Johnson LMG

John Long · Mar 1, 2004

Here's a scratchbuilt Johnson LMG partially complete. It is truly multi-media. It needs some refinement, and I still need to make the magazine, and mag well.

JCOX · Mar 1, 2004

Wow! Looks great John! What scale is it? Are those holes drilled into brass on the barrel? Incredible detail.

-jim cox

Anders Heintz · Mar 1, 2004

Hell yeah John! Thats looking awesome. Looking forward to see it tomorrow

Jason W. · Mar 1, 2004

Whoa! Looks great John! Yeah, are those holes drilled in? And how about that front site. Meticulous detail.

Pete_H · Mar 1, 2004

Looking really good, amigo! Please tell me you're going to have this piece cast. I could use one.

gordy · Mar 1, 2004

awesome!

fill us in!!

LCoote · Mar 1, 2004

Yeah John, a great looking piece of work

more info ?

yeo_64 · Mar 2, 2004

Awesome piece of work,John Like Leigh said,more info please
Kenneth

vince wai · Mar 2, 2004

John,

Looks great! What's the scale of the piece?

vince

John Long · Mar 2, 2004

Thanks all. I appreciate it. The weapon is built for 75mm figure, so 1/24 scale. I used rolled out putty and a template from a DML weapons box scaled to fit. I then used a homemade gouge to form many of the grooves. From there, it was shaping and carving, constsntly checking references. The vent is from a 1/35 scale machine gun detail set. It doesn't match exactly, but it looks convincing. The barrel is a brass rod chucked in a drill and taper with a file. The front sight :angry: was not fun. It's a piece of foil cut butterfly style, attached with super glue. It wraps around the barrel. It was refined with some fine sand paper. I would like to have taken IP pictures of it, but I got in the zone and couldn't stop.

Jason W. · Mar 2, 2004

Originally posted by John Long@Mar 2 2004, 10:07 AM

I got in the zone and couldn't stop.

I know exactly how that feels my friend

Anders Heintz · Mar 3, 2004

I saw this piece in person tonight, and it sure is a beauty! It is a fine piece of work for sure.

LCoote · Mar 3, 2004

John, what about the figure to go with this little beauty, got any pictures ?

Hardy · Mar 3, 2004

Ace!!

John Long · Mar 3, 2004

Leigh,

I'm making a 1st SSF trooper. I have a head sculpted. I took pictures, but they didn't turn out. I have yet to decide on the final pose. I know he will wear the anorak, so period will be late 43, or early 44 in the Italian mountains.

Thanks for all the compliments.

garyjd · Mar 3, 2004

John, Very nice job on the weapon. They are not easy to do, and given the scale this one is in you're due to pat yourself on the back.~Gary

John Long · Mar 3, 2004

Here are more views.

Magazine closeup;

Just the bipod left to build.

gordy · Mar 3, 2004

very ,very nice!

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