little help please!

[Alexis78]

Hello planeters,its the first time i post a thread even if i check the site every day for the past 6 months.i would like some help (if anyone knows of course )where i can find modern weapons (M16,M4,AK's , FN's and sniper rifles)in the 1/16 (120mm).Im thinking of undertaking a major project in 1/16 building some modern special forces figures .So if anyone knows something it would be a very great help for me thank you in advance and waiting for a reply .

 

[Dan Morton]

Check out Red Lancers - New Order Model Design. You might be able to find some of them there and they're on sale!

http://www.redlancers.com/subcatout.asp?mfg=317&page=4&sale=1&hot=

All the best,
Dan

 

[Alexis78]

thanx a lot Dan,you ve been more than helpfull best wishes to you !!!

 

[Dan Morton]

Not at all, Alexis! Welcome to the forum!

All the best,
Dan

 

[tonydawe]

Alexis

There aren't many 1/16th scale SF figures to choose from. Of course there are the Verlinden SAS figures from the Iranian Embassy Seige Operation Nimrod), but apart from that, theres not much.

Your avatar photo would make a really good figure! I think a sniper holding his weapons wearing a ghillie suit would make a wonderful subject.

Is there a particular period/ operation/ war that you are interested in? What type of SF unit are you thinking of doing?

If you give me some more info, I might be able to send you some pics that will help you get started.

All the best, and welcome to The Planet.

Cheers

 

[Alexis78]

Thanx a lot Tony(i'm aware of the VP figures but they give only a shotgun and MP5's . i was thinking of the iraq war and as i served in the greek SF long ago i was thinking of making something about it ,thats why i need M4s,M16s and mostly FNs (that we were using back then).
As for the sniper ,yeah its a great idea and i thought of it but as you can see i cant find "normal" modern weapons its crazy even thinking to find a sniper rifle (i am fascinated with snipers!!!!!).Anyway thanx a lot for your reply and your kindness
by the way your Vietnam figures......they are awesome my friend the only thing i can say is RESPECT!!!!
Cheers!!!!

 

[tonydawe]

Alexis

Thanks for your comments about my Vietnam figures mate.

Yes, modern SF sniper rifles are a bit hard to come by in any scale.

I know Verlinden does a Modern US Weapons Set in 120mm with a few M16's, AR15's and the Colt Commando, but no Parker Hale's and no FN's.

I have an L1A1 SLR in 120mm which I can send you if you want it ( we used them for many years in Australia, and I carried one around for a while, a long time ago).

Send me a PM with your address details (in English please) and I can drop it into the post for you. You should them be able to add a telescopic sight and be able to pass it off as a sniper variant of the FN.

With all the camoflague added, you shouldn't really be able to tell the difference.

Cheers

 

[georges64]

Hello Alexis !!
When I logged on the forum, I was pleasantly surprised that my little brother was a member.So with a little delay welcome on PF
You left ww2 germans ?
your brother,
georges

 

[Major_Goose]

Welcome on board Alexis , glad to have you here

 

[Alexis78]

thanx guys for the welcome!!!!

We can postpone all the time our hobby with silly excuses(i dont have time,i'm tired,i dont have the material etc.etc bla.bla bla).
At least thats what i was doing till now ,i was cheking the site every day and my apetite was going bigger and bigger watcing all of you guys and your masterpieces !!!!!!
SO no more excuses lets get our head down and do some modelling
i'm starting a project in 1/16 (a sniper team ) and the first thing to do before starting the actuall figure was to aquire a sniper rifle......
Unfortunetaly they dont exist in 1/16 ,so i got to built it in scratch.i took a Kar98 german rifle and chopped it alot and im almost done trasforming it in to a Remington 700 sniper rifle.
today i was about to post photos but something is rong with my camera so when i repare it i'll post photos of my conversion.
thanx bro ,thanx costas (great admirer of your work not only from here but from your articles in the model expert magazine also) and thanx Tonydawe for your help so far.
cheers till my next post i hope with photos

 

[dinovision79]

Hi Alexis,

might be too late, but Deyun has a sniper in 1/16, with an M14 (?). Maybe for your next sniper

Looking forward to see the conversation and the project!
Denes
http://www.deyun-hobby.com/main.html