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Started by FarEast, Mar 11 2008 11:42 PM

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#1 FarEast

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Posted 11 March 2008 - 11:42 PM

I reported last year that ICS have over hauled thier MP5 gear box design and some images of the resin model. Well they have started production of this new design and not only have they improved the gear box they have also done away with the zinc alloy receiver and moved over to a stamped steel receiver.








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Posted 11 March 2008 - 11:49 PM

Ohh goodness... Stamped Steel, now we are talking. What Steel though? Any way you look at it it will be 100x better than zinc alloy.

Only way this could get better is if it had a one peice barrel. HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE happy.gif
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 11:52 PM

QUOTE (UrPeaceKeeper @ Mar 11 2008, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Only way this could get better is if it had a one peice barrel. HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE happy.gif


Only way this could be better was if you could use the standard M4 uppers in the MP5...

That is a forlorn hope, I think.

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 12:08 AM

Is it just me or does the second pic of the metal body look kinda bad? It looks like there's burn marks (from welding I guess) and the metal looks kinda weak in general.
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 12:23 AM

seeing as it is not the final copy, i dont think we will have to worry much about that. wink.gif plus once it is painted black you wont be seeing any burn marks


farEast, do you have any pics of the new gearbox?

edit: nevermind, did some searching and found your old thread with the gearbox pics tongue.gif

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 02:41 AM

Stamped steel? YES!!!!
If it can be stamped, it's probably more than good enough as long as it's more than .5 mm thick...
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 05:50 AM

Wow, im kind of surprised to see this kind of advancement from ICS.

Ive never really been a fan of their products for numerous reasons but they really seem to be on the ball lately. Kudos to them.

I really hope they address the issues of their current mp5's.

Terrible hopup.

Terrible gearbox

Terrible selector switch

Terrible composition of plastic parts.
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 09:18 AM

Now I'm happy I didn't get that CA MP5. ICS MP5SD6 with a steel body? Yes please!
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 10:14 AM

Stamped steel, huh?
Awesome.

Hope the final version will be welded to the cocking tube, none of those ugly screws.

And I hope they make a stamped steel G3 too biggrin.gif
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 05:08 PM

QUOTE (Gigueand @ Mar 12 2008, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Only way this could be better was if you could use the standard M4 uppers in the MP5...

That is a forlorn hope, I think.


No offence, but that's plain madness.

Ones they get those MP5's released, I aswell hope for a MP5SD6.
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 05:37 PM

is it safe for me to say that ICS has been making the most inovations out of all of the companies that make AEGs?

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 09:02 PM

Alright, a steel MP5 that isn't a Systema! I'm excited. I'm glad I didn't buy an MP5 last year like I was planning. biggrin.gif

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Posted 13 March 2008 - 05:11 AM

About time they started doing things with the stamped steel instead of that alloy crud they've been using.
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Posted 13 March 2008 - 08:34 AM

The part that I like the look of, no prongs to hold the foregrip and barrel in, so hopefully a more secure method of fitting the front part of the MP5 on (I broke my last ICS MP5 by falling on it and snapping the two prongs).
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Posted 14 March 2008 - 06:29 PM

Would it be too much to hope as well as this they introduce a CA MP5 type hop cover/cocking handle system and retain the ability to mount their laser in the front most part of the cocking tube?
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Posted 15 March 2008 - 03:30 PM

If they integrated a working false bolt and kept the space for the laser in the cocking tube (or better, maybe they're aiming for realistic construction?) then this would sell like hotcakes.

I'm already set on getting one of these babies when they come out, but those features would make me drool. tongue.gif

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Posted 27 March 2008 - 11:43 AM

Is there any news of a release date for the new MP5s?
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