Author Topic: Rump UK! EM-2 and Ideology. (Read 4119 times)

Rich H · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2020, 09:18:56 AM »

Plan is to print a few rifles later. I've beefed up the barrel but I'll make another version with a pocket for a wire barrel.

My plan is a 'what if' force for Korea (ish): Warlord Brit Airbourne in denison smocks with EM-2s and supported by a Mk3 Centurion

Using Bolt Action I'd have Brit regulars with 'Rapid fire' (+1 shot for every 3 rifles) and use the Centurion as a Comet.

commissarmoody · « **Reply #31 on:** January 03, 2020, 12:41:35 PM »

Sounds pretty good to me.
I was thinking of doing some surgery on a few Empress Late War Scots in windproofs.
Your idea sound easier.

Do up a few sections with EM-2s. And have the rest armed with regular 303. And stens.
And if that workes, i would then do up a few resistance figs with them.
Hell one of those new crew served MGs from the video might be a good replacement for the Vickers still in use.

Rich H · « **Reply #32 on:** January 03, 2020, 12:49:56 PM »

I've got one box of airbourne somewhere, I was going to do them all with EM-2s if I can...
Problem will be the arms as they have attached weapons now... a lot of clipping and filing needed!

I've got a 6 hour print job to do this afternoon, I'll sneak some EM-2s around the edges see how they look printed.

commissarmoody · « **Reply #33 on:** January 03, 2020, 03:22:21 PM »

Sounds good. Looking forward to seeing how they rurn out.

Rich H · « **Reply #34 on:** January 03, 2020, 08:28:37 PM »

They turn out tiny is the answer!

Warlord Stg44 for scale. mm scale below.

I'll rescale and chunk them up a bit

Rich H · « **Reply #35 on:** January 03, 2020, 08:36:31 PM »

What is should look like:

Rich H · « **Reply #36 on:** January 03, 2020, 08:49:35 PM »

The reaosn for the discrepancy... STG44 is 94cm which at Warlord's claimed 1/56 makes it just over 16mm... but this one is just under 22mm or 1:42! My 1/56 EM-2 is just over 16mm.

So... I've added 50% to the X and Z axies to chunk it up a lot and I've stretched it out +33% to 21mm to be 'in scale' with the warlord STG44

Before and after. Will go on the printer on the next print.

commissarmoody · « **Reply #37 on:** January 03, 2020, 09:53:15 PM »

Yeah, sadly you some times have to "chunk" things up a bit at that scale. Or their too small or fragile to work with.

Rich H · « **Reply #38 on:** January 04, 2020, 09:43:02 AM »

Reprinting now...

commissarmoody · « **Reply #39 on:** January 04, 2020, 12:25:33 PM »

Fingers crossed.

Rich H · « **Reply #40 on:** January 04, 2020, 01:17:57 PM »

Better

Rich H · « **Reply #41 on:** January 04, 2020, 05:29:09 PM »

18 done. Had about 6 fails which was annoying....

Rich H · « **Reply #42 on:** January 04, 2020, 05:41:20 PM »

Had a look at the airborne and given the attached weapons it's going to be a pain... Not sure I can be bothered.... I'll check my stash see if I've got anything else suitable. Maybe commandos?

Blackwolf · « **Reply #43 on:** January 04, 2020, 08:51:14 PM »

Quote from: Rich H on January 03, 2020, 08:49:35 PM

The reaosn for the discrepancy... STG44 is 94cm which at Warlord's claimed 1/56 makes it just over 16mm... but this one is just under 22mm or 1:42! My 1/56 EM-2 is just over 16mm.

So... I've added 50% to the X and Z axies to chunk it up a lot and I've stretched it out +33% to 21mm to be 'in scale' with the warlord STG44

Before and after. Will go on the printer on the next print.

I have used cut down 1/35 scale weapons on 1/56 vehicles etc,I think we have become so used to overscale side arms that correctly scaled they just look tiddly

commissarmoody · « **Reply #44 on:** January 05, 2020, 02:03:08 AM »

They do look good. but I can understand that converting them could be a pain.

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Author Topic: Rump UK! EM-2 and Ideology. (Read 4119 times)