Tac-Ion

[ultralight]

well, it doesn't look very well done. but it's there.

Tactical body

[AGDlover]

Repost old news man...well kinda lol

[Pha|anx]

Is it just me or, is that thing ugly? It looks ceramic.......

[Pullman]

Is it just me or, is that thing ugly? It looks ceramic.......

I dunno. I think it looks kinda like a micromag.

[Twiztidpb]

ahh and smart parts tries to steal more of AGD

[Vendetta]

"Sith" Ion. I see a lawsuit coming.

[Lohman446]

ahh and smart parts tries to steal more of AGD

What exactly has SP "stolen" from AGD. Maybe the idea of high pressure air which AGD basically shared with everyone... I'm just curious as to what you think was stolen or if this is one of the simplistic bandwagon bashings of SP by someone who doesn't have a clue.

[TheTramp]

WellI don't know about other thefts, an argument could be made about this body looking almost exactly like the Tac to the point that they even called it the Sith Tactical body.

I don't think it's really a direct "theft" but it sure does seem pretty "inspired."

[octane2079]

People have been putting rails on pball guns before the tac one came out...

[TheTramp]

"On", as in "part of" the body?

I can't say I can remember any other guns with rails milled into three sides of the body itself. It doesn't matter anyway. I have a hard time imagining AGD activly protecting any of their work anyway.

[Lohman446]

WellI don't know about other thefts, an argument could be made about this body looking almost exactly like the Tac to the point that they even called it the Sith Tactical body.

I don't think it's really a direct "theft" but it sure does seem pretty "inspired."

SP who has been accused of this "theft" then is the one who produced the body right? It's not one of the various other companies that have made Ion bodies? Besides, taking "Tac" out of tactical when considering something made to mount tactical systems on was not some great vision. I think we have seen "TACtical" A-5s for some time.

The simplistic "I can get e-cool points" by accusing SP of something I know nothing about attitude that some people convey (not pointing fingers) was stupid when it started and gets more and more stupid as kids try to jump on it with almost zero knowledge. Not that any of us, most of us at least, have the kind of inside knowledge it would take to make a truely informed assessment.

[TheTramp]

[Lohman446]

I think a reasonable argument could be made, due to a picatany (sp) rail system, that the use of the system dictated design elements. Then again, I'm in the same boat you are, the dicussion is purely an intellectual exercise because I really don't care about the possible legal ramifications of it being stolen.

[SlartyBartFast]

What AGD decides to do, or whether they even have a case, is one thing. The rail system is a standard and it doesn't infringe on the "TAC" name.

However, where this Ion body is in serious trouble is the use of the name "Sith". Lucas and his lawyers are going to ream them if they don't change that VERY fast.

[Lohman446]

What AGD decides to do, or whether they even have a case, is one thing. The rail system is a standard and it doesn't infringe on the "TAC" name.

However, where this Ion body is in serious trouble is the use of the name "Sith". Lucas and his lawyers are going to ream them if they don't change that VERY fast.

Good point - though my original point was the idiocy of the simplistic SP bashing from time to time you have a very valid point on the Sith name being a more likely issue than anything AGD can (I don't think they can) or would (noone really thinks they would I think) do.