The Eclipse Ego... heh...

[Blazestorm]

ND Freestyle gave me misc problems that were just a hassle.

a.) Gas Hog... got about a hopper off 1000psi (45ci tank)
b.) Wiring harness fell apart, I had to resolder the eyes twice and the 9vt connector once
c.) Board doesn't rest in place, I had to use foam to get it to stay, and even then it wouldn't
d.) Trigger is horribly sloppy, no way to fix it either
e.) Very finnicky with LPR adjustments, I'd have the gun setup one weekend, leave it, come back the next and it'd be leaking out of 2-3 spots and take 30 minutes to get it to work again.
f.) Continually broke the diablo paint I was shooting, yet other guns (DM4's and Intimidators) were handling the same paint.

These are all the problems that nobody tells you about... but they're there.

The ego so far hasn't had any problems, I put a hopper or two through it and it did break some paint but that paint was zero bounce paint at 1-2 feet up (Consistently.) I had the gun inbetween my legs and was filling the hopper, 4-5 balls spilled and ALL of them broke.

I'll judge it once I get some good paint.

[manike]

Nice spyder!


Oh come on, let me, just this once.


OK... Ok...


Nice timmy...


OK... OK...


Nice ego.

Planet makes good stuff! Always been a big fan.


Just having a little fun.

[Blazestorm]

No problem manike. I know how they work...

To everyone with an x-mag... same thing as calling it... just a mag...

Now give me dust black empire-b shells. now.

Or camo...

[ntn4502]

Simon's jealous

[GT]

eclipse = splash.

I WANT A SPLASH EGO!!!

[slade]

ND Freestyle gave me misc problems that were just a hassle.

a.) Gas Hog... got about a hopper off 1000psi (45ci tank)
b.) Wiring harness fell apart, I had to resolder the eyes twice and the 9vt connector once
c.) Board doesn't rest in place, I had to use foam to get it to stay, and even then it wouldn't
d.) Trigger is horribly sloppy, no way to fix it either
e.) Very finnicky with LPR adjustments, I'd have the gun setup one weekend, leave it, come back the next and it'd be leaking out of 2-3 spots and take 30 minutes to get it to work again.
f.) Continually broke the diablo paint I was shooting, yet other guns (DM4's and Intimidators) were handling the same paint.

These are all the problems that nobody tells you about... but they're there.

The ego so far hasn't had any problems, I put a hopper or two through it and it did break some paint but that paint was zero bounce paint at 1-2 feet up (Consistently.) I had the gun inbetween my legs and was filling the hopper, 4-5 balls spilled and ALL of them broke.

I'll judge it once I get some good paint.

damn... and i had decided that a fs would be my next marker. did it have a HE bolt? a hopper/100psi is pretty damn low. I could deal with resoldering and i actually liked the trigger of the FS i shot, but i definately dont want to have to fix leaks every day of play. If you dont mind me asking, what marker, out of the ones you've had, have you liked the best?

[trains are bad]

Wow that looks surprisingly nice. That right there may be the first open bolt electropneumatic that I could see myself playing with.

[PBX Ronin 23]

So this is that custom Timmy out of the UK that everyone's been raving about....j/k

Yeah, I'm a big fan of Planet as well. Always very refined and well-crafted stuff from those guys across the pond.

Jack W., Flash and the rest of the boys have another winner.

[aovboy]

It took me three times to go over this thread and realize that it was not, in fact, a 'cocker.

[Lurker27]

How does it compare to a cyborg or viking...IMO the current leaders in standard EP operation.

[Blazestorm]

I owned a cyborg and this was MUCH nicer.

The cyborg had a VERY messy internal for the frame, it took me literally an hour to figure out how to wire the eyes so they wouldn't be pinched (Because the solenoid is RIGHT there) it was like a puzzle. I ended up breaking the eye wire right before a tournament and had to order new ones/borrow a gun for the tourney (took 2nd...)

The cyborg shot all right, but I had to solder a 25 gram switch to get it to feel right, and it didn't feel as solid as the Ego.

The FS did have an HE Bolt and I maintained it like no other, but it still was very inefficient. The HE Bolt simply slows down the air flow it does not cut off like they're trying to design it to (But that would require higher pressures = unhappy front bolt o-ring)

The Ego I can already tell is going to be efficient, I shot it out back, did 2 hoppers and probably 150-200 of dry-firing and only used up less than 1500psi. (45ci )

But knowing I won't have to fill after each game is relaxing. I'd start a game out with 1000psi and I'd be shooting 100fps by the end of it. I actually had to use myself as a target to allow my friend to bunker the last guy, I basically just popped out and kept the guys attention, intentionally getting shot to allow my friend to go and bunker him, winning the game.

The freestyle did shoot good, but it had problems.

If I had to rate guns on quality of shooting and problems. It'd probably go Ego - Cyborg - A4 - ND FS - Second Emag (That thing was a pimp, it had auto-aim or something).

The A4 had something about it, even without eyes it didn't break or anything. I had a guy from cartel shoot it and he was like "Dude this has to be ramping or bouncing or something!" I'm like "Nope... strict semi" he was boggled, ended up trading his personal DM4 for it and I traded that DM4 for a mag, speed, tank, and 3 stiffis, still have to sell 2 of them.

The Cyborg was a champ, it wasn't the fastest, but damn it did not have ANY problems that I couldn't deal with within a minute or two. I should have kept it I think, but I was dumb and traded it (On accident) for the A4... I thought it was an A4 Fly the entire time, but I'm retarded.

The Ego is my favorite gun so far, it feels so solid it's not even funny. I've held any gun you can think of, every gun possible. (Except like... Palmer guns... did shoot a blazer once...) Any common gun you can buy off a website, I've probably held, shot, tinkered with.

Can't wait to go play with it.

[Blazestorm]

Some other features I like...

Opto Trigger. No Microswitch, Super Adjustable.
Magnetic Return... oh so sweet...
About 10 different options to prevent bounce. You adjust the electronic timing on the marker through the LCD and buttons (You have to activate that menu by opening the grips).

The grips are super comfy, and you can lube this gun with pretty much any grease, they recommend regular oil for the internals and any grease (They even said vaseline... yes... vaseline...) for the regs.

I still own my barrel from my FS (16" .692 Ultralite) but I put the stock on for pics. They are actually very similar in shooting quality I shot both and they were both hitting a tree about 1 foot wide at 100ish feet. Few strays but ofcourse I was breaking too.

The on/off is so unbelievably easy, you can turn it on with one finger (easily) and turn it off with your pinky. It's awesome.

Even with the rail backwards, it prevents anything from sticking out down there except macro, and is still balanced.

The gun is small light balanced, just overall a kickass gun. I have more confidence in playing with this gun, I wanna go out and play now. I was never really excited about my Freestyle.

[nato]

Wow, sounds sweet... nice pics too. Enjoy!

N.A.T.O.

[FallNAngel]

I think you missed my sarcasm

You'd be surprised how many people will actually completely miss the fact that they can click on the pictures to get bigger images even though he says it in the post. Your post won't exactly dripping with sarcasm either

a.) Gas Hog... got about a hopper off 1000psi (45ci tank)[/b]

What pressure were you running it at? I've heard of bad efficiency if you didn't run the HPR high enough. Yeah, I know it's a moot point now, but I'm just curious.

[Aliens-8-MyDad]

wow, blaze you just reconfirmed my urge to get one of these for my next gun ive never bought a gun new, untill now, just need some cash, i gots around 600 once i sell the cocka ill have enuff, man im excited