Just a Photo of some of the Small arms I have been converting / building for a SWAT dio I am hoping to start soon. A lot of the weapons kits seem to have been discontinued, so what other way of getting what you want.



The list is:

1 - 4. Various Mp5s (Started out as G3s)
5. HK53 (Started out as G3s)
6 - 7. Mini 14 with stock and grip change
8. Uzi stock changed
9. Gewehr 42 ESCI model
10. Gewehr 42 (started it’s life as an M60)
11. FN Mag (started it’s life as an M60)
12. Scratch built Rem870 entry
13. Scratch built Savage10 (Ultimate sniper stock)
14. Scratch built Robar SR60
15. Scratch built HK MSG90
16. Scratch built Galil sar
17. Galil Academy model
18. M21 Academy model being changed
19. Scratch built M21 to be
20. M21 Dragon model
21. M76 with Daysight (Started out as AK47)
22. M76 with Nightsight (Started out as AK47)
23. Scratch built FN Cal (fnc)

As I have been out of the game for a spell be gentle.

Man those look really good! I like scratchbuilt M21!

Excellant!

~Chip

Great work Savage!!! Would you mind to share your tecniques writing an article like "Scratchbuilding small arms for dummies"? I always wanted to build some but I never managed to specially the .30 MG 42/59...
Ciao

Fabio

Thanks for the compliment. About writing an Article, I personally don’t think I have close to the skill required for that. Most of what I do is hit and miss at this stage. The weapons I am able to convert are pretty easy. The only technique at this stage is to find something in the same / similar scale that is close to what you want. For the Mp5s I got G3s and cut them down. The other items, such as the Savage (Ultimate sniper stock) was cut from plastic card, then cut to a close shape and finally filed to the correct shape. The same for the M21 and HK MSG90.

As far as the MG 42/59, all the MG42s except for the ammo chambered are almost identical. I only build weapons not readily available, there are numerous kits out there with the MG42 in them, Tamiya’s German weapons is one of them. If you have difficulty getting hold of some, drop me a message and I will send a few off to you.

The 42/59 is quite different from the WWII one, is the one currently in use with Italian and a few oters EU armies...
Ciao

Hi Fabio

All I can say is oops, the only modern mg42 (which I was led to believe is the Mg42/59) I have seen was mounted on a Leopard 2.

If you have a few photos or a reference site I might be able to help. #:-)

GREAT WORK SAVAGE
CONGRATS

ROBERTO

Nice job. Good solid conversions - you hit the primary way of getting it done - scratch build.

The other way is ebay.

absolutely fab, been a bit cheeky now but dont suppose you have any weapons you'd be willing to send to those who cant make them(LIKE ME)
regardds Dan