With a really premium price, the Shoei Maschinen Gewehr 42 (MG-42) Electric Blowback can be ordered from RedWolf Airsoft. As for the price, it's a smacking US$2399.00... "The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") was a 7.92×57mm Mauser general purpose machine gun that was developed in Nazi Germany and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1942.

With the Shoei FG42 Type 1 now out, it's the turn of Neo035 to review the product as he has been following such vintage-type airsoft guns on his YouTube Channel. Find out what he thinks about this product which is priced premium in the market. Shoei is a Japanese airsoft manufacturer that specialises in these types of guns.

Better place your pre-orders one as these Shoei FG42 Type 2 replicas easily get snapped up quick when they are released... "Dear Friends: Thank you very much for your continued interests. We are manufacturing FG42 Type 2 now. The sale is after 3-4 months. For the moment, the estimated price is 180,000JPY. These numbers of manufactures are about 150pcs. If you take the purchase of this model into consideration, please tell me about it.

Update sent in by Tomio on orders for the SHOEI FG42 Type 1 and production of the Type 2... "Dear Friends: Thank you very much for your continued interests. It is mere information this time. Stock of FG42 Type 1 which started sale in November, last year was less than 30pcs today at the time. Once this stock is lost, while we are for a while, we cannot prepare this model. Those who consider the purchase of this model need to contact me a little early.

For Shoei FG42 owners, Shoei just announced that they will be releaisng the ZFG42 Scope and Scope Mount... "Dear Friends: Happy New Year 2016! Thank you very much for your continued interests. We are hurrying preparation of ZFG42 now. The exterior of a scope is altogether changed into paint from conventional black dyeing / plating processing this time.

An update to Shoei customers who have been waiting for the Shoei FG42 Type Model 1 Gun... "Dear Friends: Thank you very much for your continued interests. I had not contacted you for a long time. (The customer who already did reservation/purchase of FG42 Type 1 is excluded.) Because, we needed very long time for manufacture of FG42 Type 1.

And in order to give priority to the shipment customers who have reserved ahead, we did not do other promotional activities.

Two videos from Neo035 that compromise his review of the SHOEI MP38 Transformation Kit for the AGM MP40. Just as the name suggests, the kit allows the AGM MP40 (or MP007) AEG to be converted into an MP38 SMG. For reenactors they get the best of both worlds rather than buying to separate airsoft guns. The second video includes the shooting test.

The latest video sent in by Tomio of Shoei is about the Shoei M42 Drum Magazine Prototype. Made for the Shoei MG42 AEG, this looks like to be powered by 4 Double A batteries to feed the rounds into the MG42. The video shows the prototype being tested and the feed is going well. No idea yet when this is going to be released and no pricing details too.

Tomio sends in news on the latest video that he has uploaded on YouTube. This is a disassembly/strip down of the Shoei FG42 Type 1 Model Gun, which they started producing due to the demand of collectors and reenactors. This is not an airsoft version but they have indicated that they will be working on the airsoft version as there have been queries about it too.

Shoei finally decided to create their own Facebook Fan Page making it easier for them to share product updates with customers and fans... "Thank you very much for your continued interests. With the manufacture start of FG42 Type1 model gun, I started Facebook of Shoei.

I think that this becomes a capital tool which can tell to you who have reserved FG42 T1 model gun about about to go into production.