I’ve been playing airsoft since 2017. For a while, I considered getting into paintball. I was drawn to speedball and was close to buying my starter gear. Around that time, my dad took me with him to buy back his old guns from a former teammate, which made me go toward airsoft.

I carried that interest in speedball with me and started watching videos of players sprinting across fields with fire rates I didn’t think were possible. When I found tournament play, I knew that was what I wanted to do. Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything like that near me at the time, but that interest stuck and continued to shape what I was drawn to in the sport.

When COVID hit, everything slowed down. I started using CAD software on my brother’s PC and taught myself how to 3D model. I began by designing speedsoft field layouts, and by the end of lockdown I had created over 20 unique designs, each one different from the last. My brother also had a 3D printer, which made it easy to start turning those designs into physical parts.

At the time, I was running an ICS CXP and wanted a drop-stock adapter, but I couldn’t find one that would work. So I designed my own. After a few iterations, it turned into a one-piece stock instead of just an adapter. Since then, my modeling skills have continued to improve and become more refined.

I’m now studying mechanical engineering, driven by the same interest in design that started all of this. I currently design field layouts for Odin’s Paradise speedsoft field. What started as a hobby has turned into a side hustle that helps pay for college and build experience. Long term, my goal is to produce my designs using high-quality manufacturing processes and create products the community actively wants to use.