mctoasterson

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I'm tired boss

Best I can do is a medium Hickory Farms gift box from the mall kiosk.

Ironically that opening sequence culminates in everyone on the wagon being brought to their planned execution.

Sam's in many locations has the thing where you scan items (by phone camera) in real time in the app as you place them in your cart. This is a way better experience because you pay by credit card in the app, then walk straight out of the store.

There's literally no point to going through a normal lane at Sams, unless you're buying a gift card that can't be activated in the app purchase.

I actually don't hate this concept as long as you verify (don't blindly trust) all the info it gives you.

The reason I say this?

Many local races, especially in "purple" areas can be super ambiguous. Candidates will circulate mailers and ads painting themselves as "pro economy, pro schools, and pro puppy" because they are trying to be vanilla AF and appeal to everyone. Their websites often list a few generic issues and that's it.

AI might actually be useful to summarize major issues, actions, and voting record of the incumbent while collating information about a challenger candidate from other sources.

Local TV tends to be dogshit at their coverage of candidates actual plans and positions but you could also try that, if all else fails. Or maybe find a YouTube video of a debate (if there is one for the office in question) and have the AI give you a bullet point summary.

Edit: Rereading OPs post, it would probably be cheaper to buy both a Ares and a Novritsch SL8 and kludge the good internals into the accurate exterior furniture. Double the cost of one AEG but likely cheaper than my above suggestion.

I understand. The parts to "convert" a G36 to a SL8 are basically the furniture, not functional gun parts. If the host airsoft G36 is accurately replicated from the real G36, the specs should be compatible or close to it. The main SL8 pieces:

1. The front handguard furniture (basically a fiberglass/nylon shroud going over the barrel assembly)

2. The SL8 buttstock (incorporated into the receiver on a real SL8, but a removed "real" stock could maybe be kit-bashed together with the host airsoft G36 receiver? This would be the hardest part of the build, might require JBweld and sanding and re-staining to match)

3. The monolithic top rail with the sights. If the spacing is the same (or close to the same) on an airsoft G36 as a real G36, you should be able to affix the "real" rail to the airsoft gun. I believe it is a few screws in the rear and a nylon pin in the front where it attaches to the front handguard and barrel assembly.

The choices are: get real SL8 parts, 3D print or manufacture your own replica SL8 parts, or maybe get a garbage-tier airsoft SL8 (I think Cyma or another Chinese manufacturer used to make a very low quality SL8 AEG? Can't remember) and harvest the parts from that, to kitbash onto the quality airsoft G36. I'm guessing that option would require almost as much custom modification as using real SL8 gun parts. So really the limiting factors are OPs budget and manufacturing skill.

What is your budget and what country are you in?

This may be a longshot but you could reach out to Tommybuilt Tactical.

Since HK historically doesn't sell semi-auto G36 rifles to the US civilian market, Tommybuilt takes civilian model SL8s and modifies them with HK parts and his own clone-correct replica parts to make "close enough" G36 copies for civilians in the US.

All that to say, he might have a junk drawer of SL8 parts. It is worth asking if he would modify a quality airsoft G36 to meet your needs. It would be "externally accurate" because it would be real HK parts.

Note: I'm not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice. Check your national and local laws to see if it would be legal for you to import an airsoft gun that features some "real" gun parts such as the rails, furniture, etc.

Not like this

This is what people don't understand. If you live a US suburban lifestyle, the level 2 charger is a quality of life convenience but not required (let alone using public DC fast charging).

I have driven electric for over a year now and have done 90% of my charging overnight in my garage using cheap off-peak electricity, from a regular outlet. For the other 10% I spent essentially zero on public charging due to a charge credit package that came with the car lease.

My house is literally a 3 minute walk from a McDonalds and I don't eat there at any price. Use AI to model that, fuckers.