AIRSOFT NEWS
UCAP
VIRUS:
CLOSING
Demolition work has begun on UCAP
Airsoft’s Sussex-based Virus site.
The last ever game days were held on
10 and 11 December 2011. The site was
opened in April 2010 and hundreds of
airsofters have played the site in the last
20 months. As Airsoft Action was going
BADGERTAC2
to press the forums were buzzing with
players looking forward to sending the site
out in style!
UCAP Airsoft still operates three sites:
The Bunker near Portsmouth, Green Ops
in West Sussex and The Sandpit in Kent.
Contact UCAP Airsoft: 07590 818881,
www.ucap.co.uk
BadgerTac2 opened on 19 November in Canvey Island in Essex. The new shop, set up by 18-yearold James Badura and Adam ‘Tigger’ Scott, has already established itself with local players.
When James’ grandparents offered to set him up in business he jumped at the chance to turn
his hobby into his business. Through family friend Tigger, James was introduced to Ratty from
BadgerTac, and BadgerTac2 was born.
Within days James had secured a shop and began fitting it out ready to receive its first stock
of gear and equipment including King Arms, Cybergun, ICS, ASG, Magpul, KJ Works and WE, to
name a few.
When not working Tigger assists with help and advice – you’ll soon spot him if you visit the shop
(he’s the big guy with a ponytail!).
Contact BadgerTac2: 01268 906494, www.badgertac2.co.uk, [email protected] – or if
you’re nearby then pop in and say hello!
NEWS
Two years have passed since the meeting
which established the UK Airsoft Players
Union, and the need for our association is
clearer than ever. Not so long ago airsoft was
an underground hobby; in the last 15 years
it has burst into the limelight and grown
exponentially as a result.
Most people reading this would not have
heard of airsoft if it wasn’t for the hundreds
of people who have pushed airsoft to new
levels, volunteers and entrepreneurs alike.
Each year more people get involved and as
a result we now have a staggering array of
shops, sites, literature, guns and equipment
to select from, with competition and the
economy of scale keeping prices down. Airsoft
was always a cheap activity due to extremely
cheap ammunition and reasonable site fees;
certainly it costs a tiny proportion of a day of
quad biking or paintballing. That is one of the
reasons airsoft has flourished in an economic
climate that has seen most people spending
less money. So things are looking good for our
hobby.
But this growth is highlighting the fact that,
as a new industry in the UK, we are struggling
to find our feet in terms of self governance.
It is our community and the attitude of
sportsmanship and professionalism that
players bring to airsoft which makes the game
everything that it is – but we are in danger
of losing sight of this as the hobby becomes
more commercialised. It is up to everyone
in airsoft to take the reins to make sure that
the hobby both sticks to its roots and lays the
groundwork for the future.
Our aim for the following year i 2F