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The most famous M2 .50 used for sniping was in Viet Nam. Charles Hathcock used it to pick off personell at extreme ranges and was a legend. He nailed the longest shot of all time (I think, at least in Viet Nam) with the .50 taking out a VC kid on a bicycle. The .50 was equipped with an unertl...

Hey Dan, Hope I didn't come off rude, I wasn't implying anything, just singing the praises of the guy, he's got some amazing stuff. Hope that it came in useful! :)

Good comments Dan. Yeah, I think it is the lighting, these are in progress pics of the display. However I tend to go with collectors who know their stuff more than museums, having worked at museums in exhibits I know how things are fudged or represented with stand ins well. I do appreciate...

My pleasure, glad it was as appreciated by someone else, not just me. I just started on a Metal Models Austrian, I stripped the little devil of my first abortive attempt to paint it. The little photo that comes with the kit is not really remotely accurate, and books only go so far. To see the...

A fellow collector has posted some photos of Austor Hungarian troopers in WWI. If you have the Metal Models Austrian trench Stormtrooper, this photo group will be like gold. http://gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=155765

<!--QuoteBegin-Einion[/i]@Mar 13 2006, 10:59 PM The routed groove for the fingers, I wonder if it's worth the effort to try to carve that out or whether one could get away with painting the illusion of it? Einion I suppose you could get away without the finger groove, or you could fill it...

Here's a pic to help. I know you obviously know the differences or you wouldn't e asking, but for anyone whos wondering. The German K98 is at the top, this particular one was captured and reissued by the Yugoslavs, so technically now its a Yugo mauser. Th bottom one is a VZ-24. I was a little...

I don't know where you can get VZ-24 patterned Mausers, but I think you could get there with a hack. Take the the 98-style long Muser from the old Heller kit that has the two desert combatants and a Donkey carrying jerry cans (don't remember the name of the set, its probably easy to spot at...

Just great. Here I was all ready to drop some serious wallet on an Iwata, to replace my old Iwata I sold (like an idiot), and now you all recommend this new brand I have never heard of?! :o It actually sounds like a great option. I read the reviews at the links posted (thanks!) and did some...

Very nice, thank you!

I've used all sorts of airbrushes over the years, my all time favorite for versatility was a simple Paasche Model F single action that the no longer make. Ran out of sources for needles, but I could get some great lines with it. I had an Iwata HPC for a while but never used it, I was doing...

Very good info. For a newbie to acrylics this is very encouraging. :)

Thanks for the welcome. Dan, Yes, the Mosin Nagant 1891 (the one on the blue background in my pics) could very well have been used in all those conflicts. Mine are WWI era rifles, one is US made by Westinghouse in 1917 and one if a Russian one made in 1916. As for bayonets, I don't have an...

Hi folks, first post here. Thought I'd contribute my firearms photos and camo pics to the site, mostly Russian WWII to present but some other stuff as well. Not a lot, but better than some. If any of you need detail pics of Mosin Nagant rifles - 1891, 1891/30, 1938, 1944, 1891/59, Finnish 1939...