Airsoft Action March 2020 | Page 24

THE LEGION AA GLOBAL CONTRIBUTORS WE ARE LEGION! AIRSOFT ACTION HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY DEDICATED CONTRIBUTORS SINCE THE MAGAZINE STARTED AND WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON THE AUTHENTICITY, ORIGINALITY AND UNIQUENESS THAT OUR CURRENT TEAM OF EXPERIENCED WRITERS BRINGS TO EACH ISSUE. AS AN EXCITING PART OF OUR NEW FULLY INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL FORMAT, WE HAVE STARTED A NEW PROJECT TO BRING YOU IN-DEPTH ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WRITTEN BY “LOCAL” AIRSOFTERS. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT’S TIME TO INTRODUCE “THE AIRSOFT ACTION LEGIONNAIRES”! T he aim of The Airsoft Action Legion is to bring you stories from all over the world with a truly local “take”, whether it’s a game or event report, a focus on a retailer or manufacturer, or even a report on a new piece of gear, or even an AEG! The initial “Legionnaires” are all players that have worked with Airsoft Action before but (in the main) in an “unofficial” capacity as an occasional contributor, but all players, and all with a huge passion for airsoft. The role of the “Airsoft Action Legionnaires” is to foster friendship and an excellent community spirit on a truly international basis, while fostering superb relations with our industry partners around the globe and bringing that news to you wherever you may be! As our international reach grows we aim to enlarge the remit of The Legion to truly encompass airsoft in an inclusive, global format and, at the time of writing, “The Legion” has already grown again as we’ve just been joined by another good friend, Turgay Dansik who runs Airsoft Pro in Turkey! If you are interested in becoming a part of The Legion, or just feel like reporting on airsoft games, events and developments in your own country then please just drop an email to bill@airsoft- action.co.uk To kick things fully into gear though, we’d like to introduce the starting lineup for The Legion! 24 MARCH 2020 KELLY “FEMME FATALE” HARDWICK - UK Kelly joins The Legion as our “roving correspondent”, to bring you stories from the UK, the USA and even further afield! Kelly has been writing for Airsoft Action since 2015 but she started playing in August of 2014 and quickly became involved in airsoft media after she created one of the worldwide leading airsoft blogs, “Femme Fatale Airsoft”, in November 2014. She is an airsoft and tactical kit enthusiast, although “obsessive” is probably more accurate! At 27 years old, she makes her living as a full-time blogger, influencer and writer, travelling the world visiting airsoft sites and events. She is a CQB girl at heart who loves to dabble in MilSim. Whilst reporting for Airsoft Action she has already travelled internationally to cover events for the magazine, from woodland skirmishes in France, to a 40-hour MilSim in Greece, Germany for IWA and even Taiwan for the G&G CQB Cup! In her own words “I have travelled extensively and met so many awesome people, I am really grateful for the opportunities the magazine has afforded me” - and we all look forward to her bringing you more of the same! CLARENCE LAI - AIRSOFT SURGEON – HONG KONG Clarence Lai is one of the most prominent figures in Airsoft. His work as an Airsoft gunsmith and with Action Air (Airsoft IPSC) has helped him gain recognition and respect the world over. From the resplendent beauty of his one-off pistols, to his active work in promoting Airsoft IPSC globally, his work within the Airsoft community is revered and admired. Being the premiere airsoft guns and parts manufacturer, Airsoft Surgeon crafts custom guns for some of the most notable Action Air/Airsoft IPSC race shooters around the world. Based in Hong Kong, as well as producing his awesome pistols and rifles, Clarence also has close connections and relationships with every manufacturer, so is ideally placed to be on top of the news as it happens (and sometimes even ahead of it!). Airsoft Action, along with Chris Kong of RedWolf Airsoft, has worked for nearly eight years with Clarence to promote Action Air through the prestigious “Airsoft