LF 1/35 Vickers MGs

[nighthunter]

Looking for 2 1/35 Vickers water cooked Machine guns for a Whiff. Need them asap. Thanks for looking, folks!

[Rick Lowe]

Masterbox do them, here ya go:

http://www.mbltd.info/35109.htm

Though there's only one in the box. along with lots of other bits.

You could try Resicast:

http://www.resicast.com/products/accessories/index.html

Expensive, but you get 2X early and 2X late in the set.

Hope this helps

[Captain Canada]

And you get 4 of them gurgle gurgle.....

[nighthunter]

I know all about them, lol. Thanks! But I'm trying to get 2 as I don't need the whole MG, just the barrels as they will be mounted on a tank turret.

[Rick Lowe]

I just found these:

http://www.shapeways.com/product/TREXDTNBD/vickers-mk-1-machine-gun?optionId=2355300

It says 'LEGO', but if it's suitable, what's in a name?

And LOTS of other 'proper' replicas in every scale imaginable BUT 1/35... argh.
Although if you asked someone nicely, I imagine they could resize them for you... it's only rescaling a computer file, after all...

HTH

[Old Wombat]

I know all about them, lol. Thanks! But I'm trying to get 2 as I don't need the whole MG, just the barrels as they will be mounted on a tank turret.

"On" or "In"?

If "In", then you don't need the barrels, just a piece of appropriate diameter sprue/styrene tube & some putty to make these;



or these;



if you're not quite that adventurous.

[NARSES2]

What's the top picture of ? Something like a Sentinal ? My still schoolboy mind has just been sent to the back of the class for having naughty thoughts just looking at it mind you 

[rickshaw]

What's the top picture of ? Something like a Sentinal ? My still schoolboy mind has just been sent to the back of the class for having naughty thoughts just looking at it mind you 

AC II Sentinel.   A most embarrassing shape and I'm sure one of the reasons why in the AC III and IV the hull MG was eliminated from the design!

[Old Wombat]

Yup!

However, it is an armoured casing for a water-cooled .303cal Vickers MG, which may be more appropriate than the fragile water jackets being exposed to enemy fire.

[rickshaw]

Yup!

However, it is an armoured casing for a water-cooled .303cal Vickers MG, which may be more appropriate than the fragile water jackets being exposed to enemy fire.

Indeed.  Always struck me actually as quite a smart move by the Army to do that.  Afterall, they were producing Vickers downunder and it was the best MMG available at the time.  The only other alternative was the Bren and a magazine fed LMG wasn't really suitable to the job. Which is why the RAC adopted the BESA.    What I found interesting was the use of a centralised water supply for both Vickers for cooling.   It was just an unfortunate embarrassing shape...   

[Old Wombat]

Yeah, well, at least AC1 Sentinel tankers could correctly claim "My tank's got a bigger d___ than your tank!"

[nighthunter]

Back on track, lol! Think Rolls-Royce Armored Car. Funny thing is that the picture on the box shows a cutaway drawing of the turret, and it's a Lewis Gun, lol!

[Rick Lowe]

Just remembered, Aeroclub Models do one in 1/32.

Last I heard they were contactable through Britmodeller.

HTH

[nighthunter]

Did an Evilbuy purchase, got the Vickers, thanks for the help

[Rick Lowe]

No worries.