Q-Branch....... trust worthy?

scaramangasgoldengun · March 2009

Hi there everyone .. I was thinking of making some purchases from the following website .... but have not done so in the past and I wondered if anyone else has dealt with them in the past and if there service was good... ?

http://007q-branch.com/home.shtml

they seem to suply nice Items..

sruzgar · March 2009

you won't regret it!

The Bond Experience · March 2009

I second that....run by a fan FOR fans. Great gent and a big heart.

minigeff · March 2009

on a completely different note, wheres me mug gone off your site mick?

on the topic, the goods look ok, but most of the stuff you can buy elsewhere and the custom stuff isn't that difficult to make, providing you've got access to the right tools and machines.

Higgins · March 2009

minigeff wrote:

..... and the custom stuff isn't that difficult to make, providing you've got access to the right tools and machines.

walking down to my basement - looking around - nope, no tools, no machines. Bugger!

The Bond Experience · March 2009

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minigeff · March 2009

Bondtoys wrote:

minigeff wrote:

..... and the custom stuff isn't that difficult to make, providing you've got access to the right tools and machines.

walking down to my basement - looking around - nope, no tools, no machines. Bugger!

sticking head out of office door......

yep, everything i need here. lol

scaramangasgoldengun · March 2009

LOL

) I have removed the OO SECTION .. along with many other sections as I am currently re doing and re editing a lot of material... and creating a new look and layout etc ... and new sections.... many features will be uploaded back onto the site... hopefully over the next week or two....

Your Mug may make a return, my friend

) if you have a new and updated photo .. please feel free to send it to me.. and I if decide to put the OO section back online I will include it....

I was thinking more along the lines of creating a sort of Bond collectors Directory.. so you would see the picture of the collector a little bit of info about them and how to contact them.... just an idea at the moment.

ok back to the topic..

The custom products from the site in question are of little interest to me as thats my hobby making Props... my main interest is a P99 with Casino Roayle Silencer..... I came across it on Bond lifestyles... however when linked to the Q Branch site .. I could not find the CR Silencer anywere... I could make to be honest..I have a good friend who could also lathe / machine a replica out for me which is a second option...... I was more interested in a P99 airsoft or a blow back to fit the mock silencer to...... as I have a blow back PPK / S and thought the 2 would look great on display together.. and would be a nice addition to my props collection and displays....

I have so many variations of the PPK and I am looking to add a nice P99....

minigeff just out of curiosity which picture was yours again.. ?

) its so long since i have looked over the photos from the OO Section

minigeff · March 2009

i take it you've checked in gunmart mick?

ppw3o6r · March 2009

Hi Mantis, without gushing all over the AJB website (yuk!), I cannot recommend highly enough the products produced by KB & co at Q-Branch. The quality of their products are better than screen seen prop standard, in fact a close friend who works on certain 3 digit productions was convinced a QB prop was one of theirs which he had made (KB's finish was better). I had to take the thing apart to prove it was not the real mccoy. In short these guys are the UK equivalent of SD in the US...I can think of no higher praise.

minigeff · March 2009

must admit that although i could make the majority of stuff they can offer, for the price they sell this stuff, its just not worth it for me to go to the hassle of making it myself.

i'd say go for mick, seems like a decent firm offering decent products at, well, a decent price.

Higgins · March 2009

scaramangasgoldengun wrote:

The custom products from the site in question are of little interest to me as thats my hobby making Props... my main interest is a P99 with Casino Roayle Silencer..... I came across it on Bond lifestyles... however when linked to the Q Branch site .. I could not find the CR Silencer anywere... I could make to be honest..I have a good friend who could also lathe / machine a replica out for me which is a second option...... I was more interested in a P99 airsoft or a blow back to fit the mock silencer to...... as I have a blow back PPK / S and thought the 2 would look great on display together.. and would be a nice addition to my props collection and displays....

I have so many variations of the PPK and I am looking to add a nice P99....

Cool down guys and please keep in mind the UK gun laws!

scaramangasgoldengun · March 2009

Fair Doo's Bondtoys.... It realy is a shame how quiet we need to be regarding a piece of Bond's iconic history; his Walther's... a real shame...

ok from what i can tell Q - Branch are a good reputable organisation... And I will be in contact shortly with them... sounds good to me...

Higgins · March 2009

The Mantis wrote:

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DZ, I take it, that are you willing to lend me some of your machinery??

ke02eww · March 2009

scaramangasgoldengun wrote:

LOL ) I have removed the OO SECTION ..
minigeff just out of curiosity which picture was yours again.. ? ) its so long since i have looked over the photos from the OO Section

Mick, Jeff wasn't the one that called herself Stephanie Broadchest....

I miss the double-oh's...

On topic, I'd like to heap my own praise on KB and "the branch"...

simply the best, no one does props better (sorry Jeff, your cars are best..

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and there is nothing KB won't do with enough time and money...

some have seen what he's done for me, and will agree KB's nothing short of a wizard...

scaramangasgoldengun · March 2009

well all this sounds very promising .. and I look forwrd to some new additions to my prop displays and website ... great stuff..

Youknowthename · March 2009

They have stunning pieces, and I'd love to order from them. However, like mentioned before...there are laws. And those laws will get me a massive fine if I import a metal gun.

minigeff · March 2009

damn tony blair thats all i can say

scaramangasgoldengun · March 2009

the reality of it is .. actual honest collectors should be able to prove what they are doing with replica guns and weaponary and obtain a certificate or license... to own them ..

But I am not going to go into all this again, I remember writing a bloody, Novel sized post on the subject some time ago on these forums... regarding my views on the subject .. 8-)

Thunderbird 2 · March 2009

Don't worry Q - we remember it too!

ABeech007 · March 2009

In particular, has anyone tried Q-Branch's ppk shoulder holster? I'm watching a Galco exec on ebay at the moment... but if that doesn't work out I might go for Q-Branch's... I've just never been able to justify $180+ for a new Galco.

guss · April 2009

HI all does anyone have or seen Q-Branches p99 shoulder holster? ..is it any good.

megamicrofish · April 2009

Guys
If you are in the UK, Take a look at this
http://www.surplusstore.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2453

minigeff · April 2009

tbh, £200 is alot of buck for something that just goes bang.

whats more, is if you fire anything like that, you're neighbours are sure to call out the ARU, and trust me, their guns aint got 'replica' on the side, but look equally real as that p99 blank firer.

scaramangasgoldengun · April 2009

Good Point.. thats why I always use a Silencer... Dont like waking the neighbours...

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Joking aside.. good point .. £200 is a bit steep .. If i was to buy something like that .. it would just sit in a display case anyway .. so id rather get hold of one of the airsoft's.. or blow back replicas at a far better price and just as accurate

megamicrofish · April 2009

Well £200 is quite expensive but they are screen accurate .....except the blue colour.
DEFINATELY DO NOT DO THIS AS IT IS AGAINST UK LAWS but somebody could strip the paint and blue the slide and it would be excactly as used on screen.
I had one of these years ago before the VCR came into effect and they had threaded barrels (internal) and I purchased a silencer from Q branch. looked really cool

minigeff · April 2009

i think for £200 you could join a gun club, get a licence, a proper firearm, gun cabinet, a scope, some ammo and a case. then you could learn the sport of target shooting safe and legally.

or you could buy that blank firer, make a loud bang and get arrested.

hmmmm.

i say go with mick's idea, buy an airsoft and keep it on display.

megamicrofish · April 2009

you don't have to fire it.
Still cheaper than a deactivated real P99
Getting your hands on a softair replica is pretty hard in this climate, also not that much cheaper.
Incidentally I used to belong to a local gun club before 1987

Mark Hazard · April 2009

megamicrofish wrote:

Well £200 is quite expensive but they are screen accurate .....except the blue colour.
DEFINATELY DO NOT DO THIS AS IT IS AGAINST UK LAWS but somebody could strip the paint and blue the slide and it would be excactly as used on screen.
I had one of these years ago before the VCR came into effect and they had threaded barrels (internal) and I purchased a silencer from Q branch. looked really cool

Not the ones I saw at the NEC last weekend - the plastic was blue, not painted, and I think you'll find that's the way they will be in the future - one would have to get some gun-metal paint.

minigeff · April 2009

thing is, whether you buy a de-act, a blank firer, or an airsoft, you still end up with something thats pretty useless.

i found at the tender age of about, 12, that dancing round the house pretending to be 007 has its limitations as far as entertainment goes.

most replicas etc end up gathering dust under the bed, as people can easily get freaked when they see guns on display through your window.

sure, buy a replica if you want, just make sure its not the first thing postman pat sees through your window when he delivers your mail.

as an active target sports participant, i can't really see the point in blank firers and replicas, other than display purposes. but if its just for display, you may as well have just a solid cast replica.

some say in my fraternity, that replicas and all that give 'the proper' shooters a bad name, and portray us all as weekend warriors and wanna-be-rambo's. i don't think thats necessarily the case, as i know alot of bond fans who simply want to display bond's weapon of choice, and not dance round the village pretending to look hard with a cap gun.

anyways, the bottom line of my advise is that if you want a replica, or whatever kind of firearm, do your homework, make sure you're aware of the laws and regulations, don't take any risks or chance, because even at a short distance, and even if these things are painted different colours, they can be easily mistaken for a real gun, and if you have a firearms officer confront you, it only takes one slight wrong move and disaster could happen.

by all means, get yourself involved with the sport of shooting, but make sure you go about it legally.

ta-ra,

MG.

jscarlett · April 2009

KB is first rate all the way. I had the pleasure to meet him and his lovely family during a business trip to the UK. I have his airsoft P99 with CR silencer and it's one of my favorite items in my collection.

John

Q-Branch....... trust worthy?

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