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RED
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by RED » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:29 am
Hey yall---got a new custom that only took a hour and a half to do!!!!What we have here is 2 accessories for the M-1 Garand!!!! 1st the M-7 grenade launcher and the M-1 adapter for the MK2 (FRAG) grenade!!!!
I made this as one piece out of STYRENE STRIPS and a grenade from a BBI Paratrooper!!! I just glued the grenade to the top of one of the strips and glued a bigger strip to the bottom!!!Then I sanded the bottom of the grenade so it would look that it was down in the adapter and then added 3 small ---ARMS---( the ---arms--- is what holds the grenade to the adapter)!!!!I then painted it O.D. and painted the grenade yellow for 2 reasons---1st-- early in the war MK2s were yellow!!! 2nd-- I thought it looked and it showed up better!!! The M-7 grenade launcher is just a small piece of a strip that I glued to the bayonet lug and painted it Steel #2!!!! I have been wanting to do this one for a while and today I had the chance cause my wife was taken a nap and I couldnt make alot of noisy!!!!
Over all a pretty easy custom to do!!!!I hope you enjoy the pics!!!!---RED---
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[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Razor17019
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by Razor17019 » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:56 am
Very nice!
To Lee R. Frakes and the B-17
Good Pickin
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macvsog
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by macvsog » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:19 am
Very nice. I like it. It would look great in a dio. I think I'll take advantage of this and make one myself whenever I get around to a dio again.
I think I'll paint my red though, the other early 42 color.
Nice and simple,
-mike-
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kevrut
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by kevrut » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:17 am
SWEET!
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MiG29K
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by MiG29K » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:17 pm
Red,
That's pretty gangsta what you did with cookin' up the grenade/bulletrap system. THOOOOONK!!! THOOOOONK!!!!
R!
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RED
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by RED » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:37 pm
Hey yall---Thanks alot--glad yall like it!!!!!
MACVSOG---Pretty cool---didnt know MK2's came in RED!!!!! I've only seen pics of them in yellow---might make a few more!!!!I might make 1 or 2 of the smoke grenades and a flar???? Thanks again!!!!---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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steelbonnet
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by steelbonnet » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:00 am
RED ,
Excellent work mate
Ja
Steel Bonnet