Mokie Paddock talks about the Taniokoba/Baton M1911A1 CO2 Blowback Pistol they have available at their store for the Japanes airsoft makret... "It is the military government M1911A1 of the CO2 blowback series of Taniokoba / Baton, which attracts slide kicks comparable to real guns. In addition, Taizou Kobayashi's commitment has been packed into the model of the late WWII 'Mirigaba' with a completely new mold.

The grand old man of airsoft, Tanio Koba, has been mainly tinkering with cap gun projects in recent years apart from helping design airsoft gas tech for companies. By the look of the videos we've seen before, he takes great pleasure in seeing them fired with flash, smoke and even shell ejection. In this video, the Hyperdouraku crew visits him to check his Full Auto Minimi Project that ejects shells quick as well as smoke effect. Good as prop or for some shooting fun.

After almost a year, now we get to watch the session with Tanio Koba who graced the MOA Exhibition 2019 in Taipei last December. QRF Magazine took time to do transcribe the session and translate into three languages, including English. It's a good session with the airsoft legend where he talks about his passion and it's a rare occassion to have him visit outside of Japan.

MOA Exhibition 2020 will take place on 27-29 November.

Hyperdouraku like what they saw in this new CO2GBB pistol made by Tanio Koba and Baton Airsoft... "As the 4th CO2GBB series in collaboration with TANIO / KOBA x BATON airsoft, the military government M1911A1 is a new product with a feeling of increasing aging.

There is no doubt that the number of new CO2GBB users will increase with the release of this work, which can be said to be a classic among the classics."

Hyperdouraku takes a look at this CO2 Blowback Pistol produced by Baton Airsoft in collaboration with legenadary airsoft gun designer, Tanio Koba... "The impression I got out of the box was heavy!!! It's as heavy as a real gun. That should be it, but when actually measured, it is close to 1 kg. Since it is a CO2 power source, the recoil spring and the hammer cock are heavier than the CFC gas gun, and the tension felt when shooting the real gun 1911."

Next up in BB2K Airsoft's collection of airsoft guns reviewed over the years is the Tanio Koba VP70M which is hard to find nowadays.  Features of this GBB pistol are single fire and 3 round burst and comes with a stock, magazine, harness plate, and manual... "Gun in 60 seconds feat. Tanio Koba VP70M Fullset Airsoft from 2008."

Tanio Koba, the revered airsoft gunsmith, has teamed up with Gunsmith Baton to produce a new CO2 Blowback Pistol, the BS-HOST CO2 GBB Pistol. It is now on pre-order at the Gunsmith Baton online store and is expected to be released next month. Description here is a rough translation using an online translation tool... "STI's product, HOST (Holographic Optic Slide Top) pistol DS 5.0, which was announced at the 2017 SHOT SHOW in the US, was developed with the motif.

Last month Hyperdouraku announed the winners of their Custom Gun Contest 2019. No other than the Tanio Koba announced the winners himself, which is already a big thing in itself... "This year is the 12th custom gun contest! This year, you can enter your favorite custom gun. And finally the results are announced!"

Read the full story (in Japanese) and below is the video of Tanio Koba doing the honours of announcing the winners:

We get another look at the Tanio Koba VP70 Gas Blowback Pistol in this video from AMG Jay. This pistol, designed by the godfather of airsoft gas blowback, has been available in the market for years now and hard to find nowadays. It has single fire and 3 round burst whilst the package includes also a stock, magazine, harness plate, and manual.