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. 30 mg in 1/18 scale
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:38 pm
by pickelhaube
Does anybody make the .30 cal air cooled MG with the swing mount that works on armor like the Stuart tank in 1/8 scale ?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:53 pm
by CENT-ONE
this one?
not that I know of, closest thing is probably the .30's on the halftrack.
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:27 pm
by cranedriver
CENT-ONE wrote:this one?
not that I know of, closest thing is probably the .30's on the halftrack.
CENT-ONE please enlighten me on that picture.....
Who makes it??
What scale???
How much???
I want it. LOL
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:12 pm
by CENT-ONE
it's the 21st 1/6th scale RC one that came out years ago. I wish they'd done a 1/18 version as well...
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:13 pm
by pickelhaube
Well that is the one but the swing mount. The 1/6th Stuart ( that you have pictured) mount is wrong.
They do sell the correct swing arm in 1/6 scale .
But I am asking about 1/18 scale has anybody done one?
Here it is.
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/r ... v889_7.htm
Has this been made in 1/18 scale ?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:47 pm
by aferguson
that comes on the M3 halftrack does it not? Two of them in fact.
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:04 pm
by pickelhaube
aferguson wrote:that comes on the M3 halftrack does it not? Two of them in fact.
With the swing mount ?
Yep You are Correct
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:05 pm
by evilanimation
Need a Close up?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:06 pm
by evilanimation
i can break one out if needed.
Re: Need a Close up?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:08 pm
by pickelhaube
evilanimation wrote:i can break one out if needed.
I guess I need to get an early half track to get one.
Need one to make a mold of?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:09 pm
by evilanimation
Need one to make a mold of?
Re: Need one to make a mold of?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:42 pm
by pickelhaube
evilanimation wrote:Need one to make a mold of?
Yes I do. Do you have one I can buy/ barrow ?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:47 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
Sorry Pickel but the 1/6 Stuart shown by Centone is the correct mount for the 21C Stuart which is an M-5 Stuart. The pic you show is for the earlier M-3 version of the Stuart.
BTW - In combat Stuarts mounted .30cal OR .50cals either in AA mounts or in improvised mounts on top of the turret in front of the commander for fire against infantry. They weren't designed from the factory like that but pics show mg mounts for all kinds of mg's all over the turrets, even water cooled .30's.
The 1/6 M-5 Stuart has long been very popular with 1/6ers, still available for dear prices. I have three. Most 1/6 guys have at least one one and they are such great fun RC toys many guys have more than me.
TTT
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:27 pm
by pickelhaube
Threetoughtrucks wrote:Sorry Pickel but the 1/6 Stuart shown by Centone is the correct mount for the 21C Stuart which is an M-5 Stuart. The pic you show is for the earlier M-3 version of the Stuart.
BTW - In combat Stuarts mounted .30cal OR .50cals either in AA mounts or in improvised mounts on top of the turret in front of the commander for fire against infantry. They weren't designed from the factory like that but pics show mg mounts for all kinds of mg's all over the turrets, even water cooled .30's.
The 1/6 M-5 Stuart has long been very popular with 1/6ers, still available for dear prices. I have three. Most 1/6 guys have at least one one and they are such great fun RC toys many guys have more than me.
TTT
They are fun. Believe it or not I have 15 of the 1/6 Stuarts.
At one time I wanted to do almost all of the variants but have only done 1 and a half so far.
I wanted to know about the .30 cal for some up and coming 1/18 projects.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:59 am
by Threetoughtrucks
I sure know about projects that get put on the "dust catcher shelf" or the "I'm gonna start that someday shelf". Three years ago I started a conversion of a Stuart into a M-4 High Speed Tractor to pull around one of my 155mm Howitzers and I got as far as removing the Stuart body and my ADD got distracted and there it sits. Don't even mention my M-3 variation or the M-8 Howitzer or the turretless recon tank..... someday...
TTT