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1/6 STEEL MG34

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Bob Gould
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1/6 STEEL MG34

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A friend of mine is starting work on a steel MG34 on my behalf. The features we have agreed are as follows.

- all chrome molybdenum steel construction
- Hardwood butt
-Interchangeable barrel sleeve from perforated AA to armoured hull. Hull will have no gun sights or perforations and is of a wider girth.
-Removable Butt for hull role
-Cocking action
-Top cover lift and ammo can/belt fitting.
-Metal belts/ammo
- Will fit both hull ball and cupola

Early barrel/sleeve test
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If anyone would be interested please let me know
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Re: 1/6 STEEL MG34

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Bob,
This will be a fascinating project, I will follow it with interest. Thanks for posting pix! I cannot imagine the cost to commision something like this. Very ambitious!
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Bob
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If any of you out there is interested in fully functional 1/6 replica's of weapons (except shooting) you might want to take a look at the site below. It's the site of Scott Rasmussen a gunsmith specializing in 1/6 (machine)guns. You can even strip hem down. Bring your wallet though and a lot of patience. A MP40 for example takes Scott about a year. It's jawdropping stuff.

http://topcaliberminiatures.webs.com/cu ... ojects.htm
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Robert E Morey wrote:Bob,
This will be a fascinating project, I will follow it with interest. Thanks for posting pix! I cannot imagine the cost to commision something like this. Very ambitious!
Best regards,
Bob
Surprisingly not as much as one might think.
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Prototype update
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Re: 1/6 STEEL MG34

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Chambering a round - it makes a satisfying clack apparently. The final version will be finished much better than the pics show.

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bob, this mg 34 is looking soooo good, it looks like it could fire ! I am constantly amazed by the skill of the people on this Forum. Very well done.
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martin pitcairn wrote:bob, this mg 34 is looking soooo good, it looks like it could fire ! I am constantly amazed by the skill of the people on this Forum. Very well done.
Thanks Martin. Maybe the fire option could be an optional extra :shock: :D
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Fantastic work. I'd be very interested in buying one if you were offering these for sale.

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In cocked position
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Hardwood Butt
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Re: 1/6 STEEL MG34

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This will chamber a round and dry fire :shock:
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