TECHNICAL
IN THE SHADOWS SHADOW FOAM
IF YOU FOLLOW THE AA WEBSITE NEWS OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS YOU’LL KNOW THAT WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME WHEN WE VISITED AIRSOFT ANONYMOUS PRIOR TO OUR RED CELL GAME/TEST DAY DURING THE SUMMER, AND WHILE WE WERE THERE JENNI LET US INTO A LITTLE SECRET THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU AT THE TIME… THE LAUNCH OF SHADOW FOAM CUSTOM INSERTS FOR THE NUPROL RANGE OF GUN CASES, AND NOW JIMMY HAS HAD A CHACE TO PUT THIS FULLY TO THE TEST!
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s airsofters and owners of replica guns we have a responsibility to conceal them and keep them safe when transporting them. There are many ways to carry such items; I’ve seen many different ways players carry their gear/RIFs everything from black sacks to expensive hard cases. There is no set way to carry RIFs but concealment and safety are paramount; we may know they are only toys but to the uneducated member of the public these are real and can easily cause alarm, and this isn’t really what we want. Everybody has their preferred method of carrying; I personally use both bags and hard cases depending on where I’m going. If I’m travelling to a game day I like to use the hard case for many reasons but if I’m off to the local airsoft shop or a Red Cell meeting I will use a soft bag as chances are I won’t be carrying as much gear. On this occasion I shall be focusing on the hard case and specifically Nuprols excellent hard case which is a very popular model I must say. I had never used a hard case prior to getting a Nuprol case so for
me it was quite the novelty to be able to arrange my gear in the clever pick and pluck foam having it all neatly laid out and looking professional but, yes, there is a “but”. The pick and pluck foam once picked sadly didn’t endure the test of time before it started to fall apart, leaving my gear free to rattle around. I discovered the wave foam, which I found to be more effective, and this has lasted a lot longer and is still going strong three years later. But now there is a new product on the market, I say new, it’s new to airsoft. I remember many years ago being offered some of this by the Snap-On sales guy as it hails from the tool industry which is designed for use in toolboxes and quite frankly the price of it was shocking! However, the lovely people from Airsoft Anonymous, Jenni and Kirk, who I had the pleasure of meeting a few months back at their shop, were kind enough to send me some Shadow Foam which has been manufactured purely for the Nuprol hardcases which is a great idea!
“THERE IS NO SET WAY TO CARRY RIFS BUT CONCEALMENT AND SAFETY ARE PARAMOUNT; WE MAY KNOW THEY ARE ONLY TOYS BUT TO THE UNEDUCATED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THESE ARE REAL AND CAN EASILY CAUSE ALARM, AND THIS ISN’T REALLY WHAT WE WANT.” 30
DECEMBER 2021
