Old thread bump.
I did something similar with one of these. Being they are C02, and made in Japan (for 20 bucks!?) they are surprisingly capable. Just ugly is all. This is a copy paste from another forum I'm on.
I was at one of my (probably all of our) favourite stores, Princess Auto. I hit the gun section and saw a stack of these horrible looking clear plastic airsoft things on sale for $20. But to my surprise it was CO2 and not a springer. Looking it over more it's made by Daisy in Japan, totally worth a try at that price. I took it home and out shooting and it has surprisingly decent power and accuracy for an airsoft, has more than enough power to use a heavier ammo (I'm using .25g right now)
But the clear plastic look was so..so......SO terrible. I tore it all down and picked up some Flat Khaki Camo Rustoleum. I'm no painter or really into gun mods, but I really believe this is how this thing should have came!
Modeled after the US Army Ranger issue Beretta M9 in FDE
