So I was in the market for a Ma5c assault rifle. With some googling and not knowing of etsy I came across the online store the halo armoury. He had a good range of weapons for sale and claimed to be s member of the 405th. I decided to purchase one of his assault riffles with the expected build time of 2-4 weeks. With minimal contact from him it managed to take just over 5 weeks and when the riffle turned up I was so disappointed..
The reason for this post is to get others opinions on the rifle, Iv shown to many like minded people here in Australia and their opinion is the same as mine. The pain job, in my opinion is terrible.. I understand that there is meant to be some weathering but to me it just seems that they have been lazy and gone way too far wit it. The whole front end of the riffle is black where it hasn't even been painted...
One thing that also bothers me is there is still moulding marks where the prep work hasn't been finished well, there are bolts and screws that I think look hideous. Now the costs involved, with paying extra to have the riffle assembled and then extra to have it painted it came to $570aud. Now for this price I was expecting a quality product not a half assed effort like this. I know it's meant to be a prop but it's not even straight.
If I could get other 405th members opinions on this riffle, would you buy one? What would your reaction be? Also shown below is the image he uses on his website.
The reason for this post is to get others opinions on the rifle, Iv shown to many like minded people here in Australia and their opinion is the same as mine. The pain job, in my opinion is terrible.. I understand that there is meant to be some weathering but to me it just seems that they have been lazy and gone way too far wit it. The whole front end of the riffle is black where it hasn't even been painted...
One thing that also bothers me is there is still moulding marks where the prep work hasn't been finished well, there are bolts and screws that I think look hideous. Now the costs involved, with paying extra to have the riffle assembled and then extra to have it painted it came to $570aud. Now for this price I was expecting a quality product not a half assed effort like this. I know it's meant to be a prop but it's not even straight.
If I could get other 405th members opinions on this riffle, would you buy one? What would your reaction be? Also shown below is the image he uses on his website.