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Maybe very early STAR guns used standard gearboxes, I don't know. But in all the old reviews of STAR guns still on the Internet, and the guns I've seen first hand myself (SL9, SL8, M4A1, G36C, L85A2), their gearboxes came with quick change spring guides and microswitchs. Note that there is another unrelated company called "Star": Star Rainbow Company, AKA "SRC".
Yes, WE's G39C are external clones of ARES EBB. Of course they are not identical, there are internal changes for the GBB parts. But if you look closely at the externals, there are several details totally unique to STAR/ARES/S&T G36Cs shared by WE (and not others like TM, CA, SRC, KWA...):
*UMP "notch and hole" type rear sight (should be G36C 2 hole type). STAR made the UMP before the G36C, and they just recycled the part.
*UMP type 4 bullets in auto fire pictogram ( should be 5 in G36s). Same as above.
*Concave stock rubber end pad ( should be rounded in shorter G36C type stock). STAR made the full size G36 before the G36C, and they just recycled the part.
*Incorrect and unique side rails (should be... different)
*Oval stock hinge ( should be round ). With the new ARES EBB body, the stock hinge is shaped in a way that makes airsoft stocks not compatible with real G36s.
*Exposed barrel trunnion. In a real G36 (or the VFC 36 GBB) this is covered, and a special tool is necessary to dissamble the barrel. Airsoft G36 have this part exposed for more battery space.
It's plain clear that WE copied the ARES EBB body and modified it. It's not a copy of TM style externals or real G36s (Only the Umarex/VFC G36C is)
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