Tomio emailed us an update on the SHOEI MKb42(H) Model Gun that production is in full swing and will be completed soon. Collectors waiting for this should place their orders to ensure that they get one as soon as they start shipping... "As I announced the other day, the MKb42 (H) model gun, which is currently in production, will be completed soon. This time, the reservation will be full in about 20 for production.

Hyperdouraku reviews a DIY Non-Working JGSDF Type 20 Rifle Model Gun with parts that are 3D Printed and can be a good basis on developing an airsoft version... "A review of the new rifle adopted by the Self-Defense Forces, the full scratch of the Type 20 rifle, and the dummy cart model gun. At the Japan Force Meeting JFM held on July 15, 2023, there was a participant who brought a full-scratch Type 20 rifle, so I took a detailed picture.

Model Gun House shows how this 2:1 scale shell-ejecting Blackcat Airsoft S&W M945 Model Gun works... "I recently purchased a cute sized S&W M945 full metal mini model gun from Blackcat Airsoft. Silver type. Again, there is no function to fire anything, but if you load a model ammunition and pull the slide, the bullet is discharged coolly through the cartridge outlet."

It's been over 10 years now since we last read about the Craft Apple Works (CAW) Type 100 Model Gun was talked about. We were hoping for an airsof version of this SMG made for the Japanese Paratroopers in World War II but it's really more of a collector's item and it's not even listed at the CAW website anymore. Based on the  Bergman MP28 this model is equipped with a bipod and bayonet lug and saw action in battles in Southeast Asia.