Preface: We are not stealing Builder's design (I don't even know what his design looks like) so please don't even go there 
We were going to start with the select fire mechanical blowback gearbox but since developing the non-blowback version of it is on the path to the other and since I've seen a lot of interest in a NBB semi-only mechanical gearbox on this forum we are going to start with that first.
We are working on a prototype right now and hope to have a build by the end of this year. We are going to start with a V2 then do a V3 and then a V7. We don't have any clear view of pricing at the moment but they aren't part intensive so don't expect it to be anywhere near what a P* costs.
These gearboxes will have the FPS directly controlled by the PSI (and BB weight and length of barrel) you put into it and they will be safe-semi only. This is meant for those who want to have dedicated DMRs and semi-auto snipers. I've personally noticed that PolarStars are being banned as sniper rifles in large Ops and this would be an acceptable replacement because they are mechanically locked to semi-only and FPS adjustment by regulator only.
The plan is to release the NBB mechanical semi-only gearboxes while continuing to develop and prototype the blowback mechanical select fire gearbox (cause this is our ultimate goal). We are also going to have the option to buy a blowback mechanical semi-only gearbox at the same time we have the select fire ones available (if not before the select fire are available, that's still TBD).
I've spoken with Builder in the past and we have the same ideals and hopes and disgusts with the present and future of airsoft. I hate AEGs with a deep deep passion and GBB guns are just not there yet. Polarstar was a good thought but has been abused and corrupted by immature children who only care about BB hoses and hurting others. It also uses a battery and can easily completely drain and ruin a lipo (as I have experienced twice now).
Mechanical gearboxes might seem like we are taking a step backwards in terms of technology but really we are improving upon the classics and the reason the classics still exist and work is because they were mechanical and solidly made and easy to maintain. I bet most people can't say that their AEG has worked for longer than a year at a time before having to fix something.
We are hoping to be able to take pre-orders at the start of next year so save that holiday cash!
We were going to start with the select fire mechanical blowback gearbox but since developing the non-blowback version of it is on the path to the other and since I've seen a lot of interest in a NBB semi-only mechanical gearbox on this forum we are going to start with that first.
We are working on a prototype right now and hope to have a build by the end of this year. We are going to start with a V2 then do a V3 and then a V7. We don't have any clear view of pricing at the moment but they aren't part intensive so don't expect it to be anywhere near what a P* costs.
These gearboxes will have the FPS directly controlled by the PSI (and BB weight and length of barrel) you put into it and they will be safe-semi only. This is meant for those who want to have dedicated DMRs and semi-auto snipers. I've personally noticed that PolarStars are being banned as sniper rifles in large Ops and this would be an acceptable replacement because they are mechanically locked to semi-only and FPS adjustment by regulator only.
The plan is to release the NBB mechanical semi-only gearboxes while continuing to develop and prototype the blowback mechanical select fire gearbox (cause this is our ultimate goal). We are also going to have the option to buy a blowback mechanical semi-only gearbox at the same time we have the select fire ones available (if not before the select fire are available, that's still TBD).
I've spoken with Builder in the past and we have the same ideals and hopes and disgusts with the present and future of airsoft. I hate AEGs with a deep deep passion and GBB guns are just not there yet. Polarstar was a good thought but has been abused and corrupted by immature children who only care about BB hoses and hurting others. It also uses a battery and can easily completely drain and ruin a lipo (as I have experienced twice now).
Mechanical gearboxes might seem like we are taking a step backwards in terms of technology but really we are improving upon the classics and the reason the classics still exist and work is because they were mechanical and solidly made and easy to maintain. I bet most people can't say that their AEG has worked for longer than a year at a time before having to fix something.
We are hoping to be able to take pre-orders at the start of next year so save that holiday cash!
