Airsoft can make GOOD FRIENDS! – THUMPY AND RANGEMASTER LARRY!

Yea, this just happened!

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From Left: Mrs. Rangemaster, the one and only RANGEMASTER LARRY, THUMPY, and Mrs. Thumpy! Oh, and last but not least, back there in Row Two…SPARKY the WONDER JEEP!

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There IS a life outside Airsoft and MilSim, but, hey…this crazy ‘biz sometimes makes strange bedfellows.  Take this as Exhibit One, your honor; RANGEMASTER LARRY’s uncommon ability to be everybody’s best sidekick.  He’s actually the frontman for the AIRSOFT MEDICINE podcast and YouTube channel…don’t believe all that “its-all-about DOCTOR AIRSOFT” hype…and recently Larry and his lovely wife “Mrs. Larry” (name withheld to protect the PerSec of the whole Larry crew, for no particularly necessary military or strategic reason…it just sounds cooler!) made a run from the “land of gun persecution” to the rough general neighborhood of the 3-D House of Airsoft.  The reason for the visit was a Mother’s Day trip to see their real-deal, no-lie Marine Corps hero kid of the Larry Clan…who just happens to live ‘cross the creek and down the road from Thumpy and my clan.

But there was a semi-devious double-blind undercover mission behind this cross-country trip; to get together away from the only place we ever get to see each other…the once-a-year madness that is the Airsoft Media Frenzy of the SHOT Show in Las Vegas.  And, we had a BLAST!  First night, we visited one of the most-amazing local attractions here in the greater Marine-town area…the private club/bar/museum that is Sywanyks’ Scarlet And Gold Traditions : LINK HERE  and LOTS OF PHOTOS: LINK HERE!  After a fun evening of meeting the good SGT Major Sywanyk and other Friends of Thumpy’s who add a ton of color to the already-colorful place…we pulled the top of SPARKY THE WONDER JEEP and took the good Rangemaster and Missus down to the beach for a sand ride, a visit to our local SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL…and a ton of laughs!

While we were out…and here’s the semi-devious part…their son was whipping up a special Mother’s Day dinner!  What a kid!  We are already planning on keeping an eye on this man-kid…as he lives in the same neighborhood as our buddy LIL EVIL, who’s also a Marine/MilSim GOD with the RAPTOR 1 MilSim team.   Apparently they are friends, too!  So, there could be another generation of MilSim Rangemasters just over the horizon!

And, as we said over and over, its funny how small this community of great guys is…and THE RANGEMASTER is the best of the best.  Even a better sidekick than Ed McMahon or Andy Richter.  You need to pay him more, Doc….more than he makes at the Banana Stand…or I’m likely to steal him, and move him to the East Coast!

THANKS LARRY and Ms. “J”…we can’t wait to get together again soon!

THUMPY and MRS. THUMPY…oh, …and SPARKY, too!

Thumpy gets a handle on HIGH NOON TARGETS

OHHH…look what the THUMPSTER has his grubby paws on!  A nice little CARE PACKAGE from the gang at HIGH NOON TARGETS!

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We will be shaking this bad boy out soon, but think BB trap you can mount indoors or outside…and it comes with a pretty radical close-range paper target, too.  Lots of thought in a very nifty design.  We’ll let you know what happens when the BB’s FLY!  THANKS HIGH NOON…visit their WEBSITE HERE!

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KWA Vs. KRISS….What we know….so far…..

 

 

Guys, there is WAY MORE behind the KRISS vs. KWA situation than even those of us in the MilSim media world know for sure. Both sides have been very, very quiet on this…and today’s announcement sheds the first official light on the issues since SHOT Show and IWA in Germany.

We WILL pass along what information we get from ON-THE-RECORD sources, but what we do know and CAN say is that most of the social media speculation is pointing fingers…with virtually NO SUBSTANTIATED FACTS to back up comments. Please tread carefully. That’s all we have so far….

THUMPY…OVER!

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Here is the official link to KRISS Media Release:  LINK HERE

 

SHOT Show 2013 – MEDIA DAY AT THE RANGE!

Momday, January 14 marked the start of SHOT Show 2013 for the 3-D House of Airsoft and hundreds of media attendees, as the busses rolled out of the Las Vegas Strip and out to the Boulder City’s Pistol and Rifle Range for MEDIA DAY AT THE RANGE!

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This year’s event was a first for THUMPY, as we’ve attended 2 prior SHOT Show’s, but never been able to hit the range for a day of product demonstrations, hands on shooting with everything from airsoft guns from KWA to .50 caliber rifles, and everything in between.  The only drawback?  It was COLD with a capital BRRRRRR, with a brisk wind and below-freezing temps out in the beautiful desert terrain only slightly dampening spirits.  Hey, we could have been working…but the range at home doesn’t hand out loaded magazines and free ammo and say…GOING HOT…for free!

Here’s a brief look at the excitement from MEDIA DAY…more coming here at the 3-D House of Airsoft on WordPress as SHOT Show gets underway on Tuesday and runs all week long!

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Windy and COLD Day on the Boulder City desert ranges!

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Long Range Rifle Firing Line! Shots out to 1000 Yards!

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Trackingpoint Rifle System…you WILL be hearing much more about this one! Amazing INNOVATIVE technology.

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Thumpy gets the steel swingin’ with a Trijicon topped 5.56…hits out to 1000 yards in a stiff crosswind…better at 600 and in…my old eyes!

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KWA’s Allen Lau greets MilSim Junkie.com’s Arwin S. and Crew behind the berms! One Nice Rig showed off KWA’s finest training guns right on the firing line with the real-steel boys1

 

 

PTS RELEASES at the 2013 HK Toys and Games Fair – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS #3 !

Now, our Secret Agent come into the MOTHER LODE of goodies on the floor in Hong Kong on Monday, as he scans the PTS BOOTH!  DROOL factor on overload here, as PTS is showing off some oldies but goodies, like their cutting edge FOLDING POCKET GUN (FPG)….and….what else?….A LARGE FRAME DMR Platform, some M4′s…and MORE!

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PUBLIC ENEMY on the floor – HK Toys and Games Fair 2013 – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS #2!

Our brothers from different mothers over at PUBLIC ENEMY Blog in Hong Kong are hitting the floor of their World-Fameous TOYS AND GAMES FAIR, and our deep undercover agent got some shots of the guys visiting one of the airsoft vendor displays on Monday!

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We can hardly WAIT to see what PUBLIC ENEMY Scoops up that we will also be passing along over at the 3-D SCOOP.IT News site!

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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM THE HONG KONG TOYS AND GAMES FAIR 2013! Part 1

THUMPY’S 3-D House of Airsoft has a deep deep deep undercovers agent working the floor of the HONG KONG TOYS AND GAMES FAIR….and will be pushing out some EXCLUSIVE PHOTS of airsoft goodies!

PART ONE….a look at some of the hot stuff from the APS BOOTH, including some new bullpups and a HOT looking sniper rifle!

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