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Ammo Belts in 1/35
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 08:11 AM UTC
I want to make one, .50- 60 cal.... maybe 2 inches long Any suggestions?
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:38 AM UTC
you could glue small links of belts together
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 12:47 PM UTC
If your into flat PE, Verlinden makes .30 and .50 belts.
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Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 06:43 PM UTC

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If your into flat PE, Verlinden makes .30 and .50 belts.


Like you said, they are completely flat, lacking any details at all... I'm sorry but I wouldn't suggest getting those; I have that set and am totally dissapointed. I've heard Andrea Miniatures makes ammo belt set in white metal that is the best stuff on the market so far.

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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 11:55 AM UTC
When I got my Cobra Company miniguns in 1/35 they had the guns and the ammo boxes, but nothing to link them together, so I used zip-ties. They come in different sizes and can be heated and twisted around to look like very convincing ammo chutes.
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:01 AM UTC
1) make a few fine rods of stretched sprue (I assume you know how to do that)
2) cut them to 2 mm or 3mm pieces (depending on caliber), all equal
3) using a sharp knife, cut a number of 1 mm thin pieces of tape (you can use tape or a commercial self adhesive sticker for that).
4) place your individual bullets on a strip
5) place a strip on top of the bullets, pressing to nicely make it fit between the individual bullets
6) paint the bullets in yellow copper/gold for the jackets, and reddish copper for the heads. The strip on top and below the bullets is blackish/greyish metal

These are not so difficult to make, and look really impressive. Don't forget to sprinkle a number of discarded empty bullet jackets at the left side of the weapon when you show the machine gun in action.
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:04 AM UTC
Jan have you got pics of that?? I would love to see that and maybe an article onhow to make ammobelts???

Just a suggestion

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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:45 AM UTC
Thanks for all the suggestions This place is great when looking for solutions or answers. I've been looking about for an AM ammo belt... need 30 cal, not 50, and can't find any. a white metal solution would be best as that would be flexable. If anyone knows of a site where I can find I would appteciate it

Till then I think I'll try the general's method :-)
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:06 AM UTC

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These are not so difficult to make...


I've done this but was not entirely happy with the result... I wanted to have pointed bullets so I tried to shape each individual bullet... yeah, I know. #:-)

Selrach, look here: Ammo



It is not exactly what you were looking for but perhaps it can be of help...

Mario M.
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:08 AM UTC

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If anyone knows of a site where I can find I would appteciate it


Go to http://www.greatmodels.com " TARGET="_blank"> http://www.greatmodels.com and click on the "Database" button, then type in "Ammo belts". They carry brass .30 cal and .50 cal belts as well as Aber PE that look in the picture like they have more relief than the Verlinden ones.
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 04:18 PM UTC

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1) make a few fine rods of stretched sprue (I assume you know how to do that)
2) cut them to 2 mm or 3mm pieces (depending on caliber), all equal
3) using a sharp knife, cut a number of 1 mm thin pieces of tape (you can use tape or a commercial self adhesive sticker for that).
4) place your individual bullets on a strip
5) place a strip on top of the bullets, pressing to nicely make it fit between the individual bullets
6) paint the bullets in yellow copper/gold for the jackets, and reddish copper for the heads. The strip on top and below the bullets is blackish/greyish metal

These are not so difficult to make, and look really impressive. Don't forget to sprinkle a number of discarded empty bullet jackets at the left side of the weapon when you show the machine gun in action.


An alternative to step 1 is to make similar thicknesses (but varying lengths) of the stretched sprue. Once they're on the belt, slice them according to the appropriate length. That way you get same length bullets.
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