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Buddy, I know Dean and he's a stand up guy.
I remember back around Christmas time when I fielded a bunch of PMs from you about tuning up your rifle (I was digging through my PMs this morning)...a fair bit of back and forth, advice/etc...to the point where we were going to start into it and then a final PM from you saying that you were going to go with Scooby since he was local. I was a little disappointed to have put in that time and effort, but no big deal. I believe that my words were, "No problem, no hard feelings...you're in good hands".
For the amount of work (those clone guns are crap inside), from a solid guy, and for the parts that were installed...you got a very good deal.
AEGs break...unfortunately that's a fact. Plastic ones break sooner and more frequently than metal ones. When the front end pops on a mechbox, it's extremely common for it to break the hopup as well if it's still used (the hopup takes the brunt of the shots since the mechbox isn't any more). I've only seen a couple the front frame holes break on a couple of plastic AEGs and that's from A) improper assembly or B) wear and tear via rough handling. I suppose that they could break from use if the mechbox/hopup are shot...but I haven't seen that.
I know that you've been playing hard since...I've seen you play hard since. Plastic guns can go for a lot of shots...but they don't take knocks/bumps/packing/etc... like metal guns. To expect otherwise is unwise.
In retrospect, I'm glad I didn't take on your work. Someone once asked me why I won't warranty the work I do. My reply was along the lines of, "they're toys...built with a lot of cheaply made, little parts...all moving at high speed under load....how much do you think I'd need to charge if I was going to warranty the AEG?"
Best of luck on your repairs and/or your next AEG,
Tys
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