impressive Automag. What's a decent brand of dremel by the way? They seem handy and my local pawn shope has like three different ones for $10 a piece...

[Engus]

Very impressive Automag. What's a decent brand of dremel by the way? They seem handy and my local pawn shope has like three different ones for $10 a piece...

dremel is a brand.

[MIR.Sniper]

Sorry, It's kind of how I call all tissue Kleenex. What's a good brand of rotary tool?

[ElPanda]

save yourself the trouble and save for one

plus buying it NIB means a warranty, and for a new user that will be a good thing just in case crap goes down.

if you plan on using it even remotely often then your going to want a nice set of bits and disks to keep you going, I bought mine over a year and a half ago at sears for 100 bucks, and it has alot of the bits and disks with it already, as well as a few drums of spare disks, cause you go through em fast, and Ive hardly made a dent it it.

so I'd say just go to sears or home depot and look at a nice starter kit, buy it once, buy it right

but to put it in perspective, the only thing I used a dremel for on this whole project was the frame screw holes, used it for a total of maybe 10 minutes

[Engus]

and get a corded one. nothing sucks more than being in the middle of a project and having to wait 4hrs so your battery can charge.

[MIR.Sniper]

OK, this one s a Craftsman one, it's dang near brand new but no warranty. I wouldn't mind losing the mere $10 if it could be nice. If not then I'll get a brand new one.

[vim]

i like it good job

[ElPanda]

shooting video is up

[pito189]

shooting video is up

You need one where you wail on the trigger!!

But damn this gun is sexy.

[ElPanda]

Ill make another vid once i get the ult put in and adjusted