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Title: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Pilgrim on 14 April 2016, 11:50:22 PM
I find myself in need of some AGS 17 auto grenade launchers. Can anyone suggest a sub?

I was thinking of the Argentinian .50 cal HMG teams - if I cut the barrel down and added a drum mag do folks think that would work?

Cheers
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Sunray on 15 April 2016, 02:34:02 AM
Quote from: Pilgrim on 14 April 2016, 11:50:22 PM
I find myself in need of some AGS 17 auto grenade launchers. Can anyone suggest a sub?

I was thinking of the Argentinian .50 cal HMG teams - if I cut the barrel down and added a drum mag do folks think that would work?

Cheers

It might well do Pilgrim -  the sawn-off barrel is the easy part. In this scale sculpts 'work'  because we see some aspect or "feature"  of them that our eyes recognise.  Sometime sculptors cheat scale by exaggerating that feature. Phil (Techno) is adroit at this subtle technique.   

The identifying feature of the new sculpt will be that drum mag.   Have you given any thought to what you will use for the mag?  Would - for example - a drum mag from a 15mm MG42 figure work?  These are the questions you ask.
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Pilgrim on 15 April 2016, 02:51:23 PM
I was simply thinking of a thin cross section of plastic rod 
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Leman on 15 April 2016, 03:57:07 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on 14 April 2016, 11:50:22 PM
I find myself in need of some AGS 17 auto grenade launchers. Can anyone suggest a sub?
First off, that's a bit suspicious in the current climate. Secondly, have you tried Subedai?
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Sunray on 15 April 2016, 04:11:28 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on 15 April 2016, 02:51:23 PM
I was simply thinking of a thin cross section of plastic rod 

That might work- you will need to file one edge slightly flat and build up with card to represent the lips of the drum magazine
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Techno on 15 April 2016, 04:44:01 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on 15 April 2016, 02:51:23 PM
I was simply thinking of a thin cross section of plastic rod 

Small piece of plastic rod (Or tubing?) ought to give the desired effect for a quick conversion, I reckon.

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Leman on 15 April 2016, 06:56:09 PM
Can you tell I'm bored?
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: paulr on 15 April 2016, 08:23:17 PM
Quote from: Leman on 15 April 2016, 06:56:09 PM
Can you tell I'm bored?

Yes ;) :)
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 15 April 2016, 11:58:56 PM
Never!  ;)
Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 16 April 2016, 07:28:26 AM
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Title: Re: .50 Cal to AGS17
Post by: kustenjaeger on 16 April 2016, 05:31:03 PM
Greetings

Leon and I briefly discussed this at Salute today. Leon may be running a poll here in due course on what people would like to see in the Cold War ranges.

Edward