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1:48 MG FF/M?
aaronpegram
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:06 AM UTC
Hi guys,

Im building a Battle of Britain Heinkel He111H-6 for the Big Beautiful Bombers campaign, and am hunting about for a 1:48 20mm MG FF/M kit. Plenty of brass barrels on eBay, and several kits in 1:72 and 1:32 scale, but not a sausage in 1:48.

Anyone know where I might be able to find some hardware to up-arm that nice big greenhouse gondola?

All the best,

Aaron
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:23 AM UTC
just found these

http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Aber/Aber_Sets_1-48/Aber_A48008_MG-FF_Rohre.html
aaronpegram
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:58 AM UTC
Hi Ralph,

Thanks mate, but its the entire cannon im after, not just the barrel.

Cheers,

Aaron
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 03:26 AM UTC
Aires makes some. Set #4061:


Guessing from the mentioning of He 111, that's a probably a flexible-mounted cannon you're after?
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 03:27 AM UTC
The Verlinden German Aircraft Weapons set has a couple of nice MG FFs. I used one in my Heinkel. Combine that with a metal barrel- oo lala!!
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 01:07 PM UTC

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Guessing from the mentioning of He 111, that's a probably a flexible-mounted cannon you're after?


Many thanks guys - Eetu, for some reason I couldn't find these on the Aires website when I looked. Definitely yes, im after a flexible mounted gun for the forward position in the gondola, although it may get relegated to the ventral position. Do you think one of these do the trick?

-ed. Chuck - just saw the Verlinden set - hot damn! I think its a winner!!

Thanks guys

Aaron

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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:26 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

Guessing from the mentioning of He 111, that's a probably a flexible-mounted cannon you're after?


Many thanks guys - Eetu, for some reason I couldn't find these on the Aires website when I looked. Definitely yes, im after a flexible mounted gun for the forward position in the gondola, although it may get relegated to the ventral position. Do you think one of these do the trick?

-ed. Chuck - just saw the Verlinden set - hot damn! I think its a winner!!

Thanks guys

Aaron


I couldn't find the 1:48 scale MG FF on Aires' website either (probably because it's still under construction, as it says), but a quick googling turned that up.

This is the Verlinden set we're talking about, right?
Indeed, that looks like a much better choice than Aires for this bomber use, as it's already got that flexible-mount stuff included.
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 06:35 PM UTC
Yep, thats the one! As for the MG15's, I came across these little beauties from Vector: http://www.neomega-resin.com/vector/guns.htm

All the best,

Aaron
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