HMG for a modern vehicle?

[ulverston]

Hi Chaps,
I have four (well 5) of the old Corgi Landrovers which I think are roughly 1/48 scale. Having looked at pics from the middle east/Pakistan/India etc it seems they are still being used and most have some sort GPMG on a post at the front. Has anyone else used these old die cast models and where would be the best place to acquire an MG (or 4)?

Thanks for any help or tips... as soon as I get the guns I will strip the toys down for repainting and add some armour to a couple of them.

[Will Bailie]

Company B has Dushka with gunner:  https://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/crews-for-afvs/products/miniatures-post-war-dshk-and-crew

Eureka also has a Dushka, either by itself https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_150&products_id=11620

Or with ZANLA, Afghan or Soviet gunners

[ulverston]

Oh thats the stuff I am looking for... I should have mentioned that I am in the UK.

Cant wait for that plastic set of moderns that someone will eventually make... 

[Will Bailie]

Eureka has a UK stockist:  https://www.eurekaminuk.com/

Looking forward to seeing how they turn out!

[ulverston]

Thanks Will I will use that. I will also try and put some pics on here.

[Will Bailie]

My Afghans are still saving up for a Landrover, or Ford Ranger, or Toyota Hilux.  For now, they follow the traditional Afghan way and make do with what they have:



 

[ulverston]

  Hahaha
I love that model! They are actually nice figures, I have never seen that cart before, now I need one.

[steders]

The Assault Group do loads of modern weapons, very reasonably priced and great customer service

[ulverston]

Yes I saw those this morning, at 45p each they are cheap as well.... the Landrovers may end up with an RPK each!
Having just watched Mosul (I found it excellent and well worth a watch) I would like to find some baseball bat heads to plop on figures to create the Iraqi SWAT team... Empress do Afghan heads with a cap which is similar.
Anyone out there doing this?

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Having just watched Mosul (I found it excellent and well worth a watch) I would like to find some baseball bat heads to plop on figures to create the Iraqi SWAT team... Empress do Afghan heads with a cap which is similar.
Anyone out there doing this?

Crooked Dice.

https://crooked-dice.co.uk/product/security-guard-heads/
They are an excellent match with Empress figures (I will dig out some bodyguard figures made from Empress Universal Soldier bodies with these heads).

[Digits]

Try Spectre miniatures, they have a range of support weapons for mounting in technicals.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Choose your scale carefully.

Clockwork Goblin Automated Infantry weapon Sprue (might be different to the current Warlord ones) compared with Empress ones.

Now, a quick measure shows the M2 is about 35mm long, which at 1/56 is 1960mm

Now Wikipedia says the length is 1654mm, which gives a calculated scale ~1/47, so it is probably 1/48.

The Vickers is about 25mm, Wikipedia gives a length of 1120mm, which makes it about 1/45.

[ulverston]

Ultravillain this is fantastic thank you. I literally just purchased some of the Empress Universal soldiers with Afghan police heads but the Crooked Dice will be so much better. My next click will be taking me to the Crooked dice site. I did find an interesting spot to purchase HMG's etc.

https://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/products.asp?cat=28mm+Modern+Figures

Sadly abroad but I may try an order on payday... I look forward to seeing your figures

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Crooked Dice heads and Empress Universal Soldier bodies.

Apologies for the poor photographs

[ulverston]

Fantastic work Mr Smurf, the figures look perfect, the heads are a perfect match and exactly what I was hoping to achieve. To be honest without your pointer to Crooked Dice I would have used the Afghan heads and been forever disgruntled with them!
I had forgotten about Crooked dice, the air con units are really good value and I never seem to have enough of them. My defence budget is just not big enough!